Clementine Lives

Clementine Lives
Release Date	July 7, 2021
Creator, Writer	Tillie Walden
Penciler, Inker	Tillie Walden Cliff Rathburn Alex Antone
Volume	Skybound X
Preceded By	"Take Us Back"
Succeeded By	"Clementine: Book One"

Clementine Lives was released on July 7, 2021 as part of Skybound X alongside the first chapter of Rick Grimes 2000. It features the character Clementine from The Telltale Series, making her comic debut. The story serves as a bridge between the Telltale Series and the Clementine graphic novel series.

Plot

Clementine is seen discreetly leaving Ericson's Boarding School. She goes into the fishing cabin and finds a map. After she hears rustling from a walker, she kills it. She begins to pack supplies until she hears creaking at the door. She goes to attack, only to discover it's AJ. AJ, assuming Clementine is only going on a trip, confronts her about leaving without him and demands to go with her, however she declines him and tells him she's not going on a trip. Alvin lashes out at her for breaking her promise, Clementine tearfully tells him she feels safer with him at Ericson's with the Coalition around, but it's not home for her and she is unhappy and not even AJ can make her happy. AJ kills a walker sneaking up on Clementine and asks her where she's going. She tells him north and the two share a tearful departure as Clementine journeys alone to unknown territory.

Credits

• Clementine
• Alvin Jr.

Deaths

• None

Trivia

• First appearance (in Clementine continuity) of Clementine.
• First appearance (in Clementine continuity) of Alvin Jr.
• Clementine appearing in the comic was first hinted at in the Letter Hacks section of Negan Lives, which ended with "PS Clementine Lives".
• This is the first comic to feature two separate stories.
• The issue is confirmed to take place over a year after The Final Season.
  • In "Chapter Two" of Clementine: Book Two, Emi says the residents on the Magdalen Islands are celebrating their birthdays together since they don't know their real birthdays, saying they're Geminis. This would mean that chapter takes place between May 21st and June 20th. Clementine was in a coma for 36 days prior, meaning Clementine: Book One took place between the months of April and May. Given that Clementine's birth is in October and she was 16 in The Final Season and 17 in Clementine Lives, this would mean at most, it has been up to sixteen to seventeen months since "Take Us Back.
  • Since then, the Ericson's Boarding School joined a survivor network called The Coalition.
• In the panel where Clementine says "This isn't a trip", Disco Broccoli can be seen in AJ's pocket.