Bringing fan favorite characters to The Walking Dead is always a pretty good recipe for success on the show. While Negan has become a bit of a problem for the zombie drama, the teases for his character were very popular leading up to his bloody introduction. Also, Michonne and the return of Morgan in past seasons brought some much-needed freshness to the show.
All of that is a good reason to get excited about the latest rumor circulating thanks to the folks over at SyFy Wire. They’re indicating that Clementine from the popular Telltale Walking Dead video game series could make her way to the comic book or television series in the future. Syfy Wire spoke to comics editor Sean Mackiewicz about Clementine’s future outside of the video games and got a promising answer about her crossover potential:
“Telltale’s latest installment of their TWD game series, ‘The New Frontier,’ occurs during the time jump after TWD #126. So a lot could happen before she ever appeared. And that’s not me being coy. I have no idea … yet. It takes time to write those things.”
They point out that the comic writers are keeping tabs on the video game storyline in order to gauge where it fits in the overall narrative of Robert Kirkman’s universe. Clementine has also already crossed paths with characters from the main series, with Jesus making an appearance in the game series.
While there’s no need to bring a new character into the mix just yet, there’s also no reason to limit the show when a great character is already out there. Clementine could be a surprise to the TV audience in order to take a different direction from the comics or she could appear down the road once the current comic storyline appears on television.
It’s all speculation at this point, but that’s better than fretting over who is going to die when the season returns in a few weeks. I want to stay positive about this show at this point.
(Via Syfy Wire)
