<Tr> <Th> Editor (s) </Th> <Td> Aubrey Sitterson (#55 - 70) Sina Grace (#67--96) Sean Mackiewicz (#97--present) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Walking Dead is an ongoing black - and - white comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore . It focuses on Rick Grimes, a Kentucky deputy who is shot in the line of duty and awakens from a coma in a zombie apocalypse that has resulted in a state - wide quarantine . After joining with other survivors, including his loved ones, he gradually takes on the role of leader of a community as it struggles to survive the zombie apocalypse . </P> <P> First issued in 2003 by publisher Image Comics, the comic is written by Kirkman with art by Moore (issues No. 1--6) and Charlie Adlard (issue No. 7 onward). Moore continued to do the covers through issue No. 24 . </P> <P> 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), webisode series (The Walking Dead: Torn Apart, The Walking Dead: Cold Storage, and The Walking Dead: The Oath), and various additional publications, including novels (The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor). </P>

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