Robert Kirkman bibliography

This is a bibliography of the comic book writer Robert Kirkman, the co-creator and writer of Invincible and The Walking Dead.

Early work

Titles published by Funk-O-Tron, a company established by Kirkman early in his career, include:

  • Battle Pope:
    • Battle Pope #1–4 (with Tony Moore, 2000) collected as Battle Pope: Genesis (tpb, 120 pages, 2001,ISBN 0-9708108-0-6)
    • Battle Pope: Mayhem (tpb, 96 pages, 2002,ISBN 0-9708108-1-4) collects:
      • Battle Pope: Mayhem #1–2 (with Matthew Roberts, 2001)
      • Battle Pope: Shorts #1 (with Tony Moore, Mark Kidwell, Brian Despain, Shane White, Matthew Roberts and Terry Stevens, 2001)
    • Battle Pope: Shorts #2 (with Tony Moore, Jonboy Meyers and Cory Walker; Robert Sutton is credited as a co-writer on one of the stories, 2001)
    • Battle Pope Presents: Saint Michael #1–3 (with Terry Stevens, 2001) collected as Battle Pope: Saint Michael (tpb, 96 pages, 2002,ISBN 0-9708108-2-2)
    • Battle Pope: Shorts #3 (with Matthew Roberts, Cory Walker and E. J. Su, 2001)
    • Battle Pope Christmas Pope-tacular (with Tony Moore and Cory Walker, 2001)
    • Battle Pope: Wrath of God #1–3 (with Tony Moore, 2002)
  • Inkpunks Quarterly #1–3 (anthology, 2001–2002) featuring:
    • "Pitchbright" (written by Walter Conley, drawn by E. J. Su)
    • "Kung Foo Sally" (written and drawn by Matthew Roberts)
    • "Nautilus" (written by Jason Tondro, drawn by Jonboy Meyers)
    • "Chaser's Moon" (written by Kimo, drawn by Carson Grubaugh)
  • Double Take (anthology):
    • Issue #1 (Jul 2001) featured "Codename: Mayday!" (written and drawn by Jonboy Meyers) and "Evil Waise" (written and drawn by Jason Craig)
    • The following three issues adopted the numbering of the Double Image anthology, then-recently canceled by Image after its fifth issue.
      • Issues #6–8 (Nov 2001–Jan 2002) featured the continuation of the "Codeflesh" serial (written by Joe Casey, drawn by Charlie Adlard)
      • Issues #6–8 also featured the print debut of Matt Fraction with the "Rex Mantooth" serial (written by Fraction, drawn by Andy Kuhn)
    • Issue #2 (Apr 2002) featured "Tommi Trek" (written by Brian Miller, drawn by Mike Worley) and "Tales of the Realm" (written and drawn by Matt Tyree)
    • Issue #3 (Jun 2002) featured "Legend of Stone Monkey" (written by Steve Cobb, drawn by E. J. Su) and "Vice Worlds" (written and drawn by Khary Randolph)

Image Comics

Titles published by Image include:

Skybound

Titles published under Skybound (imprint of Image as well as a multimedia company co-founded by Kirkman in 2010) include:

