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.
DIOS!!!! Aquí lo que le hace Michonne al Gobernador no tiene ni punto de comparación con lo que le hace en la serie. Lo de la serie parece un juego de niños con esto, brutal.
Whelp, that was revenge. It was almost the entire issue. Michonne really lays into the Governor. He is all but dead by the time she leaves him, and I wasn't too far off in my hopes at the end of the last issue. Michonne beats the Governor down, then ties him up like he had done to her. First thing she does is nail his dick to a plank of wood. You don't actually get to see that part, but in case you were wondering what that looked like:
I can't say that this makes up in any way for the past misogyny, but it certainly a level of justice I was looking for out of this story. In the end, Michonne escapes, leaving the Governor with half an arm, she DOES cut most of his dick off (eventually), she rapes his ass with a spoon, then pops out one of his eyes with the same spoon ... it's pretty gruesome. If he lives though it (and he might), he's not going to be very happy. Michonne is going to have to watch her damned back.
I'm not going to lie, there is a part of me that relishes this, because it is fiction. Were it reality, I don't think I would think it was quite so awesome. Though I find Michonne's character riveting from a reader's stand point, I would probably do everything in my power to avoid her scary-ass in real life. Especially after all that shit that went down between her, Tyreese, and Carol when she first arrived.
I can't give this issue five stars in good conscience. I want to, but I am not yet sold on the fact that the violence isn't included for just the sake of the violence. It needs to add to the story in more than just a superficial way ... which remains to be seen. I've definitely decided I am not interested on collecting the back (individual) issues of this comic due to the problems I came across in earlier issues. I don't think I'll be rereading this series. However, as of right now, I am still willing to pick up current issues as they come out.
Good job, kicking him in the face, Michonne. Now, get the sword and kill him with it. The Governor is not going to stop coming after you or anyone else, until he is dead.
So apparently Michonne is even weirder than I thought. She keeps biting the Governor. What is up with that? Does she have a secret wish to turn into a zombie already?
Yuck. Michonne nailed the Governor's penis to a board. If she is starting off doing that kind of crazy thing already, I am worried about what else that she is going to do to him. It is not that I like or care about the Governor, because I do not.
I just think that a nice headshot, or her chopping off his head with her sword would be a better way to get her revenge on him, and make sure that he actually DOES die.
When Michonne used all those power tools on the Governor, I cringed. He deserved to be tortured for the crap he did to her, Rick, Glenn and those survivors from the plane crash that he had killed.
Eww. When a person rips another person's fingernails off with pliers, that always grosses me out a bit. Oh! Michonne just chopped off part of one of the Governor's arms. Good one!
When Michonne used the spoon to take out the Governor's eye, it was pretty damn gruesome and gross to see. I admit that I was not expecting that to happen.
Glad that Michonne was able to get out of Woodbury without those morons that had found her and the Governor. I kinda hope that Michonne DID kill the Governor with all the crap she had done to him. It would be the LEAST the asshole deserved.
This issue was one I approached with great anticipation, knowing full well that Michonne was about to confront The Governor after everything he put her through. The suspense built up from the previous issues, along with Michonne’s unrelenting thirst for revenge, made this an emotionally charged and pivotal moment in the series. I was eager to see how far Michonne would go and whether it would feel like enough for the horrors The Governor had inflicted on her.
The issue picks up right where we left off: Michonne and The Governor in the same room, both knowing that a final confrontation is inevitable. The tension is palpable. Both characters are completely focused on a single goal: getting Michonne’s katana, which lies on the floor between them. The Governor, as always, shows that he's cunning and dangerous, even in moments of vulnerability. He almost gets the weapon, but Michonne is quicker, delivering a brutal kick that sends him reeling, followed by a second kick to the groin. The impact is so severe that The Governor vomits. The imagery is graphic and satisfying, showcasing Michonne’s strength and her desire to make him suffer for what he’s done.
Just when it seems like Michonne might end it quickly by decapitating him, she pauses. This moment is crucial—she’s not satisfied with a clean, quick death. She wants him to feel pain, to experience the terror and suffering that he so mercilessly inflicted on others, especially her. The power dynamics shift dramatically here, with Michonne becoming the one in control.
The Governor tries to fight back, knocking her over at one point, but Michonne proves she’s not only stronger but more determined. She savagely bites his neck, another grotesque display of her fierce survival instinct. With him incapacitated, she finally begins her torture. The first act is horrifying—she nails his genitals to a wooden board. The pain causes him to pass out, and when he wakes, she makes sure to let him know that there will be no quick mercy. She wants this to be slow, painful, and humiliating.
What follows is a harrowing sequence of violent retribution. Michonne methodically introduces an array of torture devices: a blowtorch, hammer, spoon, and drill. Each one promises a new level of agony for The Governor. She starts by drilling into his shoulder, an act that is both grotesque and symbolic, as she is literally tearing him apart piece by piece. The imagery here is intentionally visceral, a reflection of Michonne’s deep, almost primal need for revenge.
