I'm happy living in the land of picture books for stuff like this, and you can be happy in your smug world of real literature. And I spend way too much money on the snake oil I rub on my aging face to damage it that way! In small doses (like this comic) I'm fine, but the western/poet/cowboy/bullshit way that these characters talked would have me scratching at my skin like a meth head by the time I was done with a full-length novel.
See, one of my pet peeves is made up accents & words. For those of you who are going to try to convince me that I really must read these? Let me just stop you right there.
I'm not 100% about this, but I think if you're planning to read the books, then this thing will spoil some of the plot twists for you, and you may want to wait and read the comics last.Īlright. Those of you who have read the books will have to let me know for sure, though.įrom what I've heard, this isn't going in order of the BOOKS, it's just telling the story. I'm assuming that Peter David did a good job of transferring the spirit of the story onto the panels. It's strange, creepy, lyrical - nasty in spots -but ultimately so interesting that you want more. It's visually gorgeous.Īnd the plot was pretty much what I would expect from Stephen King. Jae Lee shines in this sort of environment! You honestly can't ask for a better artist when it comes to a western/fantasy/horror story like this one. I don't think these will be as detailed, nuanced, or whatever else as the books, but I'm just looking for the overall gist of the story. Well, if you're a lazy girl (or guy!) like me, then you'll grab at the comic book version like it's the last life preserver on a sinking ship. Regardless of the reason, I now wanted to find out what this story was all about.Īnd then (after a bit of research on the interwebs) I found out that this was some sort of insane epic that consists of 8 large books and one novella, written over the course of 40+ YEARS. I'll be sitting over here in the corner if you want me.Īlright. Like every other asshole out there who doesn't bother reading a book until the movie comes out, I saw this trailer and suddenly got interested. It's simply personal preference and not a reflection on my feelings towards the man or his fans. But please don't think I'm trying to say his books are bad! The guy has talent oozing out of his pores, and I'm not trying to downplay what the impact of his presence in the literary world. Here's the thing, I don't really enjoy the rambling, weird, sometimes downright gross style of some of his writing. But yeah.Īnd all the King fans simultaneously do this: And, not being a huge fan of King's horror/fantasy/whatever tales, I hadn't been motivated to figure that out till now. Ok, I'm probably going to get crucified by King fans, but I thought that The Dark Tower story was the same as The Stand.
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