Dead Popular: Jonathan Ross and Charlie Adlard talk “The Walking Dead”

By John Freeman on April 12, 2018

Jonathan Ross and Charlie Adlard. Photo: Joel Meadows

Charlie Adlard, artist on The Walking Dead and and co-creator of many of the major characters that have been used in AMC’s hit TV show of the same name was at Waterstones in Tottenham Court Road, London on Monday, in a Q and A interview hosted by Jonathan Ross.

He spoke about working on a major comic series, collaborating with Robert Kirkman and more. Here’s the audio from that talk courtesy of Tripwire editor-in-chief Joel Meadows, who has kindly let us share one of his photographs from the event.

Beat known for his work on books such as The Walking Dead and Savage, Charlie’s credits include White Death with Robbie Morrison and 2000AD series including “Judge Dredd” and “Armitage”.

Apart from his work in The Walking Dead, a project he’s been working on since 2004, he’s best known for his work on The X-Files (for Topps) and Astronauts in Trouble (for AiT/Planet Lar). He also illustrated a graphic novel, Playing the Game, written by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing and has recently been back working with Robbie Morrison on a short story for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s 14-18 NOW TRACES anthology.

• Joel has more pictures from the event here on the Tripwire web site

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.