"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King's Rol...
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Apr 27, 2011
Gavin
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I have been told that if you HAVE NOT READ book four of the Dark Tower Series, WIZARD AND GLASS, The Dark Tower graphic novels provide some spoilers.
WARNING: THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have not read WIZARD AND GLASS, so I don’t know if I am writing any spoilers in this review. (Let me know if I am!!)
THE GUNSLINGER BORN is a graphic novel that packs just as much punch as King’s first book in the Dark Tower Series THE GUNSLINGER. But ins More...
WARNING: THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have not read WIZARD AND GLASS, so I don’t know if I am writing any spoilers in this review. (Let me know if I am!!)
THE GUNSLINGER BORN is a graphic novel that packs just as much punch as King’s first book in the Dark Tower Series THE GUNSLINGER. But ins More...
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Nov 15, 2011
Steve
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I came to the Gunslinger Born, somewhat nervously. I've not read the entire series - or more accurately, I've been stuck on The Wastelands, unable to get further into the Dark Tower. But lately I've gotten into reading graphic novels, and I know King has been interested in them as a medium (Just look at the main character in Cell). That said, some of the reviews here seem quite upset over missing material. I don't know how to respond to that (maybe it was a "flow" problem), since I did
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Dec 17, 2009
Katherine
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I'm a big fan of The Dark Tower, and I was a mixture of excited and apprehensive when I heard about its comic book adaptation. I thought that they were going to be prequels or something like that, but they turned out to be Wizard and Glass retold (which happens to be my favorite of the series.)
After this first issue, my fears were allayed I was sold. They are phenomenal. The illustrations are addictive and entrancing. They're all shadow and dark, and the use of black negative space More...
After this first issue, my fears were allayed I was sold. They are phenomenal. The illustrations are addictive and entrancing. They're all shadow and dark, and the use of black negative space More...
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Aug 21, 2007
Lasairfiona
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Just to clear things up, this is NOT the first book in the dark tower series. This is a comic of Roland's early years. The story is told in book four of The Dark Tower series, Wizard and Glass. The comic follows Roland from training and his gaining his majority and guns through his first lesson in love and loss. To those that have read the series, this story is just a compact retelling of most of Wizard and Glass. I collected the individual issues as they came out.
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Dec 17, 2009
Angelar
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If you haven't yet read the Dark Tower series (or finished the series) and plan to, don't read this book! The writers and artists have crammed an impressive number of spoilers into this brief volume, and have also bulldozed levels of nuance which make the Dark Tower series such a good read.
Some elements of the artwork are inspired and atmospheric, which I appreciate, but the artists still work for Marvel, so the male characters look like they're on steroids and have had chin implant More...
Some elements of the artwork are inspired and atmospheric, which I appreciate, but the artists still work for Marvel, so the male characters look like they're on steroids and have had chin implant More...
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Dec 16, 2008
Jean
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I enjoyed the Dark Tower series, so I looked forward to getting back to some places and characters I missed through the graphic novels. I might read the next one, to give them a second chance, but I'm not chomping at the bit, that's for sure.
The writing in The Gunslinger Born is dull--an overdone mimic of the language King uses in the original series. Still, although King's writing is enjoyable, he's no great word-master (great story-teller, yes). So I wasn't expecting miracles in t More...
The writing in The Gunslinger Born is dull--an overdone mimic of the language King uses in the original series. Still, although King's writing is enjoyable, he's no great word-master (great story-teller, yes). So I wasn't expecting miracles in t More...
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Jan 14, 2008
Jordan
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Nagging my thoughts while reading this was whether or not it would work for an audience new to the Dark Tower universe and whether all the people I had recommended it to would "get it" with the same gusto I did. Sure, it introduces Roland, his ka-tet and their unique world fairly effectively. But some of the complex concepts like "ka," "thinnies" or "todash space" never felt adequately explained to anyone who hadn't already finished King's novels. Woe t
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Feb 14, 2008
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Simultaneous fulfilling and disappointing. One of those maddeningly annoying things that gets the notes but not the music. The fact is King's Dark Tower patois sounds completely stupid coming from anyone other then King. The first chapters reads like bad fan fiction, and though it eventually lays off the Thankee Sais, the title still retains approximately 1/1000th the emotional power of The Wizard and Glass. I can't imagine giving a shit unless you have already read the novel's.
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Mar 27, 2009
Sarah
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This is the first Stephen King book I've ever read. I've always been skeptical of King's books and even the movies that have arisen from his books, but was told I should read this graphic novel and decided to take a chance.
The Gunslinger Born is a continuation of King's seven part Dark Tower series, which in itself is based on Robert Browning's poem entitled "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" (a line that Browning picked up from Shakespeare's King Lear). Browning's poem More...
The Gunslinger Born is a continuation of King's seven part Dark Tower series, which in itself is based on Robert Browning's poem entitled "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" (a line that Browning picked up from Shakespeare's King Lear). Browning's poem More...
