The display will feature life-size mannequins of the characters, costumes, prosthetics, busts, props, action figures, scripts, storyboards, and more. Staying loyal to the show’s dedicated fan base, the poster was hand drawn by illustrator and TWD fan Kirk Manley. “Working with MoMI and AMC on the creation of their Living with The Walking Dead campaign has been a wonderful and rewarding experience. I am extremely honored that they chose my work to illustrate and bring to life what I think will be a quintessential Walking Dead fan experience,” shares Manley. “As an illustrator, you dream of jobs like this, working with talented creative people on a subject matter that not only happens to be a fan favorite but is also a personal one. Truly a once in a lifetime assignment.”
Manley’s resume boasts many impressive clients, including DC Comics, AMC Network, and Entertainment Weekly, and he has been featured on io9 and Geek Tyrant. He currently co-hosts Podcastica’s Moon Knight Podcast about the Marvel Disney+ series with the same name and has a self-published comic series Z-Girl. MoMI will host a poster signing with Manley on June 25 from 2-3 PM. The posters will be available for purchase at the museum’s shop. Game Rant was given the opportunity to debut Manley’s poster for the exhibition. Check it out below.
The post-apocalyptic series first premiered on the network in 2010, based on Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard’s comic book series, and recently wrapped its eleventh and final season. The comics and TV show sparked a franchise which currently contains two spin-off series with three in development, a variety of board games and video games, and a rollercoaster at England’s Thorpe Park. Starring Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln, and Melissa McBride, the series takes place in a zombie-filled world and follows a group of survivors learning to adapt to their new “hunt or be hunted” environment.
In addition to the exhibition, the museum will host a screening series called Films of the Dead: Romero and Co., with support by the streaming platform Shudder. The series will showcase movies by George A. Romero, starting with his 1968 cult classic Night of the Living Dead, along with Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead, Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, and Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead.
Click here for the full screening schedule which will run June 25-July 30.
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