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The Gunslinger Born
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This was posted at tdt.net earlier today:
Hunchback Jack That. Looks. Amazing.
(and fairly creepy)
HBJ.
Lou_Sytsma Wow! Very cool! 8-)
Bev_Vincent "DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #2 (of 7)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Pencils and Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Roland has incurred the wrath of the evil sorcerer Marten, and must flee his home in Gilead with two of his young friends. But arriving in the supposedly friendly town of Hambry may be no safer, for the dreaded agents of Marten are abroad—The Coffin Hunters! Though it’s not all completely bleak as Roland meets the woman who will become the love of his young life—the beautiful Susan Delgado. Plus: Learn more about the land of the Dark Tower with exclusive bonus material!
48 PGS./CARDSTOCK COVER/Parental Advisory …$3.99"
Lou_Sytsma "Picked up a copy of the sketch book on the way home. Beautiful drawings and the character sketch for Jonas Eldred is top notch! OTOH the one for Alain Johnson with his furry chaps looks like something out of Blazing Saddles.
There is a drawing of young Roland, the morning after he bests Cort I believe, where his father is standing over him that looks amazing as well.
The sequence showing how the digital painting is done is excellent too.
Can't wait for the first installment in February! 8-)" 1166059551 Lou_Sytsma
Bev_Vincent "World Fantasy Award-winning writer Stephen King, long acknowledged as the master of modern horror, will appear as a Guest of Honor at New York Comic Con taking place February 23-25, 2007. King will join a special panel hosted by Joe Quesada, Editor In Chi"
Bev_Vincent The Dark Tower Blog at Marvel
Bev_Vincent Dark Tower looms in graphic form
King's Q&A with USA Today
Each article has different artwork samples.
Bev_Vincent "To tease you to the USA site, here's one of the images:
Lilja And here is a trailer for the mag.
Lilja
TheHade
How can this trailer be downloaded? :-?
Bev_Vincent "It's not meant to be downloaded, merely viewed."
notchristopher "I'm trying to figure out a way to get them all from online shops and I was looking at this site:
http://www.silverbulletcomics.com/shop/
There are 3 different versions of the first issue, and a signed copy correct? This site has them listed as:
Dark Tower Gunslinger Born Quesada Var (#1) 31.49
Dark Tower Gunslinger Born Jae Lee Sketch Var (#1) 89.99
Dark Tower Gunslinger Born (#1) 3.59
Are those correct prices? Or are just jacking them up cause of the rarity? I've seen the signed for only ~$30.
"
Bev_Vincent "I don't believe that there are fixed prices for the other versions. Whatever the shopkeeper wants to set the price at is up to them.
By the way, there's an update at the Marvel DT blog site today."
Bev_Vincent [Peter] David's Kingly task
Peter David unleashes his inner Stephen King fanboy to discuss rescripting Dark Tower as a comic book
Bev_Vincent "I group called Dead Issue has a song called The Last Gunslinger inspired by Roland on their MySpace page. I haven't listened to it yet, but I thought I would pass this along."
notchristopher "
Don't listen to it..."
Bev_Vincent Some new goodies at Marvel: A Dark Tower screensaver and a new entry on the DT blog with maps.
Bev_Vincent "Richard Isanove, the colorist of The Gunslinger Born, will be signing copies of the comic book for those who can't meet him at New York Comic Con in February. It will be through The Signed Page at http://www.signedpage.com. "
Bev_Vincent New interview with Peter David and cover art from issue 3
Bev_Vincent Entering the Dark Tower II: Jae Lee
Lou_Sytsma This is looking real good. Can't wait to grab the first issue.
Bev_Vincent "The premiere issue of Stephen King’s Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born is almost here and Marvel is pleased to announce two variant covers by Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada and series artist, Eisner Award-winning Jae Lee!
Jae Lee cover: [img"
Bev_Vincent Another interview with Peter David.
Bev_Vincent "Issue 1 of the series is at the printers.
Peter David and Jae Lee will sign The Gunslinger Born #1 at Midtown Comics at midnight on February 6th at Times Square.