Then, she pulls his fingernails off with pliers—a detail that sends shivers down my spine. It’s another layer of slow, deliberate torment, emphasizing that she’s in no rush to end this. And just when it seems like the Governor can’t possibly endure more, Michonne cuts off his hand and cauterizes the wound with the blowtorch. It’s a brutal moment, and the pain is so intense that he passes out once again.
Michonne isn’t done yet, though. In one of the most disturbing moments, she shoves a spoon into his anus. It’s an act of pure humiliation, degrading The Governor in a way that mirrors the powerlessness and degradation he subjected her to. The scene is unflinchingly graphic, and I couldn’t help but feel both revulsion and vindication on Michonne’s behalf.
Finally, she digs out one of his eyes with the same spoon. It’s a symbolic act, taking away his vision, the very thing he used to watch and manipulate others. The Governor, once the embodiment of control and sadism, is reduced to a maimed, broken shell of a man.
As Michonne finishes, she breaks down in tears—a powerful moment that humanizes her. Even after all the pain and violence, she is still someone who has been deeply wounded, and this revenge, while necessary for her, doesn’t erase her trauma.
At the same time, Bruce, Gabe, and Jameson are searching for The Governor. They discover that Michonne has nailed the door shut, trapping him inside while she completes her revenge. Bruce announces that the prisoners, including Alice and Dr. Stevens, are missing, adding to the tension. When they finally break into the room and see The Governor’s condition, they’re shaken to their core. Gabe asks if he’s dead—a fitting question for someone who has been so violently mutilated.
Meanwhile, Michonne reunites with Rick, Glenn, and Alice after walking through the night. When asked if she killed The Governor, she simply says she doesn’t know what they’re talking about, as if erasing the memory from her mind.
This issue was an emotional rollercoaster. Michonne’s long-awaited revenge was brutal and raw, but also strangely cathartic. I felt like The Governor deserved every ounce of suffering Michonne inflicted on him, and yet, as the issue progressed, there was a growing sense that no amount of torture could fully heal the wounds he had caused. While Michonne was finally able to reclaim her power, I couldn’t shake the feeling that even this brutal revenge wouldn’t be enough to undo the damage. There’s a hollow victory to it all.
That being said, I can’t help but feel that The Governor got off somewhat lightly—there’s a part of me that wished Michonne had done even worse to him, considering the sheer horror of what he did to her. His mutilation felt satisfying in the moment, but I wonder if he’ll survive and seek his own twisted form of revenge in future issues. Michonne’s departure from the group after her torture session leaves a lingering uncertainty, as if she knows that her actions, while justified, haven’t truly set her free.
Overall, this issue delivers on both the violence and the emotional weight behind it. Michonne’s revenge, while horrifying, felt justified, and yet there’s a haunting emptiness to it that leaves me wondering what the true cost of vengeance is. I’m curious to see how this will impact the story moving forward, and whether The Governor will somehow rise from the ashes of this brutal encounter.
Being a huge fan of the show, I wanted to see how the original writing started and how the show writers followed and deviated from the comics. My dislikes were that the comics are much more crude, crass, and unnecessarily violent. I did like the change in relationships and how people worked together differently, and the comics have a different creepiness feel than you get watching it on TV. Overall, I prefer the show, and probably will not finish out the comic book series.
Great! If you are enjoying these particular comics with the governor, I recommend reading, "The Walking Dead, The Governor Series". That series gives you much more background and depth into the governor and what goes on in Woodbury. Really enjoy seeing the differences between the show and the comics.
The last couple of issues were pretty intense. Kirkman was definitely dealing with some really gory, shitty, uncomfortable stuff.
I loved this issue. Michonne finally got her revenge on the asshole Governor. Is it strange that I sat there smiling while reading the entire time? ha.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Rick Grimes is a strong-willed deputy who missed the end of the world because he was in a coma for a month after getting shot in the line of duty. Shaken, starving and confused, Rick escapes the horror of the abandoned hospital only to be met with something far more terrible. Not only has the world ended, but the dead have learned to walk and to kill without mercy. After learning that his wife and son have fled to Atlanta from a single survivor and his son, Rick goes on a journey to reunite with his family and search for more survivors.
Rick quickly has to come to terms with the fact that the world has ended and only a select few survived. The dead have risen from their graves and they prey on the living. In a world where every minute feels like hours, where there's no such thing as law and order, where finding a small meal is a tremendous task, the walking dead are quite possibly the least threatening thing for the survivors to have on their breaking minds. Humanity is pushed to the brink of destruction, forcing them to embrace their cruel and primal nature in order to survive. Sometimes you have to be more concerned about who you let into your community so they don't kill you in your sleep and steal everything you once cared about. Rick has no choice but to abandon the ways of law and order that he's upheld as an officer for so long in order to protect the few loved ones he has left. He has to become a monster to protect his crew or risk being devoured by those who became more monstrous than him and even the walking dead.
Despite zombies running the world and having the series named after them, what really sets this series apart from the average zombie apocalypse tale is the focus on realism and the daily struggles, flaws and depth of the characters. There's plenty of badass zombie killing action, but the action often takes a back seat to give the characters plenty of times to share their extremely tragic yet endearing stories, grow through mutual suffering and learn to adapt to a world that has left them to die. Even after the world has ended, many people still can't see eye to eye. They turn on each other and kill each other when they should come together. Others form alliances in spite of their differences and try to rebuild over the corpse of everything that was lost. The daily human drama and conflict is more intense than any monster apocalypse could hope to be.
