Jeffrey Dean Morgan believes his character Negan could be more ruthless than the Governor (David Morrissey) when "The Walking Dead" returns for season 7.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Morgan claimed that Negan could be far worse than the deceased antagonist even if the two of them never met in the series.

"I'd put Negan up against anybody. He's super smart and there's no filter, no fear. The Governor was a little bit wack. Negan's got it together. It wouldn't even be close," the actor said.

Meanwhile, "The Walking Dead" comics creator and the executive producer of the TV series Robert Kirkman finally addressed the negative reaction of some of the fans during the cliffhanger finale of season 5, where the show opted not to reveal whom Negan killed using his bat that he fondly calls Lucille.

According to Kirkman, he understood that not all audience will like the secrecy of the final moments of the previous season.

"Look, I think as a creative person I have to acknowledge that all responses are valid, so I definitely have to take note that there's a seemingly significant portion of the audience that wasn't happy with that direction, so in that respect I think everyone on The Walking Dead creative team has taken note of that, and I don't know that I would expect a similar cliffhanger at the end of season 7," Kirkman told Entertainment Weekly in a separate interview.

He also said that it was hard to decide if they will feature the death of Glenn (Steven Yeun) in the hands of Negan, just like what happened in the comic series, or opt to go in an opposite direction. According to Kirkman, they could receive some criticisms from fans either way.

"We're always just sitting down and trying to tell the best stories and do the best job of adapting my material from the comic," he also stated.

"The Walking Dead" season 6 will air on AMC on Oct. 23.