Why is Carl 13?

Shouldn't he be 11 years old chronologically?

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  • in comics? in TV he's 14

  • If you're talking TV, Carl was older at the beginning of the show than he was at the beginning of the comics, presumably to account for his actor aging much faster than Carl is. If you're talking comics, I'm going to put that into a Spoiler reply to this comment so as to not spoil (albeit vaguely) anyone who looks at this

  • For the comics, there was a two year time skip at one point, which would of course make Carl two years older.

    derrickd95 posted: »

    If you're talking TV, Carl was older at the beginning of the show than he was at the beginning of the comics, presumably to account for his

  • Yes I meant I comics. Carl was 9 when Negan was going batshit on that war. Now he's 13 instead of 11. The TV Show I don't really follow much.

  • Huh, I just checked the Walking Dead Wikia, and it said he was 7 in Issue 2, but 13 now. The latest issue is 4 years into the apocalypse IIRC, so yeah, he should be 11. I'm thinking that someone changed the age on the Wikia, since I think anyone can. Also, if he's 11 now, I'm a little uneasy now when I think of what Carl and Lydia have done recently...

    Or maybe it was a 4 year time skip, and I'm just remembering wrong. Is there anyone who can answer that?

    pr0dz posted: »

    Yes I meant I comics. Carl was 9 when Negan was going batshit on that war. Now he's 13 instead of 11. The TV Show I don't really follow much.

  • He was probably seven in Issue 2, turned eight shortly after, was nine after the prison fell and ten around the time they reached Alexandria. Negan appears after roughly half a year, so Carl would be 10 1/2 after AOW. Then there's a two year time skip, and the comics now are half a year after that. Maybe not entirely correct numbers, but you can fit it somehow.

    derrickd95 posted: »

    Huh, I just checked the Walking Dead Wikia, and it said he was 7 in Issue 2, but 13 now. The latest issue is 4 years into the apocalypse IIR

  • The thing is, only four years have passed since the beginning of the outbreak. The Wikia Timeline explains how that works.

    I think Kirkman messed up Carl's age along the way, and he realized it, and he realizes that readers have also realized it. In a recent issue, Michonne even asked Rick how old Carl is, because they were joking about putting him in charge of the Saviors, but the scene cut just before Rick replied.

    He was probably seven in Issue 2, turned eight shortly after, was nine after the prison fell and ten around the time they reached Alexandria

  • I guess I'll consider him 13. Meaning we can consider Clementine 14 or 15. lol

    The thing is, only four years have passed since the beginning of the outbreak. The Wikia Timeline explains how that works. I think Kirkma

  • no way ... she will be 12-13

    pr0dz posted: »

    I guess I'll consider him 13. Meaning we can consider Clementine 14 or 15. lol

  • Clem is older than Carl, she's eight in the beginning of the apocalypse and turns nine around the time that Rick rejoins with his family, and Carl is still seven at that point. If Clem is still alive at the point in time where the comics are now, then she's 15 (since her 15th birthday is before Carl's 13th)

    CuteClem posted: »

    no way ... she will be 12-13

  • I do not think so. Time difference of +4 years? She will be 13 where her story ends, they will not go. It may even be 12. I do not believe there will be time lag of more than two years.

    Clem is older than Carl, she's eight in the beginning of the apocalypse and turns nine around the time that Rick rejoins with his family, an

  • But Carl was seven a few months after the apocalypse began, and Clem was eight already several months earlier. If we go with July 20 as the outbreak day, then she turned nine in late October. Around this time, Carl is still seven or just turned eight. Carl is 13 now, which means Clem is 15. Stop arguing about this, it is how it is.

    CuteClem posted: »

    I do not think so. Time difference of +4 years? She will be 13 where her story ends, they will not go. It may even be 12. I do not believe there will be time lag of more than two years.

  • What is the connection? At the end she should be 14, but they do not skip 4 years! Forget it. She will be 13 in Season 3.

    But Carl was seven a few months after the apocalypse began, and Clem was eight already several months earlier. If we go with July 20 as the

  • I don't think we should use Carl as an indicator of how old Clementine would be. His age was simply messed up, and it doesn't make sense in comparison to the world's timeline. A New Beginning is four years into the apocalypse, so he should be eleven, not thirteen, and he looks like sixteen. Four years into the apocalypse, Clementine should be twelve or thirteen, not fifteen, given that she was just eight when it all started.

    But Carl was seven a few months after the apocalypse began, and Clem was eight already several months earlier. If we go with July 20 as the

  • That is true, but is the four year timeline definite? The Whisperers arc could be a year after A New Beginning, and it's also possible that A New Beginning is 4 1/2 or 4 3/4 years in, instead of exactly four years. The point is, no one knows the exact day that they are at now, probably not even Kirkman himself. How long where they at the prison? Roughly a year, at least half a year. But no one can say that e.g. the prison fell on Day 267. That's pure speculation.

    I don't think we should use Carl as an indicator of how old Clementine would be. His age was simply messed up, and it doesn't make sense in

  • @BetterToSleep is right. Clem will be 12-13 in season 3

    I don't think we should use Carl as an indicator of how old Clementine would be. His age was simply messed up, and it doesn't make sense in

  • He probably is, but it isn't definite.

    CuteClem posted: »

    @BetterToSleep is right. Clem will be 12-13 in season 3

  • I don't think that our arguments contradict each other, not necessarily at least. Carl being thirteen makes sense if enough time has passed since the beginning of the outbreak, and Clementine really would be twelve or thirteen if four years have passed.

    That is true, but is the four year timeline definite? The Whisperers arc could be a year after A New Beginning, and it's also possible that

  • she's not will be 15+ for sure ... 11-13 and that it i think

    He probably is, but it isn't definite.

  • Exactly. She's about 2 years older than that guy. Since Carl is now 13 in some way, then Clementine is a 15 year old most likely.

    Clem is older than Carl, she's eight in the beginning of the apocalypse and turns nine around the time that Rick rejoins with his family, an

  • no. clem will be 13 ... forget it she will be 15+. 5 years skip time??? no way. only 2 years ... no more.

    pr0dz posted: »

    Exactly. She's about 2 years older than that guy. Since Carl is now 13 in some way, then Clementine is a 15 year old most likely.

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