It's the return of the best-selling comic book series, inspired by Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower! Gunslinger Roland Deschain has seen the death of his lover Susan Delgado. And the Big Coffin Hunters who burned her at the stake are now in pursuit of Roland and his ka-tet Cuthbert and Alain. The friends are forced to flee into the desert with the deadly posse in hot pursuit....and Roland is in a coma! Don't miss this opening chapter starring the Gunslinger whose quest for the Dark Tower will shake the foundation of reality itself!
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In the shadow of Charyou Tree,
This review is from: Stephen King's Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1 (Marvel Comics) (Comic)
"The Gunslinger Born" explored the origins and early struggles of young Roland Deschain, as well as the loss of his first true love, Susan Delgado.And Stephen King's "Dark Tower: The Long Road Home" picks up right after that, showing us more devastating events that shaped Roland Deschain into the gunslinger anti-hero we know and love. While the first part is rather slow, it has plenty of horrific moments and the haunting quality of a "world that has moved on." The first few pages are heartbreakingly beautiful, detailing the Susan-Roland love affair, and finishing with the devastating sight of Roland holding a charred, unrecognizable corpse. A devastated Roland takes down Susan's charred body, as Alain and Bert argue about whether they should be stopping. But suddenly Roland fires at Maerlyn's Grapefruit -- which suddenly turns into a tentacled eyeball that jumps on Roland's face, and enthralls his very soul before they can peel it off. Alain may be able to help him, but he isn't sure. But they don't have enough time to just sit and heal their friend -- a bunch of local thugs show up, led by the last Big Coffin Hunter. With Roland slowly going mad in his own memories, Alain and Bert are forced to flee -- and unfortunately, they are not the only innocent parties being pursued. The first part of "The Long Road Home" is a bit on the brief side, despite being the usual length. Only three things really happen overall -- Roland gets face-sucked by the Grapefruit, his pals grab-and-run, and Sheemie encounters something nasty in an old tank. In fact, the chapter spins by almost too fast. After the heartbreaking first few pages, the plot speeds into a suitably confusing, desperate chase through a lonely wilderness, with plenty of gunshots and dying creatures. Stephen King's rich, old-time narrative translates well into comic form, almost as if he were conversing with the readers ("But don't be laughing at Sheemie, I beg ya, because he's been through considerable trials"). And for a few pages, we get to see Roland's devastating grief -- we're even told that he is dead inside. But when he's overcome by the Grapefruit, his ka-tet are given a chance to shine -- we get to see Alain and Bert handling a crisis, and trying to decide what to do next. And there's more of poor Sheemie, a young mentally handicapped boy who is miserable over his inability to protect Susan. And Jae Lee and Richard Isanove really bring this story to life -- lots of barren-looking lands, shadowed faces, grizzled men and withered trees. The early panels are suffused with a bright, bloody red mist that obscures most of the surroundings. Also lots of autumn leaves, which slowly fade away to the browns and blacks of a less immediately dangerous scene. "Dark Tower: The Long Road Home" opens rather slowly, but promises to get darker and more intense as the story of Roland's first ka-tet continues. Heartbreaking, bonechilling.
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Paperback - 1 of 5 issues,
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This review is from: Stephen King's Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1 (Marvel Comics) (Comic)
I was trying to purchase all three graphic novels as a gift and the 1st one I ordered was hardbound but this one wasn't so I was sort of disappointed because the hardbound didn't cost that much more than this one. Also now I have to purchase the other issues in order to complete the set.
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