How Does Rick Grimes Die In The Comics
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How does rick grimes die in the comics. Sophia grimes née unknown is a main character first encountered in issue 2 of image comics the walking dead. Tonight the walking dead said goodbye to rick grimes but his exit from the series did not go down as expected. Rick is shot killed by the commonwealth leader s son the walking dead 192 opens exactly where issue 191 leaves off sebastian milton pointing a gun at rick one shot already in his chest. Kirkman has always said that anyone can die in the walking dead comics and in issue 192 that time has come for rick grimes.
Many believe rick earned his death and it was bound to happen especially considering creator robert kirkman had made it clear for years that not. On amc s the walking dead since last november when star andrew lincoln left the powerhouse series to focus on the upcoming tie in feature film trilogy but. Negan is still alive both on screen and in the comics. Several years after rick grimes death sophia got married to carl grimes and gave birth to their daughter.
The newest issue of the walking dead from skybound and image comics is out in stores today and it s the end of an era. Does negan die in the walking dead. Grimes death isn t a huge surprise to comic readers. She is the daughter of carol and the only surviving member of her family.
Creator robert kirkman has killed off his lead character rick grimes after 16 years. Well let s get this out of the way. Major spoilers ahead for the walking dead season 9 episode 5. Rick grimes is the former protagonist first encountered in issue 1 of image comics the walking dead he is a former police deputy from cynthiana kentucky who was shot in the line of duty and fell into a coma only to awaken and find himself in the midst of the apocalypse he searches for his wife and son and encounters many survivors along the way.
At this point rick certainly looked different than he did on the tv show. The following article contains spoilers for the walking dead 192 by robert kirkman charlie adlard stefano gaudiano and cliff rathburn on sale now. This may be a complete shocker for some. The walking dead creator explains why he killed off rick grimes in the comics.
Comic rick obviously survived the all out war arc which happened back in 2014 and made the choice to keep negan alive. After her mother s death sophia was adopted by glenn and maggie.