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Robert Kirkman        

Writer and Creator of "Outcast," "The Walking Dead" and its Spin-off, "Fear the Walking Dead"

Robert Kirkman is a New York Times bestselling author known for being the cultural zeitgeist of the comic book industry. Following the grassroots success of the self-published "Battle Pope," Kirkman caught the eye of Image Comics founding partner Erik Larsen. After several short-term projects ("Suerpatriot" and "Techjacket"), he achieved superstar status in 2003 with "Invincible" and "The Walking Dead." During a subsequent stint at Marvel Comics, he gained many new fans with the haunting and hilarious Marvel Zombies.

MTV translated Kirkman’s "Invincible" into a motion comic -- one of the first in a growing industry trend. Kirkman’s "Skybound" imprint, under the Image Comics umbrella, is committed to fostering up-and-coming talent in the industry, and all acquisitions are hand-picked by Kirkman himself.

Kirkman won the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series for "The Walking Dead." AMC’s interpretation of the comic has received glowing reviews from critics and fans alike, and continues to garner the highest ratings for the network, making it a game changer for groundbreaking television on cable.

Recently, Kirkman co-created and co-wrote the drama/horror series, "Fear the Walking Dead." The show is a spin-off of "The Walking Dead" and follows new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world. He also created the 2016 Cinemax series, "Outcast."

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The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman on season 6, biggest differences ...
Robert Kirkman always has plenty to say … except when he can't speak! EW caught up with Kirkman recently, but we had to do it over email since the Walking  ...
ROBERT KIRKMAN TELLS A STORY ABOUT THE CAREER PIVOT THAT PUT HIM ON THE PATH TO THE WALKING DEAD
The monster success of The Walking Dead feels so inevitable now. The show, which has broken one ratings and social media record (the season five premiere earned 17 million total viewers and 1,320,056 tweets) after another, is the cultural phenomenon we need and deserve as a society reckoning with our own suddenly looming mortality. It may not be walkers on the horizon, but we live with the collective feeling that something is going to overrun our idyllic farm sooner rather than later.
'Fear the Walking Dead': Robert Kirkman reveals new details and ...
But EW caught up with exec producer (and creator of the original Walking Dead comic) Robert Kirkman to get some fresh intel on the show, including a ...
'Walking Dead' Creator Teases Season 6: Rick-Morgan Reunion ...
TV | By L.A. Ross on April 14, 2015 @ 3:48 pm Follow @LARoss ... Robert Kirkman (inset) talks Rick and Morgan from "The Walking Dead" (. NAB/AMC ...
Robert Kirkman QA: Writer Created 'The Walking Dead' | Movies ...
In anticipation of The Walking Dead's season premiere on Sunday, October 13th, Rolling Stone will publish an exclusive interview with a new cast or cr.

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