The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga

Title: The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor (Walking Dead Series #1)

Author: Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books 2011

Genre: Zombie

Pages: 308

Rating: 3/5 stars

Reading Challenges: T4MC - J First Name; Zombie; 52 Books - W3; Bingo - 5 from TBR

How I Got It: Library Loan

In the Walking Dead universe, there is no greater villain than The Governor. The despot who runs the walled-off town of Woodbury, he has his own sick sense of justice: whether it’s forcing prisoners to battle zombies in an arena for the townspeople’s amusement, or chopping off the appendages of those who cross him. The Governor was voted “Villain of the Year” by Wizard magazine the year he debuted, and his story arc was the most controversial in the history of the Walking Dead comic book series. Now, for the first time, fans of The Walking Dead will discover how The Governor became the man he is, and what drove him to such extremes.

I picked this up at the library largely due to the fact that I love the comic series.  But this book just didn't really do it for me.  It was too brutal, too full of villains, too much.  I just couldn't get past my utter revulsion at Philip, Brian, and Nick.  The only one I could feel for was Penny, but we all know how she ends up.  I thought this would be an interesting side story to the comic series, but turns out I really didn't want to know how The Governor became The Governor.

Walking Dead Series

1. Rise of the Governor
2. Just Another Day at the Office
3. The Road to Woodbury
4. The Fall of the Governor