Robert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman (born November 30, 1978) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for co-creating and writing the post-apocalyptic horror comic book The Walking Dead, also overseeing and taking part in its television adaptations and several spin-offs. Outside The Walking Dead, he has also co-created such titles as Invincible, Tech Jacket (alongside E. J. Su), and Haunt and has worked on Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies. In 2008, he became a partner of Image Comics, the first to join since the publisher's formation.
He was hired by Akiva Goldsman to help develop an upcoming film for the expanding Transformers live-action film series. However, he only attended the writers' conference for the series for one day before having to leave due to health issues that led to him having throat surgery.[1]
He apparently ate a copy of The Transformers: Infiltration.[2]
Notes
- Prior to Dreamwave Productions acquiring the license, Kirkman had a Transformers pitch that eventually evolved into Tech Jacket.[3] [4]
- Kirkman attended BotCon 2006.[5]
References
- ↑ Collider: Robert Kirkman Reveals He Was Only in the ‘Transformers’ Writers Room for One Day
- ↑ Chris Ryall: And for anyone who questions Robert Kirkman's TF bonafides, we took this at the '07 Louisville BotCon.
- ↑ Tech Jacket story was compared to Green Lantern and design compared to Guyver, the truth is, the story was evolved from Transformers comic that Robert Kirkman didn't get to write and my design was inspired by Space Sheriff Sharivan.
- ↑ Robert Kirkman was going to write Transformers if Dreamwave didn't get the liecense.
- ↑ [https://twitter.com/chris_ryall/status/601184796513959936 And for anyone who questions @RobertKirkman's TF bonafides, we took this at the '07 Louisville BotCon.]
