The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman Pays Tribute To George Romero

07/17/2017 11:00 am EDT

Without George Romero's Living Dead movies, the road for The Walking Dead would not have been paved so clearly. Following the horror genre legend's passing, the writer and creator of the Skybound/Image Comics series and popular AMC drama Robert Kirkman paid respect to Romero on social media.

"Without George A. Romero, there is no Walking Dead," Kirkman wrote in a tweet. "His inspiration cannot be overstated. He started it all, so many others followed."

Check out the tweet below.

Kirkman is not the only member of The Walking Dead family to pay respect to Romero in the wake of his passing.

Executive producer, director, and VFX guru at the AMC series Greg Nicotero had worked with Romero several times in the past. Nicotero took to Instagram to honor his friend and inspiration, writing, "The sad news keeps rolling in. There are so many things to say about this man, my friend, my mentor and my inspiration. For what he gave us all with passion and fire, his unrelenting spirit will live forever. Blessed that I was honored to present him this award late April in Pittsburgh where IT ALL F---ING STARTED!!!! Never ending love to him and his family."

See the post below.

The folks from The Walking Dead are hardly the only celebrities to honor Romero. In fact, much of Hollywood has already paid respects to the innovative horror movie genius.

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