I’m not saying DARK TOWER: FALL OF GILEAD is a bad graphic novel. It’s just bad for me. Three times I have tried to get into it, and three times I have failed. Then again, I’m not exactly a DARK TOWER aficionado. Thus far, I’ve only read the first two novels in Stephen King’s acclaimed, seven-book fantasy epic, and exactly none of the comics, in which FALL OF GILEAD is the fourth story arc.
This story is a prequel, and has something to do with the life of gunslinger Roland and his family being made miserable by a sorcerer named Marten. He’s introduced in a prologue that establishes his menace, but little beyond that. You’re left to your own devices, and I’m afraid if you’re jumping in unawares like me, you may be hopelessly lost.
That’s not to say GILEAD isn’t filled with some fantastic images, because it is, including all sorts of blood feuds and beasties, courtesy of Richard Isanove. Robin Furth and Peter David’s story obvious is neck-deep in King’s world, so for those who already wade in such waters, rewards likely await. —Rod Lott
OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF PETER DAVID:
• HULK: GREATEST BATTLES
• IRON MAN by Peter David
• MARVEL 1602: FANTASTICK FOUR by Peter David
• MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL. 5: MONSTERS ON THE PROWL by Peter David and Mike Norton
• SPIDER-MAN 3 by Peter David
• PSI-MAN: DEATHSCAPE by Peter David
OTHER BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF ROBIN FURTH:
• THE TALISMAN #0
• THE TALISMAN: THE ROAD OF TRIALS #1
• THE TALISMAN: THE ROAD OF TRIALS #2
• THE TALISMAN: THE ROAD OF TRIALS #3
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- King climbs DARK TOWER for Marvel Comics
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- Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four
- The Tower
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