Walking Dead Fans Slam New Dead City Posters

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Summary

  • Fans deem Walking Dead spinoff Dead City Season 2 posters unimpressive; claim they are out of touch.
  • Original Walking Dead posters are iconic, fans miss the bolder imagery; desire one unified Walking Dead series.
  • Scott Gimple has significant plans for the future of Walking Dead spin-offs, despite some fans’ dissatisfaction.

As a follower eagerly awaiting it, I can’t help but feel a thrill knowing that the second season of “Dead City,” the spinoff from “The Walking Dead,” is nearly upon us. The anticipation heightens as Lauren Cohan, reprising her role as Maggie, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, back as Negan, prepare to grace our screens once more on the acclaimed AMC series.

However, the excitement seems to be overshadowed by discontent among fans of “The Walking Dead’s” post-apocalyptic universe. Recent poster releases featuring our beloved characters have stirred up a wave of dissatisfaction among them.

In the trailer for Season 2 of “Dead City,” Negan and Maggie reunite to regain control of a city overwhelmed by chaos, having been at odds in their power struggle in New York City before. Accompanied by the Rodgers & Hart tune ‘Manhattan,’ Maggie is seen grasping Negan’s signature bat Lucille, a symbolic weapon that Negan used to kill her husband Glenn on “The Walking Dead” in its seventh season. In Season 1 of “Dead City,” viewers witnessed Maggie and Negan team up to rescue Hershel, her son, from The Croat, while also seeing Negan pursued by a lawman named Armstrong and coming across a group of survivors known as The Burazi. As Season 2 approaches, the show’s latest posters have generated excitement among fans of “The Walking Dead.

The Walking Dead Fans Aren’t Happy With Dead City’s New Posters for Season 2

Delighted to share some thrilling news I recently stumbled upon at Bleeding Cool – fresh key art posters for the second season of The Walking Dead: Dead City have emerged! These eye-catching pieces offer a glimpse into the intense dynamics between Maggie and Negan, with one poster showcasing Maggie standing tall over a seemingly subdued Negan, while another depicts Negan brandishing Lucille on his shoulder, with Maggie poised to strike from below. The posters radiate a neon glow, with New York City’s iconic Radio City in the backdrop and a few menacing walkers sprinkled throughout, all under the ominous tagline, “New Rules. New Enemies. New York.

Some devotees of AMC’s The Walking Dead are less than thrilled with the new Dead City posters, believing that the show is straying from what initially made it popular. On Reddit, a discussion thread about the posters by user Atea2 asserts that Season 2 has lost touch with the elements that once defined The Walking Dead’s greatness. Comments on the thread suggest that the show’s return poster appears like a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) poster, while another fan compares Dead City to a dedicated fan project. Another viewer expressed their disappointment in the new poster, describing it as looking “cheap” and “unappealing.

In the beginning, the visual posters for The Walking Dead were truly iconic, showcasing memorable scenes such as Rick charging towards the farmhouse or galloping a horse along the highway towards Atlanta. It’s no surprise that some fans pine for the straightforward yet powerful imagery the franchise once delivered. Many conversations in Reddit threads express a desire for The Walking Dead to cease producing spin-offs and instead focus on one large Walking Dead series. However, as stated by Scott Gimple, such an arrangement is unlikely to materialize, at least not in the near future, as the boss of the series has grand plans for the future of The Walking Dead’s spin-offs.

The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 premieres May 4 on AMC & AMC+

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2025-04-03 13:56