Sorry to tell you, but no. The first TWD comic came out in October 2003, while the script for 28 Days Later was written in 1999-2000 and it was even filmed mostly in 2001. Like I said in an earlier post, the opening is a TRIBUTE to 28 Days, as said by the author in some interview floating around.
I don't really like the series if compared to the comic, but I guess it is pretty hard to transport the gruesomeness of the comic to the screen without a drop in so-called "entertainment value". Therefore, I'll just try to see this as a new story instead of comparing it to the orig. material, it will make it much easier to watch...