The Walking Dead is a monthly black-and-white
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seriesThe term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...
published by
Image ComicsImage Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
beginning in
2003-January:* January 2: Kid Colt artist Jack Keller dies at age 80.- April :* Action Comics #800: Double-sized anniversary issue, "A Hero's Journey," by Joe Kelly, Pascual Ferry, and Duncan Rouleau...
. The comic was created by writer
Robert KirkmanRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead and Invincible for Image Comics, and Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt...
and artist
Tony MooreMichael Anthony "Tony" Moore is an American comic book artist, whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as The Walking Dead, Fear Agent and The Exterminators.-Career:...
, who was replaced by
Charlie AdlardCharles "Charlie" Adlard is a British comic book artist and penciller.He is best known for providing art on The Walking Dead and Savage.-Biography:...
from issue #7 onward, although Moore continued to do the covers through issue #24.
The story chronicles the travels of a group of people trying to survive in a world stricken by a
zombie apocalypseA zombie apocalypse is a particular scenario of apocalyptic literature that customarily has a science fiction/horror rationale. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization....
. The series won the 2010
Eisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Best Continuing Series at San Diego Comic-Con International. A
television seriesThe Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed for television by Frank Darabont and based on the ongoing comic book series, The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard...
was announced to be in production on August 11, 2009 and premiered on October 31, 2010 on AMC.
Plot
The Walking Dead is centered on Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer from
KentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, his family, and a number of other survivors who have banded together in order to survive after the world is overrun by zombies (or "roamers"), society collapses, and the remaining humans are forced to live in hiding to survive.
In the beginning, Rick and partner Shane are caught in a gunfight against an escaped convict from a nearby jail. Rick is shot and goes into a coma. Upon waking in the hospital, he discovers that the world is overrun with the undead. Rick returns home to find his wife and son missing. He encounters a man named Morgan and his son. Morgan assures Rick the zombies really are dead and the only way to "kill" them again is to stab their brain, the only semi-functioning part of their body. Rick decides to go to
Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, which the government deemed a safe haven before communication lines failed. Hoping to find his wife Lori and son Carl, he discovers Atlanta is overrun with zombies. He is aided by Glenn, a scavenger for a band of survivors. Following Glenn back to the survivors camp, Rick discovers Lori, Carl, and Shane. However, Shane is less than happy that his former partner has returned, having made romantic advances on Lori in Rick's absence. Some time later, the camp is attacked by zombies and two members of the camp are killed. Rick blames Shane for not moving the camp. While hunting in the woods with Carl, Shane confronts Rick and threatens him with a shotgun. Carl shoots and kills Shane to protect his father.
The twelve remaining people, led by Rick, leave Atlanta to find a safer place to call home. On the road out of Atlanta, they meet Tyreese, his daughter Julie and her boyfriend Chris, who join them. It is revealed that Lori is pregnant. They meet a man named Hershel Greene, living on his farm with his children Lacey, Arnold, Maggie, Billy, Rachel and Susie, and their neighbors Otis and Patricia. Rick's group finds that Hershel is keeping zombies in the barn, including Shawn, Hershel's eldest son. The zombies eventually break loose and kill Arnold and Lacey. Hershel finally accepts that the zombies will never be normal, and kills Shawn. Rick's group leaves the farm, leaving Glenn, who has fallen in love with Maggie, behind.
The group finds an abandoned prison with a still-standing perimeter fence and decides to make it their new home. Inside, they find four surviving inmates: Dexter, Andrew, Axel and Thomas. Rick brings Glenn, Patricia, Hershel and his family to the prison, leaving Otis behind to watch the farm. Rachel and Susie are found decapitated and suspicion falls on Dexter, a convicted murderer. With Dexter locked in a cell, Thomas attacks Andrea with a knife, revealing himself to be the killer and not a harmless tax evader. Rick suggests hanging him, but before the sentence can be carried out Maggie shoots him dead.
In the confusion surrounding Thomas's death, Dexter and Andrew, with Patricia's help, get access to guns and attempt to force the others out of the prison. In the middle of the confrontation, there is a zombie attack, and Rick takes the opportunity to kill Dexter in the crossfire. Otis arrives at the prison after leaving the farm and joins the group, along with a mysterious and deadly woman named Michonne. The survivors decide to clear out zombies from the cell blocks and Hershel starts a garden in the prison yard. Tyreese and Michonne start an affair, driving Carol (who is in love with Tyreese) to attempt suicide. Rick confronts Tyreese about his insensitivity, which leads to a violent confrontation in which Rick falls off a balcony and is severely hurt.
