Robert Kirkman On Writing The Walking Dead TV Show!

Robert Kirkman On Writing The Walking Dead TV Show!

The creator and writer of the comic book series discusses what it's been like to write episodes for the TV adaptation as well as revisiting characters he'd left behind long ago...

By JoshWilding - Aug 25, 2010 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: The Walking Dead
Source: MTV Splash Page

The Walking Dead is an upcoming American series created for television by Frank Darabont and based upon the comic book series of the same name created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. The show tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse and follows a small group of survivors traveling across the country in search of a new home away from the hordes of zombies. As their situation grows more and more grim, the group's desperation to survive pushes them to do almost anything to stay alive!



"It's fun going back and writing the thing, because I don't remember very much from the early issues of the comic," Kirkman told MTV News in a recent interview.

"The story in the comic moves so much, a lot of the characters die, and it's a frequent death rate in the book. So I'm getting to write characters that I haven't even really thought about for a long time, because they've been out of the book for a while."

"It's kind of like going back home again and getting a second pass at earlier stuff. It's a lot of fun."

The first episode of The Walking Dead will premiere with a 90-minute episode on AMC on October 31st later this year!




Image and video hosting by TinyPic



About The Author:
JoshWilding
Member Since 3/13/2009
Comic Book Reader. Film Lover. WWE and F1 Fan. Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and ComicBookMovie.com's #1 contributor.
Jeffery Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan Fight For Manhattan In New THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY Season 2 Trailer
Related:

Jeffery Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan Fight For Manhattan In New THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY Season 2 Trailer

AMC Has Confirmed THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON Is Getting A Third Season
Recommended For You:

AMC Has Confirmed THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON Is Getting A Third Season

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

View Recorder