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Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born: 1 | 
| Authors: Peter David, Robin Furth
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 12698
Media: Hardcover Comic
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 6.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0785121447
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785121442
ASIN: 0785121447
Publication Date: November 21, 2007
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 Dark And Magnificently ominous November 11, 2008
I bought this beacause i loved to tower series and thankfully was not let down. The comics storyline is from dark tower 4 wizard and glass when the main character is a teenager, he is sent from his home and finds love loss and hurt. As a comic it give you an imaginative and amazing take on how it could have looked from Kings point of view, drawn by the great Jae Lee and Richard Isanove and adapted by king himself makes in whole a great piece of art and fiction. you dont even need to be a fan to enjoy this comic.
Unputdownable! August 26, 2008
This is brilliant. Speaking as someone who doesn't read Graphic Novels and who has never read the Dark Tower books - I loved this and I read it over two nights and was sorry when I came to the end. The artwork is beautiful and the tale gripping. The only minor complaint is that this is set in a very macho world and there is at times the vaguest suggestion that it was written by someone who hates women. However, if you can put that aside this is a wonderful read.
 Wizard and Glass, the illustrated cliffnotes editition March 27, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you've read/are reading the dark tower series do not expect anything new. Having just finished volume 4 i picked up the graphic novel which was basically an illustrated version of the events of 4. Don't get me wrong the artwork is supreme (as one would expect from marvel) and comic isn't bad. BUT it's like reading the book i just finished again. Ultimatly i didnt finish the graphic novel as i didnt feel the need to. The story is good though so perhaps after a while i'll be able to read it. For the moment it remains on my shelf.
 great comic book adaption of wizard and glass March 24, 2008
ive read all of stephen kings dark tower books and i was impressed by marvels first graphic novel of the saga. the artwork is amazing and im suprised how true this book is to the original novel. for those of you who have read the dark tower books before and wonder wether you shud check this out i say go for it, there is some great artwork put to kings story and i cant wait for the next part. for those of you who are unfamiliar with kings dark tower check it out if you like dark, gothic, fantasy, horror. say thankeer sai :)
A stunning venture into the world of the Dark Tower January 16, 2008
Stephen King's The Dark Tower is a seven book epic following the journey of gunslinger Roland Deschian on his quest to the Dark Tower. In book 4, Wizard and Glass, Roland tells of his youth and the time he became a true gunslinger. It is this story that we follow in The Gunslinger Born, a comic adaption of The Dark Tower overseen by Stephen King, drawn by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, adapted by Robin Furth and scripted by Peter David. The Gunslinger Born collects all seven of the comics that were released individually in one stunning hardback.
We join a fourteen year old Roland as he discovers his mother's adultery with Marten, his reaction to this is anger and he challenges Cort, the one that trains the young gunslingers. If he fails he must leave Gilead in shame. Should he win, he will be the youngest gunslinger, pushing his father into second place by two years. Roland triumphs and becomes a gunslinger, although not yet able to take on the sandalwood grip guns of his father, he has his own first set.
His father returns to Gilead, aware of his wife's affair and disappointed in Roland for reacting the way he did. To protect Roland, his father send him and his two closest friends, Alain and Cuthbert, to Mejis in order to gather information on the activities there and to see if Farson, the one leading an attack on Gilead and its surroundings, has influenced the inhabitants and using resources that are needed for the alliance. It is in Mejis that Roland meets Susan, and in doing so changes his destiny forever.
The graphical style of the comics are truly impressive, with both artists doing a superb job on them. For myself, a long time fan of The Dark Tower books, the collection is a great new experince on some of my favourite stories from them. Even for a first time reader, this is a great introduction to Roland's world. As I said before, as it is basically a shortened version of the events we are told in Wizard and Glass, but it is still an amazing story and Robin Furth and Peter David have done a great job in adapting and scripting the events to suit comic book format.
All I can add is that I hope further comic books are done on Roland's life, and if we could get some new stories that between the time of these events and those in The Gunslinger (the first Dark Tower book) it would be even better. Whatever happens, I'll buy more of these if they are ever made and thoroughly enjoyed my first venture into Gilead and Mejis in this form.
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