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.
Horror comics
At Image Comics, Robert Kirkman has created "The Walking Dead". Steve Niles predominantly writes horror comics, and his "30 Days of Night" has spawned a range of mini-series released by IDW Publishing. At Dark Horse, Mike Mignola has been working on "Hellboy", and has created a large fictional universe with spin-off titles like "BPRD" and "Lobster Johnson".