NYCC 2025: Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Team Reflect on Season 3 Finale & What’s Next

 by Mike Stencel

As The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon heads toward its Season 3 finale this Sunday, October 19, on AMC, fans can expect both closure and more questions left unanswered. Speaking during a packed press conference at this year’s New York Comic Con, series star Norman Reedus joined executive producers Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, and David Zabel to reflect on the show’s current seven-episode season and offer a glimpse into the fourth and final chapter of Daryl’s journey through post-apocalyptic Europe.

AMC recently confirmed that The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will return for a fourth and final season, bringing to a close one of the most visually and emotionally ambitious entries in the Walking Dead universe. But before that curtain falls, this weekend’s finale promises to deliver both resolution and revelation.

NYCC 2024: AMC's Horror-Packed Programming Lineup

AMC Networks announced its lineup at this year’s New York Comic Con, including panels for the Walking Dead Universe series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol and The Walking Dead: Dead City season two, the Anne Rice Immortal Universe series Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches season two, HIDIVE’s DanMachi—Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon and a Shudder panel celebrating the best in horror. Fans will get an exclusive first-look at scenes and teasers from Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol, returning Sunday, September 29 on AMC and AMC+, the highly anticipated second season of Dead City, debuting next year, and new and upcoming Shudder films and series.  Additionally, attendees will be among the first to see the season two premiere of Mayfair Witches, returning early next year, as well as the World Dub premiere of HIDIVE’s DanMachi—Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in Dungeon? season five.  

Fear the Walking Dead- The Complete Collection Arrives 10/15

Survive the apocalypse when the “Fear the Walking Dead” The Complete Collection arrives on Blu-ray™ + Digital and DVD October 15th from Lionsgate. From “The Walking Dead” universe, this series follows an unstable family as they navigate a post-apocalyptic world in a city filled with tension, rivalries, and secrets. Join your favorite characters over eight seasons in “Fear the Walking Dead” The Complete Collection, featuring Lennie James (“The Walking Dead,” “Save Me,” Blade Runner 2049), Kim Dickens (Gone Girl, “Deadwood,” “House of Cards,” “Sons of Anarchy”), Rubén Blades (Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Safe House, Hands of Stone), Colman Domingo (“Euphoria,” Lincoln, The Color Purple), Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead,” Hit Man, Mercy Black), Danay Garcia (“CSI: NY,” “Hawaii Five-O,” The Cure), and many more talented cast members. “Fear the Walking Dead” The Complete Collection will be available for the suggested retail price of $119.99 on Blu-ray + Digital (US), $94.98 on DVD (US), and $109.98 on DVD (CAN).

Diamond Select in 2025: Godzilla X Kong, John Wick, The Walking Dead and More

This is the big one! This month, Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant LTD offer a bevy of large, deluxe, and oversize pieces that will have you marking your calendars even as you place your pre-orders. Hitting stores next spring, the new batch includes items from such licenses as Marvel, Star Wars, Godzilla X Kong, John Wick, The Walking Dead and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – it’s the best of all worlds! Pre-order through your local comic shop (you can find one at comicshoplocator.com) or order at diamondselecttoys.com and gentlegiantltd.com!

The Walking Dead Complete Collection Arrives October 17

Here on August 25, the anniversary of the Wildfire Virus that destroyed the modern world – nearly wiping out the human race – a pandemic was declared in the universe of “The Walking Dead,” the Complete Collection of the two-time Primetime Emmy® Award-winning TV series arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 17 from Lionsgate. Created by Academy Award® nominee Frank Darabont, “The Walking Dead” The Complete Collection follows the survivors of the walker apocalypse as they fight the dead and fear the living. The series features Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints franchise, Blade II), Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Penguin Bloom, TV’s “Teachers” and “Afterlife”) and Academy Award® nominee Steven Yeun (Nope, Minari, Okja, Mayhem). “The Walking Dead” The Complete Collection includes all 11 seasons on 54 discs including a bonus disc containing a 42-minute documentary on the making of the final season, as well as a still gallery. The Blu-rayTM + Digital version will feature never-before-seen original packaging and disc artwork by Clio Award-winning artist Oliver Barrett. “The Walking Dead” The Complete Collection will be available for the suggested retail price of $209.97 (Blu-rayTM + Digital) and on DVD exclusively at Walmart for the suggested retail price $149.98.

Norman Reedus "Portraits From The Woods" BTS Photography from The Walking Dead

In this brand-new electrifying book of photography by Norman Reedus, he captures moments behind the scenes of TWD as only Norman could deliver. With his unique sense of humor, traveling into the Georgian woods with Norman’s cast of characters and zombies, alongside portraits of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hideo Kojima, Lena Dunham, Diane Kruger, Dave Chapelle and many more to reveal the individuals that inhabit his life.

Norman has an indelible way of capturing the beauty and mystery in others. His photographs are beautiful and terrifying, macabre and provoking, alternately dark, and sublime.

