A running thread throughout The Walking Dead comic is the transformation of Rick's son, Carl, from an innocent child to a hardboiled badass. In the scene above, Carl reaches for his gun while Rick argues with Herschel over what to do with zombies. Is his tendency towards violence due to his gruesome surroundings, or has it been lying dormant inside him since birth? The comic does a great job at keeping this question in the back of readers' minds. If the show could adapt this plotline with the same nuance and grace, it would make for truly captivating television.