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.

The Walking Dead Issue 110 (Comic Book Series) Review

Sorry this review is late, but I did read the issue right away because I love The Walking Dead comics just like the television series.  I like them equally and for different reasons.  But the comic book series is just great and I can't wait for the next one to come out.  At this point, this probably the most exciting the series has been in a while.

SPOILER ALERT! BUT IF YOU JUST WATCH THE TV SHOW, YOU WON'T REALLY CARE ANYWAY! BESIDES, THERE IS NOT ANY CHARACTER DEATHS AT ALL!

So in this month's issue, which was released on Wednesday, things are starting to come together for the imminent war that is going to occur between Negan and the alliance of Rick's group, a splinter part of the Hilltop colony, and the Kingdom.

This was basically a character-builder issue, as we're getting to know Ezekiel and what he's about.  The cover was really interesting because you have Michonne with her sword and Ezekiel with his, so this finally brings in a match for Michonne in the comic book series, which hasn't happened since Tyreese at the prison. 

This is the first time that Michonne has had somebody that she really seems to click with.  She is one of the most badass chicks you could ever meet in a zombie apocalypse.  She has a sword and has probably killed more zombies then any character in the entire comic book series.  Ezekiel, who has a tiger by the way, basically told Michonne that she's carrying a samurai sword, but she's using it like she's fencing.

It's kind of interesting that he can break down her techniques, which makes me think that he's even better with a sword and we just haven't seen it yet.  So he has a tiger and he assumingly is amazing with a sword, which probably makes him more badass then she is.  We also find out a little more about Ezekiel's story, which is necessary because you need to get to know characters before you can care about them.  Hopefully, we'll get to see Ezekiel in action very soon.

We also got to see how many men/people the Kingdom has and there is so many more people there then in Rick's group and even at Hilltop.  They all looked pretty tough too, so this war is going to be pretty awesome.  But as far as we know, there is no set number of people who will fight against Negan's group, but based on the pictures, the Kingdom has about 20-30 fighters.  You also have the Hilltop group and Rick's splinter group of Andrea, Carl, Michonne, Heath, Aaron and Eugene, who didn't come to the Kingdom however.

So all in all, Negan's group would still outnumber them, unless Dwight is able to get enough people on his side against Negan.  The main player in all of this may be Eugene he may able to produce those bullets.  He seemed kind of hesitant towards Rick, not that he doesn't trust him, but he doesn't want to produce bullets that will be used for killing people.  Eugene is going to have to realize that if he doesn't produce those bullets, everyone is going to be killed or Negan will end up taking all of the ammunition.

As for Jesus and Kal, nothing really happened other the Jesus convincing Kal not to tell Negan of their plans and to come back to Hilltop.  Overall, I thought it was a great issue and I can't wait for the upcoming war, which I would assume would take up an entire volume (six issues).  The next issue comes out on June 12, so we got to wait another month, but it'll be worth the wait.