I would have expected this panel to take place on Sunday, when everybody at Comic-Con is part of the walking dead. But no matter. AMC has been here in force pushing the adaptation of The Walking Dead, the Image comic book series created and written by Robert Kirkman, premiering in October on AMC. Cast members…
AMC is shuffling forward with The Walking Dead, based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. The one-hour series begins production this June in Atlanta with actor Jon Bernthal playing lead character Shane. AMC currently plans on debuting The Walking Dead this October as part of the network’s…
Robert Kirkman fans ought to pull out a celebratory snack from their beards, and rejoice as AMC has given the go to a pilot for the long running comic series The Walking Dead. Kirkman’s series, a “what happens after the zombie movie is over”, will be brought to the cable network from an adaptation from…
During the 2008 San Diego Comic Con, MTV New Media debuted their new animated series based on Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker’s Invincible comic. Published by Image Comics, [[[Invincible]]] tells the story of Mark Grayson, a young man who inherits his father’s superpowers. It’s been released through various outlets: iTunes, Xbox, Amazon, MTV2, MTV.com, and…
Laura Hudson (Publisher’s Weekly, Comic Foundry Magazine) interviewed writer Mark Millar and artist Tony Harris at Midtown Comics. Along with discussing their new series, they also shared their thoughts on Robert Kirkman’s recent video concerning creators pursuing original characters. MILLAR: "To me, it just seemed exciting, the idea of doing a no-holds barred super-hero war…
Reaction to Robert Kirkman’s recent "mission statement" video has been creating quite the buzz around the comics industry lately, and rather than surfing every message board, column and blog in the comics world to find out what everyone’s saying, there are a few good places to go for roundups. First off, here’s the video that…
When Entertainment Weekly assembles seven of the most powerful men (and woman) in all of comics, obviously some massive news bombs are going to get dropped. “Yes, I read comic books in the bath,” Grant Morrison announced, shocking the assembled fans and setting the blogosphere ablaze. Okay, so there was little in the way of…
It’s been a big week for Image, which started early on Comic-Con with the revelation that Robert Kirkman is joining the publisher as a partner. Friday brought word that all the Image founders (minus Jim Lee) will be joining together on a six-issue miniseries called Image United. They’ll be providing art, while the story comes…
The summer of change continues for Image Comics. Earlier, Erik Larsen stepped down as publisher, turning the reins over to Eric Stephenson. And now Robert Kirkman has signed on as a partner at the company. The New York Times has a story on this latest development in today’s Books section. And this week at Comic-Con…
What could be more Apple Pie America than an eighteen wheel big rig flying down the highway? Toss in a vampire apocalypse and you’ve got Arcana studio’s American Wasteland – ComicMix Radio takes you behind the wheel of this great indy horror comic. Plus: • Robert Kirkman bails on Ultimate X-Men • Bryan Singer bails on…
This week, ComicMix Radio had the chance to share the good bad and weird – and as usually here’s the links to prove it: Robert Kirkman, writer of Invincible, Marvel Zombies, The Astounding Wolf-Man, Ultimate X-Men, The Walking Dead and more finally has a home on the web. Go here to check out his Kirkmania.Com,…
Can we handle another weekly comic? Countdown writer Jimmy Palmotti tells us why this will be the series to watch over the summer. Plus – the excitement from Free Comic Book Day has just settled, but we’ve got the behind-the-scenes action as we debrief some of of the nation’s better retailers on just what happened…
