The Walking Dead (Image)

    (Image, 2003-Present)
™ and ©2003 Robert Kirkman
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One wouldn’t think that a comic book that borrows so heavily—deliberately or otherwise—from a mediocre British pseudo-zombie flick would sound promising. But Robert Kirkman not only makes it work, he makes it downright riveting.

The aforementioned film was the otherwise forgettable 28 Days Later, which opened with the story’s main character awaking from a coma to find that the entire world’s population was either dead or transformed into mindless, zombie-like creatures. Kirkman’s story opens in virtually identical fashion, complete with the usual undead clichés: slow-moving, flesh-eating, vulnerable-to-head-trauma, etc.

But what makes this volume so enticing isn’t scores of undead roaming the streets. Instead, it’s his character-driven story of a rag–tag group’s survival: survival, not just from decaying hordes of former humanity, but also from their own internal conflicts. The undead are not the story’s focal point; they’re a conflict—and only one of the story’s conflicts, at that. So Kirkman, instead, focuses on the story’s main characters and quickly makes it a page–turner. Buy this book and just try not to read it in one sitting.

— Jim Johnson
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#1 - 2nd printing (Image Firsts 2010)

March, 2010
Cover Price: $1.00
2 copies available from $3.50 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 - 3rd printing (Image Firsts 2011)

April, 2011
Cover Price: $1.00
2 copies available from $8.50 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 - 4th printing (Image Firsts 2012)

December, 2012
Cover Price: $1.00
5 copies available from $0.99 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 - 6th printing (Image Firsts 2015)

November, 2015
Cover Price: $1.00
2 copies available from $2.75 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation A (Wizard Comic Con Chicago Cover A by Ethan Van Sciver)

August, 2013
Cover Price: $2.95
4 copies available from $38.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation C

October, 2013
Cover Price: $5.99
4 copies available from $9.99 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation G (Emerald City Comic Con Cover G by Erik Larsen)

August, 2013
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $80.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation H (Emerald City Comic Con B&W Cover H by Erik Larsen)

August, 2013
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $20.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation I

April, 2014
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $13.50 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation S (Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con Cover S by Paolo Rivera)

May, 2013
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $25.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation T (Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con Cover T by Clay Mann)

May, 2015
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $15.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation U (Wizard World Comic Con Cover U by Stuart Sayger)

14-Dec-2016
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $15.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 107 (Wizard World Richmond Cover by KEN KELLY)

July, 2015
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $10.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 110 (Wizard World Portland Cover by Michael Golden)

February, 2013
Cover Price: $0.00
2 copies available from $10.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 29 (Wizard World Comic Con Madison 2015 Cover by Rob Liefeld)

February, 2015
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $10.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 31 (15th Blind Bag Edition Color Trade Dress Cover by David Finch)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
4 copies available from $2.48 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 32 (15th Blind Bag Edition Color Virgin Cover by David Finch)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
3 copies available from $6.30 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 33 (15th Blind Bag Edition B&W Trade Dress Cover by David Finch)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
2 copies available from $2.20 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 83 (Wizard World Indianapolis 2015 Black and White Cover by Michael Golden)

February, 2015
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $15.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 91 (Wizard World Saint Louis 2013 Cover by Arthur Suydam)

March, 2013
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $25.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 92 (Wizard World New York 2013 Cover by Neal Adams)

June, 2013
Cover Price: $0.00
2 copies available from $15.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation 97

June, 2015
Cover Price: $0.00
2 copies available from $10.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation W

September, 2015
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $3.99 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#1 Variation X (15th Anniversary Cover X)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $2.99
12 copies available from $3.27 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#2 Variation A

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
2 copies available from $3.99 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#2 Variation B (15th Anniversary Blind Bag Edition Color Trade Dress Cover B)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $4.75 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#6

March, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $85.00 		Robert KirkmanTony Moore
#7

April, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $59.20 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#7 Variation A

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
2 copies available from $3.99 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#7 Variation D (15th Anniversary Blind Bag Edition B&W Trade Dress Cover D)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $2.20 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#8

May, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $41.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#9

June, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $41.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#10

July, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $41.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#11

August, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $43.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#12

September, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $27.30 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#13

October, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $22.75 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#14

November, 2004
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $22.75 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#16

February, 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $18.20 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#17

March, 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
3 copies available from $18.20 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#18

April, 2005
Cover Price: $2.95
2 copies available from $18.20 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#19 Variation A

October, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $5.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#19 Variation B

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
3 copies available from $5.99 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#20

July, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $16.40 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#21

August, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $29.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#22

October, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
6 copies available from $24.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#23

November, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $32.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#24

November, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $42.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#25

January, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $16.40 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#26

March, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $16.40 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#27

April, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $195.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#27 Variation A

February, 2013
Cover Price: $2.99
8 copies available from $3.99 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#27 Variation A - 2nd printing (Hastings Cover A by Charles Adlard)

February, 2013
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $2.99 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#27 Variation B

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
3 copies available from $3.99 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#27 Variation C (15th Anniversary Blind Bag Edition Color Trade Dress Cover C by Declan Shalvey)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
1 copy available for $6.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#27 Variation D (15th Anniversary Blind Bag Edition Color Virgin Cover D)

October, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99
2 copies available from $2.20 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#28

May, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $15.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#29

June, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
7 copies available from $19.98 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#30

August, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $20.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#31

September, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $20.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#32

October, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $18.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#33

December, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $44.99 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#33 - 2nd printing (Blue Light on Cover by Charles Adlard)

December, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $149.95 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#34

January, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $19.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#34 - 2nd printing

January, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $129.95 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#35

February, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $14.98 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#36

March, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $18.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#37

May, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $23.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#38

June, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $17.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#39

July, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $18.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#40

August, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
6 copies available from $6.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#41

15-Aug-2007
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $14.85 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#42

September, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $21.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#43

October, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
4 copies available from $29.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#44

November, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $38.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
#46

February, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $25.00 		Robert KirkmanCharles Adlard
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