Robert Kirkman wants different endings for The Walking Dead comic book and TV show
A big question, regarding both the comic book version and the TV version of The Walking Dead, that still remains is this: when and how will they both end. If the show keeps using the source material for its stories, then it should go on for a long time, and there’s no indication that the comic book itself will end anytime soon. Regarding how they’ll end, creator Robert Kirkman had some interesting things to say.
Recently, Kirkman spoke on the AMC show Geeking Out to help promote the October 23rd premiere of The Walking Dead. He refuted a rumor that he wanted to end the comic book series and the TV show at the same time. He then went into further detail regarding their endings.
“I hope the show ends and the comic keeps going,” Kirkman said. “The comic was the comic before the show and so I try to maintain that. Like I know how I want to end The Walking Dead and so I can’t tell…anyone because I don’t want it on the show before I get it in my comic. So it’s tough, it’s tough. If the show were to ever end, ever, at any point and the comic was still going I would have to sit down with Scott [Gimple] and pretend I have no idea how to end it and then work with him to try and come up with a new ending.”