We watch Rick struggle to balance his old moral code with the many necessary evils he has to commit in order to survive and make the world a better place for the ones he holds close. We watch people like Glen, Dale and Maggie attempt to find love in spite of having every reason to be filled with fear, hate and self-loathing. Characters like Michonne have to learn how to forgive themselves and convince themselves they deserve to be loved despite all the blood on their hands. We watch the weak like Carl and Andrea become strong and sometimes the strong become evil like The Governor. Even monsters like the wicked yet oddly lovable Negan are given the chance to find new ways of redeeming themselves by struggling alongside the other survivors that have all been changed by the horrors of the fallen world.
The pacing is extremely slow and I can understand why that may be a turnoff for a lot of people, but I eventually learned to enjoy watching the characters grow, overcome their trauma, find meaning in life and learn to love again. The characters are forced to do many terrible things to survive and it haunts them every waking moment. The ways they overcome these regrets is very realistic, human and hopeful. The slow pacing really gives the feeling that we're living beside these people. The way every tiny detail of their lives and who they are is explored makes them feel very real and believable.
When I first started reading the series, I wasn't expecting it to have such an uplifting ending. It seemed so bleak and nihilistic for a long time and things would go horribly wrong even when they seemed to be going so well, but the finale channels all the pain, suffering and betrayal of the previous volumes and tops it off with a very touching and inspiring finish. This was never a story about hopelessness. It's about learning to appreciate the little things, learning to forgive yourself and learning to move on even when it's hard. When everything seems lost there's always more to be found, even when we believe otherwise because we convince ourselves that we don't deserve to be happy ever again. Instead of dwelling on what was lost, strive to try and make things better than they were before.
I've never been a huge fan of zombie apocalypse stories, but The Walking Dead had enough heart and strong social commentary to make me stick by the characters until the end and I enjoyed every moment of their long trial.
I found this issue to be quite disturbing. I understand Michonne's revenge on the Governor, but this was really hard for me to read. I also question if she went to far. This was an eye for an eye or even an eye for an eye, a hand, and maybe even a few more body parts. Should I question myself for rooting for her revenge, even if I do think she went to far in achieving it? What would she have done if not interrupted. In many ways I prefer how it was played out in the tv series - defiantly easier to stomach.
Muy gore todo, y menuda venganza se ha tomado Michonne , me gusto pero creo y esto es mi opinión que quizá se paso un poco. No digo que sienta pena del Gobernador porque no es eso, es solo que ha actuado un poco como él y que se está moviendo por la ira.
Creo que lo que ha hecho tendrá consecuencias después.
Well, a whole issue dedicated to Michonne getting her revenge on The G, good. I damn well know he ain't dead, he's been set up too much to be killed pretty quickly. I think most rape survivors would want to enact the most violent revenge on their attacker and I'm glad Michonne got to, she deserved that at the very least. x
The Walking Dead Issue#33 Volume#06 Robert Kirkman
Michonne and the Governor A blowtorch, a hammer, a spoon, and a drill she has nailed his p* to the wooden board with a hammer She takes the spoon and shoves it inside his a*, she dig his eye out with the very same spoon That was graphic.
I love how this is just an issue dedicating michone's revenge to the governor. This also adds context to the tv series since his eyepatch wasn't explained.
Volume: The Walking Dead Title: This Sorrowful Life, Pt. 3 Creator/Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Charlie Adlard Colorist: Cliff Rathburn Cover: Charlie Adlard; Cliff Rathburn Letterer: Rus Wooton Publisher/Date: Image/ 12/1/2006 Length/Format: 32/ Digital Comic Issue#: 33
Revenge should be sweet, but Michonne has just completely redefined the expression. And maybe the Governor deserved it.
Typo. On the title sheet Martinez is now Rodriquez!
The Best. Michonne knocks out the Governor after fighting with him, with which we are greeted by several all black frames and then an aggressive, "Wake up, ASSHOLE!" We then see the Governor handcuffed, duck tape across his mouth, sitting on a piece of plywood which looks like it was hastily nailed down since most of the nails are still sticking up. Michonne, then describes in which order she will be using her pliers, hammer, acetylene torch, spoon and electric power drill. And then the torture begins. Again, we see Michonne crying and not because of what the Governor did to her but because of what she just did to him, like she had said when she was tied up. Looking at the over all effect of what Michonne did to the Governor is unreal. Totally understandable and justified, but still unreal. It will be some kind of miracle if he survives it.
The Worst. That cliffhanger! Not knowing if the Governor is alive or dead and whats going to happen next. And Michonne didn't kill Penny?
The Differences. In the TV series Michonne and the Governor do fight, but only after she ends up killing penny with her sword. During the fight, she gets away because she ends up stabbing the Governor with a shard of glass from one of his broken fish tanks.
Those Remembered. No one died except the walkers again.