Question: when does rick grimes die in the comic book

title: Rick Grimes
text: In the comic book series , Rick remains the longest - living survivor , followed closely behind by Carl , Carl 's friend Sophia Peletier , and Sophia 's adoptive mother , Maggie Greene . In both media , Rick awakens from a coma into the apocalypse and searches for Lori and Carl , and finds them in the Atlanta camp with his best friend , Shane Walsh , and becomes the group 's leader . Although Rick quickly adapts to the notion of killing walkers , he retains his morality towards the living , which puts him at odds with Shane . Rick 's morality is constantly tested to protect his family and friends . Over time , his morals slowly diminish after multiple conflicts with other survivors and becomes `` colder '' towards his enemies . Rick struggles to keep his humanity intact throughout the series . His moral compass is further tested by his own group when encountering non-group members who the group believe should join their community . Rick manages to regain his morality when agreeing to join them and is able to be a father once more , but antagonists seeking to exploit his group force him to remain hardened .