The Walking Dead will be back with its fifth season in a very short amount of time, which mean we’re starting to get blitzed with news about the show.

One thing that is starting to get discussed more and more are the backgrounds of characters who are still alive — and even some that aren’t. Michael Cudlitz plays Abraham on The Walking Dead and remains very much alive and on a mission in season five of the show.

Cudlitz talked with Entertainment Weekly recently and noted that we can expect to see more of Abraham’s past discussed in the fifth season of the show.

We’re going to be definitely examining his past and certain things are taken directly from the comics, as Scott has said, and certain things are paying homage to the comics. I think people who are fans of the comics and people who know nothing about it will be equally satisfied with the reveal of Abraham’s past and what is driving him. We’re definitely going into all of the characters, what drives them this year. It’s really, really ambitious.

Abraham’s story in the comics is a tragic and sad one that helps us understand just how he got to be the way he is. He’s a character everyone already loves, and digging deeper into his tragic past will only further make him a character people can’t stop talking about.