The Walking Dead is a monthly black-and-white US comic book

American comic book

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 series

Ongoing series

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 published by Image Comics

Image Comics

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 beginning in 2003

2003 in comics

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. The comic was created by writer Robert Kirkman

Robert Kirkman

Robert 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 Moore

Tony Moore (artist)

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:...

, who was replaced by Charlie Adlard

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:...

 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 apocalypse

Zombie apocalypse

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. The series won the 2010 Eisner Award

Eisner Award

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 for Best Continuing Series at San Diego Comic-Con International.