12-28-2005, 02:26 AM
http://www.marvel.com/publishing/stories....htm?id=51
Hardcore Dark Tower fans probably already know the news. But I'm curious. For me the first book is my favorite of the series. It was a fairly straight up mythic mash up of western, horror, post apoc and fantasy. The later ones seems to be either a love it or hate it with the 'meta' direction.
But based on the blurb, unless I read it wrong, it will cover Rolands' younger days, and not just an illustrated form of the books. The rumor seems to be it might have the battle of Jericho Hill in more detail. Maybe even the fall of Gilead. I'm somewhat mixed, on one hand I'm very curious. On the other, sometimes things don't need to be explained away to death. (Midichlorians anyone?)