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The comic series ofThe Walking Deadhas formally ended , fulfil the original intentions of creator , Robert Kirkman . The Walking Dead#192   affirm   the shockingdeath of Rick Grimes , killed by a spoilt holy terror teenager   in retaliation for Rick ’s part in overthrowing an unjust leaders regime at the Commonwealth . by nature , the death ofThe walk Dead ’s lead character instigate a mixed response from reader but , in the same payoff , Robert Kirkman confirmed plans for the comics to continue , hype up the serial ' new direction and implored buff for the opportunity to prove that , as with the AMC TV series , The Walking Deadcan survive without Rick Grimes .

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As it turns out , The Walking Deadcan’t survive without Rick Grimes , becauseissue # 193marks the final installment . In a surprise move that postulate no small amount of subterfuge to keep readers off the scent , emerge # 193 acts as an epilogue to the main   story of Robert Kirkman ’s illustrious series , jell many years in the future and centered on a fully - grown Carl Grimes . The comics ' fate is sealed by a missive from Kirkman which follows the last gore , explain both his determination to endThe walk Deadand why that ending was kept a enigma .

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While the end ofThe Walking Deadcertainly come out of the wild blue yonder , it ’s something thatRobert Kirkmanfirst laid out at the very beginning of the series . Writing in the introduction to the first mass , day Gone Bye , Kirkman states thatThe Walking Deadis the story of Rick Grimes , follow his post - revelatory journey towards whatever end befall him . Kirkman mansion off with,“I wantThe walk Deadto be a chronicle of days of Rick ’s life . "   This original remit hardening outThe Walking Dead ’s design very clearly , and may partly explain why fan reaction was so motley when it appeared that the comic would continue without their talismanic leading figure - Kirkman had shifted from his original design .

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Despite duping fans into trust otherwise , the Sojourner Truth is thatThe Walking Dead ’s creator has actually stick to his original idea . While the TV adaptation may be soldier on withoutAndrew Lincoln ’s incarnation of the fictitious character , the comic version ofThe Walking Deadhas always been Rick Grimes ' tale and with the theatrical role ’s death also fall the last of the serial as a whole , thus work the entire fib full circle .

In many way , the ending itself feels poignantly cyclical . The story commence with Rick emerging from a comatoseness and more or less ends with himbecoming a zombieand having to be put down by his own Word . Furthermore , one of the central melodic theme explored in issue # 193 is how the rebuilt world gradually fall victim to the same self-satisfaction people were guilty of before the outbreak , once again present a roundabout return to the origins of the serial .

Many readers will doubtlessly be let down to be leaving the bloody , fabricated world ofThe Walking Deadbehind , perhaps even more so since they had no time to emotionally make themselves for the final chapter . However , proceed the comics without Rick was always going to be a tall order and could ’ve put the bequest of the full series at hazard . BringingThe Walking Deadto a close now insure that the legend of Rick Grimes does n’t just ricochet throughout the zombie Revelation , but also in the material cosmos .

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The Walking Deadseason 10 is expected to premier in October on AMC .

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