"But the last thing you want to do is spoil season three of 'The Walking Dead' where you turn into a zombie and kill Andrea!"

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Plus, if not for Michonne and her sword (maybe 2013 is fencing's year), this season of "The Walking Dead" might belong to Daryl, whose favorite zombie-slaying method is the crossbow.

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There will always be a place in zombie lore for the postapocalyptic visions of "The Walking Dead, " but we also need stories like Max Brooks's novel "World War Z" (the source for this summer's movie), in which the adaptability, ingenuity and creativity of human beings are put on full display.

WSJ: Why Zombies Are Everywhere

The Walking Dead, based on and occasionally intertwining with the improbably successful graphic novel of the zombie apocalypse, is a step forward for Telltale, artistically and commercially.

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