Set Description:
This is CGC’s MOST-AWARDED TWD Deluxe comic set
Introduction
From October 2020, Image Skybound reissued The Walking Dead (TWD) comics in full colour as The Walking Dead Deluxe (TWDD). Dave McCaig coloured Tony Moore's and Charlie Adlard's original TWD covers (marketed as cover B) and comic art. With two new issues published each month, it will likely be the end of 2028 when the final issue #193 is re-issued.
I was delighted - literally over the moon - to have a letter I had written feature in Letter Hacks of TWDD #67. I now feel officially a small part of the TWD universe.
New Covers
For this series, David Finch created a new cover (marketed as cover A) coloured by McCaig for each issue, also #1 Sketch, #7 Sketch, #1-12 Second Printing / Virgin Sketch / Gold foil (CVL) and Red Sketch foil (CVL), 52 Variant, 53 Variant, and 108D. Finch also created the Youngblood Team-Up covers for 124D (colour) and 124E (B&W virgin), and the Invincible Team-Up cover for 132F.
For the first time, Charlie Adlard created covers for issues #1-6, all of which are shown below. In the original TWD series, the first six covers were created by Tony Moore, with Charlie taking over from #7 to the final issue #193. For this new series, Charlie also created new covers for issues #19, 25, 27 and 27LCS/foil, 34, 38, 42, 50, 53, 100F, K, and second printing, 106D, and the Invincible Team-Up issue 133E.
     
The series also features new covers by guest artists Mathew Roberts (#1 Birmingham Bulls Edition LE1000), Julian Totino Tedesco (1-2D, 8-9C, 11C, 13C, 15C, 17C, 19C, 23-5C, 27-9D, 31D, 34E, 36-7D, 40D, 42D, 46-51D, 55D, 58D, 59D, 61D, 63D, 66D, 67D, 69D, 70D, 74D, 75D, 77D, 83D, 90D, 100D, 108E, 115D, 127D, 132E), Arthur Adams (1E, 2E, 3D, 10C, 19D, 27F, 53D, 54D, 55E, 59E, 70E, 92D, 95D, 98D, 100E, 132D, 133D), Dave Rapoza (13-18C/D), Ethan Young (14D), Tillie Walden (16D), Rob Liefeld (19F), Mel Milton (19G), Chase Conley (19H), Karen Darboe (19 CVL, 89 SDCC Full Dress, Full Art, and Foil), Andrei Bressan (25-30C/E), Adriano Lucas (25-30C/E), Daniel Warren Johnson (27GH/ECCC), Mike Spicer (27), Mike Del Mundo (31C-36C), Stephen Platt (37C-42C), Pablo Rivera (43C-48C), Tula Lotay (49C-54C), Tonci Zonjic (50F), Andy Kubert (50G), Brad Anderson (50G), Francis Manapul (55-60C), Stephanie Hans (61-66C), Conor Hughes (67-72C), J. H. (James) Williams III (73-78C), Joe Quesada and Richard Isanove (75E), Greg Capullo (75F), Mateus Santolouco (79-84C), Annie Wu (85-90C), Sean and Jacob Phillips (91-96C), Mattia de Iulis (97-102C), Yasmine Putri (100G), Simon Bisley (100H), Derek Hunter (100I), Nate Bellegarde and Olli Hihnala (103-108C), Whilce Portacio and Alex Sinclair (109-114C), Matt and Brennan Wagner (115-120C), Zach Howard and Nelson Daniel (121-126C), Stefano Gaudiano (127-132C), and Cliff Rathburn (133-138C).
My Set
My set was the first CGC Registry set created for this new series.
Every specimen in my set has been graded by CGC at 9.8 or 9.8SS, with four higher at 9.9, two at 9.9SS, and one at Gem Mint 10.
Notes
Note 1. I have an extensive TWD comic collection. Please look at my original CGC Registry set Just Love the Walking Dead here.
Note 2. CGC Awards:
• On 23rd July 2021, I was delighted to win the inaugural CGC Registry Best Set award for this set. It felt fantastic to be able to say that I was the first to hold the #1 spot for this set!
• On 29th July 2022, I won four Best Set awards, including the 2022 Award for this set. I was delighted to retain the Best Set award for the second consecutive year
• On 21st July 2023, I won seven Best Set awards, including the 2023 award for this set. I was delighted to retain the Best Set award for the third consecutive year.
• On 26th July 2024, I won nine Best Set awards, including the 2024 award for this set. I was delighted to retain the Best Set award for the fourth consecutive year.
• On 28th July 2025, I won ten Best Set awards, including the 2025 award for this set. I was delighted to retain the Best Set award for the fifth consecutive year - I’m still the only collector to have ever held this award for this set.
Note 3. I passed the 2,000 points threshold on 24th February 2024.
Note 4. This set received its 550th viewing on 2nd March 2026. Thank you for looking :-)
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