The Walking Dead

Publisher: Image Comics

Writer: Robert Kirkman

Artist: Tony Moore

Publication date: October 2003

Source: Image Comics

What's the only thing better than a gore-filled, thrill-ride zombie movie? How about a gore-filled, thrill-ride zombie movie that never ends? That's the concept behind Robert Kirkman's comic book epic, The Walking Dead. Kirkman takes a lifetime of zombie movies and cooks them down to the essentials: a world overrun by flesh-eating zombies, a handful of survivors, and death around every corner.

The comic follows small-town sheriff Rick Grimes as he wakes from a coma to find the dead aren't staying dead anymore. He meets up with his family and gets down to the serious business of not being some shambling ghoul's lunch. But like any great zombie tale, he soon learns that the living are just as dangerous as the undead. The ongoing story follows an ever-changing group of survivors as they travel the ruins of America searching for a safe place. But Kirkman's too sadistic for that. An issue almost never goes by without someone getting shot, stabbed, or eaten. The series is still going now (Kirkman has said he plans on keeping it alive -- or undead -- for a long time) so there's no excuse for not getting your monthly dose of rotten corpses! Frequently scary and always a lot of fun, The Walking Dead is a great example of what monthly comics can do great -- create an unforgettable long form story month after month. Mmm. That's good eatin'!

The Walking Dead Issue #1

The Walking Dead Issue #2