‘I love Game of Thrones’ The Walking Dead creator explains George R.R. Martin criticism
AFTER calling George R.R. Martin “disappointing” earlier this week, The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has backtracked on his controversial comments against the Game of Thrones writer.
Robert Kirkman backtracks on earlier criticism of George R.R. Martin
Both authors’ shows are arguably the two biggest series on television, spawned from their respective earlier works.
However, Kirkman, 37, admitted he was “disappointed” that his peer allowed the television adaptation of Game of Thrones surpass Martin’s source material, which is currently playing catch up.
In a series of tweets, the mastermind behind AMC’s zombie epic has admitted his comments were perhaps a little misplaced.
“‘Disappointed’ is probably the wrong word," he wrote. "I was just joking about how I would have handled that situation. Love GOT, love GRRM. George R.R. Martin is a far better writer than I’ll ever be. And I’m loving the new season of Game Of Thrones. It’s my favourite show on TV!”
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Kirkman admitted he was 'disappointed' that Martin allowed HBO to surpass his books
George R.R. Martin is a far better writer than I’ll ever be
Game of Thrones’ sixth season is the first from the HBO drama which tells Martin’s story before his next novel The Winds of Winter has made it to shelves.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Kirkman insisted that he would never tell TV producers where he planned on taking his comics in the future; unlike Martin who has done exactly that with the Game of Thrones show runners.
"I would never do that," he said. "That's the one thing I'm disappointed in George R.R. Martin for doing. He should have just been like, ‘f**k you. You make it up now, I'll get to mine when I'm ready.'"
Game of Thrones is continuing on HBO before Martin's sixth novel has been published
Whereas Robert Kirkman has 26 graphic novels of The Walking Dead published already
With 26 editions of Kirkman’s graphic novels already published, AMC are thought to be planning to run The Walking Dead for at least 12 seasons altogether. The sixth cycle recently closed with an undisclosed character meeting a grizzly death at the end of its new villain, Negan’s barbed-wire-laced baseball bat, affectionately called Lucille.
Another of Kirkman’s works is about to make its television debut as supernatural horror Outcast, starring Philip Glenister and Patrick Fugit, comes to Fox on Tuesday June 7.