Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer, born on November 30, 1978. He is best known for co-creating major comic series such as The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Invincible, Tech Jacket, Outcast, Oblivion Song, and Fire Power for Image Comics. He has also worked on Ultimate X-Men, Irredeemable Ant-Man, and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. Kirkman collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt.

Kirkman is currently serving as the COO of Image Comics, where he is one of the five partners and the only one who was not among its original co-founders. In 2010, he co-founded Skybound Entertainment to develop properties across comics, television, and film. Skybound also manages licenses for The Walking Dead and Invincible, and expanded in 2018 to create Skybound Games.

In addition to his work in comics, Kirkman is known for creating and producing television series adaptations of his comics, such as Outcast and Invincible. He has written episodes for The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead and serves as executive producer for several series, including Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics and the Korean drama Five Year.