Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont

Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer, creator of The Walking Dead and Invincible. Frank Darabont is a film and television director and screenwriter, known for directing The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile and for developing the TV adaptation of The Walking Dead.

Robert Kirkman created The Walking Dead comic; its first issues began in 2003. Frank Darabont developed and wrote/directed the pilot episode of The Walking Dead TV series. The TV series adapts Kirkman's comics but diverges from them after the pilot.

HeavyZinco's review highlights how The Walking Dead uses zombies as background to tell a story about human nature and societal collapse. The TV series adapts Robert Kirkman's comic and was developed for television by Frank Darabont. The reviewer notes divergence between comic and series after the pilot and recommends both comic and show. Expect character-driven drama, moral compromise, and survival themes.

For:Fans of horror and post-apocalyptic fiction, readers of comics, viewers of character-driven TV dramas.