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Lennie James’ Morgan Takes the Lead in New ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Art

AMC is gearing up for what’s sure to be an amazing day of presentations at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. In preparation for the main event, the network released captivating new key art for two of its most popular shows, The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead.

In the new Fear the Walking Dead artwork, Lennie James (who plays Morgan Jones) takes center stage surrounded by his castmates including Colman Domingo, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Danay Garcia, Garret Dillahunt, Maggie Grace and Jenna Elfman. In the background, if you look closely enough, you can see a few stray walkers who have gotten caught up in a massive hurricane shaped storm. The logline on the poster reads, “No Calm After the Storm.”

Check out the eye-catching new key art below:

Lennie James’ Morgan Takes the Lead in New ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Art
Courtesy of AMC

Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead will have a huge presence at San Diego Comic-Con this year. In addition to the highly-anticipated panels set to take place on Friday, July 20th, fans can also visit the official fan zone called the Dead Quarters. According to a press release from AMC, the Dead Quarters will include an immersive experience and will feature, “a curated walk through of settings from both series, including The Sanctuary and a thrilling 22-foot Zombie slide, inspired by the one in “Fear,” as well as photo opportunities with the walker composter and Negan’s “flaming Lucille,” among other activities.” Dead Quarters will run from Thursday, July 19 through Saturday, July 21st.

The full cast of Fear the Walking Dead will be on hand for Friday’s panel as well as Executive Producers and Showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, Executive Producers Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero and David Alpert. Just announced this week, the panel will be moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown.

Fear the Walking Dead will return to AMC for the second half of its 4th season on Sunday, August 12.

What do you think about the new key art? Are you looking forward to all the exciting announcements from San Diego Comic-Con this year? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.