Robert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman (born November 30, 1978) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for co-creating The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Invincible, Tech Jacket, Outcast, Oblivion Song, and Fire Power for Image Comics, in addition to writing Ultimate X-Men, Irredeemable Ant-Man and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics currently serving as COO, and the only one of the five who was not one of its co-founders. In 2010, Kirkman co-founded the entertainment company Skybound Entertainment in order to develop properties in traditional and new media, including comics, television, and film. The company also manages the license for The Walking Dead and Invincible. In 2018, Skybound expanded to create Skybound Games to develop video games based on its intellectual property. Kirkman is also known for creating and producing the television series' Outcast and Invincible, both adaptations of his own comic book series. He has also written a number of episodes for The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. He is executive pr…
Acting
- 2023The Escape Pod Podcast1 ep.
- 2018James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelf1 ep.
- 2017So Much Damage: How Image Comics Changed the WorldSelf5 ep.
- 2017Robert Kirkman's Secret History of ComicsSelf - Host6 ep.
- 2016Geeking OutSelf1 ep.
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf1 ep.
- 2013@midnight with Chris HardwickSelf2 ep.
- 2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Self1 ep.
- 2012Good Mythical MorningSelf1 ep.
- 2011Talking DeadSelf2 ep.
- 2004The SoupSelf1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025Tell Me Your NameExecutive Producer6 ep.
- 2025HEART ATTACKExecutive Producer8 ep.
- 2024The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveExecutive Producer, Graphic Novel6 ep.
- 2023ClassifiedExecutive Producer8 ep.
- 2023The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonExecutive Producer, Graphic Novel19 ep.
- 2023The Walking Dead: Dead CityExecutive Producer, Graphic Novel22 ep.
- 2023Psi CopsExecutive Producer24 ep.
- 2022Tales of the Walking DeadExecutive Producer, Graphic Novel6 ep.
- 2021What If...?Thanks1 ep.
- 2021INVINCIBLEComic Book, Executive Producer, Writer32 ep.
- 2020The Walking Dead: World BeyondExecutive Producer, Graphic Novel20 ep.
- 2017Robert Kirkman's Secret History of ComicsExecutive Producer6 ep.
- 2016OutcastExecutive Producer, Writer20 ep.
- 2015Fear the Walking DeadExecutive Producer, Graphic Novel, Teleplay, Writer113 ep.
- 2010The Walking DeadExecutive Producer, Graphic Novel, Writer177 ep.
- —StillwaterExecutive Producer
- —Fatal Fury: The VowExecutive Producer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026The Escape Pod Podcast1 ep.
- 2018Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2018James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelf1 ep.
- 2018Good Mythical MorningSelf1 ep.
- 2016StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf1 ep.
- 2016Geeking OutSelf1 ep.
- 2015@midnight with Chris HardwickSelf2 ep.
- 2014Talking DeadSelf2 ep.
- 2015Comedy Bang! Bang!Self1 ep.
- 2012The SoupSelf1 ep.
- 2010The Walking DeadWalker (uncredited)1 ep.