walking dead & 28 days later-Zombie

[irisblue]

We're watching 28 days later, the beginning is very similar to the first episode of Walking Dead, have the authors of W.D. said if they were doing an adaption of this British movie.

[MrSlayer]

1. No. Walking Dead is an adaption of the graphic novel of the same name.

Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

[Helen Reddy]

2. Really enjoyed 28 days.

Make sure you catch 28 Weeks Later.

Amazing film shot making imo.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. 28 Days is a classic.

One of my favorite because it is one of a few that ends on a high note.

[NewJeffCT]

4. The original Walking Dead graphic novel

and 28 Days Later came out pretty close to each other, so I doubt they had time to copy each other.

[dr.strangelove]

5. Kirkman explained this many times

Robert Kirkman had talked about this a lot. The first issue of The Walking Dead was submitted to the publisher in final form before 28 Days Later opened in theaters. The second issue of The Walking Dead was being penciled when RK saw 28 Days Later. He spoke to the publisher and the cost and time delay that would result fro trying to re-stage the entire first issue was considered too high given the issue. RK made the final call to leave it as it was and he has said that he regrets that decision. In hindsight, he wished he would have delayed publication and staged Rick as being detained in some other way from the breakout of the apocalypse. Oh well, I think both pieces stand out as wonderful contribution to the zombie genre. I enjoyed the films, the comic books and now the TV series. But I pretty much read and watch anything about the zombie genre.