The Funnybooks

[Mr. Palmer]

I'll be honest, I read everything Stephen King writes (as I'm sure most of you do). And it's with that that I've avoided the comics. I'm only interested in Mr. King's words, not those interpreted from others.

Does anyone else feel this way?

[aliphil]

i love the kings work and am a long time reader. but my son who is 12 cant read to well and loves horrors so he asked what he could read so i put him on to the comics and he loves them. so i think they have there place on the shelves even if it is to get yong minds intrested in the real king books.

[Mr. Palmer]

I concur.

If the funnybooks can get the young'uns to reading Mr. King's novels and such, I'm all for it! Heck, if they can even get the older set to do so, more power to them.

[michal]

I've stayed away from the comics as well. It doesn't feel quite like blasphemy to me, but close enough for Rock n' Role.

[K4driver]

well in my local Comic store, you have to be over 18 to get the stephen King Comics,

[Doc Wilson]

I'm not at all tempted by the SK comics. I am tempted by works that aren't in any other form, like some of Joe Hill's work. I really really really enjoyed Locke and Key, for example, but its just not a cost effective media for me. I can't see paying almost 20 bucks for something I can read in an hour.

[Mr. Palmer]

well in my local Comic store, you have to be over 18 to get the stephen King Comics,

That's strange. I thought the comics were meant for an all-age group.

I know that's how it is at my LCS.

[Ubasti]

I have gotten all of the hard cover editions of the Dark Tower comics as well as The Stand so far. With the Dark Tower (not sure if the same applies for The Stand), there is some back story that isn't in the books. The art is beautiful and really adds to the stories.

[JohnDalglish]

I have gotten all of the hard cover editions of the Dark Tower comics as well as The Stand so far. With the Dark Tower (not sure if the same applies for The Stand), there is some back story that isn't in the books. The art is beautiful and really adds to the stories.

Hi,

AWUS (And What Ubasti Said)

I agree completely, I hadn't been in a comic book store for at least thirty years before The Gunslinger Born but now I've learned to appreciate the medium for exactly what it is, and I think Robin Furth's writing (in consultation with Sai King) adds a lot too!

Long days and pleasant nights

[sam peebles]

I really loved the comics. As John and Ubasti said, they provide a bit more backstory and information that is not available in the series, and the artist Jae Lee is amazing (for some reason though, I think he stopped doing the most recent series). I don't think there is anything wrong with King handing the reins over to capable hands for another medium.

[JackTheRipper]

That's strange. I thought the comics were meant for an all-age group.

I know that's how it is at my LCS.

Well it is for mature readers. With the blood and everything (such as Roland in the brothel and also with Susan cutting [or about to cut] her hair)

[Mr. Palmer]

I hadn't realized it was meant for a mature audience.

Hmm. Hasn't stopped my version of The Comic Shop Guy from selling them to minors, though...

[teejay17]

It's an entirely different medium. Comics are to King's work as films are to his work. The nice thing about them is that they contain a lot of different artistic merit (other than sound).
There is graphic art, text, dialogue, and even film (almost every movie has story boards drawn up before actually shooting). I don't think they are any less than the novel because they are not comparable.

[AndyDufresne]

Calling the comics 'funnybooks' are as degrading as to call King's work simple 'horror books'. There's a lot more to it than that.
It's a great way of continuing the story of young Roland, I'm sad to see it end.

[pixiedark]

I love the Dark Tower Comics because I can get a clear picture of what Cuthbert, Alain and Susan look like. The comics also make the battles and gunfights a lot more real and interesting. I never read comics before Dark Tower came out, but now I get all the King comics!

[Mr. Palmer]

I've always called comics "funny books". I didn't use it as a degrading term.