Set Description:
WE ARE THE WALKING DEAD!
Thank you for taking a moment to view my registry set!
Like many people, my passion for the Walking Dead came not from the beginning but rather from mid-way into the series. My late entry into the world of the Walking Dead happened because I did not pick up an issue until after the Fear the Hunters arc (my first issue purchased off the stands was issue #69). At the time the series debuted I was strictly a super-hero book connoisseur and I did not notice the black and white comic about zombies that would later captivate my attention. It is easy to say that this is by far my absolute favorite book to read from month to month. I love the show, I love the novels, and I especially love the comics. It is now my pleasure to present to you my humble Walking Dead (2003 Complete with Variants) registry set…while it is a continual work in progress it is definitely a labor of love.
Rot on! (as Tony would say)
Grade Breakdown
Contained within this set are signature series and universal 10.0s, signatures series 9.9s and 9.8s as well as universal 9.9s and 9.8s
Below is the breakdown of what is contained within this set:
Overall breakdown of books in this set:
249 Universal = 37.5%
420 Signature Series = 62.5%
1 Qualified = 0%
Grade breakdown of books in this set:
558 @ 9.8 = 83%
95 @ 9.9 = 14%
17 @ 10.0 = 3%
9.8 breakdowns in this set:
166 Universal 9.8s
392 Signature Series 9.8s
9.9 breakdowns in this set:
66 Universal 9.9s
29 Signature Series 9.9s
10.0 breakdowns in this set:
16 Universal 10s
1 Signature Series 10
The Gem Mints(Presenting my 10.0's in numerical then alphabetic Order)
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Comic Book Writers & Artists Signatures(including signatures from 55 different writers & artists)
Also contained within this set are the following Signature Series books
(Arranged first by the total amount of signed copies that appear in this set along with the writer or artist who signed them)
242 Robert Kirkman signatures (Writer & Co-Creator of The Walking Dead)
183 Charlie Adlard signatures (Artist of The Walking Dead)
29 Tony Moore signatures (Artist & Co-Creator of The Walking Dead)
6 Cliff Rathburn signatures (Walking Dead back-up & pin-up feature artist)
4 Arthur Adams signatures (Mad Magazine artist and WD #157 Variant feature cover artist)
4 J. Scott Campbell signatures (Marvel, DC, & Image cover artist)
3 Stefano Gaudiano signatures (Walking Dead interior artist)
3 Michael Golden signatures (Marvel/DC artist & Wizard World Indianapolis/Portland WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
3 Jerome Opena signatures (Marvel and Wizard World Nashville 2015 Walking Dead #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Erik Larsen signatures (Savage Dragon artist and Emerald City Comic Con WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Ryan Ottley signatures (Invincible & WD 50 & 100 variant feature cover artist)
2 Rob Guillory signatures (Chew artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist )
2 Greg Horn signatures (Marvel Comics cover artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Clayton Crain signatures (Carnage USA artist & WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Steve Lieber signatures (Whiteout artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Mico Suayan signatures (Marvel Comics and Wizard World Nashville WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Phil Hester signatures (Marvel/DC Comics artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Paolo Rivera signatures (Marvel Comics artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Michael Zeck signatures (Punisher and Wizard World Ohio WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Julian Totino Tedesco signatures (X-Men and Wizard World Philadelphia WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Jim Rugg signatures (DC, Image, and Wizard World Pittsburgh 2015 Walking Dead #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Ken Kelly signatures (Conan the Barbarian & Wizard World Richmond Walking Dead #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Jonboy Meyers signatures (DC & Wizard World Reno Walking Dead #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Moritat signatures (DC and Wizard World Austin 2015 Walking Dead #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Billy Martin signatures (DC, Image, and Wizard World Tulsa 2015 Walking Dead #1 reprint feature cover artist)
2 Cameron Stewart signatures (DC Catwoman artist)
2 Babs Tarr signatures (DC Batgirl writer)
1 Todd McFarlane signature (Spawn artist and WD #100 feature cover artist)
1 Chris Giarrusso signature (WD 103 variant and CBLDF Spawn baby variant feature cover artist)
1 Shawn Martinbrough signature (Thief of Thieves artist)
1 Marat Mychaels signature (Grimm Fairy Tales and WD 100 feature cover artist)
1 Whilce Portacio signature (X-Factor and Wizard World Chicago WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Matthew Roberts signature (Manifest Destiny artist and WD 129 SDCC feature cover artist)
