Thirty-five THE WALKING DEAD 20TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM-UP VARIANTS will infect a variety of Image Comics series this October.
The press release follows:
Media Release -- Image Comics is pleased to announce a line of exciting team-up variants in celebration of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead hitting its milestone 20 year anniversary. These variant covers will infect Image Comics titles all through October and feature Image artists' unique interpretations of the iconic horror series' characters.
The first nine Walking Dead team-up variants revealed this week feature artwork by such comics superstars as Skottie Young (on I Hate Fairyland #10), Declan Shalvey (on Time Before Time #28), Dean Rankin (on Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland #4), Andrea Sorrentino (on Tenement #5), Stefano Simeone (on connecting variants for: No/One #7, Radiant Black #28 covers C & D, Rogue Sun #17, and The Dead Lucky #10).
"The impact of The Walking Dead on Image Comics is immeasurable, and Image would be the company it is today without it," said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. "It's hard to believe it's been a full 20 years since the series first began, but it's thrilling to see so many current Image creators contribute to the celebration of its anniversary."
The Walking Dead first launched in 2003 from Image Comics and garnered critical acclaim and an escalating sales track-record before Hollywood picked up the hot IP and the series was adapted from TV by AMC in 2010. It was also in 2010 that Kirkman teamed up with David Alpert to launch the multiplatform entertainment company, Skybound Entertainment, which would expand his—and others'—IP beyond comics into other mediums. The Walking Dead has since gone on to become a pop culture phenomenon inspiring everything from hit video games, novelizations, merchandise, and a multitude of multimedia spin-offs across the walker universe. The series has sold over 45 million copies across multiple formats and has been translated into 21 languages globally.
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The following The Walking Dead team-up variants will be available at local comic shops:
A HAUNTED GIRL #1 COVER E by Jeffrey Edwards - on sale Wednesday, October 11 - Lunar Code: 0823IM302
ANTARCTICA #4 COVER C by Giuseppe Cafaro - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM353
CREEPSHOW #2 COVER D by Rafael Albuquerque - on sale Wednesday, October 11 - Lunar Code: 0823IM363
DESTINY GATE #1 COVER C by Giuseppe Cafaro - on sale Wednesday, October 11 - Lunar Code: 0823IM297
EDENWOOD #2 COVER F by Tony S. Daniel - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM374
ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #3 COVER B by Jacob Phillips - on sale Wednesday, November 22 - Lunar Code: 0823IM376
FIREPOWER #28 COVER C by Andre Bressan & Adriano Lucas - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM379
HACK/SLASH: BACK TO SCHOOL #1 COVER D by Tim Seeley - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM285
HAUNT YOU TO THE END #5 COVER C by Giuseppe Cafaro - on sale Wednesday, October 11 - Lunar Code: 0823IM385
I HATE FAIRYLAND #10 COVER D by Skottie Young - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM390
ICE CREAM MAN #37 COVER C by Martín Morazzo & Chris O'Halloran - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM393
KAYA #12 COVER C by Wes Craig - on sale Wednesday, November 22 - Lunar Code: 0823IM401
KILL YOUR DARLINGS #2 COVER E by Bob Quinn - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM406
KLIK KLIK BOOM #5 COVER B by Doug Dabbs - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM410
LOCAL MAN #6 COVER D by Tim Seeley & Tony Fleecs - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM414
NO/ONE #7 COVER D by Stefano Simeone - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0723IM816
PURR EVIL #4 COVER C by Roberto Meli - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM419
RADIANT BLACK #28 COVER C by Stefano Simeone - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM423
RADIANT BLACK #28 COVER D by Stefano Simeone - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM424
ROGUE SUN #17 COVER C by Stefano Simeone - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM427
SACRIFICERS #3 COVER D by James Harren - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM431
SAVAGE DRAGON #269 COVER C by Erik Larsen - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM435
SAVAGE STRENGTH OF STAR STORM #6 COVER C by Drew Craig - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code 0823IM438
SCRAPPER #4 COVER B by Natacha Bustos & Jordie Bellaire - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM450
SOMETHING EPIC #6 COVER E by Szymon Kudranski - on sale Wednesday, October 11 - Lunar Code: 0823IM455
SWAN SONGS #4 COVER D by Martín Morazzo & Chris O'Halloran - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM462
TALES OF SYZPENSE #3 COVER E by Ashley Wood - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM467
TENEMENT #5 COVER C by Andrea Sorrentino - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM359
THE DEAD LUCKY #10 COVER B by Stefano Simeone - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM368
THE SCHLUB #3 COVER G by Tyrell Cannon - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM445
THE SCORCHED #23 COVER C by Stephen Segovia - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM448
TIME BEFORE TIME #28 COVER C by Declan Shalvey - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM471
UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #27 COVER C by Giuseppe Camuncoli - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM474
VOID RIVALS #5 COVER F - on sale Wednesday, October 18 - Lunar Code: 0823IM481
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE? #15 COVER C by Tyler Boss - on sale Wednesday, October 25 - Lunar Code: 0823IM488
The Walking Dead is also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
