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Fuck yeah they are the shit. I need to catch up on these though... I'm still on the Long Road Home
The stench of treachery and death is in the air tonight as the repercussions of Gabrielle Deschain’s betrayal are felt throughout Gilead. Roland, the hero of the story, is being held for questioning after slaying his mother while under the influence of Maerlyn’s Grapefruit. Cort, Roland’s former teacher, lies dying after being poisoned and esteemed gunslinger Robert Allgood lies dead, his life given in the service of the kingdom.
Meanwhile, Cort’s niece Aileen has plans to buck the patriarchal system and pull a “Just One of the Guys” moment by becoming a gunslinger. Cuthbert and Alain are reunited with their old pal Sheemie and a murder of crows shows up at the kingdom’s gates. And you know that when a bunch of crows show up, it isn’t usually for a party.
Together with Richard Isanove, Robin Furth and Peter David create a very palpable sense of loss throughout the entire issue. From the cover to the very last page, it’s a whole lotta doom n’ gloom: but it’s totally necessary for the story, and I have a feeling there’s a lot more to come.
As usual, there are a few pages of sketches in the back, as well as a little essay by Robin Furth. This one is about the role of women in Mid-World as well as in comics. After reading the story, it’s nice to get inside the head of Robin Furth and better understand her motivations and storytelling techniques. 22 pages of comics, 7 pages of text and 8 pages of sketches with NO ADS – this is a book worth 4 dollars.
Richard Isanove is great, but he ain’t Jae Lee, whose tremendous artistic abilities are sorely missed on this series. The Lee/Isanove team provided an amazing one-two punch that knocked my socks off every issue. Isanove on his own maybe just knocks one sock off. And you know how it is when you’ve got one sock on and one off… it’s not like it’s gonna kill you, but it’s uncomfortable and gives you sort of a weird lopsided feeling.
The story in this issue is necessary but it’s not particularly exciting. It’s just sort of a slow, depressing 22 pages. It needed to be told, but it wasn’t exactly a blast to read.
Cover art to DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD #3 by Richard Isanove
Not only does the Dark Tower comic book series live up to the standard set by King’s novels, in the case of the later books, it actually surpasses them. Robin Furth and Peter David continue to enrich and expand upon the world created by Stephen King with each issue of this series.
The bottom line is that I don’t really need to write a review for this book; you’re either reading it or you’re not. And if you’ve read the novels, you should be reading it. While the comics probably aren’t integral to the bigger picture, you aren’t getting the full story unless you’re reading them.
This issue gets a B. As I said earlier, it didn’t knock my socks completely off, but it continues the tradition of solid storytelling that fans of the Dark Tower have come to expect.
Fuck yeah they are the shit. I need to catch up on these though... I'm still on the Long Road Home
I really need to start reading these, Im slacking.