WALKING DEAD NEWS JULY 25TH: SEASON 2 EXTENDED TRAILER, COMIC CON PANEL, PHOTOS, ROBERT KIRKMAN, AND MORE

‘The Walking Dead’ season 2 trailer is here! via EW

AMC’s The Walking Dead season 2 trailer has arrived! It’s more than four minutes. It’s fantastic. Very intense. It’s below.

At Comic-Con, The Walking Dead panel announced the second season will debut Sunday, October 16 at 9 p.m. — a couple weeks earlier than last year and at a different time. They also revealed the season will open with our heroes fleeing the Center for Disease Control — no time jump.

Here’s more from the panel:

– Showrunner Frank Darabont: “We also have writers that are really fans of it. The first six episodes, nobody knew what the hell they were dealing with except me.”

– “You start to realize the most dangerous things out there are the monsters inside,” says Sarah Wayne Callies.

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‘Walking Dead’ Comic-Con zombie truck via EW

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Three New Photos From The second Season Of The Walking Dead via Comic Book Movie

The second season of AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead is less then four months away, we have had our first official look… at the survivors.

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Lifelike The Walking Dead Booth At SDCC, 2011 via Comic Book Movie

The booth is a lifelike recreation of Merle Dixon handcuffed to the roof of the department store and struggling to free himself while hordes of walkers enter the building. In the third picture, you can actually see the walkers trying to force their way onto the roof. All that was left of Merle at the end of the first season was his chopped of hand but i am sure the rest of him will surface again in the second season.

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Robert Kirkman Gets Goofy on The Walking Dead Season 2 Set via The HD Room

The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman is no stranger to the set of AMC’s show based on his comic book. To give you an idea of what the season 2 shoot is like, Kirkman takes a cameraman onto the live sets for a sneak peek and some questionable humor.

As a producer on The Walking Dead, Kirkman is never required to be on camera. You’d think that the title of producer would garner him immunity from being shushed by the filmmakers. Think again.

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Abrams Partners With AMC for ‘Walking Dead’ Books via Publisher’s Weekly

Abrams, which specializes in art and illustrated books, has signed a deal with AMC, the cable television network, and Robert Kirkman’s Skybound, an imprint of Image Comics, to publish two books based on the network’s original series The Walking Dead. The first book will be published to coincide with AMC’s launch of season two of The Walking Dead, premiering in the fall of 2011, and is the only authorized behind-the-scenes guide to season one. The book is titled The Walking Dead Chronicles and will be edited by Eric Klopfer.

The Walking Dead Chronicles focuses on the making of the first season of the show, as well as the bestselling comic book which inspired the series. Chronicles will include everything from storyboards to make-up and visual effects shots, as well as page-to-screen comparisons of the comic and TV show. Also featured are new interviews with series creator Robert Kirkman, executive producer Frank Darabont, the series make-up artist, Greg Nicotero, and the cast and crew.

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‘The Walking Dead’ Game’s First Screenshot Looks Promising via MTV News

[A]t Comic-Con in San Diego, TellTale gave us our very first look at the visuals of “The Walking Dead” game, thanks to the gorgeous screenshot.

I can’t say I’ve ever found TellTale’s visuals all that amazing. That’s not to say that they don’t carry a signature aesthetic through most of their titles, it’s just that graphics have not played a huge role in TellTale games. The company has always focused more on the story, which I’m actually fine with, since they are largely a traditional adventure-game developer.

Now that we have that out of the way, let me just say: wow. This in-game screenshot totally took me by surprise.

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