Rise of the Governor (The Walking Dead: Novels, #1)

Vgc. Minimal signs of wear

Ask any given zombie fan what their favorite zombie flick is. Chances are they'll name something from the Romero catalogue. Ask the same zombie fan what their favorite zombie book is; if they have an answer at all, it'll probably be "The Walking Dead" DO NOT EXPECT A GOREFEST. Of course there is blood and violence. But that's not what's at the heart of this ongoing series. This black & white tale is totally character... Read Full Review

I was out of the comic book reading hobby for several years, but I have to say that I was glad that i came back to reading comic books again. One of the first titles that hooked me this second time around was Kirkman's The Walking Dead for Image Comics. I have to say that its taken the current renaissance of zombie films and books and ran away with it. Using the same slow, shambling zombies that Romero first made popular... Read Full Review

All right. So I walked into this comic store and spotted this graphic novel on the shelf and bought it. Why not? I dig Brian Keene. I dig Romero. Why the heck shouldn't I dig this? I took it home. Read it. Read it again. The next day I was back in the comic book store, hunting up volume 2. And volume 3. I'm a believer. This is such a well written thoughtful story. The zombies are secondary to the plot and charecterization... Read Full Review

I bought this book basically on the title alone. I was very happy with what I found inside. This is a story of a man that awakens from a coma to find the world overrun with the undead. The story is very reminiscent of Romero's films, very character driven with the zombies as part of the background and not a goofy gorefest. Great plot, great artwork. It's highly addictive (for myself and those I've loaned it to).