1 Arthur Suydam signature (Marvel Zombies and Wizard World St. Louis WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Ethan Van Sciver signature (Green Lantern and Wizard World Chicago WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Clay Mann signature (X-Men artist & WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Gilbert Hernandez signatures (Love and Rockets artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Andy Diggle signature (Thief of Thieves and CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012 feature writer)
1 Nick Dragotta signature (East of West and Image Expo WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Rob Liefeld signature (X-Force artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Marc Silvestri signature (Cyberforce artist and WD #100 feature cover artist)
1 Jae Lee signature (DC & Marvel artist)
1 Jason Edmiston signature (Hasbro toy box and All Out War Shiva Force chapters 1-12 feature cover artist)
1 Michael Cho signature (DC artist and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Tamra Bonvillain signature (Image artist and WD #168 Pride Month feature cover artist)
1 Kieron Gillen signature (CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012 feature writer)
1 Nate Bellgarde signature (CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012 feature artist)
1 Jim McCann signature (CBLDF Liberty Annual 2012 feature writer)
1 John Layman signature (Chew writer)
1 Marjorie Liu signature (Marvel NYX writer)
1 Scott Snyder signature (DC Batman writer)
1 Gerhard signature (Cerebus artist)
1 Scott Blair signature (freelance artist)
1 Cyrus Raftery signature (freelance artist)
1 Doug Hurley signature (featured character inspiration in WD #115)
Actors Signatures from AMC's The Walking Dead (including signatures from 27 different cast & crew members)
Also contained within this set are the following Signature Series books
(Arranged first by the total amount of signed copies that appear in this set along with the actor/actress/crew member who signed them)
3 Andrew Lincoln signatures (the actor who plays Rick Grimes)
3 Danai Gurrira signatures (the actress who plays Michonne)
2 Norman Reedus signatures (the actor who plays Daryl Dixon)
2 Steven Yeun signatures (the actor who plays Glenn Rhee)
2 Laurie Holden signatures (the actress who plays Andrea Harrison)
2 David Morrissey signatures (the actor who plays The Governor)
2 Jon Bernthal signatures (the actor who plays Shane Walsh)
2 Greg Nicotero signatures (Executive Producer, Director, & Special FX makeup designer)
2 Frank Darabont signatures (Television Series Creator)
1 Khary Payton signature (the actor who plays King Ezekiel)
1 Lauren Cohan signature (the actress who plays Maggie Greene)
1 Sarah Wayne Callies signature (the actress who plays Lori Grimes)
1 Tom Payne signature (the actor who plays Paul "Jesus" Monroe)
1 Lennie James signature (the actor who plays Morgan Jones)
1 Austin Amelio signature (the actor who plays Dwight)
1 Melissa McBride signature (the actress who plays Carol Peletier)
1 Chad Coleman signature (the actor who plays Tyreese Williams)
1 Emma Bell signature (the actress who plays Amy)
1 Jose Pablo Cantillo signature (the actor who plays Caesar Martinez)
1 Madison Lintz signature (the actress who plays Sophia Peletier)
1 Brighton Sharbino signature (the actress who plays Lizzie Samuels)
1 Kyla Kenedy signature (the actress who plays Mika Samuels)
1 Adam Minarovich signature (the actress who plays Ed Peletier)
1 Adrian Turner signature (the actor who plays Duane Jones)
1 Denise Crosby signature (the actress who plays Mary from Terminus)
1 Travis Love signature (the actor who plays Shumpert the bowman from Woodbury)
1 Gale Ann Hurd signature (Executive Producer)
Sketches from Writers & Artists(including sketches from 14 different writers & artists)
Also contained within this set are sketches by the following writers/artists
(Arranged first by the total amount of sketched copies that appear in this set along with the writer or artist who sketched them)
24 Charlie Adlard sketches (Artist of The Walking Dead)
5 Tony Moore sketches (original artist & co-creator of The Walking Dead)
2 Robert Kirkman sketches (Writer & Co-Creator of The Walking Dead)
2 Steve Lieber sketches Whiteout and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Stefano Gaudiano sketch (Interior artist for The Walking Dead)
1 Marat Mychaels sketch (Grimm Fairy Tales and WD 100 feature cover artist)
1 Michael Golden sketch (Marvel, DC, and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Moritat sketch (DC and WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Julian Totino Tedesco sketch (X-Men and Wizard World Philadelphia WD #1 reprint feature cover artist)
1 Greg Kirkpatrick sketch (Image Savage Dragon back-up artist)
1 Jae Lee sketch (DC & Marvel artist)
1 Gerhard sketch (Cerebus artist)
1 Scott Blair sketch (freelance artist)
1 Cyrus Raftery sketch (freelance artist)
Top 10(my personal favorite books in this set)
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1. Walking Dead #1 CGC 9.9
2. Walking Dead #7 SS CGC 9.9
3. Walking Dead #27 CGC 9.9
4. Walking Dead #100 CGC 10.0
5. Walking Dead #8 CGC 9.9
6. Walking Dead #36 CGC 10.0
7. Walking Dead #9 CGC 9.9
8. Walking Dead #48 SS CGC 9.9
9. Walking Dead #108 CGC 9.9
10. Walking Dead #98 SS CGC 9.9
