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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Om Podcasten

Welcome to The 'Cast of Us! Lucy and Jason are longtime fans of The Walking Dead, The Last of Us, and all things undead and zombie-esque. You still keeping the faith like us? We've been in the midst of a full TWD rewatch, but are now breaking for The Ones Who Live! Viva Rick and Michonne!Email or send a voice message to us at talk@podcastica.com.Find us online at podcastica.com.Join our group at facebook.com/podcastica.Supprt us at patreon.com/jasoncabassi.We're Podcastica, and we've been doing episode-by-episode deep dives into great TV for over a decade now. We're fans, and we aim to enhance your experience of these shows.We started podcasting about The Walking Dead in 2010 and we're proud to be the #1 TWD podcast and have gone on to cover the amazing The Last of Us from HBO and all the Walking Dead spinoffs. Guests on our show have included Andrew Lincoln (Rick), Norman Reedus (Daryl), Steven Yeun (Glenn), Danai Gurira (Michonne), Scott Wilson (Hershel), Lauren Cohan (Maggie), Chandler Riggs (Carl), Chad L. Coleman (Tyreese), Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori), Laurie Holden (Andrea), writer/creator Robert Kirkman, special effects guru Greg Nicotero, and showrunner Angela Kang.