[slimymeteor]

Entertainment Weekly has revealed the cover art for the novel Fall of the Governor.

Article: http://shelf-life.ew...f-the-governor/



This is the third and final novel in the Governor novel trilogy, following Rise of the Governor and The Road to Woodbury.

Personally, I enjoyed the first two novels. I especially liked RotG a lot more than TRtW though. There has been a lot of debate on the topic, but the consensus seems to be that most people dislike the writing style of the novels (such as overuse of adjectives), while the stories themselves are good. I don't read a lot of novels as it is, so the writing style didn't really bother me that much.

I'm really looking forward to this novel. The first two take place before the prison/Woodbury war, and this final novel will cover that battle from the Governor's perspective. It's rumored Glenn, Rick and Michonne will make appearances, which makes sense since they went to Woodbury. I think it will be very interesting to see everything that happened then from the opposite point of view, as that's still my favorite story arc of the comic series. I'm more than happy to revisit it, and tie up some of the loose ends like what happened to the remaining Woodbury survivors.

[JesusMonroe]

There's already a topic on this
http://www.roamersan...f-the-governor/

[slimymeteor]

Whoops. Well at least the cover art is new. Could a mod merge or delete this thread? I apologize.

[Officer_Friendly]

Thanks for the post, meteor! God, that cover art looks amazing. I can't wait for all of this Walking Dead material to start coming out in the fall! I agree with you on your opinion of the two novels as Road to Woodbury's characters weren't as appealing to me as Rises' characters. Plus, it told the backstory of debatably the greatest Walking Dead villain.

[Furrybeastman]

this is gonna be sweet, hopefully it'll reveal if martinez was sent to the prison by the governor to find it and lead him to it later or if he was actually going to woodbury to get all the innocent people when he bailed on the prison. i dunno why that was the first thing i thought of.

[JesusMonroe]

this is gonna be sweet, hopefully it'll reveal if martinez was sent to the prison by the governor to find it and lead him to it later or if he was actually going to woodbury to get all the innocent people when he bailed on the prison. i dunno why that was the first thing i thought of.

Even though we never found out Martinez's actual motivations, I'm pretty sure the Governor sent them. If he was just getting the families, why not tell Rick? If he was afraid of Rick saying no, what would be his plan afterwards? Try to take it over without the Governor and his men?

Also in the non-canon issue 75 ending, Martinez said the Governor sent him. I know it's not canon but I always saw it as a wink to the readers as what the truth was

[gypsyrose]

looking forward to this

[PorkTornado75]

[slimymeteor]

Thanks for the post, meteor! God, that cover art looks amazing. I can't wait for all of this Walking Dead material to start coming out in the fall! I agree with you on your opinion of the two novels as Road to Woodbury's characters weren't as appealing to me as Rises' characters. Plus, it told the backstory of debatably the greatest Walking Dead villain.

My thoughts exactly. Rise had awesome characters, and the dynamic between them was so interesting. The relationship between the Blake brothers was great storytelling, awesome character development for both of them. It pretty much gave the Governor a new life learning so much more about him too. It got to my emotions a few times in the story, too.

Spoiler

Penny's demise was heartbreaking.

Road was good, interesting mostly because we are learning more about the town backstory and some of the comic characters. It took about 80 pages or so before I started getting into it, and the story was good, but it just wasn't as gripping to read as Road. The Governor did have some memorable scenes in his limited appearances.

this is gonna be sweet, hopefully it'll reveal if martinez was sent to the prison by the governor to find it and lead him to it later or if he was actually going to woodbury to get all the innocent people when he bailed on the prison. i dunno why that was the first thing i thought of.

I forgot about that! I remember wondering that same thing when I first read that in the comics. Martinez could have been just saying that to say his life. It does seem strange that he would just try to sneak away, which makes me suspicious, but in the Road to Woodbury novel

Spoiler

Martinez participates in a mutiny against the Governor in an attempt to kill him. He is forgiven, for some reason, but it does show that he is not 100% loyal to him. He also did care for the citizens in Woodbury and helped them when he could, so his story is plausible.

. I do hope we will find out for sure with this final novel.

[hathawa]

in issue 43 The governor cleared up the Martinez situation when he told Gabe that he sent Martinez to the prison and had him lead the escape. I am excited for this novel. we will get to see things we didn't get to witness in the comic such as what happened to the rest of the Woodbury soldiers or the older civilians that stayed behind in Woodbury. or the governors interrogation of the girl that survived the helicopter crash. we now he killed her and fed her to zombies but what was there interaction like. also did some citizens question the governors story of how Ricks group were savage killers who deserved death,

[PorkTornado75]

[hathawa]

thanks

[slimymeteor]

I think Martinez even admitted to Rick he was sent by the Governor, but claimed to have had a change of heart during the trip. It is possible, since he got to know some of the prison group and saw they were good people, and maybe he really did think he could get the Woodbury citizens and bring them there. However, that still leaves the questions as to why he snuck away rather than asking, and how he thought he would be able to get the citizens out without the Governor noticing.

[Officer_Friendly]

My thoughts exactly! Penny's last, "away..." was heartbreaking.

[Furrybeastman]

wow i completely forgot about this part haha, my bad

[DHeav60]

I think Martinez even admitted to Rick he was sent by the Governor, but claimed to have had a change of heart during the trip. It is possible, since he got to know some of the prison group and saw they were good people, and maybe he really did think he could get the Woodbury citizens and bring them there. However, that still leaves the questions as to why he snuck away rather than asking, and how he thought he would be able to get the citizens out without the Governor noticing.

Agreed. Marntinez could have easily TALKED to Rick and explained what the Governor is and how he was driven insane, but instead goes behind everyone's back to connect with them. Had Martinez played it like that - it Rick probably would have seen the opportunity to dismantle Govenor's regime from within, and had a better chance of getting on board with that plan. However, It's only AFTER Rick catches Martinez that he gives that story.... certainly plausible but If I were Rick I wouldn't believe him.... after all the pain and suffering Rick and Co had been subject to simply running into the Governor by chance, I wouldn't believe Martinez at all at that point.

[Gonza_Fes]

I hope in this final novel they expalin what intel could the governor get from the people who were in the news helicopter... they change it in the tv show with the military crew

[gypsyrose]

I hope in this final novel they expalin what intel could the governor get from the people who were in the news helicopter... they change it in the tv show with the military crew

I have a feeling they will show what happens to the helicopter crew.