The Walking Dead: Rooker Talks Dixon Brothers Spinoff Series

At this weekend's Fan Expo Vancouver, Michael Rooker, who played Merle Dixon on The Walking Dead, was asked about the possibility of a spinoff comic series starring brothers Daryl and Merle Dixon. (Of course, the Dixon brothers are not currently part of the ongoing Walking Dead comic series, as their characters were unique to the TV show." Michael Rooker responded, "If me and Norman had any more scenes than we already had in that series, it would already be the Merle and Daryl show." After the audience shouted out in approval, Rooker continued, "Robert Kirkman has a lot of things on his plate, and I don't know if that thought has ever crossed his mind, but he's a busy camper, and I haven't talked to him about it." When Michael Rooker was asked if he read the comic series to prepare before he went on the TV series, Rooker said, "Yeah, I read it. I didn't see my character in there at all. I called my agent and said, 'Hey man, this cat ain't even in here. Why the hell am I reading this stuff for?'"