The Walking Dead: Card Trader sneak peek

Now that most of us have recovered from Season 6's horrible, evil cliffhanger ending, we can get back to what really matters in The Walking Dead: zombie fiction fandom.

The Walking Dead: Card Trader is a new Android/iOS app that lets you amass a collection of digital cards that capture scenes and characters from both The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. The cards cover all of the main events and key figures from every episode of both series so far.

If you're familiar with Star Wars: Card Trader — another Topps app — then you know what to expect here. Cards and card packs can be obtained in a variety of ways, and while there's always the option of purchasing credits with real money, it's not a requirement. Assuming it works like Star Wars, any card in your collection can be traded away or "shredded" and converted into something else.

With The Walking Dead: Card Trader, fans can expect to see new content added to the app immediately after fresh episodes of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead air. Topps promises that "the app will also react to what happens in the show, as it happens," though how that works is going to remain a secret for now.

Topps has seen big success with the Star Wars app thus far, with more than 1 million profiles created and more than 1 billion cards collected. The Walking Dead, which continues to be one of the most popular TV shows that doesn't air on HBO, is perhaps the most logical next step for the app.

For a limited time, anyone who installs and registers for the app will receive one digital card per day, for seven days. Also, at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Topps will be releasing the app's first limited edition "Marathon Card," featuring Rick Grimes' reflection on the blade of a knife (you can see it in the gallery up top).

For those that prefer something a little more tangible, the next set of Topps physical trading cards for The Walking Dead — focusing on Season 5 — arrives in October. The company will also be releasing a premium collector's set — a first for the series — called The Walking Dead: Survival Box in December.

Check out the gallery at the top of the page to thumb through a selection of the digital cards featured in Card Trader.