  • Guardians of the Globe:
    • Guarding the Globe #1–6 (written by Benito Cereno, drawn by Ransom Getty and Kris Anka (#6), 2010–2011) collected as Guarding the Globe: Under Siege (tpb, 144 pages, 2012,ISBN 1-60706-356-5)
    • Guarding the Globe vol. 2 #1–6 (written by Phil Hester, drawn by Todd Nauck, 2012–2013) collected as Guarding the Globe: Hard to Kill (tpb, 160 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-60706-673-4)
    • Invincible Universe (written by Phil Hester, drawn by Todd Nauck, 2013–2014) collected as:
  • Science Dog Special #1–2 (with Cory Walker, 2010–2011) collected as Science Dog (hc, 64 pages, 2011,ISBN 1-60706-423-5)
    • Reprints of the Science Dog stories previously published as back-up features in Invincible #25, 50 and 75 along with a new short story.
    • Three more Science Dog stories were published in Oblivion Song #25 (2020) and anthology series Skybound X #3 (2021) and Image! #12 (2023)
  • Super Dinosaur (with Jason Howard, 2011–2014) collected as:
  • Witch Doctor (written by Brandon Seifert, drawn by Lukas Ketner):
    • Witch Doctor #1–4 (2011)
    • Witch Doctor: The Resuscitation (2011)
    • Witch Doctor: Mal Practice #1–6 (2012–2013)
  • The Infinite #1–4 (with Rob Liefeld, 2011)
  • Thief of Thieves (drawn by Shawn Martinbrough, 2012–2019)
    • Issues #1–7, co-written by Kirkman and Nick Spencer, are collected as Volume 1: I Quit (tpb, 152 pages, 2012,ISBN 1-60706-592-4)
    • Issues #8–13, co-written by Kirkman and James Asmus, are collected as Volume 2: Help Me (tpb, 144 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-60706-676-9)
    • Issues #14–19, co-written by Kirkman and Andy Diggle, are collected as Volume 3: Venice (tpb, 128 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-60706-844-3)
    • The rest of the series, written by Diggle solo, is collected as:
    • Issues #38–43, written by Brett Lewis, are collected as Volume 7: Closure (tpb, 128 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-5343-1036-3)
  • Clone #1–20 (written by David Schulner with Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre, drawn by Juan José Ryp, 2012–2014)
  • Ghosted #1–20 (written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Goran Sudžuka, Davide Gianfelice and Vladimir Krstić, 2013–2015)
  • The Art of Charlie Adlard (features commentary from Kirkman; hc, 192 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-60706-803-6)
  • Manifest Destiny #1–48 (written by Chris Dingess, drawn by Matthew Roberts, 2013–2022)
    • A short Manifest Destiny story was published in Skybound X #1 (anthology, 2021)
  • Dead Body Road (written by Justin Jordan):
    • Dead Body Road #1–6 (drawn by Matteo Scalera, 2013–2014)
    • Dead Body Road: Bad Blood #1–6 (drawn by Ben Tiesma, 2020)
  • Tech Jacket vol. 2 (written by Joe Keatinge, drawn by Khary Randolph, 2014–2015) collected as:
  • Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta (with Paul Azaceta, 2014–2021) collected as:
  • Birthright #1–50 (written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Andrei Bressan, 2014–2021)
    • A short Birthright epilogue story was published in Skybound X #2 (anthology, 2021)
  • Green Valley #1–9 (written by Max Landis, drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli, 2016–2017)
  • Horizon #1–18 (written by Brandon Thomas, drawn by Juan Gedeon, 2016–2018)
  • Demonic #1–6 (written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Niko Walter, 2016–2017) collected as Demonic (tpb, 128 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-5343-0057-0)
    • Continuation of the Pilot Season: Demonic one-shot (written by Kirkman, art by Joe Benitez, Top Cow, 2010)
  • Evolution #1–18 (co-written by James Asmus, Joe Keatinge, Christopher Sebela and Joshua Williamson, drawn by Joe Infurnari, 2017–2019)
  • Extremity #1–12 (written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson, 2017–2018)
  • Redneck #1–ongoing (written by Donny Cates, drawn by Lisandro Estherren, 2017–...)
    • A short Redneck story was published in Skybound X #4 (anthology, 2021)
  • Kill the Minotaur #1–6 (written by Chris Pasetto and Christian Cantamessa, drawn by Lukas Ketner, 2017)
  • Gasolina #1–18 (written by Sean Mackiewicz, drawn by Niko Walter, 2017–2019)
    • A short Gasolina story was published in Skybound X #5 (anthology, 2021)
  • Slots #1–6 (written and drawn by Dan Panosian, 2017–2018)
  • Oblivion Song (with Lorenzo De Felici, 2018–2022) collected as:
  • Crude #1–6 (written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Garry Brown, 2018)
  • Stellar #1–6 (written by Joe Keatinge, drawn by Bret Blevins, 2018) collected as Stellar (tpb, 128 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-5343-0870-9)
    • Continuation of the Pilot Season: Stellar one-shot (written by Kirkman, art by Bernard Chang, Top Cow, 2010)
  • Die!Die!Die! (co-written by Kirkman and Scott M. Gimple, art by Chris Burnham, 2018–ongoing) collected as:
  • Outpost Zero #1–14 (written by Sean McKeever, drawn by Alexandre Tefenkgi, 2018–2019)
  • Murder Falcon #1–8 (written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson, 2018–2019)
    • A short Murder Falcon story was published in Skybound X #3 (anthology, 2021)
  • Outer Darkness (written by John Layman, drawn by Afu Chan):
  • Hardcore (continuation of the Pilot Season: Hardcore one-shot written by Kirkman, drawn by Brian Stelfreeze and published by Top Cow, 2012):
