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This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for her TV Series counterpart. For other pages with the same name, see: Donna

I was just thinking about Andrea and Dale... they both lost someone they loved... someone very close to them. It hit them hard, we saw that... but they eventually pulled out of it. Seeing them together last night--they're happy. Seeing them--knowing that they can pull their lives back together... it gives me hope. And then there's this place... a chance to start over. A new place... all to ourselves, and if half of the houses in this neighborhood are as nice as this one we'll all be happy. This place--it's perfect. I think we can be happy here. ...And everyone we're with. They're good people. I can't believe we stumbled into finding people like them. We couldn't ask for better neighbors. We're really lucky.
―Donna to Allen about Andrea and Dale's relationship and Wiltshire Estates.[src]

Donna is a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. She is the wife of Allen and mother of Billy and Ben.

Overview[]

Donna is a strong-willed, loving, and caring woman, expressing genuine care for the other survivors. She is also shown as having a temper and stronger, more dominant personality than the other women of the group, in her resentment for female stereotypes. Her own husband acknowledged this, referring back to her as the older woman who always knew how to handle herself and her family. Donna is also a very opinionated person, which can lead to her being judgmental of others, notably Dale, Andrea, and Amy; however, she appeared to be more humbled after the latter's death, as shown when she voices her gratitude that Dale and Andrea are happy together. Despite her vocal protests about her role in the group, Donna isn't actually a very effective combatant.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Gainesville, Georgia[]

Donna was born in 1963. When the outbreak started, Donna and her husband Allen heard that a safe-zone was being established in Atlanta city. They along with their kids; Billy and Ben, headed to the city. They arrived late and discovered that the city had been overrun. They ran into Dale, Andrea, Amy, and Glenn, who had established a camp on the cities outskirts, they settled into the camp and welcomed new survivors like Shane and Lori into the camp.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Days Gone Bye[]

Donna is an older, more outspoken member of the survivor group, Donna was a minor character within the series. She made all of the big decisions in her relationship with her husband, but, left the financial responsibilities with Allen.

Her background before the epidemic was of being a housewife, while her husband Allen ran a shoe store on the verge of financial collapse in Atlanta. She was stated as being eight years older than Allen. After the dead rose, Donna and her family joined the group of survivors encamped on the outskirts of Atlanta.

Donna mostly handled the domestic chores of the group, such as laundry. She did not necessarily agree with the regulation of duties, expressing a resentment against stereotypical expectations of women having to handle those jobs. She was the unlucky target of a near-death encounter with a hidden walker in the forest surrounding their campsite, but, Dale's swift intervention managed to save her life.

She also trained with the others at the nearby shooting range, and was seen to be a moderately accurate shooter.

After the deaths of Shane, Amy, and Jim, Donna expressed extreme remorse, expressing her concern for everyone to Tyreese and Lori Grimes. She was notably remorseful of the loss of Amy, and although she disliked her greatly, still held a deep respect and love for her in her heart.

Miles Behind Us[]

Once reaching the Wiltshire Estates, Donna appreciated the secure houses, and was anxious to have a safe environment, and friendly neighbors. During the first morning, she expressed her enthusiasm to Allen, who then asked her if she wanted to have sex. Billy asks them what a "segs" was, and Donna asks him if that answered his question.

Following the search parties' departures, she and Allen waited as Tyreese and Rick went to retrieve a weapon. Donna, not obeying orders, opened the front door of a house, unaware of a zombie standing right inside. This led to her eventual, unexpected demise. Her death leaves Allen permanently devastated and causes her young twin sons (specifically Ben) to suffer from psychological damage.

Death[]

Killed By

While the group is searching around Wiltshire Estates, a walker sneaks up behind Donna and bites her on the face, before eventually more walkers devour her.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Donna has killed:

Relationships[]

For a more in-depth look at Donna's relationships, read here: Donna (Comic Series)/Relationships

Allies[]

Appearances[]

Issues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Book One 👁
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
Book Six
Book Seven
Book Eight
Book Nine
Book Ten
Book Eleven
Book Twelve
Book Thirteen
Book Fourteen
Book Fifteen
Book Sixteen
Appears Voice is heard
👁 Appears with no lines Appears in a flashback
Appears as a walker 🖼 Appears in a photograph/video
Appears as a corpse Appears in a hallucination/dream

Gallery[]

For more images of Donna, please visit Donna (Comic Series)/Gallery.

Trivia[]

  • It's revealed by Allen that he's at least 8 years younger than his wife, Donna. However, the script book reveals his age to be 32, and Donna's 36, in which Donna is only 4 years older than Allen, so Allen should be 28 or Donna should be 40.
  • She is the last character to die in a one-digit issue.
  • Donna is the only member of her family that wasn't buried.
  • According to Robert Kirkman in Letter Hacks #17, Donna's death in Issue #9 was done at the last minute whilst scripting it.

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