Customer Reviews
Dark And Magnificently ominous - By: D. Bench, 11 Nov 2008 
I bought this beacause i loved to tower series & thankfully was not let down. The comics storyline is from dark tower 4 wizard & glass when the main character is a teenager, he is sent from his home & finds love loss & hurt. As a comic it give you an imaginative & amazing take on how it could have looked from Kings point of view, drawn by the great Jae Lee & Richard Isanove & adapted by king himself makesin whole a great piece of art & fiction. you dont even need to be a fan to enjoy this comic.
Unputdownable! - By: Monkey Man, 26 Aug 2008 This is brilliant. Speaking as someone who doesn't read Graphic Novels & who has never read the Dark Tower books - I loved this & I read it over two nights & was sorry when I came to the end. The artwork is beautiful & the tale gripping. The only minor complaint is that this is setin a very macho world & 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 - By: SBS, 27 Mar 2008 
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) & 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 - By: Ryan Salisbury, 24 Mar 2008 
ive read all of stephen kings dark tower books & i was impressed by marvels first graphic novel of the saga. the artwork is amazing & im suprised how true this book is to the original novel. for those of you who have read the dark tower books before & wonder wether you shud check this out i say go for it, there is some great artwork put to kings story & 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 - By: Mark Chitty, 16 Jan 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 & Glass, Roland tells of his youth & the time he became a true gunslinger. It is this story that we followin The Gunslinger Born, a comic adaption of The Dark Tower overseen by Stephen King, drawn by Jae Lee & Richard Isanove, adapted by Robin Furth & scripted by Peter David. The Gunslinger Born collects all seven of the comics that were released individuallyin 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 & he challenges Cort, the one that trains the young gunslingers. If he fails he must leave Gileadin shame. Should he win, he will be the youngest gunslinger, pushing his father into second place by two years. Roland triumphs & 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 & disappointedin Roland for reacting the way he did. To protect Roland, his father send him & his two closest friends, Alain & Cuthbert, to Mejisin order to gather information on the activities there & to see if Farson, the one leading an attack on Gilead & its surroundings, has influenced the inhabitants & using resources that are needed for the alliance. It isin Mejis that Roland meets Susan, &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 toldin Wizard & Glass, but it is still an amazing story & Robin Furth & Peter David have done a great jobin adapting & 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, & if we could get some new stories that between the time of these events & thosein 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 & thoroughly enjoyed my first venture into Gilead & Mejisin this form.
