In the comic book, Rick’s left hand is chopped off early on, in issue 28, by the Governor after he refuses to answer questions under interrogation. 5 Andrew Lincoln as Rick in the premiere of ...

Lincoln, who co-created The Ones Who Live with co-star Danai Gurira and showrunner Scott M. Gimple, previously told ComicBook that he lobbied for the show to cut off Rick’s hand during season 4 ...

The Governor took him hostage and sawed off his right hand to prove that he meant business. This was a major blow to Rick, who had to learn how to shoot and fight with his nondominant hand.

The Governor, on the other hand, was a straight-up monster. The things he did in Robert Kirkman’s original The Walking Dead comics make his TV counterpart look like a playground bully.

In the past, Robert Kirkman has said he regrets cutting off Rick’s hand in the comics, but with only six episodes of The Ones Who Live on the table — and no future guaranteed beyond that ...

A defiant Rick soon pays the price, with the Governor chopping his hand off with a machete. It's all very Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones , and losing his dominant hand was a defining moment ...

“The Governor torture issue” was about “catharsis,” Kirkman writes in the “Cutting Room Floor with Robert Kirkman” backup feature in The Walking Dead Deluxe #33, released Wednesday ...

The Governor took him hostage and sawed off his right hand to prove that he meant business. This was a major blow to Rick, who had to learn how to shoot and fight with his nondominant hand.