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'''''The Walking Dead''''' is a multimedia horror/drama franchise created by {{W|Robert Kirkman}}. It tells the stories of groups of survivors in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. | '''''The Walking Dead''''' is a multimedia horror/drama franchise created by {{W|Robert Kirkman}}. It tells the stories of groups of survivors in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. | ||
''The Walking Dead'' franchise began with the black-and-white {{W2|The Walking Dead|comic book|comic book series}}, which ran from 2003 to 2019 for a total of 193 issues. The comic book series built a substantial fanbase and won several awards, and in 2010 {{W2|AMC|TV channel}} began airing a {{W2|The Walking Dead|TV series|television series}} based on the comic book. The franchise has since spawned diverse other media, including: | ''The Walking Dead'' franchise began with the black-and-white {{W2|The Walking Dead|comic book|comic book series}}, which ran from 2003 to 2019 for a total of 193 issues. The comic book series built a substantial fanbase and won several awards, and in 2010 {{W2|AMC|TV channel}} began airing a {{W2|The Walking Dead|TV series|television series}} based on the comic book. The franchise has since spawned diverse other media, including: | ||
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**''{{W|Fear the Walking Dead}}'', which began airing in 2015. | **''{{W|Fear the Walking Dead}}'', which began airing in 2015. | ||
− | **''{{W|The Walking Dead: World Beyond}}'', which began airing in | + | **''{{W|The Walking Dead: World Beyond}}'', which aired for two television seasons in 2020 and 2021. |
+ | **''{{W|Tales of the Walking Dead}}'', which began airing in 2022. | ||
*Several {{W|web series}} that expand on the stories of characters and situations seen in passing on the TV shows. | *Several {{W|web series}} that expand on the stories of characters and situations seen in passing on the TV shows. | ||
*An {{W|aftershow}}, ''{{W|Talking Dead}}'', which began in 2011 and airs in conjunction with new episodes of the TV shows. | *An {{W|aftershow}}, ''{{W|Talking Dead}}'', which began in 2011 and airs in conjunction with new episodes of the TV shows. | ||
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{{TB|"{{ap|Krusty the Clown|episode}}"}} | {{TB|"{{ap|Krusty the Clown|episode}}"}} | ||
− | {{TB|''The Walking Dead'' and ''{{W|Fear the Walking Dead}}'' are two of the shows shown on the TV screens. Also, one of Homer's TV show "recap" reviews is "Too much walking, not enough dead. C-plus.", which could | + | {{TB|''The Walking Dead'' and ''{{W|Fear the Walking Dead}}'' are two of the shows shown on the TV screens. Also, one of Homer's TV show "recap" reviews is "Too much walking, not enough dead. C-plus.", which, at the time the episode aired, could have referred to either ''The Walking Dead'' or ''Fear the Walking Dead''.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:THOHXXXII Also Starring credits.png|250px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:THOHXXXII Also Starring credits.png|250px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 33|33]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 33|33]]}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXXII]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXXII]]"}} | ||
− | {{TB|[[Chris Edgerly]] name "Chris the Walking Deadgerly" is a reference to ''The Walking Dead''.}} | + | {{TB|[[Chris Edgerly]]'s "scary name" screen credit, "Chris the Walking Deadgerly", is a reference to ''The Walking Dead''.}} |
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{{TB|When the Simpsons attend the [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]], [[Homer]] (literally) runs into an exhibit for a TV show called ''[[The Strolling Dead]]'', an obvious reference to ''The Walking Dead''. There are also a number of ''Strolling Dead'' {{W|Cosplay|cosplayers}} in attendance; their costumes resemble characters from ''The Walking Dead'' TV show.}} | {{TB|When the Simpsons attend the [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]], [[Homer]] (literally) runs into an exhibit for a TV show called ''[[The Strolling Dead]]'', an obvious reference to ''The Walking Dead''. There are also a number of ''Strolling Dead'' {{W|Cosplay|cosplayers}} in attendance; their costumes resemble characters from ''The Walking Dead'' TV show.}} | ||
{{TBT|[[File:The Walking Ned Stretch Bob and Sideshow Clobber.png|200px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:The Walking Ned Stretch Bob and Sideshow Clobber.png|200px]]}} | ||
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{{TB|''[[Stretch Bob and Sideshow Clobber!]]''}} | {{TB|''[[Stretch Bob and Sideshow Clobber!]]''}} | ||
{{TB|While [[Sideshow Bob]] is in the hospital, [[Chief Wiggum]] offers him a copy of the latest issue of ''{{ap|The Walking Ned|Stretch Bob and Sideshow Clobber!}}''. In addition to being a pun on the franchise, the magazine's title is in the same typeface as the one used for the title on the covers of the comics.}} | {{TB|While [[Sideshow Bob]] is in the hospital, [[Chief Wiggum]] offers him a copy of the latest issue of ''{{ap|The Walking Ned|Stretch Bob and Sideshow Clobber!}}''. In addition to being a pun on the franchise, the magazine's title is in the same typeface as the one used for the title on the covers of the comics.}} | ||
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{{TB|''[[Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness]]''}} | {{TB|''[[Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness]]''}} | ||
{{TB|In his reviews of [[Comic Book Guy's Comic Book Adaptations of Books You'll Never Take the Time to Read|comic book adaptations]] of works of classic literature, [[Comic Book Guy]] says that the [[The Grapes of Wrath|adaptation]] of ''The Grapes of Wrath'' is "like ''The Walking Dead'' with the {{W|Great Depression}} standing in for the zombie apocalypse".}} | {{TB|In his reviews of [[Comic Book Guy's Comic Book Adaptations of Books You'll Never Take the Time to Read|comic book adaptations]] of works of classic literature, [[Comic Book Guy]] says that the [[The Grapes of Wrath|adaptation]] of ''The Grapes of Wrath'' is "like ''The Walking Dead'' with the {{W|Great Depression}} standing in for the zombie apocalypse".}} | ||
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+ | {{TB|''[[Bartman: The Hero's Handbook]]''}} | ||
+ | {{TB|The name of [[The Creeping Dread]] is a reference to ''The Walking Dead''.}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:36, April 20, 2024
The Walking Dead is a multimedia horror/drama franchise created by Robert Kirkman. It tells the stories of groups of survivors in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse.
The Walking Dead franchise began with the black-and-white comic book series, which ran from 2003 to 2019 for a total of 193 issues. The comic book series built a substantial fanbase and won several awards, and in 2010 AMC began airing a television series based on the comic book. The franchise has since spawned diverse other media, including:
- Spin-off television series:
- Fear the Walking Dead, which began airing in 2015.
- The Walking Dead: World Beyond, which aired for two television seasons in 2020 and 2021.
- Tales of the Walking Dead, which began airing in 2022.
- Several web series that expand on the stories of characters and situations seen in passing on the TV shows.
- An aftershow, Talking Dead, which began in 2011 and airs in conjunction with new episodes of the TV shows.
- Numerous books, both original novels and compilations of the comic book.
- Video games, board games, and tabletop (miniatures-based) games.
The Walking Dead distinguishes itself from other entries in the zombie genre in that it can be considered character-based drama as well as horror. Robert Kirkman has said on several occasions that in the Walking Dead universe, fellow human survivors should be considered just as great a threat as the undead.
The Walking Dead has been referred to several times in various Simpsons media.
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