Several weeks later, a helicopter crashes a few miles from the prison and Rick, Glenn, and Michonne go to investigate. The trail of the helicopter survivors leads them to
Woodbury, GeorgiaWoodbury is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,184 at the 2000 census.- History :Woodbury is one of the oldest towns in Meriwether County. It grew up about ten miles southeast of Greenville in the late 1820s. It was first named Sandtown for the white sand that...
, a town of survivors led by an insane tyrant calling himself the Governor, who keeps zombies as pets and forces prisoners to fight to the death in gladiatorial games. The Governor cuts off Rick's right hand and brutally rapes Michonne. Meanwhile, during an attack at the prison, Dale accidentally drives his RV through the outer fence, allowing the prison to be overrun by zombies.
Eventually, Rick, Glenn, and Michonne escape Woodbury with the help of Alice, a nurse, and Martinez, one of the Governor's lieutenants. Before escaping, Michonne tracks down the Governer, cuts off his arm and penis, and leaves him for dead. The group make it back to the prison and find it overrun, with the remaining survivors blockaded in the RV and a single cell block. While the group is busy sweeping the prison of zombies, Martinez slips off to return to Woodbury with intelligence on the prison. Ricks chases him down and kills him.
Glenn and Maggie are finally married in the prison cafeteria. Due to a weapon shortage, a group of the survivors go to a National Guard station and take supplies, then blow it up. The explosion brings around a group of scouts from Woodbury and there is a deadly confrontation. Carol commits suicide due to losing Tyreese to Michonne. Lori gives birth to a baby girl, whom she names Judith (possibly fathered by Shane). The Governor eventually finds the prison, and attacks it.
Turning back the Governor's initial assault, the survivors debate how to react. Dale and Andrea decide it is hopeless to resist and decide to slip away in the RV, taking Sophia, Ben, Billy, Glenn and Maggie with them. Tyreese and Michonne mount a commando strike on the Governor's camp, but they are captured. Michonne manages to escape, but Tyreese is taken back to the prison and executed outside the gates. The Governor's mount another assault on the prison, breaking down the fence and overwhelming the survivors' defenses, killing Axel, Patricia, Billy Greene, and Alice in the process. Hershel surrenders and is executed. Rick, Lori, Carl, and Judith attempt to escape in a truck, but Lori and Judith are shot and killed. Rick and Carl escape through the fence on foot. Realizing that he ordered the killing of a mother and her infant child, one of the Governor's soldiers turns on him and kills him. The rest of the Woodbury group retreat into the prison, but they run out of ammunition and are overrun by zombies.
Rick and Carl meet up with Michonne and later the surviving members. They leave with Abraham, Eugene, and Rosita for
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. Eventually, they run into Gabriel, a preacher who is still getting over his guilt. He hid in his church and did not let any survivors inside costing many lives when the zombies first started appearing. Morgan reunites with Rick and tells Rick that Duane, his son, has been killed. On the road to D.C. Ben kills Billy, and Carl executes Ben to protect the group. Dale is bitten and flees into the forest to die; he is attacked by a group of people who have turned to
cannibalismCannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
to survive. They eat his leg, but release him after discovering he was bitten. Dale tells Rick what he knows of the group before committing suicide to prevent from turning into a zombie. The cannibals are tracked down and killed by Rick, Andrea, Michonne, and Abraham; Andrea becomes devastated for the first time since Amy's death.
On the way to the capital, they find out that the man leading their group, Eugene, is lying about being in contact with scientists from D.C. They find that D.C. is just as bad off as the other major cities. They are eventually recruited by two wanderers to stay in a secluded and secure township on the outskirts of Washington DC, called the "Alexandria Safe-Zone". We meet some citizens from the town (Aaron, Eric, Heath, Nicholas, Denise, Holly, Tobin, and also then Jessie and Pete with their son Ron). The "original" group tries to find a semblance of real life inside the new town, but Rick doesn't trust the leader. The leader is a former US Congressman named Douglas. He also has a son Spencer who seems to be interested in Andrea. Rick and Douglas eventually get along and Rick becomes the Constable. Attempting to keep the peace in the town, Rick eventually confronts Pete after finding out that he is abusive towards Jessie. This results in a physical altercation. Pete finds a knife and kills Douglas's wife for interfering with his plans for revenge against Rick. Douglas gives Rick permission to shoot Pete. Rick and Jesse become interested in each other, and a few other relationships pop up as well(Morgan and Michonne, Abraham and Holly (he's cheating on Rosita), Heath and Denise, and Spencer makes a failed move on Andrea). A group of bandits arrive. They are quickly taken out by Andrea, who is up in a watch tower, saving Rick's life.
