Walking Dead's Frank Darabont leaves as showrunner

Shocking news from the set of the Walking Dead. I hope this does not affect the quality of the show in a negative way.

From Deadline:

This is a quite a bombshell - I hear that Frank Darabont, creator/executive producer/director of AMC's smash hit The Walking Dead is stepping down as showrunner of the show, which is now in production on its upcoming second season. The news is even more surprising given the fact that Darabont was on hand for Walking Dead's Comic-Con panel just this past Friday alongside fellow executive producers Robert Kirkman, on whose graphic novel the series is based, and Gale Anne Hurd. There is speculation that Darabont might be off the show completely but I hear talks are still ongoing about him possibly staying on in a some capacity.