Greg Nicotero & KNB EFX to Tackle Movie Spawn Once Again

“The Walking Dead” Director and Effects Specialist, Greg Nicotero has been tapped for Todd McFarlane’s New “Spawn”  Movie

Nicotero, an award-winning executive producer, director, and make-up special effects creator on THE WALKING DEAD has come on board, with his company KNB EFX, to create the new Spawn design for the upcoming McFarlane/ Blumhouse Spawn feature film.

McFarlane, Nicotero and KNB EFX Group,  worked together on the 1997 Spawn movie. 
“I'm a long-time fan of Greg’s work and the projects his company, KNB have done throughout the years,” said McFarlane “Working with him once again, to re-invent the Spawn 'look' so it will match the supernatural theme in the movie, is going to be a fun process.”

SDCC 2018: The Walking Dead Season 9 Trailer

Not a teaser...not a sneak peek...not some quick glimpse into one episode with shadows and shots of feet and people screaming and we don't have any idea what's really going on. THIS IS A MEATY BITE!! Last night, San Diego Comic-Con 2018 crowds were treated to a healthy helping of Robert Kirkman's zombie apocalypse as the story of survival continues on AMC's Walking Dead Season 9, and since we live in the future and need things nearly instantaneously, WE GET TO WATCH TOO!! How will Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes exit the show? What are Maggie and Daryl cooking up? Where's Negan? You'll have to wait until October 7th to find out, but for now, here's a little zombie blood to wet your appetite!

Toy Fair 2018: McFarlane's The Walking Dead Action Figure Lineup

It's the show that WOULD NOT DIE!!! ...Ya know...because it's about zombies..and loads of people willing to blow holes in each other, in turn creating more zombies. It's a vicious cycle. McFarlane continues to explore our fascination with the undead and those that occupy a world with them, adding some familiar faces to their list of survivors...

Toy Fair 2017: McFarlane Color Tops Action Figures with Labyrinth, One Punch Man, Destiny & More

Back into the Toy Fair 2017 coverage with more killer McFarlane news from our friend M@ Hawkins! This time, we dive into McFarlane's return to the 7 inch, semi-posable action figure format they created so many years ago. We've only just begin getting our fix of Color Tops action figures and Mcfarlane has major plans unfolding in 2017 which reach into the worlds of TV, film, Anime, comic books and video games. Some of the items are extensions of lines we've seen shown at last year's big geek events, some are logical jumping off points from those licenses and some had us falling out of our chairs in surprise. Let's get into it!!

NOTE: Like a lot of things at Toy Fair, these images are of prototypes, mock ups and place holders for the actual toys, which will be completed further down the line.

Toy Fair 2017: Funko Makes Toys of EVERYTHING

Last week we unveiled toys from Kong: Skull Island. As we seemed to be a source for new toy news, someone on Twitter asked if anyone would be tackling several licenses he liked. One among them was Mr. Robot. We said it's not very likely. What we should have added was "except for Funko Pops!" When the world of plastics shuns your favorite movie, TV show, cartoon or pop culture icon, you can be sure Funko has looked long and hard at it and probably said "Yea, we can make that." Let's take a look at the MOUNTAIN of collectibles on tap for Funko moving into 2017!

NYCC 2016: The Walking Dead: All Out War Miniatures Game

We cover more than our fair share of toys here at Idle Hands, so it was inevitable that we would zero in on the newest collectibles at Image Comics while scouring the floor at New York Comic Con 2016! These folks aren't known for releasing a great many fantastic plastics, but their Saga comic action figure boxed set is 100% drool worthy and this year's NYCC exclusive Lying Cat statue was painfully hard to resist. While making whimpering sounds up against Lying Cat's Plexiglas enclosure, something caught my eye at the far end of the booth and I ran over to investigate. Greeting me was a very pleasant man and a tabletop miniatures game called The Walking Dead: All Out WAR!!! Let's check out what was inside...

Fear The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season Special Edition

Following an initial release this past December, Anchor Bay Entertainment announced today the latest inventive and heart-racing AMC original series “Fear the Walking Dead: The Complete First Season” arrives on SPECIAL EDITION on March 22, 2016. Created by Robert Kirkman (“The Walking Dead”) and Dave Erickson (“Sons of Anarchy”), “Fear the Walking Dead”, premiered in August as the #1 show in cable history. These 2-disc sets with collectible lenticular packaging include hours of bonus content including 5 deleted scenes, 7 newly produced featurettes and audio commentaries on every episode.

Living in the same universe as “The Walking Dead”, “Fear the Walking Dead” is a gritty drama that explores the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured family. Set in Los Angeles, a city where people come to escape, shield secrets, and bury their pasts, a mysterious outbreak threatens to disrupt what little stability high school guidance counselor Madison Clark (Kim Dickens, Gone Girl) and English teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis, “Missing”) have managed to assemble. The everyday pressure of blending two families while dealing with resentful, escapist, and strung out children takes a back seat when society begins to break down. A forced evolution, a necessary survival of the fittest takes hold, and the dysfunctional family must either reinvent themselves or embrace their darker histories.