The gunfight with the bandits alerts the zombies from D.C. The zombies attack and a weak section of the wall collapses. Tobin and Holly attempt to block the horde and fail, resulting in Tobin's death and Morgan to be severely bitten. The surviving residents hole up in their houses. Andrea is stuck in a watch tower that is surrounded by the horde. Glenn, Spencer, and Heath make their way to her and watch the citizens fight for their lives from their safe point. Abraham and Rosita narrowly escape being bitten, Aaron and Eric find a house, Holly is knocked unconscious, and Eugene and Nicholas are saved when Gabriel opens his church doors to let them in. Unable to reach the other residents Rick plans an escape with a small group while holed up in a house. He tries to convince Maggie but she refuses to go. She stays behind with Sophia and Denise (which ends up saving all three of their lives). During the escape attempt Jessie and her son are attacked. Jessie tries to grab Carl's hand for rescue, which almost causes Carl to be bitten. Rick chop's her hand off releasing the both of them. Douglas appears with a gun to assist but is attacked. Douglas shoots in random directions as he is being bitten and accidentally shoots Carl in the right eye. Morgan dies upstairs in Maggie's safehouse. Then Michonne says her final goodbyes and runs to assist Rick outside clearing out the horde as he carries Carl away. Denise answers the door to a desperate Rick who is holding a badly wounded Carl.
Denise does all that she can for Carl as Rick goes back outside to help Michonne. While looking out of their safe houses, all of the citizens watch in horror as the zombies flood the town and Michonne and Rick are completely outnumbered. The residents of Alexandria come out to help and are joined by Glenn, Andrea, Heath and Spencer, who make it back from the watch tower. Despite overwhelming numbers, they are victorious. After the fight, Rick, acknowledging he has been approaching the problem the wrong way, tells the group he now wants to establish a permanent community - one strong enough to defend against the roamers and the other dangers the world now presents. Spurred on by the realization that with cooperation, planning and effort, they can not just survive, but win against even a roamer swarm, the survivors start making plans - to create a permanent and safe place to live, to stop thinking reactively, and begin to re-establish civilization. He confides in Andrea that he feels he has been erring the entire time since the world ended because he has only truly cared about protecting his family, forgetting the value and importance of community and others who have been with him this whole time.
Soon after, a weakened Carl wakes from his coma, and asks Rick "Where's mom?". Carl is suffering from an intermittent amnesia, and while he does eventually recall the dead rising and death of his mother, other events, such as the birth of his sister and his hand in the death of Ben seem to be lost. In the meantime, some of the original residents of Alexandria, feeling he and the 'newcomers' are far too dangerous, are forming a conspiracy to remove Rick from leadership. Glenn overhears their discussion and is chased by them, ending in a Mexican stand-off between him and Nicholas, the leader of the conspirators. Fortunately for both of them, Rick soon arrives with Abraham, Andrea, and Michonne, and using his logic and reasoning manages to make Nicholas and his fellow conspirators see the flaws of their thinking and thus disbands the conspiracy. Rick later brings Carl home and tells him he would be devastated if Carl died. Glenn and Maggie start distancing themselves from each other, and Holly tells Abraham he would be a better leader than Rick. Andrea then goes to Rick's house looking for Carl. Rick comes down and they have a heart-to-heart conversation. Rick and Andrea then kiss. It is later revealed that someone is watching the Alexandria Safe-Zone from outside.
Artists
- Tony Moore
Michael Anthony "Tony" Moore is an American comic book artist, whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as The Walking Dead, Fear Agent and The Exterminators.-Career:...
: #1–6 (2004) (interior), #1–24 (covers) (2005), collected trade paperback volumes 1–4 (covers).
