Walking Dead comic creator grabs former gaming CEO as new boss for digital firm

Comics and games are getting along just fine. Jon Goldman, a former video game executive, is joining Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead comic book series, as a managing partner in charge of a new business.

Jon Goldman of Skybound
Jon Goldman of Skybound

Goldman is joining Kirkman’s imprint Skybound, which is a multiplatform entertainment company that publishes comic books through Image Comics. Goldman, who previously served as chairman and CEO of video game company Foundation 9 Entertainment, will focus on emerging and new business.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.