This week, Michonne makes her first appearance in Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles Times reports on a recent Robert Kirkman Q&A. Plus, the show's art director chats with Dread Central. Read on for more:

•  The Los Angeles Times reports on a Robert Kirkman Q&A where Kirkman joked he was there to ask fellow panelist Zack Snyder about Man of Steel. IFC floats the possibility of Snyder -- a "big" fan of The Walking Dead -- directing an episode of the show.

• The Walking Dead's Art Director Doug Fick talks to Dread Central about making the sets scarier: "We've magnified the decrepitude of things..."

• Entertainment Weekly provides a first look at Danai Gurira as Michonne, noting that "fans have been salivating for a first look at the woman under the hood."

• Zimbio considers Dale and Shane's deaths to be the most shocking on TV, noting, "When the zombie apocalypse comes, only a lucky few survive."

• Crave Online features the first Season 3 behind-the-scenes promo video, noting that Lauren Cohan, Norman Reedus and Steven Yeun "seem to be covered in greater amounts of blood and filth than usual..." Cinema Blend, Collider.com, Comic Book Resources, Den of Geek, Entertainment Weekly, E! Online, HitFix, The Hollywood Reporter,The Huffington Post, Screen Rant, Shock Till You Drop, TheWrap, TV.com and TV Fanatic also highlight the video.