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The deluxe reissues ofThe Walking Deadcontinue to allow for new , exciting insights into Robert Kirkman ’s genre - defining zombie comic – and now , in the letters section of the latest installation , Kirkman has throw devotee more Leslie Townes Hope than ever for a reboot of the serial publication ' continuity . While it may be nothing more than an effective teaser , the writer was surprisingly receptive to the idea of rewritingWalking Dead , part with one of its most pivotal moments .
As with all issues of Image ’s " director ’s cut " re - handout of the iconic zombie series , The Walking numb Deluxe#79 – reissue the original issue write by Robert Kirkman , with art by Charlie Adlard – addsnew context to the serial ' original run , not just with young material , but with Kirkman ’s engagement with fan in the letters page .
Glenn ’s expiry from the Walking Dead comic ’s centesimal issue is infamous – but it almost came way earlier , and attend right smart different than it at last did .
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Knowing Robert Kirkman left the door open , however faintly , for an alternateWalking Deadcontinuity where Glenn survives , should get fans excited . It should also leave them weary , knowing that survival in the harsh world of the franchise is often worse than destruction .
In a series rife with horrific violence , Walking Dead’sdefining moment of brutality – for many lover of the dealership , both in its original comic book iteration , and its subsequent mega - successful AMC adaptation – is Glenn ’s murder in issue # 100 . Though the series was already well - fuck fordispatching long - metre , fan - pet characterswithout hesitation , Glenn ’s death was nevertheless a honest gutpunch , a seismic disturbance to the scheme many readers never quite recover from . The TV seriessubsequently accommodate the scene of Glenn ’s death , as an unavoidable part of the franchise ’s narrative , though the show did double - down , having Negan also execute Abraham .
The idea that Robert Kirkman might revisit , and revisal , Glenn ’s death would seem incredibly far - fetched , had the author himself not stoked the flaming of devotee speculation in the letters pageboy toThe Walking beat Deluxe#79 , by respond to Andy Bobo , of Grand Rapids , Michigan , who wrote :
" I estimate out the big surprisal of this series , reading this offspring tonight . So , at issue 100 , you are pass away to pull a classic Kirkman swerve , because you love doing unannounced surprise issues to shake thing up . You will interchange the case of the monumental issue 100 , and the direction of the serial will vary , andWalking Dead Deluxe#101 will be the first outlet of new alternateWalking Deadstories move onward ! "
" This is a REALLY cool idea … and that ’s all I ’ll say , " Kirkman spell in response . Given the chance to definitively deny this as a hypothesis , the series ' Lord demurred . While the actual probability of the lecturer ’s prompting remains low-pitched , it raises the inquiry of why Robert Kirkman included this in the letter ' Thomas Nelson Page .
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The simple explanation for the cellular inclusion of Andy Bobo ’s theory in the letters varlet toWalking numb Deluxe#79 is that it really is a nerveless idea , one Kirkman wanted to hollo out , though it will in the end not come to realisation . At the utmost other side of the spectrum of possibility , Bobo could be right , and that Kirkman could reboot the comic variation ofWalking Dead , either at proceeds # 100 , or before , or perhaps with a sequel serial . There is also the potential for a one - off , a " What If?"-style look at an alternate timeline where Glenn lived .
In any case , the reader ’s surmisal , and Kirkman ’s response , point to the enduring popularity of Glenn , andWalking Deadas a whole . cave in thefranchise ’s continued success on television set , and the appetite for more on the page – proven by the overconfident reception for theDeluxeeditions – it seems inevitable there will be futureWalking Deadcomics . cognise Robert Kirkman impart the door heart-to-heart , however faintly , for an alternateWalking Deadcontinuity where Glenn survives , should get fans excited . It should also impart them weary , knowing that endurance in the harsh world of the franchise is often worse than death .
The Walking Dead Deluxe#79 is uncommitted now from Image Comics .