The Walking Dead: Mid-Season Premiere Trailer **Spoiler Warnings**

When we last saw our merry band of miserable zombie apocalypse survivors, they were about to wade through a sea of the undead with only their fabulous coats of many bloody colors to mask their delicious, meaty human aroma. Of course, a somewhat unhinged, yelling child might throw a wrench in those plans. WHOOOO WILL BE EATEN??!! Tune in February 12th and find out! Until then, AMC provides a little trailer tease of what's to come while reminding us of what's in play, and what's at stake.

NYCC 2015: All Those Wonderful TOYS

While it may look like we've ratcheted down to half-speed while we gather all the awesome from New York Comic Con 2015, that couldn't be farther from the truth! If you are following @Paulnomad on Instagram, you've gotten a glimpse of all the coolest and craziest items I've come across on the show floor. Want more? How about 32 albums packed with toys from Mezco, Pop Culture Shock Collectibles, Kotobukiya, Good Smile Company, WETA, Suburban Vinyl, Funko, McFarlane and more! Jump into our FLICKR GALLERIES and spend your Saturday drooling over all the toys heading to your favorite retailers in the near future! You should also be following @idlehandsblog and @nomadixxx on Twitter for all the insanity! Here's a taste of what we've posted so far...

The Walking Dead Roam Halloween Horror Nights Once More

The nation's insatiable appetite for AMC's "The Walking Dead" will continue to terrify Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort when the most intense moments from season 5 of the critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award®-winning television series take a bite out of "Halloween Horror Nights," beginning Friday, September 18, 2015.

Attempts to evade the terror of the undead and the inhumane brutality of mankind will be the underlying theme of these mazes as guests navigate authentic three-dimensional recreations of one of television's most talked about shows, "The Walking Dead."

SDCC 2015: The Walking Dead Season 6 Trailer

“The Walking Dead” stars Andrew Lincoln as Rick, Chandler Riggs as Carl, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Melissa McBride as Carol, Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha, Lauren Cohan as Maggie, Steven Yeun as Glenn, Norman Reedus as Daryl, Lennie James as Morgan, Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel, Michael Cudlitz as Abraham, Josh McDermitt as Eugene, Alanna Masterson as Tara, Christian Serratos as Rosita, Tovah Feldshuh as Deanna, Ross Marquand as Aaron, Alexandra Breckenridge as Jesse, and Austin Nichols as Spencer.

Season 6 starts October 11th!!

NYCC 2014: McFarlane's Next Walking Dead Action Figure Waves

New York Comic Con is at an odd time of year when companies are pitching all their new toys for the foreseeable future to retailers across the globe, but a lot of their releases have already been revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. This means a lot of what you see at NYCC has already been seen..with some exceptions. McFarlane is pushing their construction toy lineup hardcore at the show, dominating most of their display cases. We don't really shoot the sports stuff because..sports..and we've seen the Assassin's Creed and HALO stuff before. That leaves us to pour over the Walking Dead display to see if there is something new we can drool over. SCORE.

Sweet Suite 2014: McFarlane's Walking Dead Building Sets: LIVE Images & Instructions

San Diego Comic-Con may be days away, providing the first looks at PILES of new toys from across the globe, but that didn't stop one Blogger friendly toy event from pulling out all the stops.

- Free Booze? Check
- Candy and Cupcakes everywhere? Double check
- Food! Check with my mouth full

And on top of these minor indulgences, there were wall to wall TOYS!! Nestled in a dark little corner were our friends at McFarlane Toys, ready to greet Daryl Dixon loving Blogger Mommies with their new Walking Dead Building Sets...and there was happiness across the land. It seems like only yesterday we introduced you to this LEGO-busting line-from-out-of-nowhere, and now, we get to dive even further into the details AND show the construction toy experts the plans for TWO of these sets so you can get a sense of what you'll have to work with when everything hits Toys R Us stores July 24th...

SDCC 2014: A McFarlane Walking Dead Sneak Preview

McFarlane Toys will always be known for bringing horror back to the world of action figures with their now legendary Movie Maniacs line, and have further cemented their place in toy history with an excellent run of Walking Dead action figures. Todd McFarlane took some time from preparing for San Diego Comic-Con to answer our geekiest questions and give a teaser of a new line we'll be seeing on the show floor!

We started out with a question that's been eating away at me for a good long time. When you establish a line of incredibly popular 7 inch horror figures, why switch over to a 5 inch world of zombies? Todd explained that not everything is always an artistic choice. Sometimes, things simply come down to what a retailer asks for ...be that price or style, and in this case scale. Retailers expressed that all the other companies were reducing the size of their figures and that they'd like us to follow suit. “When the people who are buying tell you what they want to buy, you usually accommodate them or risk becoming a dinosaur. You won't survive very long.”