The Walking Dead Cutting-Room
Do you think this will ever be released?
Also here is some trivia that I have read or heard about being cut. (Found this in a post from Reddit 1 month ago)
Kirkman considered killing off Rick at the end of volume 1, instead of Shane, thinking it'd be a cool twist to kill off your apparent main character. Carl would witness this, and Shane would manipulate Carl, telling him Rick had gone crazy or was bit, leading Carl to doubt what he saw, and be forced to live with the man who killed his father.
- The prison was supposed to be found in volume 2 instead of the farm, and in fact was supposed to be a school.
- Lori was supposed to be stabbed in the stomach by Thomas, killing the baby. That poor baby never had a chance.
- Speaking of Lori, at the end of volume 3, fed up with Rick's decisions and constant leaving, was going to take off her wedding ring, tossing it at Rick and telling him she wants a divorce. We would then have to see the two living together now divorced (and dating others maybe?)
However, as he was writing it, he felt it no longer worked, and that wasn't genuine to have her turn her back on Rick. This is why volume 3 ends with a cliffhanger, which may be the norm now, but at the time wasn't. It's actually cool to go back and see the set up for this. - Apparently, Hershel was going to get bit in volume 4. However, he felt bad enough for Hershel after killing off five of his kids, so he spared him and gave the death to Allen.
- Lori was supposed to disappear sometime after the group got back from Woodbury, and would be missing until The Governor showed back up, revealing Lori on a leash, riding right next to him with the baby in hand. She would be his "slave wife" and this obviously would had broken Rick's heart. This idea was brought back for the bonus ending in issue 75.
He has no outcome to this, but you can only assume it would end up with the baby dying. Because apparently he hates that little ****er. - There was some more terrible stuff the Governor does, none of which Kirkman reveals. I assume most of it would've been related to Lori, probably some more sick stuff to Michonne.
- Lori and Judith were supposed to die in issue 47, but was pushed back to an issue later. I'm glad, because their deaths helped make issue 48 one of the most legendary issues of The Walking Dead.
- Glenn was supposed to die in issue 75. Well, he technically did, in the bonus ending. But, he survived in the actual story, and would live until issue 100... more on that later.
Bonus fact, issue 77's cover was supposed to show Maggie after his death, where it seems she would've had a stalker? Spencer maybe? Could just be Pete walking by, but that's why it seems a little out of place with the rest of the story. - Sometime after issue 75, Rick, Carl, and Michonne, unable to trust and relax in the community, would leave, and go off on their own for a little. He lead this up in issue 75 with Michonne knocking Rick out.
The story would then follow these 3 until something happens, in which they return to Alexandria. We would then see some changes that had happen since they left. Eventually leading to the same All Out War arc. However, he thought it was more important to build up a relationship with Rick and Andrea, so it was scrapped. - Abraham was supposed to survive issue 98. He and Eugene would have a firefight with Dwight and the Saviors, and make it back safely to Alexandria. However, he thought that was lame so he killed him instead.
Had he lived, there would've been a love triangle story line between him, Holly, and Rosita. - The story originally took place in the 60's, featuring a buffer Rick and his wife, "Carol". Oh, and it also took place in Pennsylvania.
- Father Gabriel was originally supposed to be named James.
- Rick was going to be put in a situation where he'd be forced to kill Glenn to save Carl. But, he couldn't think of a situation that wouldn't be unrealistic, so instead he created Negan to kill him off, while still making Rick powerless.
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Also The Walking Dead Pilot would have most likely been added to this book since it was the original proposal for The Walking Dead comic.
I'm still sore that Tony Moore left the project. Charlie Adlard was never a bad artist and has gotten much better in recent years, but Moore's art in the first issues was so great.
It's always interesting knowing how fiction was originally planned to be.
What issue did he leave at?
I wholeheartedly agree. It was so detailed and didn't give me headaches. Also less huge black chunks.
He left pretty early. Issue 6, I think.