Amazon.com: The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 3 (Walking Dead Compendium Tp) (9781632154569): Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard: Books Publication history. The Walking Dead debuted in 2003, published by Image Comics, with art by Tony Moore for the first six issues and Cliff Rathburn shading the art. Volume 5: The Best Defense is the fifth volume of Image Comics' The Walking Dead that includes. Amazon.com: The Walking Dead Volume 24: Life and Death (Walking Dead Tp) (9781632154026): Robert Kirkman, Dave Steward, Charlie Adlard: Books Volume 1: Days Gone Bye is the first volume of Image Comics' The Walking Dead that includes. Start by marking “The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye” as Want to Read: The Walking Dead Compendium: v. 1 by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, 9781607060765, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Select your preferred way to display the comments and click Save settings to activate your changes. The Walking Dead is an American horror drama television series developed by Frank Darabont, based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony. The Walking Dead is all about the living, the people who struggle to retain their humanity in the face of the unspeakable. So what does that mean?.