The Walking Dead comic book series is returning to the stands in October 2020, and it’s getting a literal new coat of paint in the process.
As revealed at Skybound Xpo today, Image Comics will begin reprinting all 193 issues of Robert Kirkman’s wildly popular zombie series in full color. Now dubbed “The Walking Dead Deluxe,” each issue will be painstakingly colored by Dave McCaig (American Vampire). You can get a taste of the series’ new look in the slideshow gallery below:
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McCaig’s colors aren’t the only new element in The Walking Dead Deluxe. Each issue will include a new supplementary section called “The Cutting Room Floor,” featuring creator commentary and story insights from Kirkman. Each issue will also feature new variant covers from artists David Finch, Tony Moore, Julian Totino Tedesco and Arthur Adams, giving fans new perspectives on key events from the series.
The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 will debut on October 7, with the series shipping twice-monthly beginning in November. According to Skybound, there are no immediate plans to collect the series in trade paperback format. Bad news for anyone who had gotten used to reading the series via those oh-so-affordable Walking Dead Compendiums.
This news comes shortly after the release of Negan Lives #1, a standalone epilogue issue that reveals the final fate of the reformed villain.
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In other recent comic book news, DC just announced Rorschach, a new sequel to Watchmen set 35 years after the events of the original comic. DC will also publish American Vampire 1976, the long-awaited finale to the long-running horror saga.
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Source: IGN.com The Walking Dead Comic to be Reprinted in Full Color