<P> The series received critical acclaim, winning the Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series in 2010 and prompting Eric Sunde of IGN comics to call it "one of the best monthly comics available". Among its fans are author Max Brooks . Because of the popularity of the series, which increased considerably when it was adapted into a television series of the same name, artist Tony Moore's original artwork for the series' early issues has gone up in value; on the March 28, 2013 episode of the VH1 reality television series For What It's Worth, Moore's original artwork for Page 7 of issue #1 was professionally appraised to be worth $20,000 . </P> <P> AMC picked up the rights to produce a show based on the comic in 2009 . It ordered a pilot episode on January 21, 2010 and began filming on May 15, 2010 . The series premiered on October 31, 2010 with high ratings . On November 8, 2010, after broadcasting two episodes, AMC renewed The Walking Dead for a second season of 13 episodes, which began on October 16, 2011 . The TV show is loosely inspired by the comic, introducing new characters and deviating from the comic in certain plot points . </P> <P> 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 . Robert Kirkman himself has mentioned that the series will follow much closer to the comic series with Gimple's run . </P> <P> A companion television series, titled Fear The Walking Dead, debuted on AMC on August 23, 2015 . The series features new original characters, and it is set in the city of Los Angeles, California starting prior to the zombie apocalypse . It explores these new characters as the apocalypse begins . The series was created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson, with Erickson serving as showrunner for the series . AMC ordered the series for a two - season commitment, with the first season consisting of six episodes . </P>

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