After years of anticipation, readers of Robert Kirkman's comics will see Negan come to life onscreen in the Season 6 finale of The Walking Dead. Ahead of next week's episode, AMC released a new image that teases Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan with his barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat, Lucille.

"AMC released today a teaser image of "The Walking Dead" character Negan, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, along with his weapon of choice, "Lucille," a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. The iconic villain from Robert Kirkman's graphic novel is set to make his debut in the show's highly-anticipated season six finale this Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on AMC."

Titled “Last Day on Earth”, the Season 6 finale was directed by Greg Nicotero and will premiere on Sunday, April 3rd at 9:00pm EST. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for much more coverage of The Walking Dead in the near future.

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