Terrence R. Wandtke 
Robert Kirkman [EPUB ebook] 
Conversations

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Robert Kirkman (b. 1978) is probably best known as the creator of
The Walking Dead. The comic book and its television adaptation have reinvented the zombie horror story, transforming it from cult curiosity and parody to mainstream popularity and critical acclaim. In some ways, this would be enough to justify this career-spanning collection of interviews. Yet Kirkman represents much more than this single comic book title.
Kirkman’s story is a fanboy’s dream that begins with him financing his irreverent, independent comic book
Battle Pope with credit cards. After writing major titles with Marvel comics (
Spider-Man,
Captain America, and
X-Men), Kirkman rejected companies like DC and Marvel and publicly advocated for creator ownership as the future of the comics industry. As a partner at Image, Kirkman wrote not only
The Walking Dead but also
Invincible, a radical reinvention of the superhero genre.
Robert Kirkman: Conversations gives insight to his journey and explores technique, creativity, collaboration, and the business of comics as a multimedia phenomenon. For instance, while continuing to write genre-based comics in titles like
Outcast and
Oblivion Song, Kirkman explains his writerly bias for complex characters over traditional plot development. As a fan-turned-creator, Kirkman reveals a creator’s complex relationship with fans in a comic-con era that breaks down the consumer/producer dichotomy. And after rejecting company-ownership practices, Kirkman articulates a vision of the creator-ownership model and his goal of organic creativity at Skybound, his multimedia company. While Stan Lee was the most prominent comic book everyman of the previous era of comics production, Kirkman is the most prominent comic book everyman of this dynamic, evolving new era.

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Terrence R. Wandtke is professor of English and communication at East-West University in Chicago, Illinois, where classes taught include science fiction and senior seminar, which is focused on technology and humanity. He previously founded and directed the Imago Film Festival, served as the area chair of Comics and Comic Art for the Popular Culture Association Conference, and currently acts as editor of the Comics Monograph Series for the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is author of The Comics Scare Returns: The Resurgence in Contemporary Horror Comics, The Dark Night Returns: The Contemporary Resurgence in Crime Comics, and The Meaning of Superhero Comic Books. He is editor of Robert Kirkman: Conversations and Ed Brubaker: Conversations, both published by University Press of Mississippi, and The Amazing Transforming Superhero: Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film, and Television.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 264 ● ISBN 9781496834836 ● File size 12.2 MB ● Editor Terrence R. Wandtke ● Publisher University Press of Mississippi ● City Jackson ● Country US ● Published 2021 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7900742 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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