The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer

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The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer
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Cover of The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer #1 (Apr., 2009)
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
Format One-shot
Genre
Publication dateApr., 2009
No. of issues1
Creative team
Created by Stephen King
Written by Robin Furth
Artist(s) Richard Isanove
Letterer(s) Chris Eliopoulos

The Dark Tower: The Sorcerer is a one-shot comic book (one-issue limited series) published by Marvel Comics. [1] [2] [3] It is the first non-sequential comic book limited series based on Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels. It is plotted and scripted by Robin Furth, with illustrations by Richard Isanove. Stephen King is the Creative and Executive Director of the project. The issue was published on April 15, 2009.

Contents

Unlike the previous three story arcs, which follow Roland Deschain and his ka-tet, The Sorcerer follows the life and motives of The Dark Tower villain Marten Broadcloak.

Preceded byFollowed by
The Dark Tower: Treachery The Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead

Publication dates

Collected editions

The single-issue release of The Sorcerer was included, along with the six-issue run of The Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead , in a collected hardcover edition also entitled The Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead and released by Marvel on February 23, 2010 ( ISBN   0785129510). A paperback edition was later released on November 2, 2011 ( ISBN   0785129529). The issue was also included in the hardcover release of The Dark Tower Omnibus on September 21, 2011 ( ISBN   0785155414).

On September 25, 2018, Gallery 13 republished the original hardcover collection as Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Beginnings - The Fall of Gilead (Book 4) ( ISBN   1982108274). On October 23, 2018, this edition (along with Books 1-3 and 5) was included in the boxed set Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Beginnings - The Complete Graphic Novel Series ( ISBN   1982110201).

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