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A review by kandicez
The Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead by Robin Furth
4.0
I am absolutely loving the background story! The Dark Tower epic is so consuming and King seems to be finished with it, so these are the only other sources we are likely to get. Thinking about that, I want to give this five stars, but then I think about the illustrations...
I have no problem with the actual work. Jae Lee is a favorite of mine. When he is at Comic Con I make it a point to see him. He's kind of quiet and a bit awkward, but not on the page! My problem is not with the quality, but rather with the depictions. First, Susan looked liked a Disco Queen. Now, Steven (with a "v", take note) looks more like Danny Trejo than Clint Eastwood. I know it's unfair to hold Lee to the images I have in my mind, but I really dislike the way he portrays Steven. That's not him!
Line for line, panel for panel, the work is beautiful. I find no fault. His interpretation? That I find lacking.
I have no problem with the actual work. Jae Lee is a favorite of mine. When he is at Comic Con I make it a point to see him. He's kind of quiet and a bit awkward, but not on the page! My problem is not with the quality, but rather with the depictions. First, Susan looked liked a Disco Queen. Now, Steven (with a "v", take note) looks more like Danny Trejo than Clint Eastwood. I know it's unfair to hold Lee to the images I have in my mind, but I really dislike the way he portrays Steven. That's not him!
Line for line, panel for panel, the work is beautiful. I find no fault. His interpretation? That I find lacking.