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Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy is hosted by io9, and this episode features an interview with Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead

Robert Kirkman, author of The Walking Dead, joins us this week on io9’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast to talk about zombies, comics, and AMC’s The Walking Dead television series.

Episode #25 — Robert Kirkman

Some of my favourite snippets from the show notes:

4:26 Don’t use The Walking Dead as a manual for survival for medical school or during a real-life zombie apocalypse

7:34 The origins and development process of The Walking Dead television series

11:20 Jumping the shark and Ryan Ottley’s color story issue of The Walking Dead

24:37 Kirkman’s other (non-The Walking Dead) projects: Invincible, The Astounding Wolf-Man and Haunt

30:14 How would Kirkman fare during a zombie apocalypse?

39:26 When does Luke Skywalker gets a chance to use the loo?

47:07 Does The Walking Dead rip off 28 Days Later? Or stay true to the roots on the sub-genre? Dave talks about The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

56:31 Sex during the zombie apocalypse? Really?

So head on over and listen to Episode #25 of Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy.

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