Look what I got yesterday — the 6th — at Chapters. The audiobook for Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead: The Rise Of the Governor! Why am I excited, besides being a fan of the comic (and show) in general? Well, because neither the book nor the audiobook gets officially released until the 11th. Additionally, it hasn’t been leaked onto the torrent sites, and the lack of reviews on Amazon makes me assume it’s not in the hands of the public yet. So how did I get it? Well, I can only assume that some numbskull at Chapters messed up and put these on the shelf a week early (and their website confirms that the Canadian release date is the 11th). Yay me!
If I wasn’t such a fan I’d leak these onto torrent sites, but because it’s not for sale yet (or shouldn’t be anyway), I’m not going to screw them over. In general I don’t think that piracy hurts sales, and am willing to believe that used properly “free” distribution can paradoxically help sales, but I can’t imagine that releasing this at a time when someone can’t even go pay for it even if they want to, is not going to be helpful. That said, it won’t stop me from enjoying it! Hopefully I don’t get stopped at the border for it being contraband of some sort, haha.
It’s not my fault officer, Chapters did it!
PS. This was at their Runnymede location if anyone is jonesing for a copy!
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As a former employee of Chapters (four or so years ago), Let me say that they are a terrible company.
cool!
too bad I’m so dependable on Amazon that such a thing could never happen to me over here.
I just read issues 1-89 of The Walking Dead and am absolutely hooked. Super excited to learn more about The Governor. Great find.
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