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With The Walking Dead: A New Frontier landing on PS4 and Xbox One today, it’s time for retailers to update their shelves with more zombie-related items – if your shelves aren’t already inundated with Switch stuff, of course.
The boxed version of the third season of Telltale’s Walking Dead series comes with a season pass disc, which includes the first two episodes of the series (Ties that Bind Parts I & II) and will give access to the upcoming episodes as they release. The third episode should launch this March but, at the time of writing, it hasn’t been dated yet. Telltale’s episodes usually release two months apart, so we should expect episodes four and five to arrive respectively by May/June and July/August.
If that’s not enough Walking Dead for you, there’s always the comic books and the TV series of course, plus Starbreeze’s upcoming survival title, Overkill’s The Walking Dead, which is still due to hit shelves later this year even though it’s been some time since we’ve heard anything new about the project.
Funko Pop! TV: The Walking Dead – Michonne
Telltale released a spin-off of its Walking Dead series, dedicated to Michonne, last year. It didn’t get a physical release, though, so retailers might want to find other ways to capitalise on the character’s popularity, such as this Funko Pop vinyl figure.
SRP: £9.99
Manufacturer: Funko
Distributor: Open
Contact: marketing@funko.com
Clementine action figure (bloody)
Clementine might not be at the centre of Telltale’s Walking Dead story anymore, but she’s still a playable character during the third season’s flashback segments, so there’s still a reason to buy this bloody version of Clementine. There’s also a non-bloody version, in case you’re wondering.
SRP: $22.50 (£18)
Manufacturer: McFarlane Toys
Distributor: Skybound
Contact: accounts@skybound.com
The Walking Dead Clementine Hat
Get the Clementine look with her signature cap, that Robert Kirkman’s Skybound finally decided to create by popular demand. That’s your next Halloween costume sorted.
SRP: $19.99 (£16)
Manufacturer: Skybound
Distributor: Skybound Entertainment
Contact: accounts@skybound.com
The Walking Dead Hand prints mug
Mugs are always good sellers. This one reads ‘Fight the dead, fear the living’ which is kind of a good rule to live by, really.
SRP: £7.99
Manufacturer: GB Eye
Distributor: GB Eye
Contact: uksales@gbeye.com
Risk: The Walking Dead Survival Edition
This Walking Dead edition of Risk lets players fight to be the last group standing in a world infested with Walkers. Just like classic Risk, it can be played with up to six players.
SRP: £39.99
Manufacturer: Usaopoly
Distributor: Usaopoly
Contact: order@usaopoly.com
The Walking Dead Michonne’s Sling Bag
It doesn’t come with a katana and two armless Walkers unfortunately, but this bag is as close as you can get to
being Michonne.
SRP: £47
Manufacturer: A Crowded Coop
Distributor: Heo UK
Contact: info@heo.com
No Walkers Men’s T-Shirt
You can never have too many fun T-shirts, so here’s a nice take on The Walking Dead.
SRP: £14.99
Manufacturer: Fashion UK
Distributor: Vanilla Underground
Contact: 01827 769 115
The Walking Dead Book Thirteen
This hardcover book collects the Walking Dead’s issues #145 to #156 and is the latest compilation of the comics to hit shelves.
SRP: £19
Manufacturer: Image Comics
Distributor: Diamond Comic Distributors UK
Contact: 01928 531 760