Nicole Boose has a new entry in her Marvel blog, The Error That Almost Was. "
Bev_Vincent ""
Bev_Vincent "To celebrate the launch of the ground-breaking new comic book series adapted from Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower, Marvel Comics will offer a first-ever midnight release of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1 the night of Tuesday, February 6"
Bev_Vincent Part II of interview with Peter David
Bev_Vincent "New York Comic Con to launch podcast
In a significant development that will transform it into a year-round national event, New York Comic Con (NYCC) has announced that it will launch an audio and video podcast available free to the general pub" 1169512901 Bev_Vincent
Bev_Vincent "DARK TOWER" WITH ROBIN FURTH & MARVEL EDITORS
CBR News participated this afternoon in a press conference held by Marvel Comics to discuss Stephen King's “The
Bev_Vincent Entering the Dark Tower IV: Robin Furth interview
Bev_Vincent "Every week comic book fans look forward to Wednesdays, the day new issues go on sale. On Feb. 7, one of those comics will be the first issue of a new seven-part series based on the Stephen King novel “The Dark Tower,” from Marvel Entertainment. To commemorate the event, almost 150 comic book retailers across the country will begin selling the issue at the stroke of midnight. A list of participating stores can be found at www.marvel.com/news/comicstories. Fans who flock to Midtown Comics in Manhattan will see a couple of special guests: Peter David, who writes the dialogue for the series, and Jae Lee, the book’s artist. The store will open for one hour.
"
Bev_Vincent "In advance of the big release, Silver Bullet Comics' podcast guru Tim Beeman introduces a Marvel conference call featuring the co-writer of The Dark Tower series, Stephen King expert Robin" 1170166904 Bev_Vincent
Bev_Vincent ""
Bev_Vincent A review 1170341138 Bev_Vincent
Lou_Sytsma Thanks for the link Bev. Sounds very promising.
Bev_Vincent Another review
Bev_Vincent "LA TIMES:
STEPHEN KING's "The Dark Tower," a magnum opus about a haunted gunslinger on a quest for a mysterious spire, stretched out over 22 years, seven novels and a staggering 4,272 pages of eerie adventure.
But here's th"
Lou_Sytsma I picked up the Marve Spotlight Dark Tower issue and this is going to be one beautiful looking series. Great issue with interviews with all the principals and a letter from Stephen king himself. Well worth the purchase.
Bev_Vincent Jae Lee takes the T.M.I. quiz
On Tuesday night, comic book and literature fans across the country will celebrate the first midnight release of a comic book: King's &"
Bev_Vincent The midnight release of Stephen King’s Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1 at nearly 150 retailers across the country is almost here and Marvel wishes all of the retailers participating the best of luck. Marvel is equally as excited as all the retailers an
Bev_Vincent "The first Stephen King comic book will not be out until Wednesday, but eager King fans are expected to line up across the country to buy the comic at special midnight sales.
Sports 'N More, 7349 Lake Shore Blvd., Mentor, is the only comic shop"
Bev_Vincent Quint reviews #1 at AICN
Bev_Vincent A new entry at the Marvel Blog
Lou_Sytsma Picking my issue up after work today. 8-)
notdarkyet "can anyone confirm if the issues are just numbered or if they have titles as well? i ask because at one point, shortly after the series was announced, i was in correspondence with someone high up at Marvel (b/c of research for my Stephen King books). they supplied me with 6 titles for the issues, but since then, it has been upped to 7 issues and they don't appear to have titles from looking at the cover. any help from someone who has the first issue would be greatly appreciated.
-justin"
Bev_Vincent "The issues have no individal titles. The cover says "1 of 7"
The copyright information says "Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born No. 1, April 2007."
Lou_Sytsma Very nice issue. Lots of reading material too! But its been awhile since I bought a comic book - $5.41 Cdn! That is paperback book territory.
Bev_Vincent "Midnight Opening at Earth 2. A nice long report, with pictures."
Bev_Vincent "Richmond's Velocity Comics -- another midnight opening, and a convert to the DT world."
Bev_Vincent "Peter David on Portland (ME) WCSH channel 6
Tonight at 7 PM: Our conversation with Award-winning Marvel Comics writer Peter David on Stephen King's Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born #1. We're getting ready for the 14th annual Chili and Chowder Challenge in the 207 Kitchen with Chili from Federal Jack's. And Don Campbell plays live in our studios.
