The Walking Dead (franchise)
First issued in 2003 by publisher Image Comics, the series was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore (who was later replaced by Charlie Adlard from issue #7 onward, though Moore continued to do the covers through issue #24.) "The Walking Dead" received the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series at San Diego Comic-Con International.
The Walking Dead (comic book)
In May of 2018, Image Comics and its imprint Skybound Entertainment, the company that has driven development of "The Walking Dead" comic series since 2010, jointly announced "The Walking Dead Day." The fan-oriented event has a scheduled date of October 13, 2018 and will coincide with the release of a "Walking Dead #1 15th Anniversary Variant Edition," with cover art by current series artist Charlie Adlard. A select number of "The Walking Dead Day" participating local comic shops become part of the comic's story line, with their own special edition of Adlard's anniversary cover, featuring the store’s logo incorporated into the cover art. The company also noted that additional limited edition collectibles and festivities would be announced at a future date, prior to the October 2018 event.