The Funnybooks

**Mr. Palmer** · August 2nd, 2009

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** · August 2nd, 2009

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** · August 2nd, 2009

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** · August 3rd, 2009

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** · August 4th, 2009

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

**Doc Wilson** · August 4th, 2009

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** · August 4th, 2009

Originally Posted by K4driver

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** · August 4th, 2009

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** · August 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · August 5th, 2009

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.