    • Hardcore #1–5 (written by Andy Diggle, drawn by Alessandro Vitti, 2018–2019) collected as Hardcore Volume 1 (tpb, 112 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-5343-1229-3)
    • Hardcore Reloaded #1–5 (written by Brandon Thomas, drawn by Francis Portela, 2019–2020) collected as Hardcore Volume 2 (tpb, 112 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-5343-1596-9)
  • Assassin Nation #1–5 (written by Kyle Starks, drawn by Erica Henderson, 2019)
    • A short Assassin Nation story was published in Skybound X #3 (anthology, 2021)
  • Excellence #1–12 (written by Brandon Thomas, drawn by Khary Randolph, 2019–2022)
    • A short Excellence story was published in Skybound X #4 (anthology, 2021)
  • Reaver #1–11 (written by Justin Jordan, drawn by Rebekah Isaacs and Niko Henrichon, 2019–2020)
  • Heart Attack #1–6 (written by Shawn Kittelsen, drawn by Eric Zawadzki, 2019–2020)
  • Stealth #1–6 (written by Mike Costa, drawn by Nate Bellegarde, 2020) collected as Stealth (tpb, 128 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-5343-1695-7)
    • Continuation of the Pilot Season: Stealth one-shot (written by Kirkman, art by Sheldon Mitchell, Top Cow, 2010)
  • Fire Power (with Chris Samnee, 2020–ongoing) collected as:
  • Stillwater #1–18 (written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Ramón K. Pérez, 2020–2023)
    • A short Stillwater story was published in Skybound X #2 (anthology, 2021)
    • The series was supplemented by Stillwater: The Escape (one-shot, 2022) which featured stories by Jason Loo, Ethan Young and Andrew Wheeler with Soo Lee.
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #1–ongoing (colorized reprints of the original series with commentary from Kirkman, 2020–...)
  • Solid Blood #17 (with Ryan Ottley, 2020)
  • Ultramega #1–4 (written and drawn by James Harren, 2021)
    • A short Ultramega story was published in Skybound X #1 (anthology, 2021)
  • Summoners War (written by Justin Jordan, drawn by Luca Claretti):
    • Summoners War: Legacy #1–6 (2021)
    • Summoners War: Awakening #1–6 (2023)
  • Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #1–6 (written by Kyle Starks, drawn by Chris Schweizer, 2021)
    • A short Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton story was published in Skybound X #5 (anthology, 2021)
  • Skybound X (anthology):
    • "C.O.D.E." (with Jason Howard, in #5, 2021)
    • "Battle Beast" (with Ryan Ottley, in #25, 2022)
  • Trover Saves the Universe #1–5 (written and drawn by Tess Stone, 2021)
  • Lego Ninjago: Garmadon #1–5 (written and drawn by Tri Vuong, 2022)
  • I Hate This Place #1–ongoing (written by Kyle Starks, drawn by Artyom Topilin, 2022–...)
  • Skybound Presents: Afterschool (anthology, 2022):
    • Issue #1 is co-written by Justin Benson with Aaron Moorhead and drawn by Greg Hinkle.
    • Issue #2 is co-written by Kate Herron with Briony Redman and drawn by Leila Leiz.
    • Issue #3 is written by Jill Blotevogel and drawn by Marley Zarcone.
    • Issue #4 is written by Leon Hendrix III and drawn by Eric Zawadzki.
  • Impact Winter (written by Travis Beacham, drawn by Stephen Green, one-shot, 2022)
  • Creepshow (anthology):
    • Creepshow #1–5 (2022–2023)
      • Issue #1 featured "Take One" (written and drawn by Chris Burnham) and "Shingo" (co-written by Paul Dini and Stephen Langford, drawn by John McCrea)
      • Issue #2 featured "The Gorgahmorahh Tree" (co-written by David Lapham and his wife Maria, drawn by Lapham) and "Creator's Rites" (written by Steve Foxe, drawn by Erica Henderson)
      • Issue #3 featured "Hair" (co-written by Francesco Francavilla and his wife Lisa Marlow, drawn by Francavilla) and "The Bridge" (written by Ariela Kristantina, drawn by Jorge Corona)
      • Issue #4 featured "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You are" (written by Kyle Starks, drawn by Fran Galán) and "La Mascara de la Muerte" (written by Henry Barajas, drawn by Dani)
      • Issue #5 featured "Thirst Trap" (written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Marianna Ignazzi) and "Husk (written by Clay McLeod Chapman, drawn by Anwita Citriya)
    • Creepshow vol. 2 #1–5 (2023–2024)
  • Everyday Hero Machine Boy (written and drawn by Irma Kniivila with Tri Vuong, graphic novel, 2022)
    • A short Everyday Hero Machine Boy prelude story was published in Skybound X #2 (anthology, 2021)
  • Sea Serpent's Heir (written by Mairghread Scott, drawn by Pablo Tunica, graphic novel, 2022)
    • A short Sea Serpent's Heir prelude story was published in Skybound X #4 (anthology, 2021)
  • Dark Ride #1–ongoing (written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Andrei Bressan, 2022–...)
    • A short Dark Ride prelude story was published in Skybound X #25 (anthology, 2022)
  • Lastman Volume 1–ongoing (written by Bastien Vivès and Balak, drawn by Vivès and Michaël Sanlaville, 2022–...)
  • Kroma #1–4 (written and drawn by Lorenzo De Felici, 2022–2023)
    • A short Kroma prelude story was published in Skybound X #25 (anthology, 2022)
  • Scurry (written and drawn by Mac Smith, print collection of the eponymous webcomic series, 2023)
    • A short Scurry prelude story was published in Skybound X #25 (anthology, 2022)

Marvel Comics

Titles published by Marvel include:

Other publishers

Titles published by various American publishers include:

Novels

Kirkman has co-written a series of prose The Walking Dead novels with writer Jay Bonansinga:

References

Uses material from the Wikipedia article Robert Kirkman bibliography, released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.