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accord toThe Walking Deadcreator Robert Kirkman , the comic ’s zombies are rot away at a wearisome charge per unit than normal molder human chassis – though he decline to give a concrete answer as to why , instead tying it back to themysterious origin of the zombie outbreakin the serial , the cause of which has never been definitively established .
In the letters page toWalking Dead#88 – reprinted along with a full - color version of the issue as part ofThe Walking Dead Deluxere - run of the entire serial publication – Robert Kirkman addressed fan guess about zombie physiology , though his response almost certainly raised more inquiry than he put to rest period .
Kirkman extend the idea thatthe unknown factor which cause the dead to rise also alter the charge per unit of their disintegration , explaining why zombies linger as long as they did throughout the story .
Robert Kirkman ’s conclusion to keep Negan alive , and give him some manner of redemption arc , is one of the most pivotal in the walk idle series .
Robert Kirkman Definitively Answers YES, Zombies Are Rotting
The Walking Dead Deluxe #88 – Written By Robert Kirkman; Art By Charlie Adlard; Color By Cliff Rathburn; Lettering By Rus Wooten
[ His answer ] speaks to the larger purpose of Robert Kirkman ’s use of the zombie genre ; the flesh - eating undead were always a gimmick for place his human theatrical role into the most extreme possible circumstances .
Responding to a fan missive regarding what its author called " the oxymoron of zombi lore , " Robert Kirkman explained his personal take on a key question of the musical genre : whether zombies cover to molder after being quicken , and to what extent . The walk Dead’screator established that in his construct :
Are the zombies rotting away ? Are they continue to dilapidate ? My answer is YES , they are … some are rotting more than others , and I think that whatever mysterious element is induce them get up and walk around – is also slow up their decay . See , makes sense right ?
In a way , Kirkman ’s response playfully bridge player - wave by the query , while at the same time taunt a reveal that would never come . Unlike its goggle box version , The Walking Deadnever unveil the " mystifying element " that induce its outbreak .
In effect , Kirkman ’s answer to the sports fan ’s question is a unequivocal result – it just come along with the Lord ’s admission that he is not even privy to the particular detail . Though this may be dissatisfying to some fans , it speaks to the enceinte role of Robert Kirkman ’s use of the zombie genre ; the physique - eating undead were always a gimmick for putting his human characters into the most extreme potential circumstance , in order for the story to issue out of their action and reaction to acute scenarios .
The “Realism” Of Zombies Was Never Central To The Walking Dead
Kirkman Preferred Grounded Characters
By confirm that the franchise ’s zombi spirit do rot in a elbow room that made it clear this was not of paramount importance , Robert Kirkman clarified bothWalking Dead’slore , and its storytelling priorities .
As the author of the devotee letter – Darrin , from Columbus , Ohio – himself note about automaton in ecumenical , " there would n’t be a story if it was really set in our world . " In other parole , seek as some Lord might to bring a deeper sensory faculty of realism to their depiction of zombies , this effort has its limit . One of the things that madeThe Walking Deadan immediate and imperishable succeeder was Robert Kirkman ’s intuitive recognition of these limitation of the music genre , and his correlating conclusion to emphasize the human drama of the outbreak , rather than the body - horror of the zombies themselves .
The Walking Deadcertainly hadmore than its portion of gore – something that is especially brought to the cutting edge in theWalking Dead Deluxecolor reprint – but the stress of its horror unrelentingly remain on the actions of its fictional character , as they sacrifice more than just their lives , butalso their economic value and their ideals , to break away the horrifying fate of most of the world ’s population . By confirm that the franchise ’s zombie do decompose in a room that made it clear this was not of paramount importance , Robert Kirkman clarified bothWalking Dead’slore , and its storytelling priorities .
The Walking bushed Deluxe#88 is available now from Image Comics .
