History ComicBook / TheWalkingDead

* DropTheHammer: Tyreese, who sticks almost entirerly to a common carpentry hammer to deal with the Walkers. Unlike Rick and his hatchet, Tyreese doesn't also use guns, as he's terrible with them, despite repeated attempts at training. Eventually, he gives up trying, and sticks to being a close-range fighter, despite the added risk.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** A vast majority of attempts to stop a zombie bite from killing a person via amputating the bitten limb has ended with the person dying anyway due to the resulting blood loss or bacterial infection. One of the only times where it did succeed ([[spoiler:with Dale and Connie]]) was only because the infectee was immediately taken to a sterilized environment and had the limb amputated by someone with extensive medical experience.
** Rick beats [[spoiler: Thomas]] to a pulp in a blind rage when he finds out he's the one who murdered Maggie's sisters. So severely, in fact, that he damages his own hands and knuckles to the point where he is flat-out told he'll never be able to clench his left hand in to a fist again.
** Gregory's attempt to kill [[spoiler: Maggie]] fail in part due to him simply not giving her a high enough dose of poison to actually kill her.

* UndeadChild: At least three parents, Hershel, The Governor ([[spoiler: Its actually his niece]]) and [[spoiler:Morgan]], keep their children around after they turn. See WhatHappenedToMommy below.

** This actually applies to most of the antagonistic characters who have shown up in the comic with [[spoiler:Thomas Richards, Ben, Pete Anderson]] and Negan all shown using knives prominently alongside several minor characters.]]

There is also a {{live action|adaptation}} television series that is based on, but also [[AlternateContinuity deviates a bit]] from the comic; [[Series/TheWalkingDead2010 it has its own page]]. There is also an episodic {{adventure game}} series by Creator/TelltaleGames set in the same universe as the comic. [[VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadTelltale It also has its own page.]] Kirkman has also co-written a planned trilogy of prequel novels to the series, the first one being ''[[Literature/TheWalkingDeadRiseOfTheGovernor Rise of the Governor]]''. The second, ''[[Literature/TheWalkingDeadTheRoadToWoodbury The Road to Woodbury]]'', was released in October 2012 and the final novel of the Governor trilogy, ''[[Literature/TheWalkingDeadFallOfTheGovernor The Fall of the Governor]]'' in 2013. Subsequent releases have been ''[[Literature/TheWalkingDeadDescent Descent]]'' and ''[[Literature/TheWalkingDeadInvasion Invasion]]'', with others likely on the way.

** [[spoiler:Michonne amputates Morgan after his arm is bitten during an attack. Morgan dies in almost the exact same fashion as Allen.]]

* ParanoiaFuel: One of the biggest dangers with the Walkers is that survivors can't let their guard down for even a second, because the undead are almost literally ''everywhere'' - seemingly empty houses can have Walkers in closets or basements, damaged Walkers are very easy to miss, and since they don't make a lot of noise, especially in the open, survivors can quickly get surrounded before they notice anything. And even if you ''do'' find shelter, you can't risk making too much noise or let your guard down, as Walkers might swarm the house and trap you inside.