Comic conventions

San Diego Comic-Con

 * Founded in 1970
 * Held annually in the summertime in San Diego, CA

2010

 * A poster painted by Drew Struzan was shown.
 * The Walking Dead (TV Series) made its debut at Comic-Con 2010 with the world premiere preview of a Season 1 trailer.
 * First to take the stage at the panel were AMC TV Sr. Vice President of Creative programming Joel Stillerman, makeup specialist Greg Nicotero, co-producer Gale Anne Hurd, show creator Frank Darabont, and The Walking Dead comic book creator Robert Kirkman.
 * In attendance were stars Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jon Bernthal and Emma Bell.

2011

 * A poster made by Tim Bradstreet for Comic-Con was revealed.
 * A special clip from season 2 premiered at Comic-Con.
 * Guests on panel included cast members Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Jeffrey DeMunn; series creator/writer/director/executive producer Frank Darabont executive producer Gale Anne Hurd; executive producer Robert Kirkman; and makeup artist and consulting producer Greg Nicotero.
 * Four action figures debuted at the official NYCC show store.

2012
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 * The Walking Dead: Escape made its debut at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con.
 * An illustrated poster made by Greg Capullo for Comic-Con was revealed.
 * Guest panel included Glen Mazzara, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero, Robert Kirkman and cast members Andrew Lincoln, Lauren Cohan, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Laurie Holden and newcomers Danai Gurira and David Morrissey, moderated by Chris Hardwick.
 * An official sneak preview Season 3 was shown.
 * Reveals/spoilers from the panel discussion included:
 * Nicotero's directorial debut (episode six) feature three iconic moments from [[The Walking Dead (TV Series)|The Walking Dead comic
 * A season 3 banner was revealed.
 * An exclusive Michonne action figure was available.

New York Comic-Con

 * Founded in 2006
 * Held annually in the summertime in New York, NY

2010

 * Guests on panel included Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Frank Darabont, Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jon Bernthal, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun and Norman Reedus.
 * First, executive producers Gale Anne Hurd, Frank Darabont and Robert Kirkman discussed how they got involved with the project.
 * The panel were then joined on stage by actors Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun and Norman Reedus to discuss the characters and the comic book series.
 * Exclusive footage from second episode (“Guts”) was screened.

2011

 * Robert Kirkman was the first guest to be announced for this year's convention.
 * A sneak peek from the second season was screened.
 * Guests on panel this year included cast members Jon Bernthal, Steven Yeun, Laurie Holden, Chandler Riggs, Norman Reedus and Lauren Cohan, also on stage crew members Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero and Robert Kirkman, all moderated by Chris Hardwick.
 * Kirkman noted that the early episodes of this season would focus on Herschel's Farm.

2012

 * Footage from the season 3 premiere was shown.
 * Guests panel included Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, returning cast members Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs and Michael Rooker, in addition to new cast members David Morrissey and Danai Gurira hosted by Chris Hardwick.