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Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible and Marvel Zombies.

Biography

Kirkman's first comic book work was self published, through the publisher Funk-O-Tron. This series was Battle Pope (2000) produced with artist Tony Moore, an intentionally offensive super-hero parody.

While pitching a new series that would be titled Science Dog, Kirkman and artist Cory Walker were hired to do a SuperPatriot miniseries for Image Comics. While working on that book, a pitch was made by Kirkman and co-creator E.J. Su for a new ongoing monthly series named Tech Jacket (2002). The pitch was accepted by Image, but was canceled after only 6 issues, due to low sales.

In 2003, at the request of Image Comics, Kirkman and SuperPatriot artist Cory Walker created Invincible for a new "superhero" line. The story surrounded the adolescent son of the world's most powerful super-hero, who develops super-powers and starts his own career as a super-hero.

Walker later failed to meet the deadlines of a monthly title and was replaced by Ryan Ottley. Shortly after the launch of Invincible, Kirkman and Tony Moore began The Walking Dead (2003), an ongoing series set in a world inspired by George A. Romero's zombie movies. Moore, struggling to keep deadlines on interior art was replaced by Charlie Adlard, beginning with issue #7. Moore continued to do covers for the book, however.

His work for Marvel Comics has included a revival of the 1990s Sleepwalker series; it cancelled before being published, with the first issue eventually included in Epic Anthology #1 (2004). He soon became a mainstay at Marvel, writing, among other titles, Captain America vol. 4, #29-32 (2004), Marvel Knights 2099 (2004), Jubilee #1-6 (2004), Marvel Team-Up vol. 3, #1-25 (2005), Fantastic Four: Foes #1-6 (2005), Marvel Zombies #1-5 (2005-2006), Ultimate X-Men (starting with issue #66), and Irredeemable Ant-Man #1-12.

Paramount Pictures announced it has bought the rights to produce an Invincible feature film, and has hired Kirkman to write the screenplay.

Kirkman and artist Jason Howard launched their new ongoing series for Image, The Astounding Wolf-Man, on May 5, 2007 as part of Free Comic Book Day.

Kirkman edited the monthly ongoing title, Brit, based on the character he created for the series of one-shots, illustrated by Tony Moore and Cliff Rathburn. This series ended with #12.

Kirkman announced in 2007 that he and artist Rob Liefeld would team on a revival of Killraven for Marvel Comics. Kirkman that year also said he and Todd McFarlane would collaborate on Haunt for Image Comics. In late July 2008, Kirkman was made a partner at Image Comics, and no longer write for Marvel work. In 2009, however, he and artist Cory Walker produced the five-issue miniseries The Destroyer vol. 4 for Marvel's MAX imprint.

Kirkman said he named his son Peter Parker Kirkman, after Spider-Man's civilian identity, Peter Parker
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