COMIC ARTIST

Robert Kirkman

1978 - Today

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Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for co-creating The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Invincible, Tech Jacket, Outcast, Oblivion Song, and Fire Power for Image Comics, in addition to writing Ultimate X-Men, Irredeemable Ant-Man and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics currently serving as COO, and the only one of the five who was not one of its co-founders. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Robert Kirkman is the 177th most popular comic artist (up from 179th in 2024), the 12,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,788th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Robert Kirkman ranks 177 out of 226. Before him are Yuu Watase, Atsushi Ohkubo, Harvey Pekar, Jim Lee, R. K. Laxman, and Kōsuke Fujishima. After him are Len Wein, Scott McCloud, Peter Laird, Hiroyuki Takei, One, and Joe Kubert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Robert Kirkman ranks 315. Before him are Teddy Park, Veerle Baetens, Guy Berryman, Camille, Marta Etura, and Boško Balaban. After him are Giorgi Latso, Amanda Schull, Yael Naim, Will Champion, Emmanuel Olisadebe, and Yuji Nakazawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Kirkman ranks 12,310 out of 20,380. Before him are Niecy Nash (1970), Lila Lee (1905), Enrique Murciano (1973), Meaghan Martin (1992), Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), and George Luks (1867). After him are Megyn Kelly (1970), Josh Klinghoffer (1979), Bruce Harlan (1926), Harry Gallatin (1927), Doug Yule (1947), and John McNaughton (1950).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Robert Kirkman ranks 45. Before him are Jim Starlin (1949), Alison Bechdel (1960), Peter David (1956), Jules Feiffer (1929), Bill Watterson (1958), and Harvey Pekar (1939). After him are Len Wein (1948), Scott McCloud (1960), Peter Laird (1954), Vivienne Medrano (1992), Walt Kelly (1913), and Kevin Eastman (1962).

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