The Gunslinger Born
Hardcover, 240 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 2007 by Marvel Comics.
The Dark Tower, first published in 2007, is a series of comic books (originally published by Marvel Comics and later republished by Gallery 13) based on Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels. Overall, it is plotted by Robin Furth and scripted by Peter David. Stephen King serves as Creative and Executive Director of the project.
Great adaptation of the bulk of book 4 of The Dark Tower saga. Has no choice but to scream through the source material though. Works well for me as a cliff-notes version of a book I’ve read 4 times now, not sure how well it’d work if I wasn’t already intimately familiar with the story.
Great visual version of Roland's past. This story is a short version of what happens in the book [b:Wizard and Glass|5096|Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1279805005s/5096.jpg|750558]
I faithful retelling of Wizard and Glass that shows some interesting points for the series to carry on.
Frustratingly, the story arc is the best in the series so far but the departure of Jae Lee has led to a dip in the quality of the artwork.
I just cannot get enough of Roland, Mid-World, or the Gunslingers. The Marvel series of comics/graphic novels really does a great job of fleshing out Gilead and Roland's life as a teenager, while still keeping King's tone of the books. Highly recommended for all Dark Tower fans.
I've always liked Stephen King's Dark Tower series - [b:The Gunslinger|43615|The Gunslinger (Dark Tower 1)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170132027s/43615.jpg|46575] was the first King story I ever read, and is probably still my favorite book of his - so I was somewhat biased in favor of this book going into it. That said, it was even better than I had expected it to be.
For those who already know the story of Roland Deschain's ascent to gunslingerhood and the tragedy of his love for Susan Delgado, the main story arc will bring no surprises. It follows fairly faithfully the gunslinger's back-story as told primarily in [b:Wizard and Glass|5096|Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517584s/5096.jpg|750558] (and perhaps snippets from other books in the series as well). However, there are also some very intriguing additions to the story, especially in the appearances of both The Good Man (John Farson) and the Crimson King.
The …
I've always liked Stephen King's Dark Tower series - [b:The Gunslinger|43615|The Gunslinger (Dark Tower 1)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170132027s/43615.jpg|46575] was the first King story I ever read, and is probably still my favorite book of his - so I was somewhat biased in favor of this book going into it. That said, it was even better than I had expected it to be.
For those who already know the story of Roland Deschain's ascent to gunslingerhood and the tragedy of his love for Susan Delgado, the main story arc will bring no surprises. It follows fairly faithfully the gunslinger's back-story as told primarily in [b:Wizard and Glass|5096|Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517584s/5096.jpg|750558] (and perhaps snippets from other books in the series as well). However, there are also some very intriguing additions to the story, especially in the appearances of both The Good Man (John Farson) and the Crimson King.
The artwork is fantastic. It's dark and gruesome and fits King's style of writing, which oscillates between excruciatingly specific detail and expansive archetypal cliche (in a good way). The appendix of alternative covers, sketches and concept drawings provides an extra bit of fiber for the connoisseur to gnaw on.
Thought there was going to be new material in these pages. Instead, it's a graphic re-telling of Roland's past as seen in the pages of Wizard and Glass (DT #4).
