New Series in 2010

[Moderator]

Marvel announces a new chapter in the Dark Tower graphic fiction adaptation—Dark Tower: The Gunslinger beginning in 2010. Following the climactic Battle of Jericho Hill, Roland Deschain now begins the most important journey of his young life. The New York Times Best-Selling creative team of Peter David, Robin Furth and Richard Isanove return for a new arc exploring the life of Roland Deschain, revealing how and why he began his pursuit of the man in black across Mid-World’s Mohaine Desert!

[Moderator]

Forgot to add the link (http://www.stephenking.com/promo/gunslinger_gn/) to view exclusive look at the artwork available on this site only.

[All Hail The Crimson King]

Marvel announces a new chapter in the Dark Tower graphic fiction adaptation—Dark Tower: The Gunslinger beginning in 2010. Following the climactic Battle of Jericho Hill, Roland Deschain now begins the most important journey of his young life. The New York Times Best-Selling creative team of Peter David, Robin Furth and Richard Isanove return for a new arc exploring the life of Roland Deschain, revealing how and why he began his pursuit of the man in black across Mid-World’s Mohaine Desert!

Just wanted to confirm this, folk on the DT.Com (including me) are wondering if this is supposed to be a prequel to Little Sisters of Eluria, following his travels from Jericho Hill up through LSOE and The Gunslinger? This is great, Ms. Mod thanks for sharing.

[All Hail The Crimson King]

Don't make me use the quivering lower lip and big puppy eyes on you, Ms.Mod!

[Brainslinger]

I thought it would be a retelling of The Gunslinger and wasn't going to get it for that reason. However, the blurb on that link makes me think it will be a bridge series, which is certainly welcome.

I'd appreciate confirmation too though before shelling out. ;) If it is, a bridge I think it should be renamed though as many people would get the wrong idea concerning the contents.

[SpencerC]

I like this idea, I've always wondered exactly what spurred him to actively seek the tower.

[Ray89]

Yes, I'm really looking forward to this! :D
Still, it's too bad King doesn't write these himself :(

[Mr. Palmer]

I agree that it's too bad Sai King isn't writing these himself. I'd probably take the plunge if it he was, but instead am holding off.

[Robert8x10]

The problem I have with the graphic novels is their too slow. If you were to purchase the individual issues then it takes too long for the story to move along. For those of you old enough to remember the phone advice lines or chat lines? You paid $2.99 or more a minute and maybe the person on the other end talked real slow.
That's how it felt buying issue after issue of Marvel's Graphic Novel. Even, my local comic book guy thought so when he asked why I stopped. "Yep, it needs to move faster"
Roland or Mr. King needs to twirl his finger to the comic writers and artist to move the story along.
Or you can wait and but the hard bound edition!

[nate_watkins]

I like this idea, I've always wondered exactly what spurred him to actively seek the tower.

This is explained better in Wizard and Glass, towards the end...

[nate_watkins]

Yes, I'm really looking forward to this! :D
Still, it's too bad King doesn't write these himself :(

Supposedly Sai King gives the final approval on the script, and storyline... but I can't say for sure.

[GNTLGNT]

Uncle Stevie does indeed have final say-but the "reins" of the story are in the hands of his one time capable assistant Robin Furth and others and they are doing a MARVEL-ous job...:grinning:

[milkguy420]

i wait and get the full story-arc in hard bound. the fifth graphic novel came out last week (i was suppose to get it but it ended up on back order) and so far i've enjoyed them greatly, however peter david's wording could've used some of sK's help (robin furth oversees and directs the plot and script, peter david writes them, though robin did write a small prologue to "Fall of Gilead" that dealt with the back-story of Marten which was pretty darn cool. the writing has also revealed in a very discreet way that Marten is related to the crimson king and therefore related to Roland through a distant bloodline (or perhaps it was just through ceremony?). i can't wait for this newest story-arc involving The Gunslinger to wrap up and get published in hard cover. Also, the graphics are amazing. Isanove is awesome at what he does.

[Brainslinger]

If Marten has any relation to Roland it's purely as an in law I'd say. I.e. The Crimson King is half demon on his mother's side. Marten is the son of a humanoid demon and a dark goddess which might be the same thing as a demon, I'm not sure. The kinds of demon are different though, i.e. one a Great One Spider demon, the other humanoid, so they might not be related at all.

Incidentally, I know of people who were really annoyed at the apparent changes in Walter's parentage compared to the books. I actually don't see a contradiction though. The book never said that his human parents were his natural parents after all, although King's coda in Song of Susannah did imply that. Stuff in the coda. That's just thoughts though. If it doesn't appear in the story, it doesn't necessarily stand. On the other hand it could be the comic stuff that is not true. The Sorcerer is told from the point of view of Marten, and we know he can be a liar.