Zombies prepare for war

Hit zombie series The Walking Dead thrilled fans on Friday with a preview of the all-out war to come between Rick’s people and the malevolent Saviors in the hotly anticipated eighth season. US network AMC debuted a five-minute trailer at Comic-Con showing Saviors leader Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in full swagger before cutting to all the major characters readying their weapons and troops to take him down once and for all. There was the usual feast of explosions, guns, hand-to-hand combat and zombies with axes in their heads — and a thrilling cameo by King Ezekiel’s CGI tiger.