The four-color gunslinger
Steve introduced me to Stephen King’s Dark Tower series a couple of years ago. Knowing how ecstatic I am to hear this news, I can only imagine how cartwheelin’ ape-shit he’s going:
NEW YORK – World Fantasy Award-winning writer Stephen King, long acknowledged as the master of modern horror, and Marvel Comics join forces this spring to launch a ground-breaking new comic book series adapted from King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower.
The comic series will mark the first time Stephen King has produced original content for an ongoing comic book project. The series will expand the saga of King’s epic hero, Roland Deschain, whose quest to save the Dark Tower is captured in seven best-selling novels published over the course of twenty-five years.
That’s right: An ongoing series about Roland.
Kick. Ass.
The series will be illustrated by Eisner-award winning artist Jae Lee.
The first issue’s set to hit in April, and the press release is already indicating that there will be a hardcover compilation of the first six floppies ’round the holidays next year.
Update 10/29/05: Marvel’s Joe Quesada and Ralph Macchio are interviewed about the new series over at Newsarama.