I love the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. The story of Roland, the last gunslinger of Mid-World, made for a compelling 7 volume epic (of which I've read 4 . . . have to start reading things that do not involve sequential art). For those of you that are like me and need pictures to go along with great fiction writing, Stephen King has struck a deal with Marvel comics to start producing a series of comics delving into the backstory of the Dark Tower series. Think of it as a prequel, which will most likely deal with the fall of Gilead, the battle between the gunslingers and John Farson's army and the battle of Jericho Hill. All those events had a passing mention in the series of books and would make for excellent comic book material. You just need the right artist for the job. I guess that's why they picked Jae Lee to tackle the chore of bringing Mid-World to 4-color life. Lee's moody and gritty art style would fit perfectly with the source material as you can see in the above and below pictures. If you want to know more about this, check out this page in the coming months for more art and info. I'll leave you with this second piece of released artwork which is truly breath-taking . . . if you're a raging geek like myself.
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