The Walking Dead: 5 Characters Better In The TV Show (And 5 Who Were Worse!)
5. Carl (Worse)
To be fair to the television show, Carl was always going to be at a disadvantage as he grew up quicker than the story could progress. While Carl remains a child for a long time in the comic series, by the fifth season Chandler Riggs was already fifteen. By this point many of the story points meant for Carl didn't really work as well.
Where the writers should've tried to adapt to this, they didn't, which led to Carl making child-like decisions despite practically being an adult by the end of his time on the show. His end on the show is another reason he can't match Carl in the comics, as he misses out on key developments that happen after the group have dealt with Negan.
The final panel of the comic being Carl reading the story of Rick Grimes to his daughter is a fantastic ending to The Walking Dead and is perhaps the perfect final image for the story to end on. We were sadly robbed of this in the TV series, and Carl never quite matched his comic counterpart.