Before the hugely successful television show, there was the hugely successful comic-book series. This Walking Dead timeline brings together that complete comic list and adds other canonical stories within the comics universe, such as the Telltale video games.
What’s on the Walking Dead Timeline?
This unofficial The Walking Dead timeline includes everything in the Walking Dead comics canon. This includes the comics, a few books about the infamous Governor, and the Telltale Games video games based on the series.
It does not include the television show based on the comics, since the show often deviates (sometimes substantially) from the overall comic storyline. It also does not include the television spin-offs. For a full timeline of the television canon, visit our other timeline. As with our other timelines, don’t forget to let us know if there’s an error in the chronology or something that should be added/taken away. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy!
Where to Start?
The best place to start here is with the first comic volume. Keep in mind that there are also omnibuses of the comics that might make it easier and cheaper to read each issue. That being said, the games are also fantastic works of storytelling, and do not require knowledge from the comic.
In short, you can follow the timeline here pretty much in chronological order and you should be good to go.
# | Get It | Name | Media | Author | Date | Series | Notes |
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1 | The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2004-05-12 | The Walking Dead | ||
2 | The Walking Dead: Season 1 | Game | Sean Ainsworth, Nick Herman, Dennis Lenart, Eric Parsons, Jake Rodkin, Sean Vanaman | 2012-04-24 | The Walking Dead | ||
3 | Rise of the Governor | Novel | Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga | 2011-10-11 | The Walking Dead | ||
4 | Just Another Day at the Office | Short Story | Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga | 2012-12-08 | The Walking Dead | ||
5 | The Walking Dead Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2004-11-24 | The Walking Dead | ||
6 | The Walking Dead: Season 2 | Game | Dennis Lenart, Eric Parsons, Graham Ross, Jason Latino, Sean Ainsworth | 2013-12-17 | The Walking Dead | ||
7 | The Walking Dead Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2005-05-18 | The Walking Dead | ||
8 | The Road to Woodbury | Novel | Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga | 2012-10-16 | The Walking Dead | ||
9 | Typhoon | Novel | Wesley Chu | 2019-10-01 | The Walking Dead | ||
10 | The Walking Dead Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman, Charles Adlard | 2005-11-30 | The Walking Dead | ||
11 | The Walking Dead Vol. 5: The Best Defense | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2006-09-27 | The Walking Dead | ||
12 | The Walking Dead Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2007-04-11 | The Walking Dead | ||
13 | The Walking Dead Vol. 7: The Calm Before | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2007-09-26 | The Walking Dead | ||
14 | The Fall of the Governor, Part 1 | Novel | Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga | 2013-10-08 | The Walking Dead | ||
15 | The Walking Dead Vol. 8: Made to Suffer | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2008-06-25 | The Walking Dead | ||
16 | The Fall of the Governor, Part 2 | Novel | Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga | 2014-03-13 | The Walking Dead | ||
17 | The Walking Dead Vol. 9: Here We Remain | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2009-01-21 | The Walking Dead | ||
18 | The Walking Dead Vol. 10: What We Become | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2009-08-12 | The Walking Dead | ||
19 | Descent | Novel | Jay Bonansinga | 2014-10-14 | The Walking Dead | ||
20 | The Walking Dead Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2010-01-06 | The Walking Dead | ||
21 | The Walking Dead Vol. 12: Life Among Them | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2010-08-03 | The Walking Dead | ||
22 | Invasion | Novel | Jay Bonansinga | 2015-10-06 | The Walking Dead | ||
23 | The Walking Dead Vol. 13: Too Far Gone | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2010-11-23 | The Walking Dead | ||
24 | The Walking Dead Vol. 14: No Way Out | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2011-06-22 | The Walking Dead | ||
25 | Search and Destroy | Novel | Jay Bonansinga | 2016-10-18 | The Walking Dead | ||
26 | The Walking Dead: A New Frontier | Game | Jason Latino, Rebekah Gamin Arcovitch, Chris Rebbert, Chris Rieser, Jason Pyke | 2016-12-20 | The Walking Dead | ||
27 | The Walking Dead Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2011-12-27 | The Walking Dead | ||
28 | The Walking Dead Vol. 16: A Larger World | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2012-06-06 | The Walking Dead | ||
29 | Return to Woodbury | Novel | Jay Bonansinga | 2017-10-17 | The Walking Dead | ||
30 | The Walking Dead Vol. 17: Something to Fear | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2012-11-21 | The Walking Dead | ||
31 | The Walking Dead Vol. 18: What Comes After | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2013-06-18 | The Walking Dead | ||
32 | The Walking Dead Vol. 19: March to War | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2013-11-13 | The Walking Dead | ||
33 | The Walking Dead Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2014-03-11 | The Walking Dead | ||
34 | The Walking Dead Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2014-07-29 | The Walking Dead | ||
35 | The Walking Dead Vol. 22: A New Beginning | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2014-11-05 | The Walking Dead | ||
36 | The Walking Dead: Michonne | Game | Kent Mudle, Sean Manning, Jason Latino | 2016-02-23 | The Walking Dead | ||
37 | The Walking Dead Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2015-05-12 | The Walking Dead | ||
38 | The Walking Dead Vol. 24: Life and Death | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2015-08-26 | The Walking Dead | ||
39 | The Walking Dead Vol. 25: No Turning Back | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2016-04-05 | The Walking Dead | ||
40 | The Walking Dead Vol. 26: Call to Arms | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2016-09-14 | The Walking Dead | ||
41 | The Walking Dead Vol. 27: The Whisperer War | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2017-03-07 | The Walking Dead | ||
42 | The Walking Dead Vol. 28: A Certain Doom | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2017-10-03 | The Walking Dead | ||
43 | The Walking Dead Vol. 29: Lines We Cross | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2018-03-13 | The Walking Dead | ||
44 | The Walking Dead Vol. 30: New World Order | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2018-09-05 | The Walking Dead | ||
45 | The Walking Dead: The Final Season | Game | Chris Rebbert, Vahram Antonian, Ryan D. Chan, Chris Rieser | 2018-08-14 | The Walking Dead | ||
46 | The Walking Dead Vol. 31: The Rotten Core | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2019-03-12 | The Walking Dead | ||
47 | The Walking Dead Vol. 32: Rest in Peace | Graphic Novel | Robert Kirkman | 2019-08-13 | The Walking Dead |