Meeting a Co-Creator of The Walking Dead
(Pictured Right)
I had the extreme honor to meet and speak at length with Tony Moore (co-creator and original artist of The Walking Dead) at the Louisville Comic Con on July 6th, 2014! Randomly, without checking to see who was actually present at the con, I run into Tony Moore's booth. Reminiscing to my first time meeting him I recalled waiting in line for 3 hours to get to see him for about 3 minutes and have an extremely short convo due to the crowd behind me. This time, there was no line. Needless to say, I was happily shocked to have the chance to speak with him for about 20 minutes and get a photo with really no interruptions. I found out that his favorite character to draw from the WD book was Jim (a very cool answer, IMO). I also found out some about the history of the art behind the first issue. Since I'm familiar with the area that the story begins in we spoke of how he got his inspiration for the settings (and I was told some cool stories about how he referenced images for his art for the 1st issue...particularly the gun-fight and hospital settings). We discussed some of the original art for the first six issues and I told him all about how much the WD fans on the boards covet his covers/pages. I also found out that we had some mutual connections since we graduated only 2 years apart (I knew some people he went to high school with, for example). All in all, it was an awesome conversation and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to meet him again (plus I got an awesome signed 11 X 17 print of the cover to WD1). Overall this made for an unforgettable experience with the original artist and co-creator of the worldwide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead. "Rot On!" as Tony would say!
(the excitement of being published in TWD's letters column)
I have been published eight times via letter submission to Letter Hacks - the official letters column for the Walking Dead comics. I was published in issues 122 and 123 (during the All-Out War story arc) as well as in issue #180 (at the end of the New World Order story arc...my letter in this issue is the very last letter published) and again in issues #181 & #182. Most recently, I was published in issues #184, #185, & #188 and as always I am very grateful for that! All in all I am incredibly honored and humbled to have multiple personal inclusions into the Walking Dead comic book series via Letter Hacks!
Miscellaneous Notes(Important Walking Dead related achievements)
*Important miscellaneous note #1: It was on February 15th, 2015 at 10:20 PM that I became the leader for the first time of this registry set (and it was with my first Andrew Lincoln signed book). While I may not hold the top spot for very long it is nice to be able to say that I held the #1 spot at least for a little bit of time!
*Important miscellaneous note #2: It was on December 15th, 2015 at 9:30PM that I officially broke the 20,000 point mark with this registry set!
*Important miscellaneous note #3: On February 16, 2018, this set became the first of The Walking Dead Complete with Variants registry sets to reach 400 books (and at 100% completion).
*Important note #4: On April 1, 2018 - almost exactly 5 years to the day of this set's creation (on 4/3/13) - this set reached over 3,000 views - the first in this set type to do so!
*Important note #5: It was on January 1st, 2019 at 11:30PM that I officially broke the 40,000 point mark with this registry set - the first set in this set type to do so!
*Important note #6: On March 18, 2019 - two weeks shy of last year when this set reached 3,000 views - this set broke the 4,000 views mark and is currently the first in this set type to do so!
*Important note #7: On April 23, 2019, I loaded my 500th book into my set becoming the first set in this category to do so.
*Important note #8: It was on August 20th, 2019 at approximately 12:00 PM that I officially broke the 50,000 point mark with this registry set - the first (and currently only) set in this set type to do so!
*Important note #9: On December 8th, 2019 - less than 9 months ago when this set reached 4,000 views - it broke the 5,000 views mark and is currently the first in this set type to do so!
*Important note #10: On August 20th, 2020 - less than 9 months ago when this set reached 5,000 views - it broke the 6,000 views mark and is currently the first in this set type to do so!
*Important note #11: On July 6th, 2021 - less than 12 months ago when this set reached 6,000 views - it broke the 7,000 views mark and is currently the first in this set type to do so!
*Important note #12: On August 7th, 2022 - just a little over a year ago when this set reached 7,000 views - it broke the 8,000 views mark and is currently the first in this set type to do so!
*Important Note #13: On July 26th, 2020, WE ARE THE WALKING DEAD! gathered enough views to become the 3rd overall 'most viewed' competitive set (out of a total 81,000+ sets) in the CGC registry!
*Important Note #14: On May 2nd, 2022, WE ARE THE WALKING DEAD! gathered enough views to become the 2nd overall 'most viewed' competitive set (out of a total 95,000+ sets) in the CGC registry! |