The Walking Dead comic by Robert Kirkman ended mid-2019 quite suddenly, leaving many of the zombie story's biggest fans in disbelief. Some thought it couldn't be true and that The Walking Dead would be back eventually. That hasn't happened yet, but Walking Dead really is coming back in a different way. Today Kirkman announced a new comic named Negan Lives.
Negan Lives is a 36-page one-shot, meaning that it's a single, standalone issue with no future plans to directly continue. It focuses on the villain named Negan, naturally, exploring what happened to him after his last appearence in The Walking Dead.
Kirkman decided to revisit The Walking Dead almost a year after the series ended in part to support comic shops affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Image will be releasing the comic to retailers for free, meaning that comic shops will be able to take in 100% of the revenue from purchases.
Negan Lives #1 will retail for $4.99 due to its expanded size and will be available to purchase at comic stores starting Wednesday, July 1. Artists Charlie Adlard will also be returning for the one-shot. Comic shoppers will also be able to pick up the first issue of Kirkman's new series Fire Power on the same day.
The Walking Dead comic is available now via any variety of collected editions.