CNN Dragged on Social Media for Calling Walking Dead a Marvel Comic
CNN accidentally called Image Comics' The Walking Dead a Marvel comic in a social media post on Twitter.
CNN accidentally referred to Image Comics' The Walking Dead as a Marvel comic in a social media post, resulting in its followers jumping at the chance to offer a correction.
The tweet from the official CNN Twitter account said, "Just as Marvel Comics closed the books on "The Walking Dead," the company revealed that it's bringing back another undead series: 'Marvel Zombies'" It was announced earlier in the day that Wednesday's The Walking Dead #193 would be the final issue of the popular series. Not long after that bombshell, Marvel Comics also dropped a teaser for the return of Marvel Zombies.
CNN would later post a follow-up tweet, changing "Marvel Comics" to "Image Comics."
Just as Image Comics closed the books on "The Walking Dead," comics giant Marvel revealed that it's bringing back another undead series. (Corrects publisher) https://t.co/iv5ZqDJDZ7
A Twitter search of "CNN Marvel Walking Dead" shows eager Twitter users rushing to point out the mistake, with memes displaying their take on the mistake. One astute user made a callback to Netflix canceling Amazon Prime's Good Omens, jokingly stating that Marvel is now canceling The Walking Dead comic, while another says DC is the publisher of Marvel Zombies.
First Netflix cancels Good Omens and now Marvel is cancelling Walking Dead. What is this world coming to.
This is incorrect, as everyone knows that DC publishes "Marvel Zombies"
The Walking Dead #192 saw protagonist Rick Grimes die after being shot by Sebastian Milton at the Commonwealth, leaving some to wonder about the future of the immensely popular zombie franchise in the wake of his death. Issue #193 will be an extra-large edition and serve as an epilogue to Rick's story.
Meanwhile, the original Marvel Zombies was a five-issue limited series by The Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips that ran from December 2005 through April 2006. Spinning out of Ultimate Fantastic Four and set in an alternate universe (Earth-2149), the series saw the various heroes and villains of Marvel transformed into flesh-eating zombies thanks to a virus from another dimension. It went on to spawn several sequels (including a crossover with Dynamite Entertainment's Army of Darkness) and tie-ins, as well, and it was most recently revived briefly in 2018 by W. Maxwell Prince and Stefano Raffaele.
Tim Adams is a Lead News Editor at CBR. He's been a fan of comics since the '90s, when his older brother introduced him to the medium. Some of his first memories include receiving a monthly subscription box with Amazing Spider-Man #353, the first part of "Round Robin: The Sidekick's Revenge," along with highly successful launches of X-Men #1 and X-Force #1. You can follow Tim on Twitter @timdogg98 where you can read his ramblings about comics, TV, movies, sports and wrestling.
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