JamesG
06-18-2020, 07:12 PM
"The Walking Dead" Creator Robert Kirkman Announces Negan Lives Comic Book Special
by Josh Wigler
June 18, 2020
The Walking Dead comic book series is roaring back to life almost exactly one year after it ended, if only for a moment.
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's long-running zombie apocalypse series, which ended in July 2019 with a super-sized surprise finale, is set to continue in the form of yet another surprise issue: Negan Lives #1, a 36-page one-shot centering on the titular baseball-bat wielding antihero, played in the AMC television adaptation by Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
From Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics (and arriving on the same day as Kirkman and co-creator Chris Samnee's new comic book effort Fire Power, Vol. 1: Prelude), Negan Lives #1 will land in comic book shops on July 1 — and only in comic book shops.
As it stands, there are no plans for a digital release for Negan Lives #1, making it a comic book store exclusive.
“I've been inspired by Steve Geppi and Diamond's efforts to shine a light on how essential the Direct Market is to our beloved industry with their #backthecomeback campaign,” Kirkman says of the choice to release Negan Lives as a comic book store exclusive.
“While Charlie Adlard and I had laid the series to rest, this felt like something special we could do for the store owners who made our series a success to begin with. To that end, I'm happy to report that 100% of the revenue generated from this book will go to the stores selling it. The retailer community does backbreaking work to get comics into the hands of our loving fans, we should all be doing more in these trying times to show them how appreciated they are.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-negan-lives-explained-1299082
by Josh Wigler
June 18, 2020
The Walking Dead comic book series is roaring back to life almost exactly one year after it ended, if only for a moment.
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's long-running zombie apocalypse series, which ended in July 2019 with a super-sized surprise finale, is set to continue in the form of yet another surprise issue: Negan Lives #1, a 36-page one-shot centering on the titular baseball-bat wielding antihero, played in the AMC television adaptation by Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
From Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics (and arriving on the same day as Kirkman and co-creator Chris Samnee's new comic book effort Fire Power, Vol. 1: Prelude), Negan Lives #1 will land in comic book shops on July 1 — and only in comic book shops.
As it stands, there are no plans for a digital release for Negan Lives #1, making it a comic book store exclusive.
“I've been inspired by Steve Geppi and Diamond's efforts to shine a light on how essential the Direct Market is to our beloved industry with their #backthecomeback campaign,” Kirkman says of the choice to release Negan Lives as a comic book store exclusive.
“While Charlie Adlard and I had laid the series to rest, this felt like something special we could do for the store owners who made our series a success to begin with. To that end, I'm happy to report that 100% of the revenue generated from this book will go to the stores selling it. The retailer community does backbreaking work to get comics into the hands of our loving fans, we should all be doing more in these trying times to show them how appreciated they are.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-negan-lives-explained-1299082