According to Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, realistically, Rick Grimes should never have gotten close enough to Negan to cut his throat. It's certifiably Rick's most badass moment, and it was a huge turning point for The Walking Dead . Yet it hinges on a huge moment of hubris for Negan, one Kirkman wishes he'd done more to make believable.

The Walking Dead Deluxe #125 is written by Robert Kirkman, with art by Charlie Adlard. The issue features one of the comic's truly great cliffhangers: Rick catching Negan by surprise and slashing his throat, rather than surrendering.

Walking Dead Deluxe #125, color version of Rick cutting Negan's throat

In his notes, Kirkman admits that Negan probably should have had Rick killed way before he ever got the chance for a sneak attack.

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