zombie Still the crown jewel of writer Robert Kirkman’s comic book creation and artists Tony Moore and Charlie Adelaide, and one of the most successful zombie media hits of all time. Skybound Entertainment CEO David Alpert makes it clear that publishers want more zombiemany fans are calling for Robert Kirkman to consider a spinoff “The zombie movie never ends.” However, the franchise has offered many such spin-offs, from Telltale Games adaptations to stories in other parts of the world, such as undead: aliens. Which franchise? ARE NOT But what is offered is a look at the pulse of the story that almost happened.
Kirkman originally intended zombie As a much shorter series (part of an unrealized sci-fi trilogy), many story details were altered or debunked as the story unfolded across 193 issues. The Rick/Shane rivalry was originally supposed to lead to Rick’s early death, some of the survivors were supposed to take on different roles or even become villains, and the outcome of the conflict. Rick’s subsequent incarceration and Negan’s near-redemptive plan are even more bloody. While fans can only speculate for now how these original ideas might change the story, these questions could be perfectly answered with a new anthology in the Marvel’s famous comics way. what if…?
The Walking Dead fans need a world where Rick dies early
Kirkman has previously shared that Shaun will initially kill Rick during their confrontation and will remain the main antagonist of the series while the focus of the story will shift to Carl. Also, instead of Negan becoming a true believer in Rick’s vision and living a life of penance, it was Rick’s own intention to cut off his head and hand it over to Maggie to avenge Glenn’s murder. , which in fact betrayed his own vision of a new and better society. Abraham was initially seen as a major villain, Eugene’s zombie research has come to a remarkable conclusion, and Kirkman regrets killing several of the original characters, including Amy, Sean and Donna. Each of these decisions – originally planned differently – could become the backbone of a series of intriguing parallel universes.
The Walking Dead’s alternate timeline material already exists
This is not the first time zombie Brands have experimented with different timelines. Storytelling game zombie The video game series (2012-2019) exists in the same comic book universe, but features an original cast of survivors and allows players to make big decisions about how the story plays out. Kirkman also wrote Rick Grimes 2000 – A sci-fi retelling of a zombie apocalypse with evil aliens and laser swords. (Even if that’s based on Kirkman’s initial lies to the publisher that aliens will eventually be revealed as the reason for the zombie apocalypse.)
this what if…? Patterns will help open the door to a whole new flow zombie The story is funny, but it’s not just about following different survivors. In fact, other creative teams were even able to tackle these alternative visions once the main series was over, freeing Kirkman’s hands to work on his other successful productions. There’s more than enough content for the world of Robert Kirkman zombie Build your own alternate plot universe, showing what would happen if some of the story’s originally intended beats remained the same.