#634 The End of “The Walking Dead”




Deconstructing Comics show

Summary: <br> Last July, with issue 193, Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard and company abruptly ended The Walking Dead. In this episode, Emmet is joined by Bobsy (of the podcasts <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-shadow-trap/id1384276477" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shadow Trap</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diane-entering-the-town-of-twin-peaks/id1117469929" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diane</a>, and an occasional guest on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/silence/id519743729" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Silence</a>) to examine the series and how it ended. What is the deeper meaning of the series, and was that meaning put there intentionally, or subconsciously? How did the success of the Walking Dead TV show affect the comic? Should Kirkman have gone with his original idea for the ending?<br>