Kirkman's 'space spore' answer is likely an homage to Romero's cult horror classic. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, a 1968 horror film in which scientists thought reanimated corpses were caused by a returning space probe's explosive radiation. Robert Kirkman January 22, 2020Īs GameSpot sister site Comic Book notes, Kirkman and original series artist Tony Moore pitched a continuation to George A. Robert, an advocate for creator rights, co-founded Skybound alongside his longtime business and producing partner David Alpert in an effort to ensure creators are able to maintain their intellectual property rights and creative control.Space spore. Robert is also the Chairman of Skybound Entertainment. Other credits include AIR featuring Norman Reedus and Academy Award nominee, Djimon Hounsou.Īdditional Kirkman comics include Super Dinosaur, Battle Pope, Astounding Wolf-Man, and Thief of Thieves. The project will be written, directed and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for Universal Pictures. Kirkman’s popular demonic-exorcism comic, Outcast, was adapted, produced and airs on Cinemax.įor the big screen, Kirkman will produce Invincible based on his long-running popular comic book. He is also executive producer of the AMC series Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, and the Korean pre-apocalyptic drama, Five Year. Kirkman is co-creator, writer and producer of The Walking Dead’s companion series, Fear the Walking Dead.

Kirkman also serves as consulting producer of The Talking Dead, the popular talk show hosted by Chris Hardwick that deep dives into each week’s episode of both The Walking Dead and its companion series Fear the Walking Dead. The property has also been extended into a blockbuster game franchise, licensing business and ongoing publishing success. It has become a worldwide phenomenon as the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time and is the #1 show on television among the coveted 18-49 demo. In 2010, his Eisner award winning series, The Walking Dead, was developed into an AMC television series. First and foremost a comic creator, Kirkman has seen groundbreaking success in the adaptation of his comic book titles into major franchises in all forms of content.

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