Rumor is that someone did license the rights to the comic for a pin. If that's true, I am sooooo in.

Any news of this from NW Pin show? Was this actually confirmed?

Ooooooooohhhhhhh, me too, and since I said it on Pinside, it must be true.

It was mentioned on the private WOZ group a long time ago by Jack that "another company" already secured the rights to the comic. Seems like an odd choice for Stern if true, although I would much rather prefer that over a photoshop montage from the show for playfield art. Being a huge fan of the show and comic, I'll be happy with either.

He said that they were approached about the license (I'm assuming for the show) but since "another company" already secured the license for the comic, he didn't feel the need for two TWD games out there. I would guess that the license for the comic is much easier (and cheaper) to get than the one for the show. My hope is comic art, and get one or more actors from the show for callouts. Best of both worlds right there.

I know about the Zen table, and that's not how Jack made it sound on the forums. The Zen table would hardly be any kind of competition for a real pin based on the same theme. Telltale may have gotten the license from Skybound, but it really doesn't have anything to do with the comic. I'm sure if Stern wanted to base it on the show, they would have to license Skybound/AMC/etc. Much more headaches and costs involved.

They need to do the prison like the castle in MM.

This is not happening soon enough.

I would guess they will announce something by the end of the month, especially if it's really TWD. San Diego Comic Con is the last weekend in July, huge audience there for something like this.