r/theroamingdead

So I recently pick up the comic and just finished #66 where Dale just died, I remember back when I was watching the tv show people were saying that they like comic Dale way better than TV Dale but now that I actually started reading it I feel like all comic Dale does was bitching about everything that Rick does, and like him gaslighting Andrea, Glenn and Maggie to leave the prison with him when they wanted to stay to help, I was so pissed when Hershel got shot but that coward Dale was happily living in Hershel's farm and then later he wanted to stole the truck and leave when Rick, Carl and Abe went on a supply run if Andrea didn't convince him to wait till Rick come back to decided everyone could've died from the herd and when he found out Ben was killed he's yelling which coward did it when everyone is asleep I was like how dare you called people coward? The tainted meat thing was funny but like that's the only time I didn't find him annoying.

So as the title said what's the reason people actually liked comic Dale?

I don't think the number is ever addressed, but herds generally tend to be 1000+ right?

All I can go in is Eugene saying that if everyone kills 10 walkers, they'll be fine. I think Alexandria had a population of 50 in the comics, so 500 walkers for the No Way Out herd?

I think that every villain/villain group in walking dead has something going for it. Each one is someone’s favourite, most people agree that Negan is the best but I can’t really rank them tbh.

The Governor is genuinely terrifying and one of the most disgusting and evil villains I’ve seen in fiction, I don’t think anyone can argue against that. Kirkman went all out when showing how vile the Governor truly is; >!Murder, mutilation, rape, feeding people to roamers, making out with his zombified niece, staring at his decapitated head collection for hours on end. !<The list goes on. Overall he was a horrifying villain but that’s what makes him great. >!The dread I felt seeing him still alive at the end of volume 7 was amazing.!<

The hunters were a much smaller group than the others and might not really count as major villains but I still really enjoyed them. Fear the hunters is my favourite volume, the hunters showed us how dangerous the outside world still is and how hardened the group had became. >!One of my favourite moments is when Chris tells Rick that the hunters used to have kids and seeing Rick’s disgusted face as he realises how evil they are. Also the way the hunters were killed was so chilling, we never actually see it happen, theres just some quick panels of weapons stained with blood and a body being tossed into fire. !<Even though the hunters weren’t the biggest threat, that arc is one of my favourites in the whole series.

And then there’s Negan, what is there to say which hasn’t already been said, he’s a brilliant character, unpredictable psychopath, and the >!only ‘main villain’ to actually survived.!<>!The way Negan’s character ended was perfect, I hate how they tried to give him a redemption arc in the show. Turning him into a good guy really rubbed some show fans the wrong way as it could never undo all the pain he caused. In the comics he gets a second chance at life and he takes it, killing Alpha was quite literally his get out of jail free card. His fate after the end of the comics is mostly left up to interpretation and I love that.!< The savior arc is another of my favourite parts of the comic, there were a lot of cool battle tactics from both sides. The saviors themselves were a really formidable threat, >!they managed to kill off a few fan favourite characters and decimated Alexandria.!<Not only is Negan a great villain, but he is a top 5 character imo.

Finally there’s the Whisperers, these guys get the award for coolest concept in the series.>!The idea of people wearing human skin as camouflage is really creative. Their ability to command massive herds of zombies was really interesting too.!<I think interesting is the best way to describe the Whisperers, their way of living was fascinating to me and it kinda makes sense that after all this time people would start to lose faith in civilisation. Alpha was cool but was kinda wasted potential, she wasn’t my favourite villain but she was interesting enough. Like Negan she was very unpredictable, >!after seeing her crying while sending Lydia away I felt bad for her, It was then revealed that seconds ago she had killed 12 innocent people and stuck their decapitated heads on spikes. After this I was really excited to see what she was capable of next, and then she dies. Her death was good but I feel like we should’ve seen more of her before that. !<

Beta has a similar issue but I think he achieved more in the time he had than Alpha did. Beta didn’t have the most interesting personality but he made up for that in personality and design. He aura farmed with every line and is a personal favourite character of mine just by being cool. His backstory was really interesting and made me consider what it would be like in our world >!if a celebrity became a savage monster after an apocalypse. Some parts of the whisperer conflict were disappointing though. It was weird how they was no actual whisperers invading Alexandria, they should of sent a couple inside to go open doors of houses and let the roamers inside. Also Beta’s death was one of the worst parts of the comics for me, why keep him alive after the war if you were just going to kill him off anyway? They should’ve had him be pushed off of the cliff with the rest of the herd, being killed by his own army of undead would’ve been super poetic.!<I still love Beta and the whisperers though,really interesting villains that came with their own unique survival strategie.

Anyway, I just wanted to rant about a few villains for a bit because I like them all in their own way. I didn’t include a couple of them either because I don’t consider them main antagonists or interesting enough to analyse (Sherry for example). Its fun to see other people’s opinions on certain characters.

Each Season is 10 episodes.

* Season One issues 001-048

- not a lot a change here. Episode One is the entire first 6 issues at 90 minutes long.

* Season Two issues 049-084

- no hunter arc, you'll see why

- early hints of Negan sprinkled in the back half of the season

* Season Three issues 085-126, 130-138

- No Harem subplot

- the whispers appear during the war with Negan which brings everyone together against a common enemy. In this adaptation The Kingdom is run by Alexander Davidson after he was exiled from Alexanderia. Ezekiel is his Sargent in arms.

- Rick and co make it too late to stop Ethan from killing Gregory so Jesus ends up being the leader by the time they arrive

- the lineup still happens but this time it's (Rick, Carl, Morgan, Michonne, Glenn, Maggie, Sophia, and Carol (she's basically her AMC version. Andrea is still around she's at Alexandria.)) Morgan gets Lucille'd and had been in a relationship with Michonne. This time however Rick knocks Negan on his ass but before he can have his men do anything everyone is ambushed by the Kingdom. This allows Rick and group to escape while the other two are fighting each other

* Season Four issues 127-129, 139-167

- there's a 6 year time jump. During this time the communities have been putting aside their differences to work on stopping the Whisperers who have been slowly picking off members of the community.

- Lydia doesn't appear until after the time jump

- Carol and Negan are ex lovers. She's dating Princess after the time skip, who I've added early.

- in this version Lydia runs away from Alpha during the time skip and joins Magna's group. They still get ambushed by roamers like the comics but this time Alpha follows them to the Hilltop

- Carl and Lydia bond like the comics

- Alpha demands her daughter back and explains that the Whisperers that have been killing their people were a rogue group called the Hunters

- Maggie returns Lydia to Alpha and Carl's dick starts the Whisperer War

- Andrea dies protecting Glenn from Beta

* Season Five 168-193

- the Commonwealth have been keeping tabs on all the communities from the beginning having had spys everywhere.

- they arrive after the aftermath of the Whisperer war and essentially demand that everyone bend the knee to the ~~Viltrum~~ Commonwealth Empire. A fight breaks out but Rick, Maggie, and Abraham end up dying in the fight

- the Commonwealth takes over the communities

- they are under Commonwealth rule for 20 years

- Carl, Old Negan, Glenn, and a few others overthrow the empire.

I’ve read the whole series multiple times but just found out there are character special one-shots?? Is there a physical release of these at all? I can’t find much about them online besides plot summaries