| Issue |
Released |
Summary |
Special Features
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| #1 |
Feb 7, 2007 |
During Roland's flight across the Mohaine Desert he recalls the treachery of Marten Broadcloak, the sin of his mother, his test of manhood against his teacher Cort, and the night that followed. |
A prose story in which Roland's teacher, Vannay, demonstrates to the boys the power and significance of The Beam.
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| #2 |
Mar 7, 2007 |
Roland's father, Steven, returns with a plan to send Roland, Cuthbert, and Alain to Hambry in the east, the true form of the Crimson King is revealed, and Marten flees Gilead after escaping arrest. |
A prose story about Roland's ancestry and the creation of Maerlyn's Rainbow as well as the birth of the Crimson King, and an open letter from Stephen King.
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| #3 |
Apr 4, 2007 |
Roland and friends have fled for the city of Hambry, as their home in Gilead is now too dangerous. But, once there, Roland learns to his horror that he is no safer. Hambry's leaders have switched allegiance and the assassins known as the Big Coffin Hunters have marked Roland and company for death. |
A prose story about the origin of the gunslingers' shooters, and part one of a Comic-Con Q&A including those involved in creating the series.
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| #4 |
May 2, 2007 |
Roland seems willing to put his friends in deadly danger by staying in Hambry when his relationship with Susan Delgado deepens. Meanwhile, Marten Broadcloak's agents — also known as the Big Coffin Hunters — are zeroing in for the kill on Roland and his ka-tet. |
Part one of a prose story about Maerlyn's Laughing Mirror, an article on the process of making each page of the comics, and part two of the Comic-Con Q&A.
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| #5 |
Jun 6, 2007 |
Just outside Hambry, Roland makes a monstrous discovery: John Farson and his men have stolen the weapons of the Great Old Ones and now have the oil to power them and launch an attack against the Affiliation—a group which counts among its members Roland's father, Steven Deschain. And, at just the wrong time, the young gunslinger's ka-tet may be splintering, when Cuthbert accuses Roland of cowardice and rides off on his own. |
Part two and three of the prose story about Maerlyn's Laughing Mirror, in which the origins of both Rhea and Jonas's evils are revealed, and the third and final part of the Comic-Con Q&A.
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| #6 |
Jul 5, 2007 |
The Affiliation, the group composed of Roland's father and his forces, are being lured into a fatal trap in the Shaved Mountains. With the Great Old Ones’ weapons fired up by Hambry's oil, the Affiliation will be wiped out—unless Roland Deschain—the Gunslinger—can intercede in time. |
Part one of the prose story about the history of Charyou Tree, and an illustrated description of Gunslinger's guns.
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| #7 |
Aug 1, 2007 |
Roland and his ka-tet have their long-awaited showdown with Eldred Jonas and the Big Coffin Hunters; Rhea's plan finally comes to fruition with deadly results; Roland Deschain's love affair with Susan Delgado comes to a tragic conclusion. |
Part two of the prose story about the history of Charyou Tree.
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