{"id":780,"date":"2013-10-16T16:32:15","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T20:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tsalan.com\/blog\/?p=780"},"modified":"2013-10-16T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T20:32:15","slug":"the-walking-dead-new-york-comic-con-2013-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsalan.com\/index.php\/2013\/10\/16\/the-walking-dead-new-york-comic-con-2013-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Walking Dead New York Comic Con 2013 Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally written and published on zombietraining.com on October 16, 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n

Before the Panel Began:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There were a lot of great panels on the main stage at this year\u2019s New York Comic Con, but the most anticipated was The Walking Dead<\/em> that was at capacity long before moderator Yvette Nicole Brown (Community<\/em>) even took the stage. As the panel for Marvel\u2019s The S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em> was about to commence, the main entry gate was rolled down, leaving over 2,000 Walking Dead fans cued up along barriers with no longer a chance to enter.<\/p>\n

Taking the Stage:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Brown took the stage she received a warm standing ovation, and launched into introducing Executive Producers Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert. Alpert immediately took the lectern microphone and told everyone \u201cthis is the greatest week to be a Walking Dead fan,\u201d and went onto tell the audience about everything that was happening: The comic hitting its 10th anniversary, the release of the new \u201cAll Out War\u201d comic arc, The Walking Dead Escape on the Intrepid, and the season 4 premiere on that Sunday\u2014like no one in the audience knew that!<\/p>\n

They began with a clip from the season 4 debut \u201c30 Days without an Accident\u201d in which newcomer Zach attempts to guess what Daryl\u2019s occupation was before the zombie apocalypse. He surmises it was a homicide detective. Daryl confirms, \u201cUndercover,\u201d and tells Zach he doesn\u2019t like to talk about it, because \u201cThere was a lot of heavy shit.\u201d <\/p>\n

Brown then introduced series creator Robert Kirkman, showrunner Scott Gimple, and special effects director Greg Nicotero, who came onto the stage in a zombie mask. Then the cast was introduced and the audience erupted in loud cheering and applause as Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Chad Coleman, and Norman Reedus, who threw stuffed squirrels out to the audience, entered.<\/p>\n

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Brown\u2019s Panel Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a self-declared super-fan, Brown had a lot of questions on the direction of the show and what new characters would be introduced. Here are a few highlights:<\/p>\n