Rick and Shane were originally going to have a much less heated argument while hunting, with Shane pointing a gun at Rick without the latter realizing it, while Rick was aiming at another animal.
In the final cut, two extra pages were added for the scene where Shane punches Rick.
was supposed to feature a lengthy goodbye between Jim and the other characters.
featured Shane wondering if the camp attack was his fault instead of having an argument with Rick over it.
On, Donna originally talked to Lori instead of Allen.
Andrea was originally going to die instead of Amy.
Everyone discussing their previous lives was originally going to be only a page long.
Shane was originally not in the scene with Rick and Dale chopping wood.
was going to have Donna gossiping about Andrea, Amy and Dale.
was originally going to feature Rick and Carl bonding with Carl responding "I don't wanna shoot no dead people".
After making it out of Atlanta, Rick and Glenn were originally going to strip down to their underwear because they got so gross from the camouflage.
It was decided against because it was "too gross".
Originally, Rick and Shane were going to bring the deer Front was eating back to camp and eat it.
Rick breaking down over Lori and Carl after meeting Glenn was added in after the plot was done.
Atlanta was originally going to be a bombed-out wasteland.
Rick was originally going to take a brief stop on his way to Atlanta, sleeping in a abandoned car with the horse tied to it.
Rick was originally going to be in Morgan's house on page 17, but instead happened two pages earlier.
The page with the zombies in the cafeteria was originally going to be two-page spread.
The bicycle zombie was originally intended to be a kid.
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