Cowboy Carl

Loss of innocence

we need more Carl Grimes with deer symbolism in this fandom guys

p.s. if I made an animatic about them would anyone watch it

I’m literally insane about them

how it feels being in the walking dead fandom, reading the comics, looking at carphia, deciding, “oh, this is cute” then going on ao3 and tumblr and being faced with an absolute wasteland

comic Carl sketches bc he’s so cool

working on a Carl animatic :)

the kids in the walking dead are literally so much more interesting to me than the adults. (And I’m referring solely to the comics here because the show absolutely did not do any of the kids (especially Carl) justice) There’s just something about them not being fully developed people yet, because while the adults are just adapting to suit the environment, the kids are actively developing and coming into themselves in this new world. The adults like Rick, Andrea and Michonne all have years of lived experiences before the apocalypse that serve as a base layer of sorts to their characters. They are developed people, and no matter how much they adapt in the apocalypse, they will never lose that base of who they are. The kids, however, don’t have that. Their base layer is actively being formed while zombies are trying to eat them. This creates an interesting springboard for character development and the way the kids see and perceive the things happening around them, mostly because any development that happens is going to be extreme. Otherwise they die (see: Ron). This is most apparent with Carl (obviously), because he’s the main kid of the series. Moments like when he killed Ben when none of the adults would, solely because he deemed it necessary given what Ben had done are really pivotal to his character, and I think say a lot about the person he was becoming. Same with when he went after Negan, on his own. Anyways, what I’m trying to get at here is that all the kids who were directly exposed to the apocalypse are malleable. There’s an infinite number of directions their characters could take, and I relish in the possibilities. anyways that was my rant, go read the walking dead comics guys!!

carphia people is this anything

my children

I haven’t written anything substantial in a while but the carphia brainworms cannot be contained

tragic doomed family my beloved

screaming crying falling to the floor

adding this variant cover to my TWD comic collection ⚡️💜 the Carphia of it all 💥🔛🔝

apparently I can’t draw Carl with anything but long luscious locks lol

how it feels being in the walking dead fandom, reading the comics, looking at carphia, deciding, “oh, this is cute” then going on ao3 and tumblr and being faced with an absolute wasteland