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18 July 2013 - 03:38 PM
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.
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18 July 2013 - 03:44 PM
Imagine a group of a hundred motorcycles driving down a freeway. Eventually, they hit a junction. One road goes northwest and the other goes northeast. So one guy, we'll call him S, says, "Let's go northwest!" A mile past the intersection, a semi careens into the group and kills ninety of them. Ten are wounded, but they survive and keep going. Eventually, they hit 10,000 miles. S suddenly has his consciousness thrown into his past body right before the junction. Now, he says, "Let's go northeast!" All 100 bikers survive. Happily ever after, right? But what about the ten, no nine, who went northwest and survived? What happens to the reality they were living? Does it just disappear now that S has changed the past? It's not like only bad things happened on that 10,000 mile journey. Maybe one of them fell in love with a gas station attendant and got her pregnant or maybe one adopted a homeless kid that joined the adventure. That 10,000 mile journey would be full of stories. Romances, farewells, friendships...the loss of those ninety lives is horrible and unfortunate, but what would rewriting their history mean? The nine who survived lived full lives and did the best they could with the hand they were dealt. How could it be right to just erase all that? Isn't that worth something? Is there a point to a world where everything is happy? Are people who struggle for a better life just idiots? Being human is about fighting even when it seems hopeless and finding happiness in a world that hates it. Are you saying that's worthless?
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18 July 2013 - 03:58 PM
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18 July 2013 - 06:41 PM
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18 July 2013 - 08:21 PM
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18 July 2013 - 08:33 PM
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?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.
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
Imagine a group of a hundred motorcycles driving down a freeway. Eventually, they hit a junction. One road goes northwest and the other goes northeast. So one guy, we'll call him S, says, "Let's go northwest!" A mile past the intersection, a semi careens into the group and kills ninety of them. Ten are wounded, but they survive and keep going. Eventually, they hit 10,000 miles. S suddenly has his consciousness thrown into his past body right before the junction. Now, he says, "Let's go northeast!" All 100 bikers survive. Happily ever after, right? But what about the ten, no nine, who went northwest and survived? What happens to the reality they were living? Does it just disappear now that S has changed the past? It's not like only bad things happened on that 10,000 mile journey. Maybe one of them fell in love with a gas station attendant and got her pregnant or maybe one adopted a homeless kid that joined the adventure. That 10,000 mile journey would be full of stories. Romances, farewells, friendships...the loss of those ninety lives is horrible and unfortunate, but what would rewriting their history mean? The nine who survived lived full lives and did the best they could with the hand they were dealt. How could it be right to just erase all that? Isn't that worth something? Is there a point to a world where everything is happy? Are people who struggle for a better life just idiots? Being human is about fighting even when it seems hopeless and finding happiness in a world that hates it. Are you saying that's worthless?
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18 July 2013 - 08:38 PM
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18 July 2013 - 08:58 PM
#9
18 July 2013 - 09:04 PM
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.
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
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18 July 2013 - 09:34 PM
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18 July 2013 - 09:46 PM
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18 July 2013 - 10:05 PM
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18 July 2013 - 10:15 PM
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18 July 2013 - 11:17 PM
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19 July 2013 - 01:13 AM
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22 July 2013 - 03:46 PM
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.
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23 July 2013 - 06:54 PM
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23 July 2013 - 08:05 PM
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