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: 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.[1][2]
      • 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:

  • SuperPatriot (Highbrow):
    • SuperPatriot: America's Fighting Force #1–4 (with Cory Walker, 2002) collected as SuperPatriot: America's Fighting Force (tpb, 128 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-355-7)
    • SuperPatriot: War on Terror #1–4 (with E. J. Su; Benito Cereno is credited for "script assist" in issue #3, 2004–2007)
  • Masters of the Universe (MVCreations):
  • Tech Jacket #1–6 (with E. J. Su, 2002–2003) collected as Tech Jacket: Lost and Found (tpb, 144 pages, 2003, ISBN 1-58240-314-7)
    • Kirkman's plots for issues #7–8 were repurposed into a back-up feature in Invincible #71–75, 77–78 and 80 (written by Aubrey Sitterson, drawn by E. J. Su, 2010–2011)
    • The back-up feature was collected into digital-only issues Tech Jacket #7–8 (2013) and included in Tech Jacket: Lift Off (tpb, 128 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-63215-029-8)
  • Invincible (with Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley; published under Skybound starting with issue #74, 2003–2018) collected as:
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 1 (collects #1–13, hc, 400 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-500-X)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 2 (collects #0, 14–24, hc, 352 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-594-8)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 3 (collects #25–35, hc, 336 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-763-0)
      • Includes the fourth issue of the second volume of The Pact crossover limited series (written by Kirkman, art by Jason Howard, 2006)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 4 (collects #36–47, hc, 336 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-58240-989-7)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 5 (collects #48–59 and The Astounding Wolf-Man #11, hc, 336 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-116-3)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 6 (collects #60–70, hc, 336 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-360-3)
      • Includes the Invincible Returns one-shot (written by Kirkman, art by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, 2010)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 7 (collects #71–84, hc, 384 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-509-6)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 8 (collects #85–96, hc, 336 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-680-7)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 9 (collects #97–108, hc, 336 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-63215-032-8)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 10 (collects #109–120, hc, 336 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-494-3)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 11 (collects #121–132, hc, 304 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5343-0045-7)
    • Ultimate Collection Volume 12 (collects #133–144, hc, 344 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0658-7)
    • Compendium One (collects #0–47, The Pact vol. 2 #4 and Free Comic Book Day 2004: Image Comics, tpb, 1,024 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-411-1)
    • Compendium Two (collects #48–96, The Astounding Wolf-Man #11 and the Invincible Returns one-shot, tpb, 1,184 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-772-2)
    • Compendium Three (collects #97–144, tpb, 1,104 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0686-2)
  • Savage Dragon (Highbrow):
  • Brit: Old Soldier (tpb, 176 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-678-2) collects:
    • Brit (with Tony Moore, one-shot, 2003)
    • Brit: Cold Death (with Tony Moore, one-shot, 2003)
    • Brit: Red, White, Black & Blue (with Cliff Rathburn, one-shot, 2004)
  • Capes #1–3 (with Mark Englert, 2003)
    • Continued as a back-up feature in Invincible #27–31, 34–38 and 40–41 (written by Kirkman, drawn by Mark Englert, 2005–2007)
    • The series, along with the back-up feature, is collected as Capes: Punching the Clock (tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-756-8)
  • The Walking Dead:
    • The Walking Dead (with Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard; published under Skybound starting with issue #76, 2003–2019) collected as:
      • Book One (collects #1–12, hc, 304 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-619-7)
      • Book Two (collects #13–24, hc, 304 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-698-7)
