In the comic, bob stookey is a minor character best known for being woodburys town drunk when he isnt using his experience as a combat medic to stitch the governor back together. The publisher feared there was no longevity to a zombie comic book, and there had never been a successful one in comics. Walking dead casts key comic character hollywood reporter. He also appears in the novel series and is a pretty big character there, as well. In the comics, bob stookey is a 49yearold caucasian american.
It focuses on rick grimes, a kentucky deputy who is shot in the line of duty and awakens from a coma in a zombie apocalypse that has. Not being overly familiar with bob stookey s character in comic verse of the walking dead, it sounds like, in strangers, the man was a member of terminus before and. Bob stookey comic seriesgallery walking dead wiki fandom. As a traitor, he would basically help the governor attack the prison and relay information back to him because he does seem strange in some of his actions. Before the great bob eating of 2014, some other stuff actually happened in the episode. Amcs the walking dead bob stookey action figure skybound. The biggest event or plotline was the introduction of the cowardly father gabriel seth gilliam. Toward the middle of the trailer, bob says, id like to start pulling my weight around here. Bob is a former combat medic who is considered the town drunk of woodbury, georgia. And not only can you see the exclusive first image of bob stookey. The following are images of bob stookey comic series. He traveled with lilly caul, and many other survivors during the early stages of the outbreak, where he eventually joined woodbury. Bob stookey, entertainment weekly covers, comic con poster, second walker, maggie and glenn kissing bob stookey lawrence gilliard jr. After the downfall of the prison, he formed a short but profound relationship with fellow survivor sasha.
Bob stookey is a fictional character from the comic book series the walking dead and the television series of the same name, where he is portrayed by lawrence gilliard jr. See more ideas about the walking dead, fear the walking dead and walking dead season. New walking dead character for season 4some rumors. This the walking dead theory about bob stookey makes. Bob stookey is a fictional character from the comic book series the walking dead and the television series of the same name, where. A while back i did an article on this particular man, bob stookey, feel free to scroll down and learn some insight on exactly who his character was in the comics, and a little on who hell. Bob stookey is a fictional zombie apocalypse survivor and a supporting character featured in the walking dead comic book series by image comics as well as the television series on amc. Robert kirkman, the creator of the walking dead, revealed in documentaries the image revolution from 20 and the recent robert kirkmans secret history of comics on amc that he had to tell a pretty big lie in order to get image comics to publish the comic way back in 2003. In the comics, dale died the way bob stookey died on the show. But unlike their previous sanctuary the prison, we dont have the benefit of fans who read the comics telling us how excited we should be for this next location because terminus isnt a.
Bob stookey is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in amcs the walking dead. Brown 99, black 50, green 25, black and white 10, printing plates 11, and blood red 11. Bob stookey was a pretty minor character in the comic book source material behind amcs ratings smash the walking dead. Thats what bob stookey is like in the comics, a white, older guy. In the comics, bob, a middle aged, army medic veteran drunkard. The road to woodbury is the second in a trilogy of novels, following the walking dead. He is a former army medic and is a newcomer of the prison.
In the show, bob is a way different person and has a way different storyline. With comic con international 20 a mere day away, more details continue to trickle out about some of entertainments hottest comic book properties including amcs the walking dead. Is the walking deads bob immune to becoming a zombie. I think bob stookey will fill the role of martinez from the comic book series in season four. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of service and privacy. Unlike tv shows that are based on relatively limited movies or novels, the. Bob stookey is a character first encountered in issue 29 of image comics the walking dead and is the local town drunk of woodbury and a former army medic. Bob stookey is the local town drunk of woodbury and a former army medic.
Bob stookey as he appears in the comics left and laurence gilliard jr. While bob stookey s character is a refreshing change from the muscular, physically capable black male trope of seasons past tdog, oscar, and tyreese the show has also taken great pains to emphasize stookey s general. The novel is a spinoff of kirkmans series of graphic novels and explores the. And yet, hes front and center in the series premiere last weekend and it. The road to woodbury is a postapocalyptic horror novel written by robert kirkman and jay bonansinga and released october 16, 2012. Bob stookey figure features him before and after his leg was cannibalized and includes two machetes, removable vest, removable leg, amputated leg and bbq foot. Despite the fact that he was aligned with the governor in both the road to woodbury novel and the walking dead comic book, lawrence gilliard jr. The washington posts neely tucker is running with a the walking dead theory on bob stookey that is being called crackpot by some, but it makes almost perfect sense. Bob stookey wikipedia bob stookey is a fictional character from the comic book series the walking dead and the television series of the same name, where he is portrayed by lawrence gilliard jr. While you can determine the ultimate fates of many characters in the walking dead by reading the popular comic book, that isnt the case with bob stookey. Fans of the comic book recognized the name but couldnt recognize the character and this was for one simple reason his.
Gareth confronts bob and rick on amcs the walking dead, season 5 amc cleveland, ohio season 5 of the walking dead veered close to its comic book origins sunday night when a. When bob stookey entered onto the scene of the walking dead in season 4, we didnt know much about him except that he had been pulled into the drug dealing game by. Bob stookey is very much the character that he was in the comic series. In the comics, bob is a 50yearold white guy who was the town drunk and later the town doctor at woodbury. The novel is a spinoff of kirkmans series of graphic novels and explores the backstory of one of the series most infamous characters, lilly caul. Bob stookey roy stark in the walking dead season 4. The walking dead is an american postapocalyptic comic book series created by writer robert kirkman and artist tony moore who was the artist on the first 6 issues and cover artist for the first 24 with art on the remainder of the series by charlie adlard. In the comics, the character was a woodbury resident and. Autograph signers cover actors from seven seasons worth of the walking dead. Boba fett bobbi morse bolivar trask bone fone bone booster gold michael jon carter bora brainiac brix brother power brother voodoo jericho drumm bruiser molly hayes bruud the brutal bucky barnes bugs bunny bullseye lester bushwacker. The name attached to that face is bob stookey, a character from both the walking dead comic book and the road to woodbury novel. The only thing bob stookey really has in common with this comic book character is his name. Indeed, his line about tainted meat was one of the highlights of season 5. Shop for amcs the walking dead series 8 bob stookey action figure at the skybound shop.
But one question that was raised came from a new survivor, bob stookey. Discussion bug reporting deletecombine pages artist showoff offtopic contests battles fanfic rpg comic book. Bob stookey is a fictional character from the comic book series the walking dead and the television series of the same name, where he is portrayed by lawrence gilliard, jr. Entertainment weekly has posted a new photograph from behind the scenes of season four that gives the first real look at lawrence gillard jr. Andrea andrew lincoln bob stookey carl grimes carol peletier character portraits clementine comic book covers comic con danai gurira daryl dixon eugene porter feartwd season 1 feartwd season 2 feartwd season 3 feartwd season 4 games glenn rhee judith grimes lori grimes maggie greene merle dixon michonne morgan jones negan overkills twd game. Bob is a recovering alcoholic who, despite being charming, is deeply tormented due to being the sole surviving member of his previous groups. Would the walking dead show follow the comic book path on this pivotal. Zombies the walking dead, the walking dead 2, walking dead season, walking dead clothes, avengers, stuff and thangs, comic book covers, zombie. Turns out a fresh face will be added to the walking deads cast roster. Fans might best remember bob as the guy who had his leg eaten by gareth and his followers from terminus. There were several differences between comic bob stookey and tv bob stookey. Bob stookey wikipedia amcs the walking dead has us scratching our heads once more as the group is split up and in search of a sanctuary called terminus. The walking deads ongoing black man problem the nerds.
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