Dark Tower: the Gunslinger: The Battle of Tull

I think of all the graphic novels in this series, including The Gunslinger Born, this is the best one I've read thus far. Here, we see Roland arrive in the small town of Tull and encounter a bunch of zealots following the commands of their preacher, who was seduced by the Man in Black. The narrative is skillfully crafted, and the tone is somber and sensitive. It perfectly captures the grief of Roland for Susan and the loneliness of the young lady in Tull. The tale presents tragedy and treachery and isolation all embodied in the presentation of the characters in both the text and the illustrations on the page. Brilliant comic.

Roland is following the Man in Black across the deserted landscape of mid-world when he comes upon a small settlement (hardly can be called a town), and decides to rest for the night. He knows that his adversary has passed this way, although it's difficult to get any coherent information from the people of the area. Staying at the local saloon, he befriends the owner and learns about events of several days previously, when his sought-after foe has passed through. Thus begins one of the most gruesome and sexual episodes of the Dark Tower series to date. The artistry is excellent and the story line holds the reader's interest from beginning to end. There are very strange and unusual people abounding, including the reanimated body of a dead man (brought back to life by the Dark Man). A sullen stable keeper who, apparently, molests his daughters, a piano player who was involved in the burning of Roland's one true love, and a female preacher who rails against The Interloper (Roland, of course). We have much blood shed, depicted in quite graphic style, and the gore just seems to ooze across the pages. When it's all said and done, the whole "village" has been cleansed of its population, and Roland must go on with his search, this time across a trackless desert that appears to be related somehow to the beams supporting his world. Can't wait until the next installment

I always anticiapte the next collection of Rolands adventures and this one is no exception. When it came in I slowly read it a section each night and enjoyed the tale of Tull's destruction. The TPB was as I pictured it when I first read the story of Tull in the Gunslinger. I love how they try and get the language down which in Kings novels was a bit of Western and a bit of sci-fi. The graphic novel does a wonderful job of having a narrator and story mix that is fun to read. I always pictured the stories taking place far into the future after the world had destroyed itself with technology so the wording and language never gets on my nerve. The art is superb and fun to look at while you walk the streets of Tull alongside Roland. The only complaint I have is many reviewers say that we are finally in the first novel but this is not true. We do see the farmer and his crow two collections before this. I believe it is The Journey Begins collection and that is how the actual first novel starts with the mule dying outside while Roland and the farmer sit and eat pork and beans. We just are pushing deeper into the story or like Roland following the beam. Do you kin it?

The content of this illustrated book is very good, following the treasured Dark Tower story of Stephen King. Unfortunately, there are pages I can't read because the pages are too small on my Android tablet. Those I can read are wonderful. There is no sizing ability that I can find for the pages except for font size, which has no effect on images such as these.I tried to bring this book up on my computer with the Kindle app thinking it might be large enough to read all the pages, however, I simply received an error saying it couldn't load this format. It's possible that an authentic Kindle tablet would allow re-sizing, however I can't verify that.I love the Dark Tower story well enough that I don't regret purchasing these books but it would be helpful if all the pages were readable.

I purchased it as a gift that cannot be returned. I was very dissapointed and a bit embarassed when she called and told me "thanks, but..." I've gone over the whole page again and cannot find anywhere that it is A COMIC BOOK! Except for the reviews. I didn't read them because I knew what I wanted - a book - I figured reviews would just be a book club meeting.

Great read, amazing how our hero survives time after time, guess that is why he made to the final point he was looking for. On to the next chapter!

Intense and even darker than the novel one could say. Maybe seeing individually brings it more to life.Hard to say.

While I really enjoyed the graphic novels before this, I almost had chills cracking this open and starting at the point where Roland first started his journey in The Gunslinger. As with the other graphic novels, I found this one to be flawless...the dialogue is completely on point, and the story was true to the spirit of the real novel. Cannot wait for each new one to be released!

Another good story in the series. After a mixed first series of graphic novels and an awkward first issue in the second, improvement in story, art and characters is here. I hope the series continues this way since 2017 is the year of the Dark Tower. A bit torn about Roland after this story. He made the Man in Black seem whiter.

another brilliant addition in the series, beautifully illustrated, they really bring Mid World alive, adds to the series well, would recommend

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On his hunt for the Man in Black Roland gets to a s mall town named Tull. There are a lot of strange people there in Tull: Sheb, a piano player with broken hands, Nort that was awaken from the dead, Kennerly who sleeps with his second eldest daughter, Sylvia Pittston she preaches the word of the Man Jesus and - of course - beautiful Allie that Roland lays down with...The Man in Black was in Tull before. And as he always does, he left a trap for Roland. And it comes to what it has to come: Roland has to shoot his way out of the town and in the end Tull becomes a ghost town.Really great artwork, a story full of dense atmosphere, action, love and the number nineteen. So you wanna know what the number nineteen is? Read THE BATTLE OF TULL and you will see.