"The Walking Dead, the most popular drama on cable television, also happens to be filmed exclusively in metro Atlanta. Which made the show a no-brainer (no pun intended) for our cover. We reached out to the films' stars— Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus—months in advance, hoping we could shoot them right in our own backyard. Naturally the only time their schedules overlapped was 2,500 miles away in Hollywood, so we organized a last-minute shoot there, hiring not just stylists and makeup artists for the subjects, but also body part models whose hands were zombified by a special makeup artist. We originally envisioned one cover with both Lincoln and Reedus, but once photographer John Russo shot them individually, we knew we had to do a split run. It was the right call; the show's rabid fans are still contacting us from around the world, wanting us to mail them both covers."
This cover is by far my favorite. I feel that it captures a lot of elements that are pleasing to the eye. I really like how the subject just sits there as the hands grab at him, he just looks very serious. It looks as though he really tried to take a portrait during the zombie apocalypse.
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