We can all expect the stakes to get raised with every subsequent season of AMC's 'The Walking Dead,' but comic book fans have been itching to know when the titular villain Negan will finally make his big appearance.

He's described to be the "A psychopath whose biggest love in life is a barbed-wire-covered baseball bat named Lucille, Negan leads a group called the Saviors who are anything but. He's kind of like the Governor, but on steroids," by EW.

Showrunner Scott Gimple recently released a few words about him finally making his debut, and what that will entail.

"It's absolutely a possibility," he explains."And when I say it's a possibility, we have a plan in place, but there's a couple variables for that plan that we're deciding about. It really depends on a few factors as we move into setting up the last bit of the season story-wise."

Negan's arrival to the series would also prompt the character Jesus to arrive, as their stories in the comic directly relate them to each other.

"When it comes to characters like The Governor, Michonne, Abraham, and others like Jesus and Negan who are fan-favorite characters in the comics, it's always a challenge to get it right because it's those characters-much like Rick Grimes in the beginning-that fans already have a sense of and expectations for," Gimple says.So we're always careful, and I feel like we've done a really good job servicing those fan expectations. Hopefully that trend will continue...if the characters you mention are to appear soon."

'The Walking Dead' plans to return to AMC on October 12.