'The Walking Dead' Watch Negan & Carls Relationship From The Comics and Why It's Very Important For The Show
Fans of the comic series "The Walking Dead" by Robert Kirkman has been excited for Negan's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) debut on the TV show by AMC. Since his first appearance, the 50-year-old actor did not disappoint the fans.
The character Negan received such a strong reaction from the fans: both good and bad. From the very beginning, fans have been conflicted on their feelings for the foul-mouthed character. People cannot seem to fathom if he's a good guy, a bad guy or a little bit of both.
Negan is indeed the villain fans love to hate - or vice versa. Another thing fans of the comic series has been anxiously waiting for to appear on the show is Negan and Carl's conflicted relationship.
In Kirkman's graphic novels, Carl (Chandler Riggs) and Negan develops an unlikely relationship where it almosts seems like they were father and son. At some point, Carl even sneaks into Negan's cell (spoiler: Rick will lock him up in a cell) to ask him for advice and talk about his feelings.
Chandler Riggs even talked about their relationship in the latest Talking Dead episode in which he mentioned Carl's respect towards Negan. After all, Negan was the only person on the show to treat Carl like an adult. Sure, Negan knows he's just a teenager, but he treats him like a grown man with a "clanking pair of brass balls".
It is also important to mention that Negan is the only person who gave Carl the confidence to remove his eye patch and reveal his gunshot wound. This plays a huge part later in the story.
In some ways, Carl has also earned Negan's respect. And while this peculiar relationship is only starting to unfold on the television screens, it has already passed it peaks in The Walking Dead comic series.
See these scenes from the TV show straight from the graphic novel. Even the dialogue is copied straight from the source - much to the delight of comic fans.
