The Perfect Origin for Walking Dead's Zombie Virus Is from an Underrated Stephen King Book

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The Perfect Origin for Walking Dead's Zombie Virus Is from an Underrated Stephen King Book
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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Walking Dead comic book series never definitively revealed the origin of its zombie plague, leaving it open to interpretation – though as Stephen King readers know, one of his more underrated 21st-century novels provided the perfect explanation for the outbreak. While King's book and Kirkman's comic ultimately go to very different places, their beginnings contain a lot of overlap.

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Stephen King's Zombie Outbreak Fits Kirkman's Vision Of The Apocalypse Both Stories Thematically Resonate Close Rather than a biological weapon, or alien bacteria from a meteor, a technological explanation would be fitting, given Robert Kirkman's prioritization of the idea that community is essential in the fact of an existential threat to civilization.

Though The Walking Dead doesn't need its zombie outbreak to be traced back to a clear genesis, Cell's "Pulse" would be in line with its thematic goals, more than many of the other familiar origins for zombie outbreaks traditionally accounted for in the genre.

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