      • Book Three (collects #25–36, hc, 304 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-825-4)
      • Book Four (collects #37–48, hc, 304 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-60706-000-0)
      • Book Five (collects #49–60, hc, 304 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-171-6)
      • Book Six (collects #61–72, hc, 304 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-327-1)
      • Book Seven (collects #73–84, hc, 304 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-439-1)
      • Book Eight (collects #85–96, hc, 336 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-593-2)
      • Book Nine (collects #97–108, hc, 336 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-60706-798-6)
      • Book Ten (collects #109–120, hc, 304 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-63215-034-4)
      • Book Eleven (collects #121–132, hc, 396 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-271-1)
      • Book Twelve (collects #133–144, hc, 396 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-451-X)
      • Book Thirteen (collects #145–156, hc, 396 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-63215-916-3)
      • Book Fourteen (collects #157–168, hc, 396 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5343-0329-4)
      • Book Fifteen (collects #169–180, hc, 396 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-5343-0850-4)
      • Book Sixteen (collects #181–193, hc, 396 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1325-7)
      • Compendium One (collects #1–48, tpb, 1,088 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-076-0)
      • Compendium Two (collects #49–96, tpb, 1,068 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-596-7)
      • Compendium Three (collects #97–144, tpb, 1,088 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-63215-456-0)
      • Compendium Four (collects #145–193, tpb, 1,096 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-5343-1340-0)
    • Playboy #2012–04: "Michonne's Story" (with Charlie Adlard, six-page co-feature, 2012)
    • Liberty Annual '12: "Governor" (with Charlie Adlard, anthology, 2012) collected in CBLDF Presents: Liberty (hc, 216 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-60706-937-7; tpb, 2016, ISBN 1-60706-996-2)
    • Free Comic Book Day 2013: The Walking Dead (new untitled short story focusing on Tyreese along with the Morgan, Michonne and Governor stories, with Charlie Adlard, 2013)
    • Image Plus #1–16: "Here's Negan!" (with Charlie Adlard, co-feature, 2016–2017) collected as The Walking Dead: Here's Negan (hc, 72 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5343-0327-8)
    • The Walking Dead: The Alien (written by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Marcos Martín, digital one-shot published at Panel Syndicate, 2016)
      • Published in print under Skybound as The Walking Dead: The Alien (hc, 72 pages, 2020, ISBN 1-5343-1659-0)
    • Negan Lives! (with Charlie Adlard, one-shot, 2020)
    • Skybound X #1–5: "Rick Grimes 2000" (with Ryan Ottley, lead feature in the anthology, 2021) collected as Rick Grimes 2000 (hc, 64 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5343-2223-X)
      • Issue #1 of the anthology also featured a Clementine short story which served as a prologue to the series of graphic novels, all written and drawn by Tillie Walden:
        • Clementine Book One (256 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5343-2128-4)
        • Clementine Book Two (296 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-5343-2519-0)
    • Crossover #12 (ten-page segment featuring Negan and Kirkman himself, with Phil Hester, 2022) collected in Crossover: The Ten-Cent Plague (tpb, 176 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-5343-1928-X)
  • Cloudfall (with E. J. Su, one-shots):
    • Cloudfall (2003)
    • Cloudfall: Loose Ends (unreleased)[3][4][5]
  • Reaper (with Cliff Rathburn, one-shot, 2004)
  • Noble Causes: Extended Family #2: "Rite of Passage" (with Cory Walker, anthology, 2004) collected in Noble Causes Archives Volume 2 (tpb, 598 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-58240-931-5)
  • Battle Pope (colorized reprints of the Funk-O-Tron series (excluding Saint Michael) along with the new pages created by Tony Moore for the original collections, 2005–2007) collected as:
    • Genesis (collects #1–4, tpb, 120 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-572-7)
    • Mayhem (collects #5–8, tpb, 120 pages, 2006, ISBN 1-58240-652-9)
    • Pillow Talk (collects #9–11, tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-677-4)
    • Wrath of God (collects #12–14, tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-58240-751-7)
