When did they go to California in the comics?
We both know they didn't.
I was suggesting that unlike the comics, the spin-off TV show may be about the quest to get Eugene to California - perhaps with Morgan (who seems much more 'normal' now)
That way, there is a small link to the original show, but a complete arch away from the comic to produce a new series. Perhaps Abe and Rosita decide to continue on to Cali, rather than stop at the place-that's-not Alexandria-but-we-all-know-it-is-supposed-to-be-Alexandria.
I dunno - seemed like a good idea to make the spin-off about that, rather than a whole new 'universe'.