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Query: When was the comic book series The Walking Dead introduced?
The Walking Dead debuted in 2003, published by Image Comics, with art by Tony Moore for the first six issues and Cliff Rathburn shading the art after issue five. Charlie Adlard took over as artist on issue #7, after he was approached by Kirkman.[5] Moore also did the cover art for the first twenty-four issues and the first four trade paperbacks. The remainder were done by Adlard.
When the television series premiered in October 2010, Image Comics announced The Walking Dead Weekly. The first 52 issues of the series began to be reprinted on January 5, 2011, with one issue per week for a year.[9]
Morgan Jones is a fictional character from the comic book series "The Walking Dead" and is portrayed by ames in the American television series of the same name and its companion series "Fear the Walking Dead". In both the comics and television series, he is a devoted father struggling to get over the recent death of his wife. He and his son, Duane, seek refuge in Rick's hometown after the outbreak occurs and are the first survivors that Rick encounters after awakening from his coma.
Robert Kirkman, the creator of the eponymous series of comic books, considered the idea of creating a television show based on the comic series, but did not move forward. Frank Darabont expressed interest in developing the series for television. In January 2010, AMC formally announced that it had ordered a pilot for a possible series adapted from "The Walking Dead" comic book. In the announcement, the executives stated that Darabont would serve as writer, director, and an executive producer alongside Gale Anne Hurd.
Tara Chambler is a fictional character from the horror drama television series "The Walking Dead", which airs on AMC in the United States and is based on the comic book series of the same name"." The character is based on Tara Chalmers from "", a novel based on the comic book series and the past of The Governor. She is portrayed by Alanna Masterson. She is the first character identified as LGBT to be introduced in the series.
Caesar Ramón Martínez is a recurring fictional character from the comic book series "The Walking Dead" and is portrayed by Jose Pablo Cantillo in the third and fourth seasons of the television show of the same name. Martínez is introduced in the 27th issue of the comic book series in April 2006 as the loyal second-in-command to The Governor. He is responsible for bringing Rick Grimes and two of his fellow survivors, Michonne and Glenn into Woodbury to be questioned and later tortured. In the television series, he is introduced in the third season's third episode to Andrea and Michonne as one of The Governor's soldiers.
Le also co-wrote, with the creator of "The Walking Dead" comic book (which "The Walking Dead" TV series was based on), Robert Kirkman, the bestselling comic book series "Mayhem!" for Image Comics.
"Fear the Walking Dead" is an American horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson. It is a companion series to "The Walking Dead", which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. It premiered on the cable network AMC on August 23, 2015.
A 16-part web series, "Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462", premiered on October 4, 2015, on AMC.com; it also aired as promos during "The Walking Dead" season 6. The web series depicts the outbreak's effect on a commercial airplane flight. Two of its characters, Alex (originally called Charlie in the web series), and Jake are introduced in "Fear the Walking Dead" season 2, episode 3 "Ouroboros".
"Pilot" is the series premiere of the post-apocalyptic horror television series "Fear the Walking Dead", which aired on AMC on August 23, 2015 in the United States. The series is a companion series and prequel to "The Walking Dead", which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.
The Walking Dead: Road to Survival is a role-playing game for Android and iOS, based on the comic book series "The Walking Dead" by Robert Kirkman, as well as the story of "The Walking Dead" TV series writer Jay Bonansinga. "Road to Survival" was developed by Scopely and co-created with IUGO Mobile Entertainment.
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Search and Destroy is a post-apocalyptic horror novel written by Jay Bonansinga and was released on October 18, 2016. The novel is a spin-off of "The Walking Dead" comic book series, and it is the seventh novel based on the series. It continues to explore the story of Lilly Caul as her group deals with new enemies. "The Walking Dead: Search and Destroy" is the third book in a four-part series of novels.
The Walking Dead: Michonne is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure survival horror based on Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" comic book series by Telltale Games. Taking place between issues 126 and 139 of "The Walking Dead" comic series, the game shows events of what Michonne was up to during her temporary departure from the group of survivors led by Rick Grimes in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Samira Wiley voiced Michonne in the game. The three-episode series was released between February and April 2016 for personal computers, PlayStation 3 and 4 and Xbox 360 and One consoles, and on mobile devices.
