Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Marvel Zombies by Robert Kirkman Robert Kirkman. Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer who created and writes for Die!Die!Die!. He is best known for creating the zombie apocalypse comic book series The Walking Dead . Contents. Biography [ edit | edit source ] Robert Kirkman's first comic book work was Battle Pope (2000), a superhero parody co-created with artist Tony Moore and self-published under the Funk-O-Tron label. [citation needed] Later, while pitching a new series, Science Dog , Kirkman and artist Cory Walker were hired to do a SuperPatriot miniseries for Image Comics. [citation needed] While working on that book, Kirkman and E.J. Su created the 2002 Image series Tech Jacket , which ran six issues. [citation needed] In 2003, Kirkman and Walker created Invincible for Image's new superhero line. The story surrounded the adolescent son of the world's most powerful superhero, who develops powers and starts his own superhero career. Walker later failed to meet the monthly title's deadlines and was replaced by Ryan Ottley. [1] In 2005, Paramount Pictures announced it had bought the rights to produce an Invincible feature film, and hired Kirkman to write the screenplay. [2] Shortly after the launch of Invincible , Kirkman and Moore began The Walking Dead (2003), a series set in a world inspired by George A. Romero's zombie movies. Moore, himself struggling to keep deadlines, was replaced by Charlie Adlard, beginning with Issue #7. [3] Moore continued to draw covers until Issue 24 as well as the first four volumes of the trade paperbacks for the series. Kirkman's work for Marvel Comics has included a revival of the 1990s Sleepwalker series; it was canceled before being published, [citation needed] with the first issue eventually included in Epic Anthology #1 (2004). He soon became a mainstay at Marvel, writing, among other titles, Captain America vol. 4, #29-32 (2004), Marvel Knights 2099 (2004), Jubilee #1-6 (2004), Marvel Team-Up vol. 3, #1-25 (2005), Fantastic Four: Foes #1-6 (2005), Marvel Zombies #1-5 (2005–2006), Ultimate X-Men (starting with issue #66), and Irredeemable Ant-Man #1-12. Kirkman and artist Jason Howard created the Image series The Astounding Wolf-Man , launching it on May 5, 2007, as part of Free Comic Book Day. Kirkman edited the monthly series Brit , based on the character he created for the series of one-shots, illustrated by Moore and Cliff Rathburn. It ran 12 issues. Kirkman announced in 2007 that he and artist Rob Liefeld would team on a revival of Killraven for Marvel Comics. [4] Kirkman that year also said he and Todd McFarlane would collaborate on Haunt for Image Comics. [5] In late July 2008, Kirkman was made a partner at Image Comics, and would no longer write for Marvel. [6] [7] In 2009, however, he and Walker produced the five-issue miniseries The Destroyer vol. 4 [8] for Marvel's MAX imprint. In 2009, Kirkman and Marc Silvestri took over the 2009/2010 Pilot Season for Top Cow Comics. The 2009/2010 Pilot Season contains a series of five one-shot pilot comics that readers will be able to vote on which becomes an ongoing series. Each series is co-created by Silvestri who also provides cover art. [9] On February 9th, 2012, Robert Kirkman was sued by Tony Moore. Moore says he was duped into assigning his interest in the material over to Kirkman, who has since gone on to fame and fortune. Moore, on the other hand, has received very little compensation and has not be able to access profit statements from properties including Walking Dead, he says. [10] On August 7th, 2012, Moore filed a new lawsuit against Kirkman in order to seek a declaratory judgment that he is a joint author of "The Walking Dead" and other works. Kirkman then filed a countersuit against Moore, claiming that he had actually overpaid Moore for his work and was entitled to his money back. [11] Trivia [ edit | edit source ] There is a small easter egg that relates to Kirkman in GTA V . Police officers in the Blaine county area will sometimes have a name badge with the name 'Kirkman' or 'Grimes'. He has numerous mentions in other games/movies/TV shows that deal with the zombie genre. Kirkman said he named his son 'Peter Parker Kirkman', after Spider-Man's civilian identity, Peter Parker. [12][13] Bibliography [ edit | edit source ] Image Comics [ edit | edit source ] The Astounding Wolf-Man (2007-2010) Brit (2003-2004, 2007-2008) Capes (miniseries) Haunt (2009-2012) Image United (2009-2010) Invincible (2003-2018) Pilot Season for Top Cow Comics a partner studio of Image (2009/2010) [14] Murderer #1 (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Nelson Blake II (Cov) Marc Silvestri Demonic #1 (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Joe Benitez (Cov) Marc Silvestri Stealth #1 (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Sheldon Mitchell (Cov) Marc Silvestri Stellar #1 (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Bernard Chang (Cov) Marc Silvestri Hardcore #1 (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Brian Stelfreeze (Cov) Marc Silvestri. Marvel Comics [ edit | edit source ] Captain America (2004) Destroyer Epic Anthology Fantastic Four: Foes (2005) The Irredeemable Ant-Man (2006-2007) Jubilee (2004) Marvel Knights 2099 Marvel Team-Up (2005-2007) Marvel Zombies (2005-2007) Marvel Zombies (2005-2006) Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (2006) Marvel Zombies 2 (2007) Novels [ edit | edit source ] The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury Just Another Day at the Office The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor The Walking Dead: Descent The Walking Dead: Invasion The Walking Dead: Search and Destroy The Walking Dead: Return to Woodbury. Other [ edit | edit source ] Battle Pope (2000) Filmography [ edit | edit source ] Kirkman is creator, writer and/or producer of several television shows based on his comic books such as: Robert Kirkman. Robert Kirkman ( / ˈ k ɜr k m ən / ; born November 30, 1978) [2] is an American comic book writer best known for co-creating The Walking Dead , Invincible , Tech Jacket , Outcast and Oblivion Song for Image Comics, in addition to writing Ultimate X-Men , Irredeemable Ant-Man and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt . [3] He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of its co-founders. [4] Contents. Early life [ edit | edit source ] Robert Kirkman was born November 30, 1978, [2] in Lexington, Kentucky, and was raised in Cynthiana, Kentucky. [5] Career [ edit | edit source ] Robert Kirkman's first comic book work was the 2000 superhero parody Battle Pope , [3] which he co-created with artist Tony Moore, self- published under the Funk-O-Tron label, and was adapted into a season of 8 animated webisodes that appeared on Spike TV's website in 2008. [6] Later, while pitching a new series, Science Dog , Kirkman and artist Cory Walker were hired to do a SuperPatriot miniseries for Image Comics. While working on that book, Kirkman and E. J. Su created the 2002 Image series Tech Jacket , which ran six issues, and the one-shot title, Cloudfall . In 2003, Kirkman and Walker created Invincible for Image's new superhero line. The story surrounded the adolescent son of the world's most powerful superhero, who develops powers and starts his own superhero career. Walker later failed to meet the monthly title's deadlines and was replaced by Ryan Ottley. [7] In 2005, Paramount Pictures announced it had bought the rights to produce an Invincible feature film, and hired Kirkman to write the screenplay. [8] Shortly after the launch of Invincible , Kirkman and Moore began The Walking Dead (2003). Kirkman said in 2012 that Image had balked at publishing a comics series featuring what it felt was simply another zombie story, prompting him to say the zombies were part of an alien plot—a notion he had no intention of using except as a means of selling the project. [9] Artist Charlie Adlard replaced Tony Moore with issue #7. [10] Moore continued to draw covers until issue 24 as well as the first four volumes of the trade paperbacks for the series. Kirkman at the 2011 New York Comic Con. Kirkman was first hired by Marvel Comics to pen a revival of the 1990s Sleepwalker series, [11] but it was canceled before being published; the contents of its first issue were included in Epic Anthology No. 1 (2004). He soon became a mainstay at Marvel, writing the "Avengers Disassembled" issues of Captain America vol. 4, 2004's Marvel Knights 2099 one-shots event, Jubilee #1–6 and Fantastic Four: Foes #1–6, a two-year run on Ultimate X-Men and the entire Marvel Team-Up vol. 3 and the Irredeemable Ant-Man miniseries. At Image, Kirkman and artist Jason Howard created the ongoing series The Astounding Wolf-Man , launching it on May 5, 2007, as part of Free Comic Book Day. Kirkman edited the monthly series Brit , based on the character he created for the series of one-shots, illustrated by Moore and Cliff Rathburn. It ran 12 issues. Kirkman announced in 2007 that he and artist Rob Liefeld would team on a revival of Killraven for Marvel Comics. [12] Kirkman that year also said he and Todd McFarlane would collaborate on Haunt for Image Comics. [13] In late July 2008, Kirkman was made a partner at Image Comics, thereby ending his freelance association with Marvel. [14] [15] Nonetheless, later in 2009, he and Walker produced the five-issue miniseries The Destroyer vol.