8 Best Robert Kirkman’s Comic Books for Every Fan of Invincible and The Walking Dead

Today, Robert Kirkman is a millionaire who runs his own company that publishes the works of other authors, produces TV series and movies, and has recently entered the video game industry.

Despite all this, Kirkman continues to write new works, trying different genres and maintaining high quality. This is an example of an impressive career that inspires not to despair when faced with failure and to continue believing in your dream.

1. Marvel Team-Up, 2005

The success of Invincible and The Walking Dead opened the door to mainstream comics for Robert Kirkman, especially Marvel. His first assignment was the relatively unpopular Sleepwalker.

After a year of work, Kirkman was given a new title, Marvel Team-Up. The key feature of the volume was to show a variety of characters working together. Robert successfully accomplished this task by showing not only well-known heroes such as Spider-Man, but also supporting characters such as Speedball and Darkhawk.

Perhaps the most famous issue of this series (it ran for 25 issues) was #14 — in which Spider-Man meets Invincible, created by Kirkman.

2. Marvel Zombies, 2006

While working on Ultimate Fantastic Four, writer Mark Millar, known for his provocative creative style, decided to introduce new enemies for the superhero team: their counterparts from a universe where the Four are creepy reanimated corpses, hungry for human flesh but retaining high intelligence and superpowers.

Marvel liked the idea so much that they quickly invited Kirkman, who created The Walking Dead, to write a comic for them about the aforementioned zombie universe.

In Marvel Zombies, Kirkman established the rules of the new universe and showed readers how zombie superheroes dealt with their insatiable hunger and how they interacted with each other, given their retained intelligence.

3. Battle Pope, 2000

Inspired by the independent writers at Image Comics, Robert Kirkman was eager to join their ranks and invited his friend, artist Tony Moore, to create a comic together. They decided they needed something provocative to get started and get noticed. Battle Pope was born, but Image refused to publish it. But Kirkman would not give up — he started his own company and published the comic.

Battle Pope tells the story of Pope Leopold, who indulges in a number of habits unbecoming of his rank, such as smoking, drinking, and seducing women.

God casts judgment on Earth, and the planet is flooded with demons as punishment for sins. As a result of a long war, humans make a truce with the inhabitants of hell and are forced to coexist with them.

God sends Saint Michael to protect the remaining good people on Earth, but he is kidnapped by Lucifer. Then God gives Pope Leopold superpowers and offers him a deal: if he rescues Michael, he will be forgiven for his indecent lifestyle and will go to heaven.

4. Thief of Thieves, 2012

By 2010, Robert Kirkman had gained enough clout in the industry to take it to the next level: getting his own imprint. Skybound Entertainment was born, which would not only publish comics, but also adapt them for television. The imprint's first release was a new title, Thief of Thieves.

Thief of Thieves followed Redmond, a master thief who decides to retire just before attempting to pull off his biggest heist. Conrad (the protagonist's real name) decides to start a new career — stealing from other thieves, trying to atone for the sins of the past. This decision makes him enemies on both sides of the law.

5. Outcast, 2014

Outcast is a supernatural horror comic created by Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta. In interviews, Kirkman has mentioned that it was an interesting challenge for him to write a horror comic that wasn't like The Walking Dead.

Set in the farmlands of West Virginia, Outcast follows Kyle Barnes, a reclusive and emotionally damaged man whose life has been marked by demonic possession since childhood.

When a local child begins to exhibit symptoms familiar to Kyle, he agrees to help the town pastor perform an exorcism. The process takes an unexpected turn and begins a new, dark chapter in Barnes' life.

6. Void Rivals, 2023

One of Kirkman's latest works is the opening comic of the Energon Universe — Void Rivals.

The story begins when a spaceship pilot crashes on a distant planetoid after a battle in space. Except for the voice assistant in his hand, he has no one to help him. It soon turns out that another man survived the battle — an enemy pilot.

In a normal situation, representatives of the warring parties would not even be allowed to talk to each other. But now two sworn enemies, trapped in an unknown corner of the galaxy, are forced to work together to survive.

7. Fire Power, 2020

Further evidence of Kirkman's ability to create diverse stories is the comic he co-created with artist Chris Samnee. Fire Power is infused with the spirit of The Last Airbender and homages to Chinese martial arts films.

The story follows Owen Johnson as he travels to China to find the Order of the Flaming Fist and learn more about his past. There he trains with Master Wei Lun and falls in love with student Ling Zan. Heartbroken, Owen leaves the Order to start a new life in the US, where he eventually starts a family.

Unfortunately, his normal life is turned upside down when an old acquaintance tries to convince him to return to the Order. Owen doesn't want to go back to his old life, but he doesn't really have a choice.

8. Oblivion Song, 2018

According to the plot, most of the city of Philadelphia is transferred to a dimension filled with alien monsters — Oblivion.

Citizens come to terms with the loss of the area and erect monuments to the people who lived there. However, a small group of daredevils continues to explore this sector, rescuing rare survivors. They are led by a man called Nathan Cole.