SDCC: Robert Kirkman Reaches Beyond The Walking Dead

The world of Robert Kirkman may still be ruled by the zombies of The Walking Dead. But the main writer behind Skybound Entertainment came into Comic-Con International with new projects on tap and new ideas to share.

That was where the Robert Kirkman Spotlight panel started Thursday afternoon in San Diego, and the conversation stayed focused on his creative life. “When I haven’t come up with a new idea or worked on a new book in a while, I get kind of itchy,” he said. “But when I work on something like Die! Die! Die! then come back to The Walking Dead, I’m able to see it with fresher eyes.”

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The Walking Dead did come into the spotlight as Kirkman spoke about Maggie’s long-running pregnancy, joking, “The farm Maggie is from is on the site of a crashed alien spaceship…and the side effect is that the women from the vicinity of that ship carry babies to term over a 48-month period.” Pushed by a fan to actually answer when the baby would show up, he said, “You would think!” before adding “Season 9 spoiler: Maggie finally has her baby, and it has superpowers. It has a jetpack, and when she says ‘Go, Baby, Go!’ it takes off. The special effects guys were a little put off by that.”

He added that “little pieces of me” are in all his characters…except Negan. But maybe small details are the best ways to see his life in his work from Glen’s history working at a pizza place to the story of Rick and Laurie Grimes marrying being based on his own parents. “But I think it’d be incredibly boring to base a character on me…so I don’t do it.”

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A young fan asked about the legendary story about how Kirkman sold The Walking Dead to Image Comics by lying about its high concept. “Jim Valentino, who was the publisher of Image, hates when I tell this story” because he feels that it makes it seem that the publisher made a mistake by requiring a hook for the series. But Kirkman said a hook is a necessary thing for a series, even if he didn’t have the best way to pitch his zombie epic in those terms at the time. “If you want to make it and get into comics, kick those doors in however you need to do. Try not to resort to lying…but it worked for me!” he laughed.

Page 2: Kirkman Explains, Once And For All, Whether Daryl Will Come To Comics

Kirkman went on to address a popular question, telling the audience that he’ll likely never bring the character of Daryl into the comics for a number of reasons, but most of all because he likes all the different versions of the franchise to have their own unique elements. “I want there to be something unique about every iteration of The Walking Dead, so you’re not watching the same story over and over and over again,” he said.

Kirkman also promised that he wouldn’t reveal how the zombie apocalypse in the story started, but he does know the answer — along with one other person. He revealed it to his nine-year-old daughter recently under the promise that she would never reveal it. “She said yes, and I could tell she was lying…but she’s nine, so maybe she’ll forget.”

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Kirkman was asked about the incoming screen adaptation of his superhero comic Invincible and what he wanted to include in the new movie. “The weird stuff excites me. I’m excited for the Trash Land again… things no one in this room care about,” he laughed. The writer also promised that key Invincible moments from the series history would be represented in the show, even as he had his hopes set on the more idiosyncratic corners of the universe, like issue #97 featuring the origin of Zandale Randolph.

He went on to say of the movie that the work being done will keep heart in the final film. “The lion’s share of the work on the movie is being done by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg…and one of the things I love about their movies is that the characters are instantly relatable,” he said. “That tells me the book is in good hands…and then when the movie comes out, I’ll take all the credit for it.”

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The writer regaled the audience with stories of the mundane aspect of working in comics and media. Tanner Johnson, a friend and director on DuckTales, is someone who frequently gets confused for Kirkman because “every big guy with a beard looks like me for some reason.” The running gag between them about their appearance reached its apex last year at Comic-Con, where Kirkman was confused for Johnson. The writer made the fan take a photo with him.

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