But even if Carl takes over in the very next issue (which he won’t), the TV show is still a couple of years away from completely catching up with the source material, so is Gimple hinting that the TV show could further mess with the timeline in order to introduce later comic elements?
I mean, we’ve already met Siddiq, and we may have already witnessed some Whisperer handiwork, so the AMC hit might not need a time jump in order to keep its story fresh.
That presents its own set of difficulties, really.
Since Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead comics are still going strong, we’re not yet at a point where Carl has become a bonafide team captain, but Comic Rick is certainly on the downhill slide, given his multiple injuries and setbacks.