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The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1
The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home #1
Gunslinger Roland Deschain has seen the death of his lover Susan Delgado. And the Big Coffin Hunters who burned her at the stake are now in pursuit of Roland and his ka-tet Cuthbert and Alain.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2008
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Robin Furth
230 books209 followersRobin Furth is the personal research assistant to Stephen King and the author of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance, which was published by Scribner on December 5, 2006. It is a compilation of her two previous encyclopedic books dealing with King's magnum opus, The Dark Tower: A Concordance, volume I - which explores the first four books in King's series - and A Concordance II, which gives the reader definitions and explanations of pivotal terms used over the course of the final three books of The Dark Tower. She is now currently working on the graphic novel adaptation of the Dark Tower for Marvel Comics.
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January 30, 2020
The saga continues
I like this because while it is part of the whole, the story is slightly different than the novels. There is a deviation from what you expect and the ka-tet must think on their feet as they try to survive. The artwork is slightly existential, the characters look real at times and shadowy and sinister at others.
Nice start to the new adventure.
I like this because while it is part of the whole, the story is slightly different than the novels. There is a deviation from what you expect and the ka-tet must think on their feet as they try to survive. The artwork is slightly existential, the characters look real at times and shadowy and sinister at others.
Nice start to the new adventure.
December 20, 2017
Reconozco que no soy muy fan del dibujo pero he disfrutado (a pesar de los spoilers respecto a las novelas) conociendo más sobre los orígenes del pistolero y sobre el rey carmesí.
March 13, 2017
I found myself bored reading this and the next four issues. We get to see Alain and Bert do what is necessary to keep Roland safe after his mind and soul are absorbed into Maerlyn's Grapefruit. Also if you are thinking of eating while reading this issue I say skip food. You get to see Susan's remains and Roland cradling her.
There is some humor here and there with Alain and Bert trying to outrun the posse on their tails.
I am happy though this issue allows us to see how Alain and Bert function without Roland to direct him. We also see Sheemie have something done to him when he comes upon Dogan.
"But don't be laughing at Sheemie, I beg ya, because he's been through considerable trials.
First, he's busy blaming himself for not protecting Susan Delgado from those who did her harm. See him clutching a fallen lock of her hair as if it were Susan herself?"
I am going to complain my Fire got funky this issue and when it tried to enlarge some of the panels it did the show them. I stead the screen went black and I had to keep scrolling forward which was a pain.
The extra in this one follows Arthur Eld still recovering from his Queen's death and her murder from the child she bore. A ghost that is the Queen is seen around the castle and Arthur pities her. This ends with the King appearing to be in some sort of trap.
There is some humor here and there with Alain and Bert trying to outrun the posse on their tails.
I am happy though this issue allows us to see how Alain and Bert function without Roland to direct him. We also see Sheemie have something done to him when he comes upon Dogan.
"But don't be laughing at Sheemie, I beg ya, because he's been through considerable trials.
First, he's busy blaming himself for not protecting Susan Delgado from those who did her harm. See him clutching a fallen lock of her hair as if it were Susan herself?"
I am going to complain my Fire got funky this issue and when it tried to enlarge some of the panels it did the show them. I stead the screen went black and I had to keep scrolling forward which was a pain.
The extra in this one follows Arthur Eld still recovering from his Queen's death and her murder from the child she bore. A ghost that is the Queen is seen around the castle and Arthur pities her. This ends with the King appearing to be in some sort of trap.
February 19, 2022
It looks like it's going to be the same format at before: dragging visual main story followed by a wordy companion story. Makes me want to take my time, too.
February 1, 2017
Forse perché siamo ancora nell'ambito di quanto raccontato in Wizard and Glass non mi ha trasmesso molto.
Però i disegni sono spettacolari ed è interessante l'espansione della leggenda di Arthur Eld. Ottima idea l'interrompere la narrazione sul più bello per tenere alta la suspence fino al comic successivo, un po' meno la presenza all'interno del fumetto di interruzione pubblicitaria - per promuovere poi la raccolta di The Dark Tower, Volume 1: The Gunslinger Born nientemeno!
Però i disegni sono spettacolari ed è interessante l'espansione della leggenda di Arthur Eld. Ottima idea l'interrompere la narrazione sul più bello per tenere alta la suspence fino al comic successivo, un po' meno la presenza all'interno del fumetto di interruzione pubblicitaria - per promuovere poi la raccolta di The Dark Tower, Volume 1: The Gunslinger Born nientemeno!
March 10, 2021
Now this is what I'm talking about! Although the miniseries comics that came before this installment, entitled The Gunslinger Born, focused on mostly old material that many of the fans have read in the original novels by Stephen King, this miniseries starts off with almost entirely new material. Roland, many years later, talking to his new ka-tet alongside an abandoned highway in The Wizard and Glass, part of King's original book series, brushes past the traveling time it took to return from Hambry back to his home in Gilead. This miniseries of graphic novels fills the gap. If you haven't read The Gunslinger Born, please don't continue as there are spoilers.
In The Gunslinger Born, and also detailed in Wizard and Glass, Roland, as a young man, traveled to Hambry on his father's command after recently passing his test to become a true gunslinger. He was sent there to be kept safe, along with his closest friends Alain and Cuthbert. There he falls in love with Susan Delgado and discovers that Farson, a man attempting to take down the gunslingers and Gilead, has his fingers in nearly every man and woman of power in Hambry. Through a series of unfortunate events Susan winds up being literally burned at the stake. Roland is driven mad with grief after being forced to watch this occurrence through a glowing pink orb nicknamed The Grapefruit, a terribly powerful and magical item thought to be part of Maerlyn's creations, a sorcerer who delighted in chaos and meaninglessness. Roland wakes from the power of the pink glass, empty and ashen.
