TV series · 2010 · AMC
Is The Walking Dead based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. The Walking Dead is based on the comic The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (2003).
The TV series premiered in 2010 on AMC.
The comic behind The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Comic by Robert Kirkman · first published 2003
Comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard.
The Walking Dead: books in order
- Days Gone Bye
- Miles Behind Us
- Safety Behind Bars
- The Heart's Desire
- The Best Defense
- This Sorrowful Life
- The Calm Before
- Made to Suffer
- Here We Remain
- What We Become
- Fear the Hunters
- Life Among Them
- Too Far Gone
- No Way Out
- We Find Ourselves
- A Larger World
- Something to Fear
- What Comes After
- March to War
- All Out War (Part One)
- All Out War (Part Two)
- A New Beginning
- Whispers into Screams
- Life and Death
- No Turning Back
- Call to Arms
- The Whisperer War
- A Certain Doom
- Lines We Cross
- New World Order
- The rotten core
- Rest in peace
Other adaptations of The Walking Dead
- Fear the Walking Dead (TV, 2015)
- The Walking Dead: World Beyond (TV, 2020)
- The Walking Dead: Dead City (TV, 2023)
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (TV, 2023)
- Tales of the Walking Dead (TV, 2022)
Common questions
Is The Walking Dead based on a book?
Yes. The Walking Dead is based on the comic The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (2003).
Who wrote the book The Walking Dead is based on?
The Walking Dead was written by Robert Kirkman and first published in 2003.
Should I read the book before watching?
Start with Days Gone Bye, book 1 of The Walking Dead. If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read it before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the TV series.
More screen adaptations of Robert Kirkman's books
- Outcast (TV, 2016)