The Book Plank

The Gunslinger Born by Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David and Richard Isanove, The Dark Tower Graphic Novel #1 'The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.' With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King's Roland - an implacable gunslinger in search of the enigmatic Dark Tower. Now, in a comic book Roland's past is revealed! Some of you might know of my big passion when it comes to Stephen King's The Dark Tower series. It was my first venture into the realm of fantasy. Now you might say that why haven't you picked up the graphic novels sooner? Well they are actually quite expensive. With continuing to hear more and more positive news from these books I just had to get them. They are well worth it. Trust me . If you are familiar with the The Dark Tower series you know that it comprises of seven books, with book four Wizard and Glass being somewhat different . Telling not a story about the the quest ...

In his first step towards the powerful and mysterious Dark Tower, Roland Encounters an alluring woman names Alice, begins a friendship with Jake, a kid from New York, and faces an agonizing choice between damnation and salvation as he pursues the Man in Black. When I saw Alaisdair  doing the re-read of one of his favourite series, Narnia , I asked Lee if I could do a The Dark Tower re-read, and Lee said it was, “as if you could read my mind…” and we decided to do the re-read together with one book a month. The Dark Tower actually holds a great value for me since it was by this series that I took the first journey into the fantasy genre. I first read this series when I was still in high school, and have since then recommended it to many of my friends that this is for me easily one of the best fantasy series out there. I’ve only read the books twice, so I am looking forward with more than great pleasure to once re-live this great experience. And what is great about a re-read is t...