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WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for The Walking Dead #192. 1 / 8

In the latest issue, Rick Grimes was killed by Sebastian Milton. 2 / 8

Sebastian shot Rick to death, only for him to rise as a zombie, which was destroyed by Carl. 3 / 8

Creator and writer Robert Kirkman is aware Rick's death will anger some fans. 4 / 8

With so many twists in the series, Kirkman played with fan expectations for Rick's death. 5 / 8

A vocal segment of the fanbase had threatened to drop the series if Rick died. 6 / 8

Despite this, Kirkman moved forward with his plans, noting sales have continued to be fine. 7 / 8

Rick's death had been planned by Kirkman for nearly a decade. 8 / 8