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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: The Covers Volume 2
In the build-up to the Ten Year Anniversary of The Walking Dead, Image Comics and Skybound presents this full-color hardback collection of the second 50 covers of the series, as well as covers for the various collected editions, with added sketch material and commentary by series creator/writer Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard.
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144 pages, Hardcover
First published December 4, 2012
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About the author
Robert Kirkman
2,774 books6,958 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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June 25, 2016
More ghoulish ghastliness from the writer of "The Walking Dead", a celebratory treat for the upcoming tenth anniversary. Image Comics and Skybound present another full color collection of the second fifty covers of the popular graphic novel serial, as well as the covers for the various collected editions. There is additional content and commentary by series creator and writer Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard. A must for fans of the comic book and the wildly popular TV series on AMC, or just artistic gore in general! I loved it, but I'm a Deadhead!!!
July 7, 2025
✨🖼 “Every story starts with a frame—and some frames never stop bleeding.” ✨
4.7 out of 5 Unfinished Echoes
Best for: Collectors, completionists, and readers who understand that even the blueprint of a scream can still shake you.
Skip if: You already know the weight of every death and don't need the sketchbook of it. But for some of us? It's ritual.
This edition of The Covers may not offer new narrative, but it provides a reflective lens—a rough-draft reverence for the visual legacy of The Walking Dead. It’s not final, but that’s the point. The story never was. The covers tell you what’s coming… or they lie to your face. Sometimes both.
This version feels more like an autopsy report than a gallery—half-formed, raw, but still laced with emotion. The placeholder energy is oddly appropriate for a series about delay, regret, and the things we never finished saying.
It’s a book for the ones who stayed long enough to remember how each promise was packaged. Even if they couldn’t keep them all.
4.7 out of 5 Unfinished Echoes
Best for: Collectors, completionists, and readers who understand that even the blueprint of a scream can still shake you.
Skip if: You already know the weight of every death and don't need the sketchbook of it. But for some of us? It's ritual.
This edition of The Covers may not offer new narrative, but it provides a reflective lens—a rough-draft reverence for the visual legacy of The Walking Dead. It’s not final, but that’s the point. The story never was. The covers tell you what’s coming… or they lie to your face. Sometimes both.
This version feels more like an autopsy report than a gallery—half-formed, raw, but still laced with emotion. The placeholder energy is oddly appropriate for a series about delay, regret, and the things we never finished saying.
It’s a book for the ones who stayed long enough to remember how each promise was packaged. Even if they couldn’t keep them all.
November 13, 2025
great book! can't wait to continue on reading the rest of the series
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