Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born # 3

I wasn't sure if this series could hold up the quality established from issues 1 and 2... but issue #3 is the best yet. While the first two issues introduced us to this world of gunslingers, wizards and monsters, issue #3 is where the story gets interesting.

Roland and his crew finally meet the mayor of Hambry and the Big Coffin Hunters. You can feel the tension of their first meeting through the amazing artwork, and simply great writing. We also get to see what Roland's friends, Alain and Cuthbert, do in a tough situation in a great Mexican standoff.

So far I am totally blown away by this mini series. If this quality can hold up to issue #7 and have a great ending, then I would rank it in my top 10 mini series of all time with ease... maybe in the top 5. The sophistication of this series is usually only seen in works by such writers as Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. If this is what we get the first time Stephen King teams up with Marvel, then I pray to god we get a second, third and fourth time at the very least.

The artwork by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove is simply amazing. I couldn't imagine any of these characters illustrated any other way: from the beautifully rendered Susan Delgado to the disturbing images of John Farson. It can't get much better then this.

We get another history lesson at the end of this issue written by Robin Furth. These are almost as interesting as the main story itself. This one is entitled The Guns of Deschain, and not only explains their origins, but makes this already interesting universe even more so.

I can't recommend this series enough.