The Walking Dead

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 in 2003 with the black-and-white comic book series. 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:

• A companion TV series, Fear the Walking Dead, which began in 2015.
• 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 Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead.
• 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.

References

Television episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 24 512 "Gone Abie Gone" When Grampa went missing, Homer read the book The Wander Years: A Guide to Finding the Walking Dad for ideas on how to find him. The book's title is a pun on both The Wonder Years and The Walking Dead.

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #20 The Walking Ned Punned in the title and parodied throughout the story. Also, the typeface for the title is the same as the one used for the title on the covers of the comics. Simpsons Comics #214 Worst Con Ever! 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 cosplayers in attendance; their costumes resemble characters from The Walking Dead TV show. Simpsons Winter Wingding #10 Fright Before Christmas Homer, Bart, Lisa and other Springfieldians appear in a zombie-themed Christmas special called Wassailing Dead. The TV program's title is a reference to The Walking Dead and to the program's holiday setting (a zombie attack on Christmas Village).

Twitter

Account Date Tweet ComicBookGuy July 23, 2011 Frank Darabont completely ignored the brilliant “Walking Dead” question I shouted to him at the hotel swimming pool. Diva. HomerJSimpson November 8, 2011 That show "The Walking Dead" is so dumb. NOT having to walk is the main reason I look forward to death! HomerJSimpson May 15, 2016 Supernatural, because The Walking Dead reminds me too much of Grampa. (In reply to "Supernatural or The Walking Dead?")

External links

The Walking Dead (franchise) at Wikipedia

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