If I could have given this a zero, I would have. I'm sorry, this just sucked the life out of me as I struggled through it. It sucked the excitement out of a great series. The art sucked. The story sucked. The writing sucked.

It sucked. ( )

This particular volume of The Gunslinger MIGHT be slightly better than the original book. It does a very fine job, or perhaps an even finer job of foreshadowing, pathos, and giving us the pure hell and damnation of Roland as he travels and cares for the boy, Jake.

Not to mention Jake's fate.

*shiver*

That whole scene is crazy cool. Maybe I'm just totally invested in the full tale and I ken a lot of extra importance on the scene... "Go then! There are more worlds than these!"

But it still makes me shiver as if I just sold my own soul to the Tower.

And yes, we get the trippy scene with the Man in Black. :) Maybe that wasn't quite as good as the one in the book, but oh well... can win some and lose some. :) ( )

"Go then. There are other worlds than these."

And I might just do that after the next graphic novel in the series, which finishes off this story arc.

This installment completely changed what happened in the books, and I'm okay with that, I guess. However, that combined with the artwork, which I still don't feel is on par with the earlier graphic novels, may be enough for me to quit the series entirely. That goes against my completist nature, but life is too short and I want to read ALL the books. Choices must be made and I'm not sure the rest of this series will make the cut. ( )

Just as good as the previous compilations. I liked the additions they did to the story. ( )

This is the tenth book in the Dark Tower Graphic Novel series and does a decent job of wrapping up the story arc. There is one more graphic novel in this set called Last Shots which is a compilation of Dark Tower stories. I enjoyed this volume and the artwork as well; it does a good job of wrapping up the story arc for the Gunslinger Born full length novel.

Roland and Jake journey under the mountain in Roland’s continued search for the Man in Black. At first Jake decides not to accompany Roland because the Man in Black says he will die if he follows Roland. Then Jake changes his mind and he and Roland journey through these dark tunnels together. They encounter rats and bats along with the more deadly Slow Mutants. However, the biggest peril both to Roland and Jake is when Roland must decide what he wants more; to build a life with Jake or to continue to follow his obsession.

I remember this part of the book being depressing and it was again depressing in graphic novel format. This is the book where we finally learn the depth of Roland’s obsession with the Dark Tower and learn that maybe he isn’t the hero we thought he was.

The artwork throughout is in beautiful full color and very well done. I love reading these graphic novels partly because of the beautiful and detailed illustration.

There are some very intriguing parts to the story as well. We learn more about how Jake’s world straddles Roland’s. In Roland’s discussion with the Man in Black we learn more about the Dark Tower and how it relates to space and time.

I really do enjoy the relationship between Jake and Roland. They are both tragic characters but still find some comfort in the father/son type of relationship they develop.

This was another excellent volume in the Dark Tower graphic novel series. I continue to enjoy the illustration, the complex characters, and the convoluted plot involving the Dark Tower. That being said this is one of the most depressing books of the bunch. I would recommend to those who enjoy dark fantasy graphic novels. I look forward to wrapping up the Gunslinger Born story arc with the final collection of stories; Last Shots. ( )