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strikingthirteen's review against another edition
4.0
Well done with the second volume! Lots of new stuff and hints of the future and I really, really enjoyed it! I especially am enjoying the time we get to spent with Alain and Cuthbert. Yeah they're really just trying to muddle through until Roland gets his act together but I like it. Can't wait to get my hands on the next one!
xterminal's review against another edition
4.0
Peter David, The Dark Tower vol. 2: The Long Road Home (Marvel, 2008)
While I half-expected it would happen, I was still jolted when Peter David and his crew struck out on their own in the graphic novel adaptation of The Dark Tower. David assures us in the afterword that every last piece of plot and dialogue that wasn't in the original books passes before Stephen King's eyes, but let's face it, he greenlighted the film adaptation of Sleepwalkers. (And I say this as a diehard fan of both Madchen Amick and Ron Perlman.) And after the setup in the first book, which cleaved to the original source material like a lost angel to Tammy Faye Bakker's shoulder, it was even more unexpected. I half-saw the whole thing as a setup. But I am a big fan of Peter David's, so I was willing to give him some slack. And I was rewarded with, at the least, an interesting storyline that didn't break canon. As long as they tread this particular path, I will continually be waiting for David and co. to find their way back to the original source, but they seem to be striking off on tangents pretty well. *** ½
While I half-expected it would happen, I was still jolted when Peter David and his crew struck out on their own in the graphic novel adaptation of The Dark Tower. David assures us in the afterword that every last piece of plot and dialogue that wasn't in the original books passes before Stephen King's eyes, but let's face it, he greenlighted the film adaptation of Sleepwalkers. (And I say this as a diehard fan of both Madchen Amick and Ron Perlman.) And after the setup in the first book, which cleaved to the original source material like a lost angel to Tammy Faye Bakker's shoulder, it was even more unexpected. I half-saw the whole thing as a setup. But I am a big fan of Peter David's, so I was willing to give him some slack. And I was rewarded with, at the least, an interesting storyline that didn't break canon. As long as they tread this particular path, I will continually be waiting for David and co. to find their way back to the original source, but they seem to be striking off on tangents pretty well. *** ½
bandherbooks's review
5.0
Love that these graphic novels fill in gaps in the original narrative of the Dark Tower Series. The Crimson King, while not how I originally imagined him, was totally gruesome and awesome.
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