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Jan 01, 2012
Ricky
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Great comics—and, I must say by way of introduction, the coolest use of shadows I’ve seen in a comic book. I’d love to see Jae Lee try to tackle Batman with his pencils. I really liked this adaptation of WaG, especially some of the histories of Mid-World that were written at the back by Robin Furth. It blended the flashbacks into a seamless story that seemed easier to follow, rather than having to piece them together for myself. So much of Roland’s past is mysterious, even with the help of
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Oct 25, 2011
Fizzgig76
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Reprints The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1-7 (February 2007-August 2007). Roland pursues the Man in Black across the desert and remembers his childhood in Gilead. Roland and his ka-tet of Alain and Cuthbert were sent to Hambry to secretly investigate reports of Farson's activity, and Roland met a girl who changed his life. When Roland and his friends came in conflict with the Big Coffin Hunters, Roland found Farson's army was mounting an attack against the Affiliation. Meanwhile, Marti
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Apr 28, 2011
Sara
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I was looking forward to The Dark Tower graphic novel series. The original books are quite good (The Gunslinger is a little dry for me but had some great passages). This story is right out of Wizard and Glass when Roland tells his ka-tet about his beginning as a gunslinger and his great love Susan Delgado. This is that story. If you have read Wizard and Glass then there will be no surprise. However, the pictures are worth the time to re-read the story. This graphic novel gives Roland's story mor
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Feb 24, 2011
Joe
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I am an unapologetic art snob, so it may surprise some people to hear that I like Stephen King, but I do, not in spite of being an art snob but because of it. I'm not crazy about King's writing, but his voice is unmistakable from any other, and I think he is a first rate story teller, one of the best alive today. Some of his books are awful (Tommyknockers comes to mind), but I really enjoyed most of the ones I read, and I have read a lot.
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Feb 04, 2011
Alex
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The writing and narrative here are so absurdly cliched an yet everything moves at such a pace - not allowing you to get caught up in the ridiculousness of it all - that I closed the book feelingthat I'd read a satisfying, ripping yarn rather than the drivewlling nonsense that it probably is deep down. It helps that all of the elements are there as they should be and given a nice little twist courtesy of King's fantasy/western hybrid (I can't think of any others offhand). Roland is a romantic h
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Oct 01, 2010
Giovanni
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Let me just start off by saying that what piqued my interest in this series is that it is being made into a movie and television series simultaneously. The graphic novel put out by Marvel Comics has many hands in its production and creation, here goes: Stephen King- Creative & Executive Director, Peter David –Script, Jae Lee & Richard Isanove- Art. The number of novels I have read by Stephen King is zero; this is my first one. He is definitely out of my comfort zone, but I am trying to get into
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Apr 29, 2010
TJ
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The Gunslinger Born is an excellent introduction to the Dark Tower Universe, especially for younger readers who have yet to experience the longer novels—indeed, The Gunslinger Born should whet a young reader's appetite for story in all the right places as it is wont to leave a reader continually wanting to know more. And therein also lies my criticism: skimming the surface of the story of the Dark Tower universe potentially jeopardizes how a reader may react to the story of Roland and his quest.
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Jul 28, 2009
Curtis
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I've always liked Stephen King's Dark Tower series - The Gunslinger 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 gunsli More...
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 gunsli More...
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Mar 02, 2009
Dave
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I had held off on reading this series for a while because I wasn't too sure about the translation from novel to comic when dealing with such a sweeping narrative. Overall I would say that I wasn't too disappointed. I have some minor issues with the structure of the story and the layout of the book however. I understand the pressure to start the story with "The Man in Black fled through the desert, and the gunslinger followed..." but then the book rolls back in time to follow Roland's s
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Sep 05, 2010
Michael
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I'm not much of a comic book reader but these Dark Tower ones are very well done. The majority of this story is taken from my favorite novel in the Dark Tower series, Wizard and Glass, so it was great to revisit that story and see the world of Roland's youth brought to life via the striking images on the pages. I would not, however, recommend this to those who have not yet read the Dark Tower books, for while this graphic novel does a great job of capturing the tone of King's books, it basical
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May 03, 2009
Kate
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I was a bit intrigued to find that the graphic novels based on Stephen King's Dark Tower series did not begin with the iconic, "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." I had always imagined this would also be how the graphic novels began. I had it all pictured in my head, and the cover here did nothing to deter me.
However, those behind the graphic novel chose instead to tell Roland's story from the chronological beginning. The storyline here More...
However, those behind the graphic novel chose instead to tell Roland's story from the chronological beginning. The storyline here More...
Jun 30, 2009
SKCircles
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J'avais l'intention d'attendre la parution française initialement prévue aux Editions Soleil pour la fin du premier semestre 2007. La fin de l'année approchant, et le projet semblant être tombé aux oubliettes, je me suis décidée à faire l'acquisition de cette splendide version reliée des sept premiers volumes, en Anglais. Et je n'ai vraiment pas été déçue !
Une couverture rigide, des pages en papier glacé d'excellente qualité, des dessins splendides (quel plaisir de mettre enfin une t More...
