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  • WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Walking Dead #192, on shelves now. 1 / 10

  • The Walking Dead #191 saw Sebastian Milton shoot series protagonist Rick Grimes. 2 / 10

  • Milton shot Rick again in issue #192, resulting in the hero's death. 3 / 10

  • Rick's son, Carl, shot the zombified version of his father. 4 / 10

  • In Letter Hacks, Kirkman explained he'd been planning this death since issue #1. 5 / 10

  • 'For almost a decade now I knew Rick would choose to preserve the Commonwealth... 6 / 10

  • ... no matter the cost.' 7 / 10

  • He said the story will deal with how Rick affected the world. 8 / 10

  • He also said the choice wasn't influenced by the TV show writing the character off. 9 / 10

  • The Walking Dead #193 goes on sale July 3. 10 / 10