The Walking Dead (franchise)
The Walking Dead is a media franchise created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore including a comic book series, two television series, six novels, video games, and various other media such as audio books and sound tracks.
The Walking Dead (comic book)
The original pitch by Kirkman and Moore was for a followup to George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead", with the series taking place in the 1960s. Image Comics co-founder Jim Valentino suggested using an original concept instead so the creators would own the property outright. The revised pitch became "The Walking Dead."