The Walking Dead (comics) | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Image Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Post-apocalyptic Zombies in comics |
Publication date | October 2003 – July 2019 |
Number of issues | 193 |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Robert Kirkman |
Artist(s) | Tony Moore (#1–6) Charlie Adlard (#7–) |
Letterer(s) | Rus Wooton |
Colorist(s) | Cliff Rathburn |
Creator(s) | Robert Kirkman Tony Moore |
Editor(s) | Sina Grace |
The Walking Dead is a monthly comic book series. It tells the story of the travels of Rick Grimes, his family, and other survivors of a zombie apocalypse.[1]
The series was first published in 2003 by Image Comics. It was created by writer Robert Kirkman[2] and artist Tony Moore. Moore was replaced by Charlie Adlard from issue #7 forward,.[3] Moore still did the art for the covers up to issue #24.)[4]
The Walking Dead won the 2010 Eisner Award for "Best Continuing Series" at San Diego Comic-Con International. A television series, The Walking Dead was created based on the comic. It was first broadcast on AMC in 2010. The series has been translated into languages such as Portuguese and Spanish.