Casablanca Comics proudly presents Marvel Comics writer Peter David on Friday, February 9th from 3-6 PM at Casablanca Comics in Portland.
Mr. David will be signing copies of Stephen King's Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born #1.
For more information on the event visit: http://www.casablancacomics.com/
For more information on the Peter David visit: http://www.peterdavid.net/
For more information on Dark Tower visit: http://www.marvel.com/darktower/"
Bev_Vincent "Look out, Spider-Man, here comes the Gunslinger. As if Stephen King didn't have enough fans, the EW columnist is tapping the comic-book market with The Dark Tower, a graphic adaptation of his epic fantasy-Western. The seven-issue series, drawn by Jae Lee "
Bev_Vincent Peter David's report on the midnight signing
The Collectors Corner, located on Harford Road in Parkville, was one of five Maryland stores that opened at midnight Feb. 7 for the release of Marvel Comic's "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1" based on a series of seven novels written by Stephen King over 25 years.
Part of the inspiration behind adapting a King novel was to entice people who have never read a comic before to try something new, said Randy Myers, who owns Collectors Corner.
"The idea behind the comic was getting people into them," Myers said.
The "Dark Tower" comics were written by Peter David and Robin Furth, with art and covers by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. The second in the series will be released March 7.
Marvel decided on a midnight release similar to those held by major chain stores for books, such as "Harry Potter."
"To be honest, I thought it was kind of a goofy idea," Myers said.
But customers started calling about the comic two weeks before its release, and some even reserved copies in advance. Just minutes after midnight, two dozen people had purchased the comic, which cost $3.99.
Rosedale resident Stephanie Clark came to the late-night release, despite being fairly new to comics and never having read King's books.
"A midnight release has to be cool," said Clark, who left the store with a handful of comics, including "The Dark Tower."
Browsing the store's comic selection before the register opened at midnight, Kris Culotta of Abingdon and Jennifer Schlosser of Towson called themselves seasoned veterans of midnight releases.
Although Schlosser is a big fan of comics, Culotta -- in his first visit to Collectors Corner -- is more of a Stephen King fan.
But reading the Stephen King comic "is a pretty good segue" into a different medium, Culotta said.
"Stephen King is known for little bookstore things, so it's appropriate that (the comic) is here," said Culotta, who once traveled to a small bookstore in Connecticut to meet King. "You've got to support the local stores."
Collectors Corner, which opened in 2001, is one of the few comic book stores in the county.
Rows and rows of comic books with the familiar faces of Superman, Spider Man and Wolverine line the walls of the small store, which also sells comic book-related items, such as DVDs, graphic novels and action figures.
On Wednesdays, when new comics are released, the regulars come to the store to pick up the comics to which they subscribe. A number of the regulars subscribe to 10 or more series, Myers said.
Most of the store's customers are the typical demographic for comics -- 18- to 35-year-old men -- although a large number of women and children buy comics from the store, which even has a section of children's comics near the door.
Finch variant cover for issue 2
Nicole Boose's most recent blog entry
Lilja
Picking up from last issue's startling cliffhanger, Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #2 keeps the action going as well as gives readers their first glimpse at some of the epic's most popular- and important- characters.
Learn the fate of Roland and his ka-tet as they head East to avoid the scheming of Marten, fear the introduction of the deadly Big Coffin Hunters, and meet the young woman who will always be in Roland's heart- Susan. But it is the first terrifying glimpse of the deadly Crimson King that will truly haunt you after reading!
All of this, plus a map of the Barony of Mejis, a short story describing the creation of Maerlyn's Rainbow, and an open letter from the Master himself, Stephen King! Don't miss Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #2, on sale Wednesday, 3/7.
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Art and Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Sketch Variant by JAE LEE
Just outside Hambry, Roland makes a monstrous discovery: The evil Farson and his Coffin Riders have stolen the awesome weapons of the Old Ones and now have the oil to power them and launch an attack against the Affiliation—a group which counts among its members Roland’s father, Stephen Deschain! And, at just the wrong time, the young gunslinger’s ka-tet may be splintering, when Cuthbert accuses Roland of cowardice and rides off on his own. Things are going sour in Mid-World, sai. All this plus a six-gun full of extras!
Lilja