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Short Description: This t-shirt has the “Atomic Paw” logo and several signatures. The pictures in the panel above the t-shirt are of the actors signing the t-shirt at one of the Miami SuperCons.

The Walking Dead / Atomic Paw T-Shirt

The logo is from Invincible, another Robert Kirkman comic. I couldn’t find this t-shirt to buy at the time, so I made it myself — copy and paste the logo from the Internet and printed it onto transfer paper to make the t-shirt. Connection to the Walking Dead comic:

• The shirt is worn by Carl Grimes, Rick’s son, in several episodes throughout the series.
• Based on a comic hero: The symbol on the shirt is not from The Walking Dead. It is the logo for “Science Dog,” a fictional comic book hero created by Robert Kirkman, who also wrote the comic book series that inspired The Walking Dead. Science Dog appears in Kirkman’s other comic series, Invincible.
• Symbolic meaning: Within the context of the show, the shirt serves as a reminder of Carl’s pre-apocalypse life, when he likely enjoyed reading comic books.

Feature Zombies / “Look at the Flowers”

There are several signatures of “Featured Zombies” (actors who portray recuring or noteworthy zombies) on the shirt. Each signing was photographed and can be seen in the photos on the panel above.

One signature is not from a zombie character but is from the actor Kyla Kenedy. While not a zombie, her character had it’s own “zombie adjacent” story:

About Kyla Kenedy and the Role of Mika

(MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW)

• Her Character: Mika Samuels was characterized as a caring and mature child, a stark contrast to her older sister, Lizzie.
• Her Death: Mika’s death at the hands of her own sister, Lizzie, in “The Grove” is a pivotal and shocking moment in the series, highlighting the psychological dangers of the apocalypse.
• Kyla Kenedy’s Experience: Kyla Kenedy has expressed that she found Mika’s death impactful and was grateful for the way her character’s story concluded on the show.
• Acting Career: After The Walking Dead, Kenedy went on to play other notable roles, including Izzie on the film Raising Izzie and Dylan DiMeo on the ABC sitcom Speechless.

About the quote, “Look at the flowers”

After Lizzie kills Mika, Carol asks Lizzie to come outside to gather some flowers for Mika. Lizzie realizes Carol is upset and thinks it is because she’d pointed a gun at her. Lizzie starts crying and saying she was sorry but Carol, now crying also, insists she look at the flowers. She draws a revolver and shoots Lizzie in the back of the head, and buries the sisters’ bodies.

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