A great start to the next leg of the Gunslinger's journey through life and Mid-World. The art continues to be top notch, and the story keeps my attention. Keep 'em coming! ( )

It's one thing to have a bunch of Dark Tower graphic novels that fill in the spaces left empty in the original books, but it's another thing to start changing the original Gunslinger text. It might seem appropriate and deliver a bit of pathos, but it takes away from the original pathos of Susan Delgado.

Other than that, I appreciated getting these somewhat random glimpses into Roland's long solitary tale that goes beyond what we know in the first book.

Mostly.

The cook? The hanging? Meh. Roland's original Coming Of Age with Cort was stark and brilliant and really shouldn't be overlaid with these milder shades.

BUT since I really enjoy the worldbuilding and all these added details, I'm not complaining too much. It's still pretty wonderful, all told. ( )

This was the weakest of the collections I've read so far. "The Journey Begins" picked up where "The Battle of Jericho" left off, which is a good thing because the way the writers kept Roland from dying was unrealistic and ambiguous. "The Journey Begins" clears that up in a satisfying way. But from there, Roland returns to Gilead and encounters the ghost of Hax and we re-live that part of "The Gunslinger." We also see Roland meet up with Brown and the crow Zoltan, also from the beginning of "The Gunslinger." This time, rather than telling Brown about Tull, we here a different story from Roland. It's not bad, but it's not anything special either.

If you love The Dark Tower and have read the other collections, by all means, read this one. Just don't expect as much. ( )

Still loving the series. This time around Roland starts following the man in black and tells his story to a stranger about what happened after the fall of Gilead. Not too bloody/gory this time around. Sad about the bumbler, he was too cute! ( )

This is the 6th book in the Dark Tower Graphic Novel series. I was super excited to read this installment in this series because it starts the story of Roland and his journey as the lone Gunslinger. It ended up being a well done story but jumps around quite a bit.

The story starts with Roland as an older Gunslinger, many years after the Battle of Jericho Hill. Then the story promptly jumps back to the events immediately following Jericho Hill. We also get to jump way back into the past when Roland was a young boy, this happens when older Roland stumbles upon an old man in a deserted hut and tells him some stories from his youth.

This book is the start of the long, lean, and ugly Gunslinger we are all familiar with from the Dark Tower series. We get to see him search the vast wastelands as he follows The Black Man in hopes of finally reaching The Tower. I was hoping we would see more of Roland as the aged Gunslinger in this book. However, we see more of flashbacks into his past than anything else.

The book was interesting and made me excited to see what future books hold for our grizzled old Gunslinger.

The illustration throughout was very well done; it’s full color, incredibly detailed, beautiful, and easy to follow. I enjoyed the illustration a lot.

The story continues to have a very dark and hopeless tone to it and is set in a desolate world. I would recommend for older young adults or adults.

Overall this was a well done installment in the Dark Tower graphic novel series. I continue to enjoy the beautiful illustration and was excited to see Roland as the old grizzled Gunslinger who is on his eternal quest for the Dark Tower. I was a bit disappointed by how much the story jumps around...however it was nice to get some resolution around the battle of Jericho Hill and get some brief glimpses into a very young Roland’s life. I will definitely continue reading this series and recommend it to those who enjoy dark and gritty fantasy graphic novels. ( )