Kirkman Brings Thief of Thieves To AMC

To Watch A Thief

The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman, is teaming with AMC again for another adaptation of one of his comic book projects. He will be developing his crime comic Thief of Thieves, which just recently began its run at Image Comics.

“Much like The Walking Dead brought horror to television in a unique and groundbreaking way, I feel Thief of Thieves can do the same thing for heist stories, showing the humanity of all the characters, including the criminals,” Kirkman says.

The project reunites Kirkman and Walking Dead producer David Alpert of Circle of Confusion with Chic Eglee, who they worked with on the first season of the zombie TV series. Eglee will serve as showrunner if Thief of Thieves is picked up as a series.

“AMC recognizes the limitless ideas generated by the comic industry,” Kirkman says. ”Their dedication to bringing The Walking Dead to life as a TV show has been key to its success and I’m excited about the potential of Thief of Thieves to reach similar levels of success.”  

The comic book series launched in February, and the first two issues have sold out. The third issue is scheduled to be in stores Wednesday. Kirkman developed Thief of Thieves while in the writers room for The Walking Dead TV series. Nick Spencer wrote the first arc of Thief of Thieves, with Kirkman serving as head writer to oversee the series.

“Working with AMC has been a tremendously positive experience, and I’m looking forward to continuing and strengthening our relationships there,” Kirkman says. “And I can’t neglect to mention I’ve been dying to work with Chic again since we wrapped on The Walking Dead season one.” 

“It’s incredibly exciting to put the band back together with Robert, Chic and AMC; it just feels great,” Alpert says.

Walking Dead For Kids – Just Kidding

 

For Kids!

 

Robert Kirkman and Chris Giarrusso had a little April Fool’s Day fun at Emerald City Comicon when they revealed their next project, The Walking Dead For Kids. They described the series as a panel-by-panel recreation of the original issues using Kirkman’s scripts, and drawn in a more cartoon like art style by G-MAN creator Giarrusso.

Of course this was a joke. however, the cover image is somewhat legit. Image will release a series of special limited edition variant covers in the upcoming year in commemoration of Image’s 20th anniversary. Giarrusso will re-create twelve classic first issue covers in his unique style. The first reinterpretation will be Youngblood #1, the very first Image comic book title. The cover will ship in limited quantity as a variant for Youngblood #71 (FEB128256). The issue serves to relaunch Rob Liefeld‘s Extreme Studios title and will be written by screenwriter John McLaughlin (The Black Swan, Parker) and drawn by John Malin (Avenglyne) and Liefeld. Youngblood #71 is scheduled to be in stores on May 23.

“Twenty years ago, I was eagerly anticipating the launch of Image Comics,” said Giarrusso. “Maybe it was partially due to my upcoming high school graduation, but it felt like the whole world was changing. I vividly recall the excitement of seeing the Image books on the shelf for the first time.  It was a new era, and these cover images were instantly iconic. The opportunity to pay tribute to these classic Image covers is an honor and a privilege, and I couldn’t be more excited about my role and participation in Image’s 20th anniversary celebration.”

Preview : The Walking Dead # 95

Preview : The Walking Dead # 95

THE WALKING DEAD #95
Story ROBERT KIRKMAN
Art / Cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
MARCH 28
32 PAGES / BW / M
$2.99
“A LARGER WORLD” CONTINUES
Rick and his group are welcomed into a new community, led by a new charismatic leader. Rick has experienced this before. Is this the beginning of a new era of peace for Rick and the others… or is this man every bit as dangerous as The Governor?

Zombie Bar Crawl With Robert Kirkman

The zombie apocalypse invades San Francisco on April 1rst. Robert Kirkman, the writer of The walking Dead, along with Isotope Comics, iFanboy, Image Comics, and a hoard of zombified fans will crawl to worthy drinking establishments of the bay city. Fans of legal drinking age can buy a ticket to ride in style aboard a San Francisco tour bus with Robert Kirkman, James Sime (proprietor of Isotope Comics), and Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards of iFanboy.”It’s time to get zombified San Francisco!” declared Sime, “Grabbing a seat on this insanely cool bus will score you VIP transport to our every stop, an exclusive WALKING DEAD SF BAR CRAWL SURVIVAL GUIDE to get autographed, and will have you rubbing shoulders with the always awesome Robert Kirkman for what will no doubt be one of the most fun nights of your life! Wear your best zombie gear, indulge in one of the many of The Walking Dead drink specials the bars will be serving all night, and get a personal introduction to Robert Kirkman from yours truly! What could be better!?”

