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ZS-0003Comic
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The Walking Dead(comic series)

Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, Charlie Adlard · 2003 to 2019

Horror Drama

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Synopsis Factual description, spoiler free

A long-running black-and-white series following a small-town police officer and a changing group of survivors as they look for safety and try to rebuild a community after the dead rise.

Why it is in the catalog

Zombies are the constant condition of the story world from the first issue.

Zombie prominence Central: zombies drive the work

Creators and roles

  • Robert Kirkman Writer, co-creator
  • Tony Moore Co-creator, artist (early issues)
  • Charlie Adlard Artist (later issues)

Identity and bibliographic details

Record ID
ZS-0003
Preferred title
The Walking Dead (comic series)
Original title
Same as preferred
Aliases
TWD
Medium
Comic
Record level
Work (ongoing comic series, now concluded)
Release status
Released (concluded)
First released
2003 to 2019
Country
United States
Language
English
Publisher, studio or host
Image Comics
Identifiers
Not yet recorded

Zombie profile

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Trait evidence (may contain spoilers)

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Connections

  • Adapted as The Walking Dead (television series)Documented link

    AMC identifies the comic as the television series' source. Rules and story chronology differ between the two and are recorded separately.

What each kind of link means

Where to find it legitimately

  • No legitimate source recorded yet. Unrecorded is not the same as unavailable.

Sources

  1. The Walking Dead collection, AMC. thewalkingdeadshop.amc.com
    Locator: Official AMC page identifying the television series and its comic source · accessed 2026-10-10

Provenance and maintenance

Review status
Under review: Has identity, rationale and a source; awaiting an editor's check.
Added
2026-10-10 by Zombie Scholar editors
Reviewer
Not yet assigned
Revision
1 (2026-10-10), first publication
Merge history
None
Identity fields complete
92%

Unresolved questions

  • Index the series at issue level (issue numbers, dates, credits per issue).
  • Confirm artist ranges per issue from the publisher or a library record.
  • Add a publisher source for the comic itself.