I think it's time we discuss WHO is Beta and WHY it matters that he not show his face...
Here are my thoughts. He most likely is a character that we - the readers - should remember or know - otherwise, why would it matter that his face not be shown? Let's say he was disfigured or had a tattoo on his head (Harry Potter), who would care in that universe and why would it matter to us?
So my thought is, he must be a character from the past that has survived and gotten away otherwise who cares who he is or what he looks like, you know?
I thought it would be cool if it were Davidson (who I think RK confirmed dead in a letters column) or the guy left by the tree in the first arc (Jim, I think) - perhaps he didn't get 'infected' like we all thought and bulked up to survive on his own? Maybe it's a character from the show being introduced into the comic (like Merle or something)? Who knows...
My thought is, though, that he has to be someone from the past...but the question is, who?
It'll be disappointing if he's a normal character that no one had ever seen before...it's time for some big reveals or story changes, though, for sure!
Thoughts?
At first I thought it may be a famous athlete in TWD universe, someone who'd be easily recognizable by all. Then I started thinking it could be an old character long thought dead, but now I think the whole premise is kinda lame.
He doesn't want anyone seeing his face... he couldn't have been a Whisperer from birth, so before joining or creating the Whisperers, everyone would have seen his face, so they should all know who he is... He doesn't want to hide his face only from outsiders, so he's probably just a guy with a mask fetish like Rorschach.