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10 Reasons Why The Walking Dead Comic Is Better Than The TV Show

I know what you're thinking - "Great, here's another pretentious comic-loving hipster whining about how AMC is soiling the name of his beloved Walking Dead. Kirkman already stated he views the TV show as a way to explore his existing story with different choices, so you have nothing to complain about. They're completely separate entities. Go back into your basement where you live with your Mom and cry about one of your favorite comic book properties becoming mainstream, wiping the tears away with fingers covered in Cheese-Doodle residue. We get it, you liked The Walking Dead before it was cool, but nobody cares you poor attention-seeking bastard."

4) Blandness Of Characters

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Another super-sore point with me is how underdeveloped our TV show characters are compared to our comic characters. Want an example? Look no further than T-Dog! Seriously, was his only purpose to die in season 3? There were entire episodes throughout season 1 and 2 where all T-Dog did was stand against a tree in the background, sit on a stoop in the background, or walk aimlessly in the background. All and all, he’s a BACKGROUND character, yet all of a sudden is given a martyr’s death like we’re supposed to give a damn? Yes, I know some people are out there singing T-Dog’s praises after his move that saved Carol, but all I saw was another weak attempt at some moving moment wasted by having a character who didn’t mean a damn to the show.

In Kirkman’s comic though, I’ve literally become choked up over certain deaths due to the immense emotional connection and more vibrant personalities. I’m trying to think of a specific example that won’t give too much away, but I can’t even. Maybe because in the comic our artists can draw the exact emotion needed for that exact moment, or because it’s easier to create a backstory on paper with speech bubbles, but you learn so much about each and every survivor through the pages it’s hard not to feel some sort of connection. Sadly, I haven’t had that happen to a single character in the show. Rick could die right now and I wouldn’t bat an eyelash.

Specific Examples:

See Dale, Lori, earlier versions of Carl, T-Dog – the list goes on.