Thu Jan 31, 2008 — by Rick Marshall

Previewing 'Dark Tower: The Long Road Home'

A peek at Marvel's upcoming 'Dark Tower' sequel

For those readers who enjoyed Marvel's first foray into Stephen King's Dark Tower mythos, Marvel.com has posted a peek at the upcoming sequel to Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born, titled Dark Tower: The Long Road Home.

Plot-wise, The Long Road Home appears to pick up where The Gunslinger Born left off, and writers Robin Furth and Peter David continue to script the miniseries along with artists Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada will once again provide the occasional cover.

The plot, according to Marvel.com:

With the Big Coffin Hunters on the trail of Roland and his ka-tet Cuthbert and Alain, plus visions of Susan's death dancing in Roland's head, what else could go wrong? Well…Roland's in a coma and the people who burned Susan are determined to make him their next victim!

The first series, Gunslinger Born, remains one of the few projects I would recommmend picking up for the art alone, as it includes some gorgeous work by Lee and Isanove. The fact that it also contains an interesting, compelling story by David and Furth is just a bonus.

According to Marvel PR, The Long Road Home hits shelves at "12:01 AM, March 5" - so expect a midnight release event on March 4, much like the one that occurred when the first series was launched.

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