Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment has released early photos of the highly anticipated, limited edition The Walking Dead 20th Anniversary Box Sets. These box sets feature the first, career-making chapters of Robert Kirkman’s acclaimed comic book series, including Invincible, Firepower, Outcast, and Oblivion Song. They are a must-have for fans of the series.
The box sets are designed to hold the original black & white trade paperback volumes of the long-running, award-winning comic book series. There are four affordable packages available: The Walking Dead 20th Anniversary Box Set #1 includes volumes 1-8 (art by Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard), The Walking Dead 20th Anniversary Box Set #2 includes volumes 9-16 (art by Adlard), The Walking Dead 20th Anniversary Box Set #3 includes volumes 17-24 (art by Adlard), and The Walking Dead 20th Anniversary Box Set #4 includes volumes 25-32 (art by Adlard).
“It’s staggering to me that after 20 years this series is still in demand and still expanding into different formats,” said Kirkman. “It’s humbling to be hearing stories of this series now being passed down to the next generation of fans, and maybe those fans need a sturdy box for their books to live in.”
Eric Stephenson, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer at Image Comics, added: “When we first launched The Walking Dead in 2003, no one could have guessed that it would go on to become one of our most successful series ever, let alone an international cultural phenomenon, but the stories collected in these four box sets serve as an excellent reminder of not only the series’ broad appeal, but the talent and commitment of Robert Kirkman and his various collaborators.”
The Walking Dead first launched in 2003 from Image Comics and garnered critical acclaim and an escalating sales track-record before Hollywood picked up the hot IP and the series was adapted from TV by AMC in 2010. It was also in 2010 that Kirkman teamed up with David Alpert to launch the multiplatform entertainment company, Skybound Entertainment, which would expand his—and others’—IP beyond comics into other mediums. The Walking Dead has since gone on to become a pop culture phenomenon inspiring everything from hit video games, novelizations, merchandise, and a multitude of multimedia spin-offs across the walker universe. The series has sold over 45 million copies across multiple formats and has been translated into 21 languages globally. It remains the quintessential Dystopian graphic novel horror story and arguably the most successful zombie story of all time.
