Walking Dead Celebrates 10 Years with 12 Covers

Walking Dead Celebrates 10 Years with 12 Covers - by 1upCollectibles.com

The Walking Dead begins a new story arc, issue 115 will ship with twelve covers, a standard cover, a blank cover for sketching, and ten covers that interlink, telling the story of ten years worth of The Walking Dead. A “decatych”? 

Throw in a colored version of Walking Dead #1 by Dave Stewart, a Walking Dead Tyreese reprint special and an Art of Charlie Adlard hardcover and that should be a pretty impressive tenth anniversary package to kick off All Out War…

THE WALKING DEAD #115
Writer Robert Kirkman
Artist Charlie Adlard & Cliff Rathburn
Cover Artist  Charlie Adlard & Dave Stewart
ALL-OUT WAR BEGINS!
What is sure to be the biggest story line in WALKING DEAD history – just in time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series! It’s Rick versus Negan with a little help from everyone else!

This issue ships with 12 COVERS!
Cover A: standard cover
Covers B-K: 10 connecting covers celebrating 10 years of The Walking Dead!
Cover L: blank cover

THE WALKING DEAD #1 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Written by :: Robert Kirkman
Artist / Cover Artist :: Tony Moore & Dave Stewart
Release Date :: October 2, 2013

SRP :: $5.99

The historic first issue of The Walking Dead presented for the first time in FULL COLOR by colorist extraordinaire Dave Stewart! Along with the original covers and variants done for this issue throughout the years and tons of other bonus material.

THE WALKING DEAD TYREESE SPECIAL
Written by :: Robert Kirkman
Artist / Cover Artist :: Tony Moore 
Release Date :: October 23, 2013
SRP :: $3.99
Just in time for the premiere of Season Four of the TV show! Tyreese, a character prominently featured in the season, gets a spotlight here. The special issue reprints his first appearance from The Walking Dead #7 as well as a new origin story, first printed in The Walking Dead: Free Comic Book Day Special.

THE ART OF CHARLIE ADLARD HCArtist / Cover Artist :: Charlie Adlard
Release Date :: October 23, 2013
SRP :: $39.99

Comics superstar Charlie Adlard has defined the look of the modern day horror comic with his work on The Walking Dead. Skybound present this over sized art book which delves into the full history of Charlie’s amazing career, including an unprecedented look at the making of his 100th issue of The Walking Dead. Introduction by Jonathan Ross, as well as commentary by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, SFX guru Greg Nicotero and more!

The Walking Dead: Merle and Daryl Dixon TV Action Figure 2-Pack

Fans of the The Walking Dead TV series from AMC rejoice because McFarlane Toys has announced their fourth series of action figures.The fourth series of action figures from The Walking Dead TV series will include Andrea, The Governor, Carl Grimes, Riot Gear Zombie, and Riot Gear Gas Mask Zombie. McFarlane Toys is also producing a special 2-pack as part of their fourth series. They have also announced that there will be a 2-pack of figures that come "highly requested". We absolutely wonder who will it will contain.

The Walking Dead: Merle and Daryl Dixon TV Action Figure 2-Pack

Lights,Camera, Brains! AMC's Walking Dead Commercial - 1up Collectibles

About a week ago our comic book store was the gathering place for the walking dead.  We decided to film our very first commercial, to promote the upcoming second season of  AMC’s The Walking Dead. Now some of you out there may be wondering what does a comic book store have to do with Zombies,  The Walking Dead is based off of the successful graphic novels of the same name by Robert Kirkman. 

You can check out the entire gallery of photos on flickr here, and be sure to tune into AMC on October 16th for the premiere of The Walking Dead airs 9 PM EST/8PM CST. The commercial will air in the Berks, Lancaster and Schuylkill County on Comcast Networks. Here is a sneak peak at commercial before it airs on AMC.

McFarlane Toys announce plans to produce Walking Dead Action Figures

McFarlane Toys announced the new "Walking Dead" line of action figures this week, and revealed an image of one of the figures, "Zombie Lurker." The figures will be released in two separate lines, with one based on the comic book series and one based on the hit television series.

The first set of four figures, based on "The Walking Dead" comic, will hit shelves in September and include Officer Rick Grimes, Michonne, Zombie Lurker, and Zombie Roamer. The line based on the television series will follow in November, with figures based on Deputy Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Zombie Walker, and Zombie Biter.

Check out the first image released from the line below ("Zombie Lurker"), as well as more details about "The Walking Dead" action figures:

Official press release:

McFarlane Toys to Bring “THE WALKING DEAD" Action Figure Lines to Fans Worldwide
Collectibles from AMC’s original TV Series and Robert Kirkman’s Bestselling Comic Coming Fall 2011
Tempe, Ariz.— February 10, 2011 - In one the most creative action figure collaborations of 2011, McFarlane Toys announced today two separate deals concerning the licensing rights of “The Walking Dead.” The first is with AMC to create action figures based on the original series that premiered on the network in October of last year. The second is with Robert Kirkman to also create action figures based on the comic-book series created by him. This is the first time action figures have been produced and both lines are available to retailers this Fall.
“Kirkman has created a world that is macabre and suspenseful with deeply-drawn characters: both human and zombies,” said Todd McFarlane, McFarlane Toys, creative force and CEO. “Working with the creative talents of Kirkman and AMC, we have planned figures lines that authentically represent both the television and comic series – including mind-blowing details, likenesses and play action. We want to push the envelope so that the true essence of ‘The Walking Dead’ series is captured.”
The first series of deluxe 6-inch figures is releasing in September 2011, includes four fan-favorite characters from the Image comic book including:
THE WALKING DEAD Series 1
Officer Rick Grimes
Michonne
Zombie Lurker
Zombie Roamer
The second series of deluxe 6-inch figures is revealed in November 2011 and introduces four figures based on AMC’s original drama including:
THE WALKING DEAD Series 2
Deputy Rick Grimes
Daryl Dixon
Zombie Walker
Zombie Biter
Each human figure includes multiple interchangeable accessories and several points of articulation for limitless possibility and customization. Each zombie figure features unique, gory, play action such as exploding heads and removable limbs. Figures are expected to sell for around $14.99 at retailers nationwide.
“I simply cannot contain my excitement over working with McFarlane Toys,” said Robert Kirkman, creator of “The Walking Dead” comic-book series. “For nearly two decades McFarlane Toys have proven themselves to be leading the pack when it comes to making cool looking, innovative toys, and I'm thrilled that they're going to continue to do so with ‘The Walking Dead.”
AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. The series tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The comic goes on to explore the challenges of life in a world overrun by zombies who take a toll on the survivors, and sometimes the interpersonal conflicts present a greater danger to their continuing survival than the zombies that roam the country. Over time, the characters are changed by the constant exposure to death and some grow willing to do anything to survive. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” attracted 3.5 million adults in the 18-49 demo making it the most watched drama series in basic cable history for the demo. The series was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama.

McFarlane Toys will unveil more of the figures at this weekend's Toy Fair 2011 convention, so keep it locked to MTV Splash Page for more images of "The Walking Dead" toys!