Season 4 - Casting call for Abraham, Eugene, Rosita?

According to SpoilerTV, a casting call has been released for three new characters that could possibly be Abraham, Eugene, and Rosita, who are all characters from the comic book series.

These characters are reported to debut in episode 10 of the upcoming season, and these will be recurring roles.  Just like Bob Stookey and his fake name, Roy Stark, these characters also have fake names and then we find out their actual name afterwards.  Here are the three new recurring roles:

John Tyler - Early 30's, vulgar with rough edges but wise.
Wayne Kesey - Early 30's. Very smart and an experienced liar.
Jordana Barraza - Late 20's tough hispanic and beautiful. Shamed about her past.

Based on the descriptions, I think there's a 95% chance that this is Abraham, Eugene and Rosita.  The ages are about right and Rosita being Hispanic makes sense.  In addition, Wayne Kesey sounds a lot like Eugene because he is smart and an experienced liar in the comic books.  So these three characters really sound a lot like Abraham, Eugene and Rosita.

If this is true, I'm excited to see them in season four from episode 10 until the season finale.  This must mean that part of Rick's group will be leaving the prison with a few others like Rick and Carl staying at the prison. I'd like to see the group split up because you could have many storylines going on all at one time.  You can have one or two splinter groups away from the prison, a group at the prison, and the Governor's storyline.

I think we'll see Abraham, Eugene and Rosita debut in a similar fashion to how we met them in the comics.  I think they'll meet up with the others back at Hershel's farm or they'll meet up with one of splinter groups on the road.  If they do meet up with Rick's group, they could all head to Washington D.C. like in the comic books.  It'll be interesting to see how we come across these new characters.

It does look like season four will stick to the comic books more then any other season.  Everything I saw in the trailer involving Tyreese looked like it was pulled right out of the comic books, like when he was surrounded by walkers, and Michonne tracking down the Governor is also very similar to the comic books.  But I hope they create more storylines that aren't straight from the comic books because readers of the comics already know what happens and who dies.  Adding new storylines would definitely make the show more surprising not just for comic book readers, but for everyone.

So tell me what you think about possibly seeing Abraham, Eugene and Rosita in season four.  Is it too early to bring them in? How will they debut? Do you like the idea of Rick's group splitting up. Let me know what you guys think in the comments below.

Comic Series - Top 5 Favorite Characters

A couple weeks ago, I did a post and listed my top 5 favorite characters from The Walking Dead television series.  So I thought, why not do the comic book series as well?  I don't know if I'll do one on the worst comic book characters, but we'll see.  So let's get started!

5. Andrea

I absolutely love in Andrea in the comic book series.  She's great with the sniper, takes guys down left and right and holds off people from attacking the group.  I loved when she brought a group back to the prison to help Rick's group against The Governor and survived the attack against Tomas, which is where she got the scar on her face.  You don't get to see a strong female character very often, so I think Andrea has to be in my top 5, at least for me anyway.

4. Sgt. Abraham Ford

Following the death of Tyreese, Abraham took the role as Rick's right hand man and did not disappoint with his awesome zombie kills and constant cursing.  He's a big guy, he's had to kill to survive and he protected Eugene and Rosita for a long time.  I thought it was really interesting at the time to have those three new characters come in after the prison and farm storyline.  Abraham has to be on my list.

3. Negan

Even though he's killed some characters, you have to admit that Negan is a great villain.  He's fun, he's funny, he has his rules, he's crazy and he's a big guy.  I love some his quirks like with Lucille, and having Carl sing was another great moment of his.  He's just a great villain and he has a lot qualities that make you like him, but you know he's not on Rick's side.  Even though you want to see Rick's side win, you can still like and appreciate how great of a character Negan is.  He also feels like he's not evil just for the sake of being evil like the Governor was.  Negan realizes people are more useful alive then dead.  But he wants to pin them down and make them work for him, almost like creating an empire in a zombie apocalypse. 

2. Carl Grimes

As time goes on, Carl becomes tougher and tougher, and it's safe to say that he's not a kid anymore, even though he technically still is.  I almost agree with Negan when he says, "Kid, you scare the hell out of me."  He attempted to kill Negan, he lost an eye and he killed Ben without any remorse.  I definitely appreciate Carl more in the comic book series then in the television series.  I'm excited to see what happens with him in the future and what he will become.

1. Rick Grimes

Everything that Rick has been through and the amount of suffering he's been through in the comic books has been way more then what Rick in the television series has been through.  It's awesome to see the comic book version of Rick still able to keep up hope and lead people through tough times.  I love Rick Grimes in the comic book series and he's my favorite character in The Walking Dead comic book series.