

By: Heather Seebach



WARNING: The f ollowing contains spoilers from both the comic book series and the television show.





Since issue 1, Robert Kirkman's comic series ha s been known fo r showing no mercy. AMC's adaptat ion of The Walking Dead , however, played it pretty safe until Sophia stumbled out of Hers hel's barn. Sinc e that moment (and sin ce Frank Darabont left), the sho w has more closely resembled the "nobody-is-safe" source material . Still, a couple infamous print moments have been watered down , changed into something else , or omitted altogether. The following are ten disturbing scenes or arcs that I still hope make it into the show.





10. Rick Goes All Rabid on Some Bandits (Issue #57)









While on the road in Kentucky, Rick, Carl, and Abraham get held up by some bandits. When the degenerate s decide they're going to rape the trio, starting with young Carl, Rick loses his shit . Unable to effectively fight them off in his wounded state, rips a guy's throat out with his teeth and does unspeakable thing s to another guy with a knife just o ut-of-frame. The closest TV Rick h as come to this level of hum an- killing so far was Tomas, but I am hoping we will see this even cr azier, more desperate father soon.





9 . Suicide Pact (Iss u es #14 - #15)





Tyreese's daughter Julie gets pressured into an idioti c suicide pact by her boyfriend which inevitably results in just her being killed (and then re-animated). Since T yreese does not seem to have a daughter on the show, this moment will likely not happen exactly the same, but I would still like to se e suicide addressed in this way. W e saw people let th emselves die in the season 1 finale, and Hershe l's daughter considered it herself in season 2, but here we have a coupl e who se naive suicide pact gets botched , r e sulting in the grieving father beating Julie's dum b-ass hipster boyfriend to d eath - twice !





8. A D ifferent Kind of "Killer Within" (Issues #15 - # 17)









Suicide was n ' t the on ly d eath seen inside the prison . Thomas, a n unsu specting white-collar criminal turns out to be a homicidal man iac, beheading Hershel's twin daughters and s l icing up An drea 's face. Once disco vered, Thomas is b rutally beaten by Rick and ultimately killed by Maggie. This story proved once again that the greatest t hreat comes from human beings, not walkers. For a while, I thought for sure that nerdy Milton on the show could turn out to be the psych o-in-hiding and attack Andrea. Moving that story from the prison to Woodbury would've been pretty cool.







7 . The Governor Tortur es Michonne (Issue #28 - # 29)









When it comes to "Will they or won't they?" with AMC, t his is the scene most debated among comic fans. It is generally consi dered too brutal fo r t elevision. While the show-runners do have a l ot of ball s, I think the Governor's threate ned-rape on Maggie was as close as it's ever gonna get. The TV version of the Governor is not the sleazy disgusting monster from the comics . He is far more civilized and sympathetic. Bu t since the mi d-season finale, his mental snap is clearly coming , and I'd still like to see hi s and Michonne 's relationship get increasingly more fucked up.







6 . Michonne Gets Revenge (Issue #33)









Speaking of fucked up, the best thing abou t the Governor's i m prisonment of Michonne is the revenge she unleashes on him upon escaping. Ass-raping, eyeball gouging, and amputations are just part of the fun. Even if Michonne never gets brutalized herself, I still hope the Governor does something nasty e nough to warrant thi s response.

5 . Billy & Ben (Is sue #61)









Four-year-old t win boys Ben and Billy seemed like insignificant background characters until it slowly became obvious that Ben had violent tendencies. After losing both of his parents to walkers and being surrounded by constant death, Ben took to torturing and killing animals. Then one day Ben kill ed his brother with a knife and sa id , "Don't worry, he's going to come back. I didn't hurt his brains." While killing (undead) children is nothin g n ew to the TV show, I doubt they c ould be so bold as to sh ow a 4-year old kill his twin brother. On top of that, Carl is the one who ultimately executes Ben.







4. An Eye for an Eye (Issue #83)









It was shocking enough the first time Carl was shot (issue #9) , bu t there is something so unnerving about that im age of him with his eye socket blown o ut . I also really love moments before when Jessie (Rick 's then-girlfriend) will not le t go of Car l's arm as the wal kers swarm, and Rick coldly chops off her hand to separate himself and Carl from her. R ick is h ardcore!







3. The Prison Siege (Issues #46 - # 48)





Th is is s urely the most infamou s and bloody scene in Walking Dead history , and it's appearance in the show is right around the corner. Though perhaps the most shocking moment of all (Lori's death) has already happened, so we can count t hat out. And the horrif ying decapitation of Ty reese will have less of an imp act now since he was only just introduced. Still, I hop e it's a n epic, nasty battle whose body count rivals that of the comics. And since that nobody Lilly Whatsherface is not on the show , h ere's hoping for a proper Rick-Governor showdo wn like I always wanted.







2. Rick Gives the Govern or a Hand (Issue #28)





S econd only to the Michonne rape and torture, this has got to be the scene fans most hope and expect to make i t on the show but it totally will not. Kirkman has said he regrets chopping off R ick 's hand a s it created too many writing limitations (but having a ba by around doesn't?!). However, I have had a theory all season that we might see this fate befall Andrea . They've already ruined her chances at being the bad-ass her comic counterpart is so, fuck it, take her hand. I'd love to see the look on her face when her fuck-buddy the Governor does that to her.







1. The Hunters (Issues # 63- #66)









While Dale clearly could not be involved a ny more, I think it is absolutely essential that this plot line make it into the show! In the c omics, these cannibals kidnap Dale and eat his leg , but the old man gets the last laugh because he was bitten and they are e ating "tainted meat." Sick as The Hunters are, what follows is possibly even more disturbing, as Rick & co. brutally kill and burn the people. For a sho w about the end o f humanity and dead-peop le-eating-people, a cannibalism subplot is inevitable an d necessary. I cannot wait!





What moments from The Walking Dead comics are you most hoping to see come to life?