Following up on our coverage of The Walking Dead Season 3 panel and trailer yesterday, we have photos from the signing and panel, plus some behind-the-scene photos from the town of Woodbury. In case you missed yesterday's news, the Season 3 premiere date has been announced:

AMC announced today from Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, CA the premiere of The Walking Dead Season 3 on Sun., Oct. 14 at 9/8c. As previously announced, the series’ third season will consist of 16 episodes. Season 3 will also air in two-parts with the first eight hours kicking off Oct. 14 and returning Feb. 2013 with the final eight episodes. Following The Walking Dead will be the season premieres of AMC’s unscripted series Talking Dead, hosted by Chris Hardwick (Nerdist), at 11/10c and Comic Book Men at 11:30/10:30c. Season 2 of both series consists of 16 half-hour episodes. Internationally, The Walking Dead will return to audiences in 120+ FOX International Channels (FIC) markets the week of Oct. 15 as part of FIC continued commitment to broadcast the series near date-and-date globally.

The season premieres of The Walking Dead, Talking Dead and Comic Book Men will coincide with the network’s annual blockbuster marathon of thriller and horror films, AMC Fearfest. Celebrating its 16th year, AMC Fearfest will feature 19 consecutive days of themed programming and more than 70 films, running from Sat., Oct. 13 through Wed., Oct. 31.

Yesterday, we conducted interviews with everyone who appeared for The Walking Dead Season 3 at Comic-Con, so we'll be sure to have those features for you to read as soon as possible. Until then, here are links to our recent coverage of The Walking Dead at Comic-Con:

I barely had time for photos during the interview sessions, but here's one with Andrew Lincoln, Greg Nicotero, and Sarah Wayne Callies to tease our upcoming features.

Thanks to Donovan and Jacob King for the following set photos: