The Walking Dead is an ongoing comic book series published by Image Comics and created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore. The comic focuses on Rick Grimes, a Georgia deputy who is shot in the line of duty and awakens from a coma in a zombie apocalypse that has resulted in a state-wide quarantine. After joining with other survivors, including his loved ones, he gradually takes on the role of leader of a community as it struggles to survive the zombie apocalypse. This issue features a Wizard World St Louis exclusive B&W cover signed by Gerhard.