This article was originally published on undeadwalking.com as The Walking Dead - Carl Grimes season 8 death explained.

The Walking Dead is no stranger to ... The story ends with Carl telling his daughter the story of how the world was reclaimed by Rick Grimes and his friends. It’s about as happy an ending ...

Chief among those is Carl Grimes' fate. Carl first appeared in "Issue #2" (2003) of the comic series, and was a mainstay character of The Walking Dead" TV show from the first season onward.