The Walking Dead

http://whatanightforafright.tumblr.com/post/24614756918/a-theory-on-how-kirkman-decides-who-lives-and-who-dies

this is not my take. just thought i'd share.

i thought it was by race.

So that's why Kirkman hasn't killed Glenn yet. Because he's the ONLY asian

Well he hasn't taken the group to Orange County, California yet. Then some of the white and black characters might survive more as this area is heavily asian populated

True. But we can't forget reason #3: How much they complain every issue.

glenntwd at June 17, 2012 at 12:19 AM

So that's why Kirkman hasn't killed Glenn yet. Because he's the ONLY asian

hes gotta fill his quoted

True, though I hope he keeps attractiveness in mind this time as it would be a shame to lose my eye candy in Rosita, Michone, and Andrea. I would really be heart broken over this

She's a shit starter, but we can't forget Holly. She's another eye candy.

makes sense....but I also wonder if KIRKMAN just gets sick of certain characters and/or wants the audience to change how they feel about certain characters.  As in, if one character dies, we say, "they were cool...but who's left to now take their place as #1 cool character).

I agree with Nina. I suspected Abe was on the way out as soon as we started to see what kind of character Jesus was developing into... he's the new Abe, y'all. You could also bring the line back to Tyreese. I think it was pretty clear that Abe was brought in as the kind of character that would appeal to the people who really liked Tyreese (though I think Tyreese > Abe by a lot).

Daryl Dixon will be the new Abe.

ZombieHero at June 17, 2012 at 11:10 AM

Personally I've always felt that Kirkman kills characters based on two reasons. #1. They no longer have an usefulness in progessing the story and the impact their death will have on certain characters and the overall story. Not becuase they haven't been physically hurt yet

if Kirkman kills characters who don"t have usefullness in the story, why is T-dog still here?

Dont disgrace the sanctity of this beloved masterpiece of zombies by mentioning it's elementary school finger painted version.