The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury

by Robert Kirkman, Jay Bonansinga

The first book explained how the Governor was created; this thrilling sequel to  The New York Times bestseller further reveals his ruthless, inhuman conquest of Woodbury

The zombie plague unleashes its horrors on the suburbs of Atlanta without warning, pitting the living against the dead. Caught in the mass exodus, Lilly Caul struggles to survive in a series of ragtag encampments and improvised shelters. But the Walkers are multiplying. Dogged by their feral hunger for flesh and crippled by fear, Lilly relies on the protection of good Samaritans by seeking refuge in a walled-in town once known as Woodbury, Georgia.

At first, Woodbury seems like a perfect sanctuary. Squatters barter services for food, people have roofs over their heads, and the barricade expands, growing stronger every day. Best of all, a mysterious self-proclaimed leader named Philip Blake keeps the citizens in line. But Lilly begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. . . . Blake, who has recently begun to call himself The Governor, has disturbing ideas about law and order.

Ultimately, Lilly and a band of rebels open up a Pandora’s box of mayhem and destruction when they challenge The Governor’s reign . . . and the road to Woodbury becomes the highway to hell in this riveting follow-up to Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga's  New York Times bestselling The Walking Rise of the Governor .

Genres: Horror

288 pages, Hardcover

Published October 16, 2012

About the author

Robert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.

Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.

In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do you have what it takes to survive a zombie apocalypse? Lilly isn’t sure she does…until she does. Her journey is unfolding before our eyes.

[Matthew Peddycord · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have finally finished this book. And it was worth it. My slow reading wanted to ruin it, but Kirkman delivered again. I am a huge fan of the shows and comics, but never have I felt even the slightest sense of repulsion until I read this book, and I mean that in a good way. The descriptions of the walkers made them sound so much worse than they appear in the show. That with the general awfulness of “the fall”. I also love a good crossover, and seeing my boy Bob Stookey in here was a pleasant surprise. It’s fun to connect the dots with the different characters to see where they might end up, because some are in the show/comics and others are not. Our hero Lilly Caul was a new name to me (which means she has to die, right?), but she’s adapting and I have to respect it. Even if you have never seen the shows, this is a respectable story in a zombie series. I’m looking forward to seeing how things play out after the unexpected ending.

[Benjamin Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my Favorites Books . Exceptional in how it expands the Walking Dead universe

[Hannah Wickes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was a flop compared to the tv series ☹️