The walking dead characters still alive in comics and tv. Why jesus means more than you realized on the walking dead. The walking dead has a huge death in its midseason finale, and its so. Paul jesus rovia continues to survive on the walking dead tv series, as does his paul jesus monroe counterpart from the walking dead comics. For walking dead comic book readers and showonly viewers alike, sundays midseason finale ended with a massive shock. In a move comics readers were perhaps both expecting and dreading, alpha murdered 10 survivors and. Plot structure and characterization between the comic and television series can be similar, derivative, or in many cases almost entirely irrelevant. Here is a brief guide to the highlights in the series from a. In a major departure from the comics, jesus was killed during the walking deads midseason finale. A peek into jesuss future if the walking dead replicates the comics. Upon his introduction, jesus is able to fight off michonne and abraham, eventually demanding to see their leader. Even though jesus maybe didnt have his comic book moments, you still made a big impact. While jesus didnt really have much in common with eugene in the comics, its great that they can share the small screen distinction of adding humor to the walking deads often dark and dismal atmosphere.
How the tv series plans on handling the biggest jesus action sequence in walking dead comic book lore, without jesus around to push it forward, remains to be. Rick grimes, sheriff of a small town in kentucky awakes in a hospital. The walking dead comic read the walking dead comic. Jesus was killed in the midseason finale of season nine by an unknown member of the whisperers who will become the main antagonists going. Comatose after being shot while on duty, rick finds the world abandoned of all things living and is faced with walking undead, who attack him on sight. In the comics, jesus is a member of the hilltop community, a location we have yet to see on the walking dead tv series. Will the walking dead kill negan, its most hated character. Jesus gets to do some cool stuff in the savior war in the comic. Gene pageamc were you surprised by jesus death or did you see it coming. Funny enough, one of the most popular characters in the series has never appeared a single time in the comics. As a result of its popularity, back issues have become highly collectible, with some attracting very large values. In a callback to the comics, the whisperer tells a dying jesus and the others who are watching.
Inside the walking deads decision behind the major death. The walking dead just killed a whole mess of people e. If nothing else, we can always count on the walking dead to surprise us with something new. The walking dead has been fairly loyal to the comic books in certain areas but has wildly veered from the books in others. He was already wellaware of the alexandria safezone.
Jesus is still a relatively new character on the show, but hes been around in the comics for a while now. Amc spoilers for the walking dead season nine midseason finale below. He meets his new neighbor, who points him towards atlanta. Kill count zombies 45, andrea grimes 42 1 indirectly caused, negan 28, hilltop colony soldiers 29, michonne hawthorne 29 2 caused, rick grimes 28, dwight 20 including himself. The walking dead season 9 has left fans on edge after a shocking midseason finale that ended with more questions than answers.
The walking dead took out one of its leaders on sunday night, while simultaneously proving the new villains are terrifying and arent playing around. The walking dead kills off major character on midseason. The walking dead shocked fans by ending the comic with no warning at all. Maybe its his caring nature, or maybe its just his lustrous hair, but weve grown to love jesus. The walking dead is an american postapocalyptic comic book series created by writer robert kirkman. It focuses on rick grimes, a kentucky deputy who is shot in the line of duty and awakens from a coma in a zombie apocalypse that has resulted in a statewide quarantine. In the closing moments of the walking deads evolution episode, the whisperers made their mark by driving a sword through paul jesus rovia. In october 2019, kang affirmed cohan would return as a series regular in season 11, but also hinted towards her appearance in the second half of season 10. Jesuss death comes as such a shock for one major reason. That surprise walking dead death may have saved two other. Meanwhile, certain key characters from the books have now passed on in the show while they are still the main characters in the books specifically carl grimes. The following is a list of characters from the walking dead comic book series, created by robert kirkman. Jesus might have bit the dust on the walking dead, but dont shed any tears for tom payne. The series has become immensely popular, has a huge number of devoted fans and has spawned the equally successful tv series.
The waking dead showrunner explains why spoiler died. List of the walking dead comics characters wikipedia. Without spoiling too much, the whisperers are a group of people whove learned to survive by. Jesus was not killed off like this in the comics, and as such, i do wonder if. He returns home to find his family, son carl and wife lori, gone. Jesus was one of the toughest buttkickers in the walking dead comic. While jesus didnt really have much in common with eugene in the comics, its great that they can share the small screen distinction of adding humor to the walking deads often dark and. Issue 193, which launched today july 3, marked the conclusion of robert kirkmans longrunning series. Paul jesus monroe is a fictional character from the comic book series the walking dead. The walking dead creator robert kirkman issued his thoughts on the death of jesus tom payne, who was killed off midway through season.
Whether youre a fan of paul monroe in the comics or paul rovia on amc, the longhaired, bearded character known as jesus plays a huge role in the. Walking dead actor was kind of bored and unhappy before that. By now, youve probably heard that negans violent introduction to the walking deads core characters was eerily similar to the comic books plot. Paul is a highly rational, logical, and thoughtful man. How the internet reacted to jesus dramatic the walking.
The hilltop is about to go through some major changes after sundays midseason finale of the walking dead. The walking dead comic book series was created by robert kirkman and ran from 2003 to 2019. Ever since the whisperers appeared in the walking dead comics in 2014, comic book fans have been awaiting their arrival in the tv series and that has now finally happened. The walking dead 9x08 jesus death whisperers reveal tags. In both mediums, jesus is an adviser to maggie and. Several years after ricks death, jesus and aaron moved to live by a riverbank. After joining with some other survivors, he gradually takes on the role of.
Eugene josh mcdermitt is nowhere to be found in this storyline either, for that matter. During the super bowl people were even tweeting that jesus died on the walking dead and came back to be the guitarist in maroon 5. He is an original resident of the hilltop colony, who was responsible for making a connection with rick grimes and introducing him to a larger world. The walking dead 9x08 jesus death whisperers reveal. Not only is jesus still alive in the comics, he and aaron are together, and now that will never happen. How does the death of jesus tom payne in the walking dead midseason nine finale differ from his death in the walking dead comic books. The walking dead star tom payne on jesus death and his personal frustration with the writing on the amc zombie drama. Mcfarlane toys the walking dead comic series 4 paul jesus monroe action figure. List of deaths comic series walking dead wiki fandom. Paul monroe, more commonly known as jesus, is a main character first encountered in issue 91 of image comics the walking dead. He arrived in a very cool way, and then he floundered at the hilltop. This article contains only the biggest spoilers from the march 15 episode of the walking dead on amc since its based on a comic book, the walking dead doesnt catch us. The show lost several major and supporting characters into the whisperers in season 9, including jesus tom payne, tara alanna masterson, enid katelyn nacon, and more. The walking dead season 10, episode 12, walk with us adds to the passing count attributed to the conflict with the whisperers.
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