The Walking Dead is winding down its main series, and this series is headed toward what looks like the same ending as the comic book series. In The Walking Dead comic ending, the survivors ended up integrating themselves into the Commonwealth community, which came with its own set of dangers. However, a series of death and sadness ended with signs of hope.

While The Walking Dead looks like it will end up with the same endpoint as the comics, many things can and never will happen. Some things look like they will happen, but with entirely different characters in the roles. This is because the TV show has lost actors who played characters that made it to the end, forcing changes to the adaptation.

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The Walking Dead ended its main series run on November 20, 2022. The ending was a bit different from the comics, and that is because there are several things from, the comics that couldn't happen in the TV series. As a result, the finale of the show ended up transferring things that happened to one character to a different one, while adding some explosive moments with other characters that had died long ago in the comics. This allowed the TV show to end with a conclusion that was true in spirit to the comics, while changing things from The Walking Dead comic ending that clearly never could have happened even if the showrunners wanted it to at this time.

Sebastian Sentenced To Prison For Life

In The Walking Dead comic ending, Sebastian Milton, the son of Commonwealth governor Pamela MIlton, gunned down Rick Grimes in his bedroom in cold blood. It was the most shocking moment of the series, killing the main character. This resulted in Milton ending up arrested and sentenced to prison for life.

This couldn't happen in The Walking Dead finale because Sebastian died before the finale. He ended up a zombie himself, and therefore couldn't kill anyone, much less Rick, who was long gone. Instead, he died and someone else took his place with the prison fate.

Sebastian's Sins Changes His Mother

When Sebastian killed Rick Grimes, it was after a civil war caused Pamela to end up ousted from power. Seeing her son in prison for the murder, Pamela realized what her aspirations did. The corruption of her son broke her and made her realize the error of her ways.

In the comics, Pamela visited her son in prison and this was their fate. It couldn't happen in the finale because Sebastian died and Pamela blamed the survivors. Instead of his crimes changing her, she became even more determined to hurt the survivors. Pamela ended up in prison instead of her son when she betrayed her own people and left them to die.

Negan Lives Alone As A Hermit

In The Walking Dead comic ending, Negan helped the survivors in their final battle. However, when this was over, he knew how much he hurt so many people, including Maggie, and he chose to live as a hermit by himself. He made himself an outcast.

That couldn't happen in the finale unless Negan's life ended up destroyed. This is because he got married again and was living a new life in the Commonwealth. His ending was much more positive, even thought Maggie still told him she would never forgive him. Plus, with Negan and Maggie getting a spin-off series, he would never be a hermit anyway.

Most Of The Main Characters Died In The Comics

In the comics, almost every single major character died by the end. The only real significant long-running characters who lived were Carl, Michonne, Maggie, and Eugene, who himself ended up with an incurable disease in The Walking Dead comic ending. In the TV show, there was no way that the finale would kill countless main characters.

It seemed impossible that this would happen, and it didn't. On top of Maggie, other survivors included Negan, Eugene, Father Gabriel, Ezekiel, Judith Grimes, and Aaron. Not only that, but the spin-off shows already spoiled that Rick, Michonne, Daryl, and Carol would also survive to the end.

Rick Grimes Leads Survivors To The Future

Rick Grimes is not dead in the world of The Walking Dead. However, both actor Andrew Lincoln and the producers of the main series have said he will not be back on the main series. Instead, he will take part in the spin-off movies with a very different storyline.

As a result, the end of The Walking Dead TV show had to change entirely. Rick was the lead character in the comics, and when his story ended, the comic's story ended with just one issue that showed the future he helped form through his work in the Commonwealth. Instead, it was just the will of the survivors fighting on that ended up as the sign for the future.

Rick Kills Dwight To Protect His People

There was a key moment in the Commonwealth that was not only shocking, but it was a moment that Rick Grimes finally convinced Pamela Milton that he was there to make it a home for him and his people. Dwight didn't trust them, for good reason, and he was about to assassinate Pamela when Rick killed him.

It was shocking. Fear the Walking Dead, so this won't happen in any manner.

Sebastian Murders Rick Grimes To End The Main Story

When Rick Grimes died, The Walking Dead comic ended. Without Rick, there was no story to tell because this was his story and his journey. When Andrew Lincoln left the man show, this stopped being Rick's story, and it won't be his story again, at least in the main series.

