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Robert Kirkman - Conversations (Hardcover)
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Robert Kirkman - Conversations (Hardcover)
Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series
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Robert Kirkman (b. 1978) is probably best known as the creator of
The Walking Dead. The comic book and its television adaptation have
reinvented the zombie horror story, transforming it from cult
curiosity and parody to mainstream popularity and critical acclaim.
In some ways, this would be enough to justify this career-spanning
collection of interviews. Yet Kirkman represents much more than
this single comic book title. Kirkman's story is a fanboy's dream
that begins with him financing his irreverent, independent comic
book Battle Pope with credit cards. After writing major titles with
Marvel comics (Spider-Man, Captain America, and X-Men), Kirkman
rejected companies like DC and Marvel and publicly advocated for
creator ownership as the future of the comics industry. As a
partner at Image, Kirkman wrote not only The Walking Dead but also
Invincible, a radical reinvention of the superhero genre. Robert
Kirkman: Conversations gives insight to his journey and explores
technique, creativity, collaboration, and the business of comics as
a multimedia phenomenon. For instance, while continuing to write
genre-based comics in titles like Outcast and Oblivion Song,
Kirkman explains his writerly bias for complex characters over
traditional plot development. As a fan-turned-creator, Kirkman
reveals a creator's complex relationship with fans in a comic-con
era that breaks down the consumer/producer dichotomy. And after
rejecting company-ownership practices, Kirkman articulates a vision
of the creator-ownership model and his goal of organic creativity
at Skybound, his multimedia company. While Stan Lee was the most
prominent comic book everyman of the previous era of comics
production, Kirkman is the most prominent comic book everyman of
this dynamic, evolving new era.
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