A review by bigbookgeek
The Fall of the Governor: Part One by Jay Bonansinga, Robert Kirkman

2.0

I was a bit disappointed in this one. The first two in the trilogy were enjoyable stories, it was great getting a glimpse into the past of The Governor and a bit of understanding as to why he is so twisted. When I found out that the third "book" was actually split into at least two parts, making this a series, not a trilogy, I was apprehensive. Then when this book was released right around the season premiere, yet again, I thought it was a bit hokey. This book takes us right smack dab into the end of Season 3 of the TV series, but for something being marketed as a tie-in to the series, it sure has the characters and events being completely different. As a stand alone, it would be just OK (it really does have the feel of a rushed piece commercialized fiction), but as a companion to the TV series, it stinks. Can't speak to how it would be as a companion to the comic series as I've only read a few of those. Bottom line is, if you're a TWD fan, you'll probably want to read it because it has Kirkman's name attached, but it probably didn't have much input from the man himself, my guess is the co author, Jay Bonansinga, did most of the work here.