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answers.span_text: October 2003 -- present
questions: when do the walking dead comics come out
name: The Walking Dead (comic book)
contexts: The Walking Dead Cover of The Walking Dead No. 1 . Art by Tony Moore . Publication information Publisher Image Comics Schedule Monthly Format Ongoing series Genre Post-apocalyptic Publication date October 2003 -- present No. of issues 178 Creative team Created by Robert Kirkman Tony Moore Written by Robert Kirkman Artist ( s ) Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 6 ) Charlie Adlard ( # 7 -- present ) Penciller ( s ) Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 6 ) Charlie Adlard ( # 7 -- present ) Inker ( s ) Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 6 ) Charlie Adlard ( # 7 -- present ) Stefano Gaudiano ( # 115 -- present ) Letterer ( s ) Robert Kirkman ( # 1 -- 19 ) Rus Wooton ( # 20 -- present ) Colorist ( s ) Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 5 ) Cliff Rathburn ( # 6 -- present ) Editor ( s ) Aubrey Sitterson ( # 55 -- 70 ) Sina Grace ( # 67 -- 96 ) Sean Mackiewicz ( # 97 -- present )