"The Walking Dead" is a comic-book series from IC and was written by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard It was started in 2003 and is continuing as of 2018. The story follows a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic landscape. The apocalypse in this series was brought about by zombies, and it is strongly suspected that the zombies are victims of a virus. "The Walking Dead" television series is based on the comic books. They have also spawned a motion comic.
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Invasion is a post-apocalyptic horror novel written by Jay Bonansinga and released October 6, 2015. The novel is a spin-off of "The Walking Dead" comic book series and continues to explore the story of one of the series' most infamous characters, Lilly Caul. "Invasion" is the second book in a second four-part series of novels.
The following is a list of characters from "Fear the Walking Dead", a television series that is a companion series and prequel to "The Walking Dead", which is based on the comic book series of the same name. 
The Walking Dead is a franchise that includes comic books, a TV series, and a video game series. The characters or their actions may differ from one series to another. This is an index of lists of "The Walking Dead" characters.
Arat is a fictional character from the horror drama television series, "The Walking Dead," that airs on AMC in the United States and is based on the comic book series of the same name. She is portrayed by Elizabeth Ludlow. Arat is an adaptation of the character Tara from "The Walking Dead" comics.
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead: Descent is a post-apocalyptic horror novel written by Jay Bonansinga and released October 14, 2014. The novel is a spin-off of "The Walking Dead" comic book series and continues to explore the story of one of the series' most infamous characters, Lilly Caul. "Descent" is the first book in a second four-part series of novels.
The Walking Dead received the 2007 and 2010 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series at San Diego Comic-Con International. The series was adapted into the AMC television series The Walking Dead, which premiered in 2010. The television program loosely follows the storyline of the comic book. The franchise has also spawned multiple additional media properties, including video games (such as The Walking Dead video game), a companion television series (Fear the Walking Dead),[7] webisode series (The Walking Dead: Torn Apart, The Walking Dead: Cold Storage, The Walking Dead: The Oath, and The Walking Dead: Red Machete), and various additional publications, including novels (The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor).
Robert Kirkman, who created the comic book series in 2003, says he had considered the idea of a "Walking Dead" television series, but never actively pursued it. "I certainly wanted it to happen, just because I knew it would be good for the book... I'm certainly not against adaptations, like some creators." When Frank Darabont became interested in adapting the comic books for television, Kirkman said it was "extremely flattering" and went on to say that, "He definitely cares about the original source material, and you can tell that in the way he's adapting it. It's an extreme validation of the work... Never in a million years could I have thought that if "Walking Dead" were to ever be adapted that everything would be going this well. I think that that's all because of Frank."
The following is a list of characters from "The Walking Dead" television series based on the eponymous comic book series. Although some characters appear in both the television and comic series, the continuity of the television series is not shared with the original comic book series.
The following is a list of characters from "The Walking Dead" comic book series, created by Robert Kirkman. Plot structure and characterization between the comic and television series can be similar, derivative, or in many cases almost entirely irrelevant.
Shane Walsh was created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, the writer and original artist of "The Walking Dead" comic book series. The character first appeared in the first issue of the comic book series in October 2003, but was expanded upon greatly in the television show adapted from the comics in 2010. As a result, Shane lives much longer in the chronology of the story in the show than he does in the comics. Kirkman described the comic book version of Shane's character as a short and quick "wham, bam, thank you ma'am" arc compared to that of his counterpart in the television series. Kirkman said he preferred the show's version of Shane and that the differences between the two versions of the character illustrate the ability to explore and evolve elements from the comic book in different ways on the show.
The fifth season premiered on October 12, 2014, with Scott M. Gimple as the show's third showrunner. Gimple has said that he would stay closer in line to the comic book series events "as much as possible", but ultimately remix stories with certain characters, referencing original characters introduced to the show and deceased characters alive in the comic book as a reason for this.[24] Robert Kirkman himself has mentioned that the series will follow much closer to the comic series with Gimple's run.[25] With the series' ninth season, which started broadcast in October 2018, Angela Kang was promoted to showrunner with Gimple now in charge of all Walking Dead properties at AMC. This also was accompanied by the largest deviation from the comics, with the departure of Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln, from the show, though Lincoln will reprise Rick in three feature-length films to be produced as AMC Originals that continue Rick's story with Kirkman's involvement.[26][27][28][29]
Milton Mamet is a fictional character from the American television series "The Walking Dead" portrayed by Dallas Roberts. He is an original character and has no comic counterpart in "The Walking Dead" comic book series.