Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have announced the release of ‘The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan!,’ by Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard, featuring the titular villain’s backstory, which will be collected into a hardcover edition this October.

Who is Negan? Since his debut in THE WALKING DEAD #100, the charismatic psychopath has antagonized Rick Grimes, murdered his friend with a baseball bat wrapped in barb wire (which he calls “Lucille”), and led the Saviors into war against Alexandria and the neighboring communities. 

 
THE WALKING DEAD: HERE’S NEGAN! hardcover (Diamond Code JUL170766, ISBN: 978-1-5343-0327-0) will be available for $19.99 in comic book retailers on Wednesday, October 4th and in bookstores on Tuesday, October 10th.