So Neuro have you had a chance to read this book yet (believe it was supposed to be released this week)? Is it worth getting at all or is it just as bad as the previous one? I'm heavily into Star Wars novels right now so I wouldn't be reading this for a while anyway but just curious if Invasion is any kind of improvement over Descent.

 

Thanks Neuro. I actually bought it myself as well but probably will not read it for awhile. There are about two or three other books I want to get to first.

 

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So I finished it a few nights ago and Jay is really messing these books up. It's like he doesn't understand what the Walking Dead Universe is about. Obviously zombies are not real and it does take a bit to believe a world filled with them but the Walking Dead has always gravitated toward realistic situations when dealing with the zombies. Jay has made these stories totally unbelievable.

The worst of all was the Fast and Furious battle scene between her and the "Preacher" at the end of the story. When I was reading it, I was thinking that she was going to shoot out the wheels or maybe shoot up the driver side window which would of been fine, very believable. Then when she told the driver to ram him I was like "No shes not going to jump from her car to his!" She did and it was as silly as I expected. Kirkman, what does this guy have over you for you to let him publish this 2nd rate zombie fiction in the name of our beloved Walking Dead?

Secondly, I found it really odd that NO ONE in the whole group was terrified when Lilly has The Preacher hung up across the truck. I get it, that she was trying to lead zombies away from Woodberry, but isn't she just doing the same terrifying things The Preacher was just doing? I was hoping that this was going to be the Transformation(Much like Shane or the Governor in the TV series) into blood thirty leader, but no, everyone didn't even question her actions. I know we have seen the story line before but Jay's crap is so bad, i'm willing to take rehashed story lines over the generic crap he spews out.

I guess one plus is this story was a bit better then Jay's first WD Novel. Also I guess Bob bit the dust. That was a surprise and I have always wanted to see a death on WD from Natural causes. We don't seem to have people ever dealing with cancer of things like that.

3.5 out 10.

 

Like why would kirkman choose this clown to continue the WD novels? Aren't these suppose to be extensions of the comics? The next book I think is the last Jay is contracted to write I believe. I really hope he either goes back to doing them himself or decides to get a new author, or even an undiscovered auther that understands the WD universe. Jay's WD books are pure generic action that just aren't very good.

 

I think this book might be being pushed further and further back on my to read list. It's a shame though that they aren't seeming to put much effort into the novels anylonger. I'm big into reading Star Wars novels and they do a good job in expanding the universe and put effort into telling good stories. Not so with Walking Dead anylonger. Once they got finished telling The Governor's and Lilly's backstories they just stopped caring it seems.

 

Does make me wonder how much Kirkman really cares about the stuff outside of the comic and tv shows. Perhaps if they set their novel series to take place in the tv show universe and AMC was a part of it they would police it a little more and make sure things were being put out there of a little higher quality than what we have gotten for these stories set in the comic universe.

Now granted TellTale has put out some quality stuff but they have a little more money invested into their series than whatever publishing company is putting out these books.

 

Damn

TellTale has but out some really good WD games. Season 1 and 2 were great, also the show has had some great parts to it that had nothing to do with the comic so this leads me to think the problem is Jay. He sucks,he's a hack, and I said it before, HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE WALKING UNIVERSE!!! Even Fear the Walking Dead does a good job of being in the WD family despite having a different feel to it.

I'll buy them cause I love anything Walking Dead but man, but seriously, I have read some fan fiction with better characters then Jay's Gar-Bean-O.

 

The Telltale game is incredible. Season 1 though was much better than the second one. They're really taking their time though with Season 3 and I heard it's going to be a longer game, similar to the first one.

Had to quit the book series after Descent. The whole story with the crazy Reverend and his group was too much. Such poor writing.

 

I actually liked the second game better than the first. I can see why people didn't like it as much because the characters were all pretty emotionless. The way I looked at it though is the story of season 2 took place about two years into the apocalypse so the characters should have been emotionless.

 

My problem was that the new characters in Season 2 weren't very likable. Part of that problem is you had adults making Clementine do all of the dangerous stuff while they sat around waiting to be rescued.

Also, after saying I would stop reading the Bonansinga series, someone gave me Invasion as a Christmas gift so I'm going to end up reading it after all.

 

Hey everyone, I'm Jay Bonansinga the writer of the beloved Walking Dead Novels and the guy that came up with a lot of your favorite parts in the Comic and the TV show. Despite these Novels being critically acclaimed and New York Times best sellers there is always "that one guy" that has to criticize. How many people talked nonsense about War and Peace, Of Mice and Men, and even Romeo and Juliet? Now I am not actually writing this for the one person(that most likely made many accounts to criticize my New York Time Best Sellers) but for all the Bonananics(My hundreds of millions rabid fans) that would like to take up arms against the man or women or transgender. Don't do it! Please I beg you. Don't fault this human being for making an error that is basically wrong fundamentally against humanity. I don't know if any of you have ever heard of Ashleigh Morris. She is a young women that is allergic to water! Is that a 1 and 7 billion case? Maybe, all I know is that her case and the one person that doesn't like books(actual reason jealously is the more likely culprit) have a lot in common.

Thank You~Jay