bohemian_yogini's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
trudilibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
After my painful disappointment over Wind Through the Keyhole, I hoped this installment of Marvel's Dark Tower adaptation would act as a balm on my Dark Tower-less existence. Up until now, this graphic novel series has largely been the account of Roland's young life and his formative years to become a gunslinger. Much of the source material is drawn from King's Book 4 [b:Wizard and Glass|1081372|Wizard and Glass|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180827210s/1081372.jpg|750558]; the first five graphic novel volumes are mostly concerned with Roland's original ka-tet of Cuthbert and Alain and climax with the tragic and bloody (is there any other kind?) Battle of Jericho Hill. I stopped after Volume 2: The Long Road Home for reasons I tried to express here.
Unable to resist giving the series another try, I picked up Volume 6: The Journey Begins and I am so glad that I did. It is -- in a word -- awesome. For me, older Roland is where it's at anyway, where he has been forged like iron into something ruthless, battle weary, and
Dark Tower fans will know the name Tull. It's the first time we meet Roland in the original [b:Gunslinger|43615|The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309288354s/43615.jpg|46575] book that launched an epic seven book magnum opus. It is in the sleepy, mutated, desert town of Tull that we learn of Roland's deadly reflexes and lethal skill with his sacred Sandalwood "widowmakers". We get a glimpse of the darkness and despair he carries around inside of him (and that to try and befriend him will most likely shorten your life by a fair span). At this point in the story, Roland has been friendless for quite some time, and his edges have grown sharp and jagged. This Roland -- god how I love him -- this is the Roland we get in Volume 8: The Battle of Tull.
If you are a Dark Tower fan, this is a must-read re-telling of a seminal event in the life of the Last Gunslinger from Gilead. If you are curious about King's series but are not quite ready to pick up the novels yet, this is a great place to start to get a feel for the setting and language of the Dark Tower universe (without risking any major spoilers for the books).
germancho's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it a lot, I don't understand the hate from other reviewers. The writing is solid, as it is directly based on King's stuff, and the pacing and art look as good as in any other DT comic book.
slipperbunny's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorite Dark Tower comics. I'm starting to like the art also.
mackle13's review against another edition
4.0
Tull has always been one of the more brutal episodes in a fairly brutal series, and seeing it graphically adds a bit more visceralness to it. Definitely high impacting - though also a bit slow in places (but, then, it was in the novel, too, imo).
bailso's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the imagery for some of the scenes from The Gunslinger and loved revisiting one of my favorite universes!
bookash's review against another edition
3.0
I am starting to find these more tedious than enjoyable.
I liked the prequels better, because it gave me a sense of learning new things about this world. But now that we have caught up with the books, they just don't compare to my imagination or the books themselves. I will still read them, but eh.
I liked the prequels better, because it gave me a sense of learning new things about this world. But now that we have caught up with the books, they just don't compare to my imagination or the books themselves. I will still read them, but eh.
jedi_indyjones's review against another edition
5.0
This entry was hand-down my favorite of the Gunslinger graphic novels. This was a cool part of the story in the book and it was really cool to see it told with such great action-packed illustrations. I am basically reading all the graphic novels that correlate to the Dark Tower books that I have read and I will go back and read the ones that are prequels or in between stories. I suoer enjoyed this one though.
charshorrorcorner's review
3.0
I'm starting to find this series a little repetitive.
How many times can the gunslinger come to town and kill everyone? Though they're not exactly the same situations, we've already had The Fall of Gilead and The Battle of Jericho Hill. I guess I've had enough of whole towns being decimated.
Despite those issues, I'm on to the next one!
Despite those issues, I'm on to the next one!