<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Walking Dead </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Cover of The Walking Dead No. 1 . Art by Tony Moore . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Publication information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> Image Comics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Schedule </Th> <Td> Monthly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> Ongoing series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Post-apocalyptic </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> October 2003 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of issues </Th> <Td> 178 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Creative team </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Robert Kirkman Tony Moore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Robert Kirkman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Artist ( s ) </Th> <Td> Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 6 ) Charlie Adlard ( # 7 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Penciller ( s ) </Th> <Td> Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 6 ) Charlie Adlard ( # 7 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inker ( s ) </Th> <Td> Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 6 ) Charlie Adlard ( # 7 -- present ) Stefano Gaudiano ( # 115 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Letterer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Robert Kirkman ( # 1 -- 19 ) Rus Wooton ( # 20 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colorist ( s ) </Th> <Td> Tony Moore ( # 1 -- 5 ) Cliff Rathburn ( # 6 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Editor ( s ) </Th> <Td> Aubrey Sitterson ( # 55 -- 70 ) Sina Grace ( # 67 -- 96 ) Sean Mackiewicz ( # 97 -- present ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when do the walking dead comics come out
October 2003 -- present