| Robert Kirkman | |
|---|---|
 Kirkman at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | November 30, 1978 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer, publisher, producer |
Notable works | |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (2012)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Sonia Kirkman |
| Children | 2[2] |
Robert Kirkman (/ˈkɜːrkmən/; born November 30, 1978)[3] is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for co-creating The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Invincible, Tech Jacket, Outcast, Oblivion Song, and Fire Power 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.[4]
He is one of the five partners of Image Comics currently serving as COO, and the only one of the five who was not one of its co-founders.[5]
In 2010, Kirkman co-founded the entertainment company Skybound Entertainment in order to develop properties in traditional and new media, including comics, television, and film. The company also manages the license for The Walking Dead and Invincible. In 2018, Skybound expanded to create Skybound Games to develop video games based on its intellectual property.
Kirkman is also known for creating and producing the television series' Outcast and Invincible, both adaptations of his own comic book series. He has also written a number of episodes for The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. He is executive producer of the AMC series Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics, and the Korean pre-apocalyptic drama, Five Year.[6]
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ "Smodcast". SModcast.
- ^ Löchel, Ingo. "The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman". Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ "WonderCon Special Guests"; Comic-Con magazine; Winter 2010; Page 19
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". ImageComics.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ "Robert Kirkman". Image Comics. Retrieved December 27, 2023.