Robert Kirkman on Self-Publishing and Pitching to Image
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This is the first part of a big interview with writer and publisher Robert Kirkman. In this segment, we discuss his early work self-publishing comics like Battle Pope with artist Tony Moore and the risks and challenges that brings. We transition into some of his early work pitching to Image comics including Walking Dead and Invincible. - Zábava
I met Kirkman at a small comic show in Lexington, KY right when The Walking Dead comic was getting mainstream attention. When I bought one trade of Invincible that he signed, he asked if I read Walking Dead. When I said no, he signed the first two trades, handed to me and said “Now you do.” Really cool guy.
I read The Walking Dead and tbh its a bit overrated in my opinion
@@filipbabic4913 while I love walking dead the story isn't really the historical value to it, it's the incredible mainstream success of an indie book is what twd will be remembered for.
I met him at a signing at Mile High Comics. They had mostly forgotten to promote the event and only 50 or so people showed up. He signed just about everything people had brought (he signed 50 of my comics). The lady in front of me was buying trades for her nephew who had called her from Kansas. Kirkman asked if she had his number and he called the kid and talked to him while he drew a sketch in the front of each of his trades.
That's a man who really loves his work
Sounds like a cool dude!
Chris is like a parent showing Robert's baby photos to guests at a party lmao
So true made me laugh so hard "I gave you too much stuff, put that down!" :D
"Oh, which comic should I not be showing? Was it this one? Am I not supposed to show this one, the one that I'm showing right now?" 😂😂
In a recent interview with Jim Valentino, he gives his side of the Walking Dead pitch and he does say that a zombie comic has never sold. He says that if Kirkman had mentioned at the beginning that it was a story of a dad and his son set in a zombie, that he would have approved the book.
Glad it all worked out in the end.
If Kirkman did do a Night Of The Living Dead comic,I have to disagree with Jim Valentino that Robert Kirkman couldn't own the comic just because the property is in the public domain. That's like saying that Marvel can't own Thor,Hercules and Dracula because they're in the public domain and that Disney can't own their own specific versions of public domain characters(which they can and they do -but it's just their own specific versions of the characters). I'm going to be doing comics using public domain characters(quite a bit of them,actually-Thor and Heracles/Hercules,included but I'm going to bring something very different and unique to my specific version of the characters).
I would read a new Night Of The Living Dead comic just like I would read a new Robin Hood or King Arthur comic,so long as it's good and does something coo,different and unique with the mythos.
Cool to see y'all interact! Chris is always mentioning that he knows Robert and gets sent stuff all the time from Kirkman but I just always wanted to know more about their friendship.
What?! I didn’t know that
@@superdragonz1 they were college roommates I think
@@avashihteyaz4542 Wow that's pretty great, I didn't know it either.
Avash Ihteyaz Robert never want to college he said it in this same interview
@@majinnwilliams7351 huh, I dunno then. They were roommates somewhere, he mentioned that in one of the videos 🤷♂️
Holy shit. You got him on. Make a Clementine comic Rob.
Yes Yes!!!!
Invincible is so good, I was really quite sad when I read the last issue knowing there'd be no more (not that I object though, it's good to finish things before they run out their welcome...)
Kirkman definitely seems like he understands the concept of a book not overstaying its welcome more so than arguably anybody else in the industry. Walking Dead was still so massively popular when it ended, but he didn't let that popularity dictate the ending. One thing I appreciate more than anything in any piece of media is the creator letting the story dictate where it goes. If it gets to a point where you're trying to think of more stuff to do just to keep it going, it becomes detrimental to the entire project. Kirkman definitely has a good grasp on that. Such an awesome dude.
In comics,stories can and often do go on forever.
But that doesn't always have to be case.
It can be a good thing to know when it's time to move on in life and not to overstay your welcome-I've seen that happen a LOT in comic books. Not everyone wants to do a 300 issue run for over 25 years(not that there's anything wrong with that and it's worked great for some people like Todd McFarlane with Spawn but even he acknowledged that not everybody wants to do that or needs to do that).
I want to write my own independent comic books but I personally have no interest at all in EVER doing a monthly on-going series,let alone one that stretches on for for decades. My goal is to do one-shots and mini-series(and hopefully,if I become successful enough with the comics,then start my own business as an entrepreneur like how Todd McFarlane did it).
I think looking back the selling point of walking dead was that it goes further into the apocalypse than any other comic or tv show. It goes deep into the apocalypse from day 1 to the end.
