Beginnings book 2 by stephen king, robin furth, et al. The story is not being presented in the order in which king wrote it, but rather relates the story chronologically, beginning with the origin of roland the gunslinger and. I like the story for two main reasons other than simply being a new story. Robin furth is the research assistant to stephen king and has also been heavily involved in adapting the dark tower series into comic books. Robin furth doesnt live in midworld, but it could be argued she knows it better than the characters themselves. After working as stephen kings research assistant, furth published stephen kings the dark tower concordance, has written the graphic novel adaptations of the dark tower series for marvel comics, and is a consultant for the new film the dark tower and. What i discovered, however, is thatthe long road home is the effort by authors robin furth and peter david to fill in the spaces between the bricks of kings original tale. The long road home, comes to its conclusion today in dark tower. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
A concordance and scripted by new york times bestseller peter david, this series delves in depth into rolands origins the perfect. The second of five comic book miniseries, a spinoff of stephen kings dark tower series. Incorporating themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and western, it describes a gunslinger and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. The long road home book by stephen king, robin furth. Overall, it is plotted by robin furth and scripted by peter david. The long road home interview at comic book resources. Where the gunslinger born follows rolands gunslinger apprenticeship pretty faithfully to kings original telling, the long road home traverses a previously uncharted portion of the gunslingers tale. King, stephen, david, peter, furth, robin, lee, jae, isanove, richard. The dark tower, first published in 2007, is a series of comic books originally published by marvel comics and later republished by gallery based on stephen kings the dark tower series of novels.
Robin furth the dark tower wiki fandom powered by wikia. During the initial meeting between steve king, chuck. And although they both worked on the first adaptation, they are on their own here, taking a previously undefined moment in the life of roland. As stated by peter davids afterword to the long road home, the chapter run detailed roland deschains progress from callow youth to gunslinger, starting with his adventures in mejis from wizard and glass and ending with the battle of jericho hill as detailed in the dark tower v. The long road home book by stephen king, robin furth, peter. The long road home exclusive cover stephen king, peter david, robin furth, richard isanove, jae lee on. Richard isanove and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The long road home dark tower marvel comics 01 by robin furth, jae lee isbn. After working as stephen kings research assistant, furth published stephen kings the dark tower concordance, has written the graphic novel adaptations of the dark tower series for marvel comics, and is a consultant for the new film the dark tower and the tv series that will follow.
Robin furth and the comic side of the dark tower cemetery. Robin furth and peter david have done an excellent job of continuing where the flashback in wizard and glass left off. Peter david is a prolific writer whose career, and continued popularity, spans. As rolands spirit floats through todash space it is irresistibly dra. Beginnings book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen, furth, robin, david, peter, lee, jae, isanove, richard.
The long road home continues the tale of roland and his katet as they find susans charred remains and try to evade the pursuit of farsons men. Peter david is a prolific writer whose career, and continued popularity, spans more than twentyfive years. Writer robin furth fills in the white space following rolands adventures in mejis, inventing a new story about roland and his katet as they fight their way back home to gilead. See the complete the dark tower graphic novels series book list in order, box sets.
This monthly comic book consists of 5 issues, published between march 5, 2008 and july 2, 2008. With rolands consciousness trapped within maerlyns grapefruit, his. The long road home stephen king, peter david, robin furth, jae. In 2009, she also received writing credits for the comic book adaptation of the talisman, written by king and peter straub. Robin furth is perhaps the only person around who knows more about the dark tower mythos than stephen king himself, and is the author of the dark tower. See the complete the dark tower graphic novels series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Oct 07, 2008 that was a huge success, and the long road home takes the next step by carrying the dark tower story into unknown territory. The long road home stephen king, peter david, robin furth, jae lee, richard isanove on. The long road home picks up where gunslinger born left off, plotwise, but its a drastic improvement in almost every way. The dark tower graphic novels book series thriftbooks. The second collection of the bestselling comic book series, inspired by stephen kings epic the dark tower. The long road home interview at newsarama dark tower.
And the big coffin hunters who burned her at the stake are now in. Namely, it tells of the journeynay, flightof roland and his friends from hambry back to gilead. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It is plotted by robin furth, scripted by peter david, and. The long road home is a fiveissue comic book limited series published by marvel comics. As david states in his afterward, the project has kings blessing, and the resultant story is written to please but one person. The long road home by stephen king, robin furth, peter.
Accused of treason, rolands lover susan delgado has been burned on a charyou tree fire. This series is interesting and i still havent read any of kings dark tower novels. While our hero battles the demonic beings within the grapefruit, cuthbert allgood and alain johns must face the dangers of the long road home to gilead, all the while guarding their young dinhs body against the human and mutant forces conspiring to destroy them all. Treachery is a sixissue comic book limited series published by marvel comics. The long road home has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Gunslinger roland deschain has seen the death of his lover susan delgado. The long road home peter david, robin furth, richard isanove, jae lee on. Marvel comics in 2007 began a challenging sequential art adaptation of stephen kings dark tower novels. Gunslinger roland deschain has seen the death of his lover. Robin furth is perhaps the only person around who knows more about the dark tower. Second book in a comic book look of the the dark tower in hardpaperback series of seven books. They survive to get home with maerlyns grapefruit, only to find more trials. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the long road home stephen kings the dark tower.
The long road home by stephen king, robin furth, peter david. The long road home by stephen king and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Looking back, i guess you could say we were thinking big from the very beginning. It is the second comic book miniseries based on stephen kings the dark tower series of novels. That was a huge success, and the long road home takes the next step by carrying the dark tower story into unknown territory. The second collection of the bestselling comicbook series, inspired by stephen kings epic the dark tower. The dark tower is a series of eight books and one short story written by american author stephen king. Its the return of the bestselling comic book series, inspired by. The series, and its use of the dark tower, expands upon stephen. Her maps were included in the dark tower her research involving the dark tower was primarily used to. The long road home by robin furth, 9780785127093, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Gallery announced tuesday that it has acquired rights to the comics based on stephen kings epic fantasy book series and will republish them as graphic novels. A bit of back story is in order before we begin to look at stephen kings the dark tower.
King again worked closely with marvel, his personal assistant of several years robin furth and an experienced comic book writer peter david in order to deliver this second adaptation of his work. And the big coffin hunters who burned her at the stake are now in pursuit of roland and his katet cuthbert and alain. In a comic book personally overseen by king himself, rolands past is revealed. Sep 29, 2008 the long road home picks up where gunslinger born left off, plotwise, but its a drastic improvement in almost every way. The long road home exclusive cover 97807855715 by stephen king. I found this overview of inworld, midworld, and endworld both entertaining and invaluable. It is plotted by robin furth, scripted by peter david, and illustrated by jae lee and richard isanove. Peter david, richard isanove, stephen king, jae lee, robin furth. Sumptuously drawn by jae lee and richard isanove, adapted by longtime stephen king expert robin furth author of stephen kings the dark tower. Its the return of the bestselling comic book series, inspired by stephen kings epic the dark tower. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The long road home is the first collection of these comics that are not based on portions of stephen kings seven dark tower books.