The Walking Dead #193, which will be released in comic stores today, will be the last issue of the comic, according to a note from writer Robert Kirkman in the issue. "That’s it... it’s over... we’re done," he wrote. The ending of the series come as a surprise to retailers and fans, as subsequent issues with faux cover art were solicited to mask the plan to end the series.
Kirkman explained the secrecy. "The Walking Dead has always been built on surprise," he wrote. "It just felt WROMG and against the very nature of this series not to make the actual end as surprising as all the big deaths."
The ending of the series is a blow to comic retailers; The Walking Dead is the bestselling comic from #3 comic publisher Image Comics. It was the #27 comic in comic stores in May, selling over 48,000 copies (see "Top 500 Comics—May 2019").

With #193
Posted by Milton Griepp on July 3, 2019 @ 11:13 am CT

MORE COMICS
From Marvel Comics
April 3, 2025
Goofy web-swings as Marvel's most iconic super hero in Marvel & Disney: What If…? Goofy Became Spider-Man #1.
Logan and Laura and Wade and Ellie Team Up to Fight an X-Villain
April 3, 2025
Wolverine and his daughter Laura, and Deadpool and his daughter Ellie, join forces against a familiar foe.
MORE NEWS
Features Spider-Verse and 'Ultimate Spiderman' Miniatures
April 3, 2025
Atomic Mass Games will release two new Marvel Crisis Protocol packs, featuring Spider-Man characters, into retail.
Sleeves Come in Square Size, Tarot Size, and More!
April 3, 2025
Arcane Tinmen revealed new Dragon Shield: Board Game sleeves, which will hit retail.