- Charlie Adlard
Charles "Charlie" Adlard is a British comic book artist and penciller.He is best known for providing art on The Walking Dead and Savage.-Biography:...
: #7–present (interior), #25–present (covers), collected trade paperback volumes 5–present (covers).
Trade paperbacks
The
trade paperbacksIn comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
collect six issues each, but contain only the story and no cover art. Each paperback follows the custom of having a three-word title.
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Collected Material |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye |
|
May 12, 2004 |
The Walking Dead #1–6 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us |
|
November 24, 2004 |
The Walking Dead #7–12 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars |
|
May 18, 2005 |
The Walking Dead #13–18 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire |
|
November 30, 2005 |
The Walking Dead #19–24 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 5: The Best Defense |
|
September 27, 2006 |
The Walking Dead #25–30 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life |
|
April 11, 2007 |
The Walking Dead #31–36 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 7: The Calm Before |
|
September 26, 2007 |
The Walking Dead #37–42 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 8: Made To Suffer |
|
June 25, 2008 |
The Walking Dead #43–48 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 9: Here We Remain |
|
January 21, 2009 |
The Walking Dead #49–54 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 10: What We Become |
|
August 12, 2009 |
The Walking Dead #55–60 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters |
|
January 6, 2010 |
The Walking Dead #61–66 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 12: Life Among Them |
|
August 3, 2010 |
The Walking Dead #67–72 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 13: Too Far Gone |
|
November 23, 2010 |
The Walking Dead #73–78 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 14: No Way Out |
|
June 22, 2011 |
The Walking Dead #79–84 |
| The Walking Dead Survivors Guide |
|
November 1, 2011 |
The Walking Dead Survivors Guide #1–4 |
| The Walking Dead Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves |
|
December 20, 2011 |
The Walking Dead #85-90 |
Hardcovers
All hardcovers contain the material from the comics including the covers, and in some cases, bonus material. The trim size of the books are larger than the paperbacks. Each hardcover contains two story arcs from the series. There are signed versions of the books available, each of which are limited to 310 pieces.
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Collected Material | Cover Character |
| The Walking Dead: Book One |
|
July 19, 2006 |
The Walking Dead #1–12 |
Rick |
| The Walking Dead: Book Two |
|
March 7, 2007 |
The Walking Dead #13–24 |
Michonne |
| The Walking Dead: Book Three |
|
December 19, 2007 |
The Walking Dead #25–36 |
The Governor |
| The Walking Dead: Book Four |
|
October 29, 2008 |
The Walking Dead #37–48 |
Lori and Judith |
| The Walking Dead: Book Five |
|
May 5, 2010 |
The Walking Dead #49–60 |
Abraham |
| The Walking Dead Covers |
|
October 19, 2010 |
The Walking Dead #1–50 (covers) |
N/A |
| The Walking Dead: Book Six |
|
October 26, 2010 |
The Walking Dead #61–72 |
Carl |
| The Walking Dead: Book Seven |
|
October 18, 2011 |
The Walking Dead #73–84 |
Rick |
Omnibus editions
Limited omnibus editions collect 24 issues in a slipcase with several extras. As limited edition versions, the first volume is autographed by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard with 300 pieces available. The second volume has a standard release of 3000 pieces, and there is also a deluxe limited edition (signed by Kirkman/Adlard) with 300 pieces available.
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Collected Material |
| The Walking Dead: Volume 1 Deluxe HC |
|
December 14, 2005 |
Collects #1–24 |
| The Walking Dead: Volume 2 Deluxe HC |
|
February 17, 2009 |
Collects #25–48 |
| The Walking Dead: Volume 3 Deluxe HC |
|
February 2, 2011 |
Collects #49–72 |
The Limited Edition Retailer Giveaway is a limited hardcover of the softcover Volume 1, with black faux-leather cover and red foil highlights.
Compendium editions
These are 48-issue softcover editions.
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Collected Material |
| The Walking Dead: Compendium One |
|
May 6, 2009 |
Collects #1–48 |
Novels
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Collected Material |
| The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor is a post-apocalyptic horror novel written by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga. The novel is a spin-off of Kirkman's series of graphic novels and explores the back-story of one of the series's most infamous characters, The Governor. Rise of the Governor is...
|
|
October 11, 2011 |
by Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga |
Reception
The series received critical acclaim.
