Walking Dead Top 5 Shocking Moments

Due to Halloween this week and the Sunday premiere of the Walking Dead on AMC, I thought I would do a short little article on the top 5 most shocking moments in the comic. I thought it would be a fun little stroll down memory lane. So let's kick it off and see what we've got here.

5. Carl Kills

This is actually two separate events in the comic. Carl originally kills Shane in defense of his father Rick. And then later kills the surviving twin so the adults wouldn't have to. I found this interesting as it shows the harsh reality of the world the characters live in. There's no innocence to be had now.

4. Rick Loses His Hand

Death is a constant in any story really. You're always ready for it in literature and even in life to some degree. But permanent disfigurement? Now there's something that doesn't come up much in literature and honestly, people don't think about much. It was a quick moment as the governor sliced his hand off and Rick's been dealing with the loss of that hand ever since. I find it interesting that characters have died left and right in this book and I was most shocked by Rick getting his hand chopped off.

3. Tyrese Dies

I found this to be one of the most brutal scenes in the entire series. The governor chops his head off with a sword and it doesn't go so easy for him. It takes multiple cuts and you're left to wonder how long Tyrese was awake to find out what happened.

2. Lori Dies

As the survivors escape the prison Lori is shot in the back and dies along with her newly born daughter. Rick was devastated of course. The comic lives by the tag line that no one is safe but you always kind of felt that Rick's family was a little more safe than the people around them. That, of course, proved to not be very true.

1. Michonne Assaults the Governor

As payback for raping her earlier in the series. It was extremely graphic and brutal. In fact, it makes me a little uncomfortable to even think about. Needless to say, you need a strong stomach for that scene.

There you have it, my top 5 most shocking moments in the series. Stay tuned next week, I'll be doing a review of the Walking Dead premiere on AMC. I'm really looking forward to it.