Perfect timing! A friend and I just handed in a comic pitch to Image Comics so we're keen to know any particular dos and don'ts even if we already handed it in.
More to come soon.
Hope they accept your pitch.
Any updates?
@@conformityfarm I guess not.
Well, I never got around to reading _Invincible_ so I’m glad y’all refrained from spoiling the “whodunnit.” I guess I better get on top of that before the animated series hits the airwaves😅
Last time I checked the omnibuses were on sale!
Oh you totally have to get around to it. Its fantastic!
Just thought the same!
I just finished reading all the TPBs digitally through Hoopla.
@@mchlfx where?
This has such a wholesome energy
I'm working on self-publishing my own comic too. This was very insightful.
Same
I really like Kirkman's writing and the artists he chooses, love these behind the scenes/origin stories ☺.
Hes such a legend
Met Robert Kirkman a few times... amazingly nice guy! Really happy for his success!
I'm re-reading INVINCIBLE right now. How good is this book?!??
AWESOME. Best superhero comic book ever.
And now they are making a cartoon
@@JONNYSORENSEN_AU Have you seen the voice cast? It's a straight-up Walking Dead reunion. Can't wait for the show!
It's one of the best comics to ever come out of Image.It's such a change from the stuff they were doing back in those early,formative years of the company.
God damn, Chris. You got yourself a heavy hitter for this interview! People know you're the man.
Edit: you guys were friends this whole time?!
He proofed read Invincible for Kirkman
Robert seems like such a chill down to Earth dude. Great interview!
Great interview! Kirkman comes across as a class act
I'm already subscribed for a few years now, so i liked and shared on twitter as well. Thank you for this and your whole portfolio Chris
Aaagghhh Chris its so cool that you got Kirkman on your show!
Chris, you’ve outdone yourself. This is epic. I give you two thumbs up. Robert Kirkman is an amazing person. Met him a couple of times and he was awesome.
Should have asked why Walking Dead and Invincible end on fast forward through a ton of interesting plot and characters.
I absolutely love Oblivion Song, the way that characters deal with their trauma and move on is really well done
I thought I remembered
Garth Ennis really praising
Battle Pope during his Preacher run at some point,
I could be wrong though.
Anyways great interview Chris. 🙂
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Enjoyed this interview! Especially great when theres history between interviewer and interviewee!
I loved Battle Pope. Then again, I loved Captain Dingleberry. My brow isn't particularly high.
When I was super young, my brother told me that the Pope's job was to physically fight the devil with his blessed Pope staff. The term Battle Pope means so much to me.
Then You’d love this stupid cartoon I made: czcams.com/video/q4BXqX1SCqY/video.html
Been a fan for a long time so I'm happy as hell to see you getting these interviews!
You made me laugh out loud in the intro, that alone deserves a like and a big thank you.
Thanks for the interview pretty cool stuff
I love how Robert Kirkmans Invincible subtlety spoofs existing Superheroes it’s so clever
Wow Chris you are really leveling up. Congrats! So glad to have watched this channel grow
This is an awesome interview and part of why this channel kicks ass.
You’ve knocked it out of the park with this one Chris, super informative video! Great discussion.
Thanks for doing this Chris! The big series that really got me into comics was the walking dead-since then I’ve collected all of Invincible, Haunt and I just started Outcast. Kirkman is one of my favorite writers in the industry-simultaneously outrageous and camp in his plotting and so real and honest in his character writing. I really enjoy most of his books and most of his big titles have gone on long enough that I’ve got to see him grow as a writer through the course of his work. Great interview!
holy shit, you got Kirkman on!
This channel is picking up the momentum it deserves and I love it.
I absolutely love this interview, so insightful. I'm truly inspired to finish my comic
Congrats Chris... really great interview
These are great interviews - it is fun to hear from Robert.
How did you pull this off!? Getting Robert on the show is huge for you! Congrats dude
12:38 Robert Kirkman managed to guess the twist of I am a Hero lol
Awesome interview!!
Great interview!
Absolutely awesome. Still collecting the Invincible Ultimate editions so I'm glad you didn't spoil anything. Love your channel
Cool that RK has the Frazetta poster on his wall. Great interview. Thx for sharing!
Wow, I was so engaged in this that the video ended and I thought it had to be under 10 minutes. HA! :D Part 2 now please and thanks.
Wow! You got a living legend on the show!
aweswome interview!
Great interview. Very inspiring.
