Robert Kirkman Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for New Series for "The Walking Dead" in 2011
• Has won an Eisner Award, an Inkpot Award, Spike TV's Game Changers Award, and the first-ever Saturn Innovator Award
• The 100th issue of "The Walking Dead" comic book series had the highest-selling initial order of any comic book in the last century
• Named his son Peter Parker Kirkman after Spider-Man's civilian identity
• After "Battle Pope," he was hired to work with artist Cory Walker on "Science Dog" for Image Comics and "SuperPatriot" for Erik Larsen
• His first comic book series was "Battle Pope," a satire series about a religious superhero that was published by Diamond Comics Distributors, Inc
• Quote: "To a certain extent [zombies] become something to not really be scared of unless you mess up․ Humans, however, do not follow any rules and will always do something that surprises you and are capable of doing things far worse than trying to eat you․"
• Quote: "(On "The Walking Dead"): "It's looking at things through the lens of yourself․․․Part of the fun of this show is sitting on your couch and thinking, 'What would I do if I had to make that decision?'""
• Is a partner at Image Comics and has produced a number of other comic book series through his Skybound imprint, including "Invincible," "Super Dinosaur," and "Thief of Thieves․"
• Best known as the creator and writer of the comic book series "The Walking Dead," as well as executive producer of the TV series by the same name