Thief of Thieves

From the executive producer/writer of "The Walking Dead," Robert Kirkman, along with Chic Eglee ("The Shield", "Dexter"), has put a new project in development titled "Thief of Thieves", based upon his comic book of the same name. The story focuses on master thief Conrad Paulson who, while attempting to reconcile with his estranged wife and son, vows to walk the straight and narrow, only to discover he's completely addicted to the thrill of stealing. Now he must feed his addiction by stealing only what has been stolen, as the Thief of Thieves.

"The Walking Dead" executive producer David Alpert and Kirkman reunite with Eglee who will serve as showrunner. All three also serve as executive producers on the new skein. The comic book "Thief of Thieves", a new crime caper published by Kirkman's Skybound imprint at Image Comics, debuted on Feb. 8, 2012 and sold out the same day.

"Much like The Walking Dead brought horror to television in a unique and groundbreaking way, I feel 'Thief of Thieves' can do the same thing for heist stories, showing the humanity of all the characters, including the criminals," explains Kirkman, who created "The Walking Dead" comic in 2003 and still writes each issue, among many other titles. (Source: AMC)