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The Walking Dead first New York Comic Con appearance 2010 (photos)

By Renee Hansen

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 10: Actor Andrew Lincoln (L) and Sarah Wayne Callies attend The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 10: Actor Andrew Lincoln (L) and Sarah Wayne Callies attend The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
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As the final season of The Walking Dead airs, it is fun to look back at memorable moments in the history of the series. In 2010 the series premiered on AMC on Halloween night, and no one could have dreamed that the series would create such a unique fandom. Recently we looked back at TWD’s first San Diego Comic-Con appearance; today, it’s the first appearance at New York Comic-Con. 

On Sunday, October 10, 2010, Executive Producers Frank Darabont, Gale Anne Hurd and Robert Kirkman were joined by cast members Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jon Bernthal, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun for the NYCC Walking Dead panel.

This event would feature an exclusive preview and the first reveal of full scenes from the highly anticipated Walking Dead series that would premiere later in the month.

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It is very interesting to look back and see the cast members in attendance.  Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride), who would be one of only two characters from season 1 to see the final season and become a huge fan favorite, is absent. At that time, who would have thought the abused housewife would end up being one of the apocalyptic badasses?

In season 1, Darabont served as writer, director and executive producer. He is well-known for his work on The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. Comic book story creator Robert Kirkman served as executive producer, as did Gale Anne Hurd, known for her work on The Terminator, Aliens and Armageddon. 

Of the actors in attendance at the first Walking Dead NYCC panel, Lincoln’s character Rick Grimes is the only survivor. Although the character is no longer on the series, he is expected to be seen in a series of Walking Dead movies.

Callies portrayed Rick’s wife Lori, Bernthal, his best friend Shane Walsh, and Laurie Holden portrayed Andrea, Norman Reedus, Daryl Dixon and Yeun, Glenn Rhee. Each of these characters made an impact on the story.

Below are

NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Producer Gale Anne Hurd attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Producer Gale Anne Hurd attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Laurie Holden attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Laurie Holden attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Actor Andrew Lincoln attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Actor Andrew Lincoln attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Sarah Wayne Callies (C) attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Sarah Wayne Callies (C) attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /

photos via Gettys Images of the NYCC 2010.

NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Actress Sarah Wayne Callies signs autographs at The Walking Dead on AMC panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Actress Sarah Wayne Callies signs autographs at The Walking Dead on AMC panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Actor Steven Yeun attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Actor Steven Yeun attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: (L-R) Actors Norman Reedus, Steven Yeung and Sarah Wayne Callies sign autographs at The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: (L-R) Actors Norman Reedus, Steven Yeung and Sarah Wayne Callies sign autographs at The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Writer Robert Kirkman (L) and director Frank Darabont attend The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Writer Robert Kirkman (L) and director Frank Darabont attend The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Jon Benthal attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 10: Jon Benthal attends The Walking Dead panel at the 2010 New York Comic Con at the Jacob Javitz Center on October 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images) /

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