364: Charlie Adlard and the End of The Walking Dead Comic

AMC's The Walking Dead, and also this podcast, owe their existence to the Walking Dead comic, and so the sudden ending of that comic about a month ago marks a huge moment for all of us WD fans. Join Lucy, Derek, and me as we mark the occasion by talking to the one and only Charlie Adlard, illustrator of The Walking Dead comic! As illustrator, Charlie has been a crucial and enormous factor in how The Walking Dead turned out (both the comic and the show).

We talk with Charlie about:

• His thoughts about the plot of the final issue and how things ended for all the characters.
• Inking the final issue himself.
• How he feels now that it’s over.
• Keeping the fact that the book was ending a surprise, and doing fake preview covers to help with that.
• Who was hardest and easiest to draw aged up in the final issue.
• Whether he’s ever thought about going back and redrawing the first six issues.
• Whether he’ll do more Walking Dead comics.
• What's next for Charlie.
• Plus a lot more.

Look for Charlie's next comic, Vampire State Building, in comic shops in the US on Sep 18 (and available in France now). https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL191360

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