List of The Walking Dead (comics) characters
The following is a list of characters from "The Walking Dead" comic book series, created by Robert Kirkman. Plot structure and characterization between the comic and television series can be similar, derivative, or in many cases almost entirely irrelevant.
The Walking Dead (comic book)
The "zombie idea" developed by George Romero does not exist in "The Walking Dead" universe; hence, of all the myriad terms used to describe the undead by different communities, the word "zombie" has been deliberately avoided. While it has been used extremely rarely in the comics, it has never been used in the television adaptation.