A limited number of tickets are available for purchase to ride along on the world famous MAGIC BUS (www.magicbussf.com). Tickets will cost $50 and go on sale at 3 PM Eastern / Noon Pacific on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Tickets will be available online by visiting iFanboy.com or Isotopecomics.com on March 30th to get the exclusive link to order.

The Walking Dead Zombie Bar Crawl. Friday, April 1, 2011 – 7 PM to 2 AM

Visit isotopecomics.com and ifanboy.com on Thursday, 3/31 for bar locations and route. Or visit Isotope Comics at 326 Fell St, San Francisco and the Image Comics booth #401 at Wonder Con

Full press release follows:

Isotope Comics, iFanboy and Image Comics Team Up For A Once In A Lifetime Zombie Apocalypse Bar Crawl With Fans

Berkeley, CA — March 25, 2011 – The dead will rise and take over San Francisco this April 1. Robert Kirkman of THE WALKING DEAD fame and hoards of his zombified fans will invade the apocalypse-worthy drinking establishments of the city by the bay, seeking the flesh of the living, and quite possibly some adult beverages as well. Isotope Comics, iFanboy, and Image Comics are teaming up for a night the city will never forget.

Walking Dead and Robert Kirkman fans of legal drinking age are welcome to join the tour as we explore the saloon strongholds throughout San Francisco. Those who fear to walk among the dead or long to trade survivor stories with Mr. Kirkman himself can buy a ticket to ride in style aboard a San Francisco tour bus with Robert Kirkman, James Sime and Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards of iFanboy.

James Sime, proprietor of Isotope Comics, shares tips for surviving the night, “It’s time to get zombified San Francisco!” said Sime, “Grabbing a seat on this insanely cool bus will score you VIP transport to our every stop, an exclusive WALKING DEAD SF BAR CRAWL SURVIVAL GUIDE to get autographed, and will have you rubbing shoulders with the always awesome Robert Kirkman for what will no doubt be one of the most fun nights of your life! Wear your best zombie gear, indulge in one of the many of THE WALKING DEAD drink specials the bars will be serving all night, and get a personal introduction to Robert Kirkman from yours truly! What could be better!?”

There will be a limited number of tickets available for purchase to ride along on this apocalyptic zombie bar crawl aboard the world famous MAGIC BUS (www.magicbussf.com). Tickets will cost $50 and go on sale at 3 PM Eastern / Noon Pacific on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Tickets will be available online by visiting iFanboy.com or Isotopecomics.com on March 30th to get the exclusive link to order.

For those who miss out on this limited ticket sale, there will be another chance to win a ticket for themselves and a friend by visiting the Image Comics booth #401 at WonderCon in San Francisco. All purchases made there on Friday April 1st will enter fans in a ticket raffle. Robert Kirkman will draw the winning raffle number there at the Image Comics booth #401 at 4:30 pm.

“This stands to be one of the most unforgettable nights ever,” said iFanboy’s Ron Richards, “We’ve had some fun times with iFanboy and Isotope and all the great comic fans of San Francisco, but adding Robert Kirkman and Image Comics to our bar crawl will be epic! But we also want as many WALKING DEAD fans as possible to get to join in on the madness!”

Next week, THE WALKING DEAD zombie bar crawl route and the estimated times of arrival for the bus with Robert Kirkman will be posted on www.isotopecomics.com and www.ifanboy.com, as well as be available at Isotope Comics at 326 Fell St, San Francisco and the Image Comics booth #401 at Wonder Con.

EVENT DETAILS:

What: The Walking Dead Zombie Bar Crawl

When: Friday, April 1, 2011 – 7 PM to 2 AM

Where: Visit isotopecomics.com and ifanboy.com on Thursday, 3/31 for bar locations and route.

ABOUT ISOTOPE COMICS

Isotope Comics – the comics lounge has been serving San Francisco for 10 years, delivering the finest comic books, graphic novels and sequential art for discerning readers. Isotope Comics is located at 326 Fell St., San Francisco CA and can be found online at www.isotopecomics.com

ABOUT iFANBOY

iFanboy is the leading comics community online, providing news, reviews, commentary and the #1 comics audio podcast and #1 Internet TV show about comic books. Celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2011, iFanboy continues its tradition of celebrating comics and the fans. Find out more at www.ifanboy.com