  • The Golden Agers (with Scott Kurtz, unproduced 3-issue limited series[6] — initially announced in 2005)[7]
  • Four Letter Worlds: "Blam" (with Matthew Roberts, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-58240-439-9)
  • Loaded Bible (as "executive producer"; series of one-shots written by Tim Seeley from a story by Tim and Steve Seeley):
  • The Astounding Wolf-Man (with Jason Howard, 2007–2010) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–7, tpb, 196 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-58240-862-9)
    • Volume 2 (collects #8–12 and Invincible #57, tpb, 160 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-007-8)
      • Includes the Wolf-Man short story from the Monster Pile-Up one-shot (written by Kirkman, art by Jason Howard, 2008)
    • Volume 3 (collects #13–18, tpb, 166 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-111-2)
    • Volume 4 (collects #19–25, tpb, 160 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-249-6)
    • Complete Collection (collects #1–25, Invincible #57 and Monster Pile-Up, hc, 656 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-5343-0364-2)
  • Brit (as story editor; written by Bruce Brown, drawn by Cliff Rathburn and Nate Bellegarde, 2007–2009) collected as:
    • AWOL (collects #1–6, tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-58240-864-5)
    • FUBAR (collects #7–12, tpb, 160 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-60706-061-2)
  • Invincible Presents: Atom Eve and Rex Splode (tpb, 144 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-255-0) collects:
  • Haunt (co-created by Kirkman and Todd McFarlane; written by Kirkman, art by Ryan Ottley, Greg Capullo and Sheldon Vella (#17–18), 2009–2011) collected as:
    • Volume 1 (collects #1–5, tpb, 160 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-60706-154-6)
    • Volume 2 (collects #6–12, tpb, 160 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-229-1)
    • Volume 3 (collects #13–18, tpb, 160 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-552-5)
    • The Immortal Edition: Book One (collects #1–12, hc, 288 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-241-0)
    • The Immortal Edition: Book Two (includes #13–18, hc, 360 pages, cancelled, ISBN 1-60706-661-0)
  • Pilot Season (series of one-shots starring characters co-created by Kirkman and Marc Silvestri, Top Cow):
  • Image United #1–3 (of 6) (with Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Whilce Portacio, and Jim Valentino, 2009–2010)
    • The series was preceded by a 4-part prologue running as a back-up feature in Savage Dragon #153, Witchblade #131, Invincible #67 and Spawn #195 (cover-dated Oct 2009)
    • The prologue, written by Kirkman and drawn by Larsen, Portacio and Ryan Ottley, was reprinted as Image United #0 in an attempt to bridge the delays between the regular issues.[8]
    • Another such attempt was Image United: Interlude, to be written by Kirkman and drawn by Ottley.[9] This one-shot, along with the last three issues of the series, was never released.[10]
  • Sea Bear and Grizzly Shark: "The Origin of the Bear, and the Origin of the Shark" (short preface for the one-shot written and drawn by Jason Howard and Ryan Ottley, 2010)
  • Outlaw Territory Volume 2: "Man on a Horse: A Dawson Brothers Tale" (with Shaun O'Neil, anthology graphic novel, 240 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-60706-321-2)
  • Spawn:
    • Spawn #200: "Prologue" (script and art, 2011)
    • Gunslinger Spawn #1 (variant cover illustration, 2021)

Skybound

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

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

  1. ^ Weiland, Jonah (July 31, 2001). ""CODEFLESH" MOVES TO FUNK-O-TRON THIS NOVEMBER". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 2, 2001.
  2. ^ Weiland, Jonah (February 13, 2002). "HI-FI COLOUR DESIGN PRODUCES NEW COMIC FOR FUNK-O-TRON". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 1, 2002.
  3. ^ Weiland, Jonah (November 19, 2003). "IMAGE COMICS SOLICITATIONS FOR PRODUCT SHIPPING FEBRUARY, 2004". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 23, 2003.
  4. ^ "Image has CLOUDFALL: LOOSE ENDS listed as a "cancelled" book. I'll try to track down the reason for that this week."
  5. ^ "Robert Kirkman writes in to note that the reason for CLOUDFALL: LOOSE ENDS' cancellation was simply low sales."
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  11. ^ Weiland, Jonah (January 23, 2012). "Rob Liefeld says The Infinite 'is over' due to creative differences". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012.
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