Max BrooksMaximillian Michael "Max" Brooks is an American author and screenwriter, with a particular interest in zombies. Brooks is also a television and voice-over actor.- Early life and education :...
told Kirkman that he had read The Walking Dead and liked it. Eric Sunde of
IGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
comics said, "This series is one of the best monthly comics available". The series also received the
Eisner AwardThe Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
for Best Continuing Series in 2010.
The characters of the series received positive reviews as well. Rick Grimes, the series main protagonist, was ranked as IGN's 26th Greatest Comic Book Hero of All Time in 2011 stating that Robert Kirkman seemingly has an endless supply of wringers to run Rick through and as the body count rises, so do the chances of Rick losing more pieces of his soul. Also Michonne, another one of the series' protagonists, was ranked as IGN's 86th Greatest Comic Book Hero of All Time in 2011 stating that it takes a special kind of person to eke out an existence in The Walking Dead world and that Michonne is that kind of person. The Governor, one of the series' antagonists, was ranked as IGN's 86th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time in 2009 describing him as the sadistic evil that The Road Warrior forgot.
WizardWizard or Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture was a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment from July 1991 to January 2011...
magazine also ranked The Governor as the 131st greatest comic book character of all time.
Television adaptation
On August 12, 2009, it was announced that AMC had picked up the rights to produce a show based on the comic.
Frank DarabontFrank Darabont is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist, all based on stories by Stephen King...
wrote, directed and served as an executive producer until he was fired by AMC on July 25th, 2011.
Charles H. EgleeCharles H. Eglee is an Emmy Award winning American film and television writer and producer. He worked extensively for Steven Bochco productions throughout the 1990s. For Bochco productions he co-created Byrds of Paradise with frequent collaborator Channing Gibson and co-created Murder One with...
is writer and executive producer. Robert Kirkman is writer and executive producer. A pilot episode was officially ordered on January 21, 2010 and filming began on May 15, 2010.
The series premiered on October 31, 2010 on AMC to universal acclaim. On November 8, 2010, after broadcasting only six episodes, The Walking Dead was renewed for a second season, to consist of 13 episodes, which began on October 16, 2011.
Animation comic
AMC released the animated film of the first part of Issue #1 of the comic with animation by Juice Films and voice acting from
Phil LaMarrPhillip "Phil" LaMarr is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. One of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, he is also known for his small, but memorable role as Marvin in Pulp Fiction...
and art from
Tony MooreMichael Anthony "Tony" Moore is an American comic book artist, whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as The Walking Dead, Fear Agent and The Exterminators.-Career:...
.
Video game
On February 18, 2011,
Telltale GamesTelltale Games is a leading independent digital first publisher and game developer founded in June 2004 as Telltale, Incorporated. Based in San Rafael, California, the studio includes designers formerly employed by LucasArts...
has announced their plans to create an episodic video game based on The Walking Dead. It will debut in the fall of 2011. Kirkman has said that, unlike typical zombie games such as
Left 4 DeadLeft 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X...
, it will focus more on characterization and emotion than action.
Other products
Taverncraft has produced
TWD pint glasses and steins, and has a license to release lighters for the series as well.
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Board Game from
Z-Man GamesthumbZ-Man Games is a company incorporated in 1999 in the USA to produce games. The headquarters is in Mahopac, New York, near New York City. It is named after its proprietor, Zev Shlasinger...
is scheduled for release late summer 2011.
Action figures designed to resemble the characters as drawn in the comic book manufactured by
McFarlane ToysMcFarlane Toys, a subsidiary of Todd McFarlane Productions, Inc., is a company started by Todd McFarlane that makes highly detailed models of characters from movies, comics, musicians, video games, and sport figures...
for September 2011 release. In addition, action figures made to resemble actors from the TV series, including Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon and a dismemberable Walker and Biter, were created for release in November 2011.
Aircel series
In 1989, a four-issue
limited seriesA limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
named The Walking Dead was published by
Aircel ComicsAircel Comics was a Canadian comic book publisher founded by Barry Blair, based in Ottawa and active between 1985 and 1994. In 1988, it merged with American publisher Eternity Comics, itself an imprint of Malibu Comics, and in the late 1980s was taken over by Malibu before ceasing publication...
. It was followed by a one issue special in 1990. Other than the shared zombie theme, there is no direct relationship between the Aircel and Image titles.
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