Publisher Description:  Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment has revealed a series of six connecting variant covers by Charlie Adlard, which will be unleashed over the course of the first story arc of The Walking Dead Deluxe full color editions.  The iconic independent series that took the entertainment world by storm 17 years ago—The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (Fire Power, Oblivion Song) and Charlie Adlard (Vampire State Building)—will be reissued starting in October as The Walking Dead Deluxe and fully colored by Dave McCaig.

Image Comics has also revealed three more variant covers for issue #1 by Art Adams, Julian Totino Tedesco, and a sketch cover to kick off The Walking Dead Deluxe full color editions.

Each issue will include a new installment of "The Cutting Room Floor," featuring Kirkman's original handwritten plots along with commentary on abandoned storylines and plot points that may have changed along the way.

The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 7:

  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 Cover A David Finch & Dave McCaig - [AUG200027]
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 Cover B Tony Moore & Dave McCaig - [AUG200028]
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 Cover C Charlie Adlard (Connecting) - [AUG200029]
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 Cover D Julian Totino Tedesco - [AUG200030]
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 Cover E Arthur Adams - [AUG200031]
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 Cover F Sketch Cover - [JUL209321]
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #2 Cover C Charlie Adlard (Connecting) – [SEP200238]
  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #3 Cover C Charlie Adlard (Connecting) - [SEP200243]

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