Incredible interview
Awesome, I really Love Kirkman, and He's incorrect, he's a naturally funny guy, I've attended every SDCC panel he's done for the last 11 years and I always look forward to what funny shit he's going to say, or fuck with people. He's an inspiration, and so is your channel Comic Tropes..a Class act
I wasn't aware you're friends with Kirkman! That is really cool!
The man, the myth, the legend!! Congrats Chris!!
I stan Robert for being a fan of Clint Eastwood's The Gauntlet!
Make it into a series!
Thank you for sharing this video.
Wonderful interview.
love it! hope you can reach people like Claremont or Jim Shooter, You are a great interviewer!!
I love his Destroyer run .
great interview
Love this and was laughing and grinning the whole time.
Great episode !
Wow this is the biggest get on the channel to this day. I am personally more of a Comic Pop fan but this is great.
I used to see him in Cynthiana I live in Georgetown Kentucky
Cool Interview Tropes!
Robert Kirkman?! LET’S GO! Good work!
I’m an action figure collector and man I would love some Robert Kirkman sculpted action figures! Never knew Robert originally was going to be a toy sculptor!
Yesss! I love Robert Kirkman!!! He's exactly who I want to be like I even want to work at image like him :))
Thank you!
You should do a video on Herb Trimpe!! I have some personal stories with him if you'd like examples of how he was a great person.
@@jeffjones2463 he signed my first 5 issues for free as well as a free sketch of Snake Eyes
My fav modern comics ive followed are Old man Larsens country style Dragon Tales, Invincible and Walking Dead. When they released those phonebook editions ofthe dead i sat outside in winter each day after work with a brew and my walking dead. I then gave those editions away to a friend who got me hooked on horror. Gotta rebuy then again sometime.
Invincible drew me into Robert Kirkmans amazing work. Walking Dead was an amazing comic book, Oblivion Song is my current favourite, I liked Die Die Die which runs at a totally different pace to Walking Dead or Oblivion Song, and we have the upcoming Firepower.
This should have millions of views!!!
I love all the insider knowledge Chris has
I love Battle Pope.
I really liked Kirkman's He-Man comics. I wish he did more of them.
Recently I brought his new graphic novel Fire Power with artist Chris Samnee. Good story , a cross between the last Airbender and DragonBall . With influences of hero's journey arc.
Good Job Chris!
The problem with self publishing is you don't necess byarily get an ISBN as a result Aaron has Jarlidium and as a result we were able to put copies of his books in the ♎ Of Congress.
Image is such a fascinating company The Maxx is my Hero and such a huge influence on my how I see the world and perceive beauty.
I really enjoyed The Walking Dead comics.
Thank you for this great piece!
He's so prolific...Irredeemable Antman and Invincible are my 2 faves of his comic series....though IAM suffered early cancellation.
Remember when kirkman aparently drew in spawn issue 200
I want to see the Invincible tv show so bad!!!!
UNEXPECTED GREATNESS.
Freaking awesome.
That shirt is slick, Chris.
this is the best CZcams channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’d love to see Robert Kirkman do a Lord Of The Rings style story, fish out of water style, like a fantasy character waking up in a modern day or near future setting
Loving that Gauntlet movie poster....the man has taste!
I would love for you to do something on Jim Valentino... ShadowHawk was an amazing comic and seems kind of relevant in these times with blm and other social issues
OMG! I have that same The Gauntlet poster!
I voted yess for this on Twitter.
The earliest zombie we ever saw in film was of godlike intelligence of not mistaken
When Robert said about the comic he illustrated "wildly offensive, just not cool" I genuinely laughed out loud.
Wtf. U have robert kirkman on ur show. Unexpected but excellent video!
Enjoyed the interview but I’m disappointed it’s going to be released in small chunks. Maybe I missed it but a small note at the beginning of the video that this is part 1 of X would have been good. I would have waited for the complete interview to be posted before starting to watch this. Whenever I get around to seeing the rest I’ll have to re-watch this as I’m sure I’ll have forgotten much of what was said. Thank you for posting this though.
Very epic
A Walking Dead Dog Show would be a great idea if it would be something like "Napoleon (the dog) vs Zombies". Dogs living in the apocalypse and making considerations on voice-over. I would love to see that
Damn, my first TWD was #6. I even had a few letters published early on.
Robert Kirkman, I've been watching The Walking Dead TV series for years now and I'm still waiting for that alien invasion ending to actually happen.
lol at anyone who thought from the title this was going to be some inside scoop on how to pitch to Image
Did you ask him when the invincible show is going to air!?!
I need it to happen!!