The Walking Dead covers the new EW in four different collectable covers featuring Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Darryl (Norman Reedus), Michonne (Danai Gurira), and Glenn and Maggie (Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan). Of course we’re focusing on the hot guys because that’s what we do. Normally I would go for Norman Reedus, but we heard in December that Reedus, 45, was dating a 20 year-old model named Cecilia Singley. (The NY Post reported in February that things had “cooled down” for the two, so maybe that was short-lived.) There’s little that kills a crush faster than a man’s taste in women barely out of their teens, so I’m voting for Andrew Lincoln, 40, who has been married for eight years. (I can’t figure out his wife Gael Anderson’s age, but she looks around the same age.) Daryl may be more badass but Rick is the planner and the leader. Yes he looks goofy and angry here, as opposed to Daryl’s calm focus, but I’m still going for Rick. (Update: I didn’t forget Steven Yeun! They just put him with Lauren Cohan so I didn’t objectify him as much as the other two. Gurira looks pretty hot too.)

Spoilers for the upcoming season are below
There were plenty of spoilers revealed at Comic-Con, and EW’s teaser article repeats some of them. Namely that our heroes won’t be stuck in that trailer at Terminus for long. Series creator Robert Kirkman goes one further in his EW interview and says that the trailer plotline will be resolved within minutes. Did they listen to fans before nixing the trailer or was that planned all along? Here’s more from EW:

Andrew Lincoln has a warning for you: All that gore and action and heartbreak and intensity we’ve seen before on The Walking Dead? Kid stuff. At least when compared to the upcoming fifth season, which is definitely not for kids. “We’re really earning our rating this season,” says Lincoln. “There are families that watch it together, but just so it’s on the record, guys—it’s a grown-up show this season.”

Entertainment Weekly has your first exclusive look at that grown-up season. We went on set and spoke with the cast and the producers to give you an in depth look at what to expect in season five. And while things may have ended last spring on a cliffhanger with Rick and Co. trapped inside of train car, exec producer Robert Kirkman promises that the action is going to come fast and furious when things pick back up Oct. 12 on AMC. “By minute two or three of our season premiere, I think the vast majority of our questions have been answered,” says Kirkman, “and five or six more have been presented, so you’re very much going to be invested, well-informed, and ready for the ride that we’re going to take you on.”

[From EW]

I don’t get how any parent could let a child watch Walking Dead. It is a harrowing, gory ride that is essentially R-rated. It’s for older teens at least, I don’t even think it’s PG-13, there is some gruesome sh*t on thats show. I have friends who can’t watch it because they’re violence-averse.

There are tons of Walking Dead features on EW.com, including Norman Reedus’ personal on-set photo album, new character portraits, and the first picture of The Wire’s Seth Gilliam as Father Gabriel Stokes. In Stokes’ interview, he sings Andrew Lincoln’s praises, saying he “was the first cast member that I met… he made me feel instantly welcome, and instantly a part of it.” See, Lincoln is the hottest. Daryl is overrated.