We pick up the tale in The Long Road Home as Roland and his friends flee Hambry with The Grapefruit after taking out most of Farson's men, but also simultaneously pitting the entire town against them. As they flee, Roland decides to secure Susan's body and drag it along with them. A whole scene gets painted that we never get to see where Cuthbert and Alain become the stars of the show and their witty banter isn't interrupted by Roland's persistent lack of personality. It is delightful, horrifying, and a truly awesome change of perspective we, as fans, haven't been privy to seeing.
Whereas The Gunslinger Born sets the stage for this and is 90% rehashed material, this starts off with a bang of fresh writing fans often crave. Like the other comics before this one, the back last few pages has more wordy material that helps to support a great deal of knowledge about the world of Roland and his ka-mates. This time, it is a story about The Dogans and how they came about and their hand in the downfall of Arthur Eld.
In The Gunslinger Born, and also detailed in Wizard and Glass, Roland, as a young man, traveled to Hambry on his father's command after recently passing his test to become a true gunslinger. He was sent there to be kept safe, along with his closest friends Alain and Cuthbert. There he falls in love with Susan Delgado and discovers that Farson, a man attempting to take down the gunslingers and Gilead, has his fingers in nearly every man and woman of power in Hambry. Through a series of unfortunate events Susan winds up being literally burned at the stake. Roland is driven mad with grief after being forced to watch this occurrence through a glowing pink orb nicknamed The Grapefruit, a terribly powerful and magical item thought to be part of Maerlyn's creations, a sorcerer who delighted in chaos and meaninglessness. Roland wakes from the power of the pink glass, empty and ashen.
We pick up the tale in The Long Road Home as Roland and his friends flee Hambry with The Grapefruit after taking out most of Farson's men, but also simultaneously pitting the entire town against them. As they flee, Roland decides to secure Susan's body and drag it along with them. A whole scene gets painted that we never get to see where Cuthbert and Alain become the stars of the show and their witty banter isn't interrupted by Roland's persistent lack of personality. It is delightful, horrifying, and a truly awesome change of perspective we, as fans, haven't been privy to seeing.
Whereas The Gunslinger Born sets the stage for this and is 90% rehashed material, this starts off with a bang of fresh writing fans often crave. Like the other comics before this one, the back last few pages has more wordy material that helps to support a great deal of knowledge about the world of Roland and his ka-mates. This time, it is a story about The Dogans and how they came about and their hand in the downfall of Arthur Eld.
June 20, 2020
Como complemento para un fanático de la torre oscura es demasiado enriquecedor además que el dibujo de esta obra es más cercano a la ilustración pura y dura, digna de los mejores posters que empapelan nuestras habitaciones que al noveno arte en sí, al tener tantísima calidad y ser capaz de transmitir sufrimiento en todas y cada una de las expresiones de los personajes, puesto hasta en los momentos más felices, ellos sufren. Y es que si hubiera que elegir una sola palabra para definir a La Torres Oscura, esta sería sin duda, Sufrimiento.
August 19, 2017
Esta segunda parte, es vital pero vital para la Torre Oscura, conocemos al Rey Carmesí y el joven y alocado Roland. Y tal vez una pequeña aparición de "Eso", este título no se torna aburrido, en ningún momento!
March 5, 2020
Es una novela que recomendaría leer después de haber terminado con el cuarto volumen de la saga. Los acontecimientos narrados en esta novela gráfica están directamente relacionados con Mago y Cristal.
July 11, 2019
Aqui se revela mas sobre el traumatico camino que cambia por completo la vida de Roland y se revela un poco mas sobre el gran Rey Carmesi.
Entretenido, con dibujos dramaticos y oscuros.
Entretenido, con dibujos dramaticos y oscuros.
July 30, 2020
Lo disfruté más que el primero.
Primera aparición de personajes importantes.
Primera aparición de personajes importantes.
June 10, 2021
This book is really amazing.
January 1, 2022
1* 4
2* 4.5
3* 4.2
4* 4.7
5* 4
Promedio: 4.28, 4 en Goodreads
2* 4.5
3* 4.2
4* 4.7
5* 4
Promedio: 4.28, 4 en Goodreads
June 10, 2025
Better than the first book. The drawings are a little less polished. It looks better this way.
December 25, 2025
interesante
February 12, 2021
This issues/collection picks right up after Roland has lost a hell of a lot. The art is still cool but there is a slightly darker tone and focus on details with a smudge look that I don't like as much as the bright coloured panels which felt cleaner and more open in the previous issues.
The issue is fine though and we get a look at some of the machinery of the world before it moved on. Roland is pretty much out for the count in this issue so there is space for characters such as Sheemie and Alain to be developed.
The issue is fine though and we get a look at some of the machinery of the world before it moved on. Roland is pretty much out for the count in this issue so there is space for characters such as Sheemie and Alain to be developed.
January 31, 2017
amo estas ilustraciones
February 14, 2021
No hay mucho que decir, si estás leyendo la saga de la Torre Oscura, está novela es imprescindible y tiene muy buena calidad en las imágenes.
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