With 157 issues of The Walking Dead comic now in the books, one wonders just when the story of Rick Grimes and company might finally reach its end.
While Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic book was certainly successful prior to the creation of its TV adaptation, it’s hard to argue that AMC’s dominant small-screen series hasn’t greatly increased the reach and pop culture influence of the franchise as a whole.
The Walking Dead returns for season 7 on October 23rd, 2016.
Had Kirkman stuck to that idea, Walking Dead may never have even made it to TV, as the AMC adaptation didn’t premiere until October of 2010.