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The Walking Dead 2012 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) – photos

By Renee Hansen

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 13: (L-R) Actors Norman Reedus, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira speak at AMC's "The Walking Dead" panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 13: (L-R) Actors Norman Reedus, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira speak at AMC's "The Walking Dead" panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
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As we gear up for The Walking Dead’s final San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) appearance, it is fun to look back to previous years. This year’s event will be held July 21-24 at  San Diego Convention Center. This is the first in-person event since 2019. During the 2012 event, Skybound and The Walking Dead brought something extra special to the event in the form of an interactive obstacle course.

To commemorate the 100th issue of The Walking Dead comic, creator Robert Kirkman and Skybound transformed Petco Park into The Walking Dead Escape: San Diego. Participants could become a survivor and run through a walker-infested zone, become one of the undead or watch from the sidelines during the Escape Party.

Below is the promotional video for the course.

The Walking Dead – SDCC 2012

This year’s panel included Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Norman Reedus, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, and introduced Danai Guriria as Michonne and David Morrissey as the Governor. Also in attendance were showrunner Glen Mazzara, EPs Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and SFX supervisor and co-EP Greg Nicotero. The panel was moderated by Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick. This year was all about promoting season 3 of the series that would premiere on October 14, 2012.

The big news for this season was the prison, Woodbury and Michonne and her Katana. Nicotero shared that he and his team worked hard to create more decomposed walkers for this season.

Questions from fans included how the Brits could pull off the Southern American accents (dialect coaches). Kirkman was asked if Daryl would be included in the comics, to which he replied it wasn’t in his immediate plans. When asked who was most like their characters, Holden felt close to Andrea, Cohan admired Maggie’s weapons skills and Gurira hoped she’d be like Michonne in a ZA.

Below are some photos of SDCC 2012 via Gettys Images.

SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor Andrew Lincoln attends the “The Walking Dead” panel at Comic Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor Andrew Lincoln attends the “The Walking Dead” panel at Comic Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actress Lauren Cohan attends the “The Walking Dead” panel at Comic Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actress Lauren Cohan attends the “The Walking Dead” panel at Comic Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actress Danai Gurira attends the “The Walking Dead” panel at Comic Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actress Danai Gurira attends the “The Walking Dead” panel at Comic Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Special Effects artist Gregory Nicotero participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Special Effects artist Gregory Nicotero participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor Andrew Lincoln and actress Sarah Wayne Callies participate in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor Andrew Lincoln and actress Sarah Wayne Callies participate in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Producer Glen Mazzara, producer David Alpert, producer Gale Anne Hurd, creator Robert Kirkman and special effects artist Greg Nicotero participate in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Producer Glen Mazzara, producer David Alpert, producer Gale Anne Hurd, creator Robert Kirkman and special effects artist Greg Nicotero participate in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor David Morrissey participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor David Morrissey participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actors Norman Reedus (L) and Laurie Holden speak at AMC’s “The Walking Dead” panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actors Norman Reedus (L) and Laurie Holden speak at AMC’s “The Walking Dead” panel during Comic-Con International 2012 at San Diego Convention Center on July 13, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Creator Robert Kirkman participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Creator Robert Kirkman participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) /
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor Norman Reedus participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 13: Actor Norman Reedus participates in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel – Comic-Con International 2012 held at San Diego Convention Center on July 12, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) /

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