Une couverture rigide, des pages en papier glacé d'excellente qualité, des dessins splendides (quel plaisir de mettre enfin une t More...
Aug 20, 2011
Mira
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Der dunkle Turm (Graphic Novel) – Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David, Jae Lee & Richard Isanove
ISBN: 978-3.453-26578-9
Verlag: Heyne Taschenbücher
Seiten: ?
Veröffentlicht: 2007
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Die Welt hat weiterbewegt… Stephen Kings Hauptwerk, die siebenbändige Saga um den Dunklen Turm, erfährt eine lang ersehnte Fortsetzung: Als Graphic Novel wird die Geschichte erzählt, wie aus dem jungen Revolvermann Roland jener unerbittliche Kämpfer wird, More...
Der dunkle Turm (Graphic Novel) – Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David, Jae Lee & Richard Isanove
ISBN: 978-3.453-26578-9
Verlag: Heyne Taschenbücher
Seiten: ?
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Klappentext:
Die Welt hat weiterbewegt… Stephen Kings Hauptwerk, die siebenbändige Saga um den Dunklen Turm, erfährt eine lang ersehnte Fortsetzung: Als Graphic Novel wird die Geschichte erzählt, wie aus dem jungen Revolvermann Roland jener unerbittliche Kämpfer wird, More...
Aug 16, 2009
Kandice
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I have to say that the captions bothered me a bit. As the narrator was addressing the reader, he spoke in too familiar a voice. As I read the Dark Tower series, I feel it's almost an epic fable, but addressed in such a way makes it too personal and "right now". I want to feel like I am reading/hearing this story eons after it has taken place, not a week later. It loses a bit of it's magic in this way. To me, anyway.
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Nov 03, 2011
Misanagi
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This first in the series of The Dark Tower graphic novel is an adaptation of Wizard and Glass. It's been a couple of years since I last read the book and as advanced in the graphic novel I remembered more and more. I think that if you don't know the story it might seem very rushed or maybe that's my perspective since the characters in the book are much more fleshed up. The illustrations where beautiful and it they fitted perfectly with the Dark Tower world and characters I had in my mind. I esp
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Aug 09, 2009
Jac
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I had no idea King & Marvel were in the process of making the Dark Tower series into graphic novels. I picked this up on a sale rack - estatic...and apprehensive that I was going to be handed a bulked-up testosterone driven shell of a story. I was right on both counts.
Marvel tells the story of Roland's first ka-tet in Mejis briefly with little character development. Roland's steeliness, Cuthbert's comic and Alain's stoicism do not translate in a medium that provides little room for d More...
Marvel tells the story of Roland's first ka-tet in Mejis briefly with little character development. Roland's steeliness, Cuthbert's comic and Alain's stoicism do not translate in a medium that provides little room for d More...
Sep 24, 2010
Melissa
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It's been a while since I read the Dark Tower novels, but I was immensely impressed with the style and narrative of the first Dark Tower graphic novel. I don't read much in the way of graphic novels, but I'm familiar with some of Peter David's novels--yes, including the Star Trek ones--and figured the story couldn't be too bad if he was involved in the adaptation of the series.
If the comic deviated mildly from the series in feel or details, I probably didn't notice. I did definit More...
If the comic deviated mildly from the series in feel or details, I probably didn't notice. I did definit More...
Jan 18, 2010
Brendan
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I received this comic for Christmas from a friend who has read the Dark Tower series. I've only read The Gunslinger, myself, but the world is intriguing and I'm sure I'll read the rest eventually. The comic tells an early story of Roland and his pals as they fight a small battle against the big bad villain. It's an enjoyable romp. A few other thoughts:
* The colors in the comic are stunning. While the art has a lyrical look to it (more like ballet than superheroes), the colors vib More...
* The colors in the comic are stunning. While the art has a lyrical look to it (more like ballet than superheroes), the colors vib More...
Jul 16, 2010
Stephen
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5.0 stars. WOW, WHAT AN AMAZING ADAPTATION!!! First off, I must say that this book is not recommended for those who have not read the Dark Tower series (especially Wizard and Glass on which this graphic novel is based). However, for those that have read and enjoyed Wizard and Glass, this graphic novel is a real treat. The artwork is superb, the tone is spot on, and the writers do an amazing job of translating a 500 page story into 150 page graphic novel without losing the scope of the book in th
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Dec 22, 2011
Matt
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This graphic novel follows the path of Roland and his original katet through the events in the flash back sequence in the novel Wizard and Glass. It is mainly because this is rehashed old material that I gave this book a 2-star rating. I went into this thinking that all of the graphic novels covered ground not previously covered in an original Dark Tower novel. I am also fairly certain (only fairly because it has been a number of years since I last read Wizard and Glass) that some parts of the s
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Jun 01, 2011
Jacob
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If you were to tell me, "Here's this great book about magic and cowboys," I'd probably scoff. Yet - here it is. The tale is told well and paced adeptly - rarely with excess or distracting flourishes. The visualization of King's eerie world is a treat on every page and makes the already intriguing universe more enjoyable.
A lot of fun.
A lot of fun.
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