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Dubbed the Master of the Macabre for his domination of the horror genre, King has also written bestselling thrillers, mysteries, fantasies, novellas, and short stories, many of which have been turned into blockbuster films and miniseries (A partial list includes Carrie, The Shining, The Stand,, Misery, It, The Shawshank Redemption, The Langoliers, Stand by Me, and The Green Mile). He also has two works of nonfiction to his credit: a gorgeously crafted memoir/scribbler's how-to (On Writing) and Faithful, a chronicle of the Boston Red Sox' stellar 2004 season, cowritten with Stewart O'Nan. In 2003, he received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
In between books, the indefatigable King performs in the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band that includes among its rotating personnel fellow authors Dave Barry and Amy Tan; attends as many Boston Red Sox games as is humanly possible; and contributes with his wife, Tabitha, to many local and national charities.
King is probably one of the most easily recognizable authors alive, and it's not just because of his string of bestsellers. King has appeared in a number of films based on his work, including Pet Semetary, Thinner, and The Stand.
If you've ever wondered why Stephen King has written several books under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, there is actually a very simple explanation: King is so prolific that he felt it necessary to create an alter-ego so that he could publish more than one book a year. The name was a hastily hobbled together combination of writer Richard Stark (ironically, a pseudonym for Donald Westlake) and Randy Bachman of rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
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Posted December 16, 2008
The essential storyline is excellent, although those not familiar with the book series may have a hard time following it. The problem with this edition (the bound hardcover), is that the small sidebars giving a history of the "Dark Tower" universe are completely missing. I found these to be a bigger draw than the storyline itself. This is a great story, but collect the individual comics and skip this edition.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I am not a graphic novel reader, but being a Stephen King obsessed fan I did read the first collection of the Dark Tower. Overall the interpretation was pretty good, even thought the dialogue seems stiff at times. The drawings are wonderful and are just how I pictured everything in my head when I read the books. I am reading the next collected installment and am hoping it is just as good.
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Posted March 27, 2009
This is the first time I've been interested in a graphic novel. I love all the DT books and loved this too. I can't wait for the next one!
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Posted January 20, 2012
G high nfh
First Book in a comic book look of the The Dark Tower in hard/paperback series of seven books. This is mostly centers around the first three books the story behind the story not in the books. Very will put together by the Marvel artist.
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Posted December 20, 2009
Is the novel a whole lot better than this? It simply oozes with pretentiousness. I could hardly stand getting through it. The art is decent.
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Posted November 18, 2009
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The story has very awesome characters, and has a different but cool take on westerns. The artwork is unbelievable! A must own for graphic novel readers.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Stephen Kings unique writing style is very well used in marvels iteration. The art itself seemed to me to be very noir like. The plot, story and narrative can get thrown around a bit but in all it come's together very nicely.
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Posted November 26, 2007
This is a great interpretation of Roland's backstory as told in 'The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass.' Don't make the mistake of expecting the story to be told in the exact same way as in the book. A 7 part comic book series can only tell so much of the story. The good news is, however, that Stephen King oversaw the entire development of his story and gave the final nod to the completed product. More good news... there is rumor that Mr. King and Marvel are developing the story of Roland's journey home and his adventures leading up to the start of the first Dark Tower book. Come on HBO, adapt this into a miniseries!
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Posted December 6, 2007
Most intricate series I¿ve ever read out of all the Stephen King novels I have. Whenever I read a King novel, I expected horror and detail but when I first engulfed myself into King's work I was mesmerized by the emphasis on specific objects and characters that had influence later on in the series. You can see from the first couple of chapters that the main character has immense talent and experience in what he does. The main character ¿Roland¿ also gives a small display of what kind of person he is, and what his goal is. But it really wasn¿t even the storyline that impressed me, it was how everything intertwined and made the partial image you¿re given in the first book whole. I loved this beginning in the Dark Tower series and I believe that anyone that likes Stephen King, guns, and good verses evil will love it also.
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Posted November 10, 2007
Oh my gosh, you have to read this book. The way Stephen King writes is phenomenal. I'm buying the whole series as soon as I can!! They need to make a movie or something!!!!
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Posted November 17, 2007
This is a true series of mystery, heroism, love and sheer terror all in one. Stephen king or richard bachman(whom we know are twiners) ha ! ha ! has made many of my days tense and oh as sweet as the sent of a rose with anticipation to what is to come in each series of the dark tower. A movie must come out for this but will never live up to the creativity, no the brillance of this saga that tells of a gunslinger who must save all creation.
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Posted November 13, 2007
If you liked the series then it's worth a peek because the graphics are really well done. The writing is not nearly as good as the book but that's to be expected because of the format. I read it in less than 2 hours and spent a lot of time admiring the artwork.
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Posted November 15, 2007
Me too!!! I love the books and totally agree with the movie idea! This is an amazing story and a fabulous way to tell it.
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