The final moment in the main story saw Pamela Milton's son come in and murder Rock Grimes in his bedroom. It was shocking and Sebastian went to prison for the murder. Not only did this not happen, but shockingly, it was Judith Grimes who took the bullet. The good news is that she survived, so the TV show ended up with a brighter ending that The Walking Dead comic ending.

Michonne Finds Her Daughter

Michonne played a big part in the survivors giving the Commonwealth a chance. That is because she learned when she reached the town that her daughter never died as she thought she did. She was alive and living in the Commonwealth, and she had her mom's picture on a Missing Person's poster.

Michonne left to find Rick when actor Danai Gurira chose to depart the cast. That changed two big things in how the story ends. She won't find her daughter, and instead, the TV show changed it to newcomer Yumiko, who found her brother. It was nowhere near as touching as the Michonne story was.

Michonne Becomes The Judge In The Commonwealth

There was also a big change with Michonne leaving that was also moved to Yumiko. After finding her brother, Yumiko began working as a lawyer in the Commonwealth, and it pretty much still is her taking on Michonne's story. The problem is that it ruined one big moment.

Michonne became the judge in Commonwealth. This led to that last issue where she tried a case when Carl was brought in on charges. Her long history with Carl made this a special moment. However, that can't happen because both Michonne and Carl are gone.

Carl Begins A Feud With Lori's Son Hershel

When Carl Grimes died, it did more to ruin the end of the comic book storyline playing out on TV than even Rick Grimes's death did. That is because, while Rick died and that ended the main story, Carl lived to the end and was part of the next generation of survivors after they ed the Commonwealth.

Also, there was Lori and Glenn's son Hershel. The two young men began a feud, as Hershel was taking zombies around like a sideshow for money and Carl chose to kill them because he didn't believe anyone should keep the dead around. With Carl gone, this won't happen, and that is disappointing because Hershel's reason for why he did it was heartbreaking.

Carl Marries Sophia And Lives Happily Ever After

Carl also got married and started a family once the survivors made it to the Commonwealth. He was distraught and untrusting of many people, and he lived on the outskirts, but when Rick died, his son was still there to carry on the legacy.

Judith could have taken on that role, although it wouldn't mean as much since she didn't get to grow up with her father. It also ended Carl's chance of marrying Sophia and leading the way for those who started rebuilding society. Instead, Judith was still a kid at the end of the TV show and the future never happened.

Rick Grimes Becomes A Legend To The Commonwealth

The one issue that took place after Rick Grimes' death took place years later. Carl was still there with his wife Sophia, Lori was the President of the Commonwealth, and Michonne was the judge. There was also a new generation of kids growing up without knowing the dangers of the zombie apocalypse.

They owed all this to Rick Grimes, who was honored with a statue outside in the Commonwealth. Even with the kids not knowing the significance of this man, the statue showed how important he was at the end of this story. There was no figure who represented this idol in the finale, and the governor even changed with Ezekiel taking on the role.

Jesus And Aaron Remain Together

In that last issue of The Walking Dead comic ending, Carl set out and met up with a lot of people around the country. Eugene was still alive, although the woman he married had died, and he helped put together a new railway track. He left food for Negan, who was now a hermit but was still alive.

Two other people that Carl mentioned were Jesus and Aaron, who were still out, living their best lives together. Aaron was the man who represented the LGBTQ+ community on the show for a long time, and after losing the love of his life, he moved on to Jesus. Sadly, Jesus died on the show, so Aaron won't get this ending.

Carl Tells Rick's Story To His Daughter, Andrea

There were a lot of rumors that when The Walking Dead ended, it would show that this was a story that Rick Grimes was telling people about the friends and loved ones he lost and those who survived the zombie apocalypse. That was close.

Instead, it was Carl Grimes reading a book to his daughter, Andrea, about her grandfather Rick Grimes and how he saved so many people and was the strongest man he knew in his life. Carl is dead and Rick is gone. Andrea was changed, so there's no reason for Rick's grandaughter to have that name. This entire Walking Dead comic ending is impossible for so many reasons thanks to changes throughout the series.

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