Order of Walking Dead Books
The Walking Dead is a series of graphic novels and novels created by American writer Robert Kirkman and American artist Tony Moore. The focus of the series is on Kentucky police officer Rick Grimes, who along with his family and many others, must survive a zombie apocalypse. The series is set in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2010, the series was premiered as a television drama adaptation, developed by Frank Darabont.
Robert Kirkman began his Walking Dead series in 2003, with the first graphic novel (Days Gone Bye) published in 2004. Each graphic novels is comprised of six issues of the comic book series. Tony Moore pencilled the first six issues, while Charlie Adlard has done the art ever since. The comic book series is currently ongoing. The “Governor” novel series began in 2011 with Rise of the Governor and concluded in 2014 with The Fall of the Governor, Part 2. Below is a list of Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Walking Dead Graphic Novels
(By: Robert Kirkman)
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye | (2004) |    |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us | (2004) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book One | (2004) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars | (2005) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Two | (2005) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire | (2005) | |
| The Walking Dead Omnibus, Volume 1 | (2005) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense | (2006) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life | (2007) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before | (2007) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer | (2008) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain | (2009) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain | (2009) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become | (2009) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters | (2010) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them | (2010) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 12: Life Among Them | (2010) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 13: Too Far Gone | (2010) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 13: Too Far Gone | (2010) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out | (2011) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out | (2011) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves | (2011) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves | (2011) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Eight | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead: Compendium Two | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead: The Covers Volume 2 | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead: The Covers Volume 2 | (2012) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Nine | (2013) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Nine | (2013) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After | (2013) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After | (2013) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War | (2013) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War | (2013) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War Part 1 | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War Part 2 | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Ten | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead: All Out War AP Edition | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning | (2014) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams | (2015) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams | (2015) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death | (2015) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death | (2015) | |
| The Walking Dead: Compendium Three | (2015) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back | (2016) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 25: No Turning Back | (2016) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 26: Call to Arms | (2016) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 26: Call to Arms | (2016) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War | (2017) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 27: The Whisperer War | (2017) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 28: A Certain Doom | (2017) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 28: A Certain Doom | (2017) | |
| The Walking Dead: Here's Negan! | (2017) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Fourteen | (2017) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Fourteen | (2017) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 29: Lines We Cross | (2018) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 29: Lines We Cross | (2018) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 30: New World Order | (2018) | |
| The Walking Dead: Compendium - 15th Anniversary Box Set | (2018) | |
| The Walking Dead: Compendium - 15th Anniversary Box Set | (2018) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 31: The Rotten Core | (2019) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 31: Rotten Core | (2019) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 32: Rest in Peace | (2019) | |
| The Walking Dead, Vol. 32: Rest In Peace | (2019) | |
| The Walking Dead, Book Sixteen | (2019) | |
| The Walking Dead: Compendium Four | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Books
| Rise of the Governor | (2011) | |
| The Road to Woodbury | (2012) | |
| The Fall of the Governor, Part 1 | (2012) | |
| Just Another Day at the Office | (2012) | |
| The Fall of the Governor, Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Descent | (2014) | |
| Invasion | (2015) | |
| Search and Destroy | (2016) | |
| Return to Woodbury | (2017) | |
| Typhoon | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Collections
| The Walking Dead 100 Project | (2013) | |
| The Walking Dead Cutting-Room Floor | (2015) | |
| The Quotable Negan | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Walking Dead Survivors' Guide Graphic Novels
| The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide | (2011) | |
Note: The Walking Dead novels were written with Jay Bonansinga.
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There is a new 2015 book out called “Descent” that can be added to the list after The Fall of the Governor Part 2.