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Triumph of The Walking Dead

Robert Kirkman’s Zombie Epic on Page and Screen

Edited by James Lowder

All zombies are created equal. All zombie stories are not.

From its humble beginnings as an indie comic book, The Walking Dead has become a pop culture juggernaut boasting New York Times–bestselling trade paperbacks, a hit television series, and enough fans to successfully take on any zombie uprising.

Triumph of The Walking Dead explores the intriguing characters, stunning plot twists, and spectacular violence that make Robert Kirkman’s epic the most famous work of the Zombie Renaissance. Jay Bonansinga, the Walking Dead novels' co-author, provides the inside story on translating the comics into prose; New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry takes on the perils of leadership during the zombie apocalypse; Harvard professor Steven Schlozman, MD, dissects the disturbing role of science in the television series; and more.

Triumph of The Walking Dead features a foreword by horror legend Joe R. Lansdale.

Read Excerpts

Foreword: Triumph of the Walking Dead
Joe R. Lansdale
Introduction: Triumph of the Walking Dead
James Lowder
The Pathos of The Walking Dead
Kyle William Bishop
Take Me to Your Leader
Jonathan Maberry
Four-Color Zombies
Arnold T. Blumberg
A Novelist and a Zombie Walk Into a Bar
Jay Bonansinga
Meaninglessness
Craig Fischer
Zombie People
Brendan Riley
No Clean Slate
Kay Steiger
Happy (En)Trails
Vince A. Liaguno
Rick and Rand
Ned Vizzini
Postmodern Merlin
Kenneth Hite
Feel Better?
Steven Schlozman
The Walking Dead and Dance of Death
Lisa Morton
A Zombie Among Men
Scott Kenemore
The Hero Wears the Hat
David Hopkins
"For Love Is Strong as Death"
Kim Paffenroth

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What People Are Saying

Editor James Lowder has assembled an impressive collection of Walking Dead essayists who examine not only the popular comic book series and TV show but the Zombie phenomenon as a whole...an interesting book that zombie fans are sure to love.

— Collectors' Corner

James Lowder’s Triumph of the Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman’s Zombie Epic on Page and Screen is full of contributions from die hard walking dead lovers. The essays are...fun(ny) and should spark conversations about both series and the themes they address.

— PopTheology.com

TRIUMPH OF THE WALKING DEAD successfully manages to do what any collection of its sort intends: Help us understand why the series is so good (and successful), while enhancing our enjoyment at the same time.

— Alan at Bookgasm

For fans ofThe Walking Dead this book is pretty much a must have. [Triumph of the Walking Dead] gets a full recommendation, if you don't know what the fuss over the show is about, or call yourself a fan of Kirkman's wilderness, then you need to wrap your paws around this book. TWD will repay in spades time spent between its covers.

— ScaryMinds.com