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JamesG · 04-03-2011, 02:02 PM

WonderCon 2011 Exclusive: Robert Kirkman on the Upcoming Walking Dead Novel!
April 3, 2011
by Joseph McCabe

Earlier today at WonderCon I caught up with the reigning Prince of the Undead (because, let's face it, Romero remains the King) – "Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman.

The red-hot comic, and now TV, creator couldn't say much about the upcoming second season of his comic book's smash TV adaptation, but he did tell me a little bit about a new medium with which he's currently exploring his zombie universe: the prose novel.

Kirkman's co-authoring the first Walking Dead novel, and he hinted at which character the book will focus on.

"St. Martin's is going to have the Walking Dead novel that I'm co-writing with Jay Bonansinga out in October," said Kirkman. "I think that's when it's released. Fall I'll say definitively."

"Jay Bonansinga did the lion's share of the heavy lifting on that. I provided him story outlines and character beats and where I wanted the story to go and what I wanted the people to do. But as far as the nuts and bolts of actually putting that together, that was all Jay.

So I can't say that I feel like I learned a whole lot about novel writing. Because I kind of leaned on that guy to do everything. But it's a fun novel. It's kind of cool. It definitely fits into the 'Walking Dead' world of the comic books, and fills in the gaps."

When I asked Kirkman if he could hint at what the book's story will involve, he replied:

"You know, I don't know if we've released that yet. I can say that it focuses on a character that is probably one of the most popular characters from the 'Walking Dead' comic. But they are not in the comic anymore.

So it's kind of their backstory. And it fills in a lot of gaps from the comic series that you may not have even known were even there. It's really cool."

http://www.fearnet.com/news/intervie...t_kirkman.html

JamesG · 05-12-2011, 02:56 PM

Cover Art for the First "Walking Dead" Novel
Posted by Allan Dart
May 12, 2011

EW got the exclusive.

Coming out September 27, THE WALKING DEAD: RISE OF THE GOVERNOR is the first of a three-book series that Kirkman will write for Thomas Dunne Books.

RISE chronicles the backstory of the villainous Governor, who, in Kirkman’s comics saga, rules the small town of Woodbury with an iron fist.

http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?op...ews&Itemid=167

04-03-2011, 02:02 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,117	Cover Art Released for "Walking Dead" Novel 'Rise of the Governor' WonderCon 2011 Exclusive: Robert Kirkman on the Upcoming Walking Dead Novel! April 3, 2011 by Joseph McCabe Earlier today at WonderCon I caught up with the reigning Prince of the Undead (because, let's face it, Romero remains the King) – "Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman. The red-hot comic, and now TV, creator couldn't say much about the upcoming second season of his comic book's smash TV adaptation, but he did tell me a little bit about a new medium with which he's currently exploring his zombie universe: the prose novel. Kirkman's co-authoring the first Walking Dead novel, and he hinted at which character the book will focus on. "St. Martin's is going to have the Walking Dead novel that I'm co-writing with Jay Bonansinga out in October," said Kirkman. "I think that's when it's released. Fall I'll say definitively." "Jay Bonansinga did the lion's share of the heavy lifting on that. I provided him story outlines and character beats and where I wanted the story to go and what I wanted the people to do. But as far as the nuts and bolts of actually putting that together, that was all Jay. So I can't say that I feel like I learned a whole lot about novel writing. Because I kind of leaned on that guy to do everything. But it's a fun novel. It's kind of cool. It definitely fits into the 'Walking Dead' world of the comic books, and fills in the gaps." When I asked Kirkman if he could hint at what the book's story will involve, he replied: "You know, I don't know if we've released that yet. I can say that it focuses on a character that is probably one of the most popular characters from the 'Walking Dead' comic. But they are not in the comic anymore. So it's kind of their backstory. And it fills in a lot of gaps from the comic series that you may not have even known were even there. It's really cool." http://www.fearnet.com/news/intervie...t_kirkman.html
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05-12-2011, 02:56 PM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,117	*Cover Art for the First "Walking Dead" Novel* Posted by Allan Dart May 12, 2011 EW got the exclusive. Coming out September 27, THE WALKING DEAD: RISE OF THE GOVERNOR is the first of a three-book series that Kirkman will write for Thomas Dunne Books. RISE chronicles the backstory of the villainous Governor, who, in Kirkman’s comics saga, rules the small town of Woodbury with an iron fist. http://www.fangoria.com/index.php?op...ews&Itemid=167 Attached Images