If you could choose the next King story to turn into a comic, what would it be? For me, it would have to be Christine. It is my 6th favorite book (behind the Stand, and the Dark Tower books 1-3 and 5). Considering how rare Plymouth Furys are, this would be the only way to get a better retelling of the book. Besides, it would be great to see a new version of Arnie as he slowly descends into what happened to him. It would also be able to correct something the movie changed for no reason-the location. I mean it being in Pennsylvania-especially a suburb of Monroeville/Pittsburgh I will argued played a huge part in the finale of the book. Anyway, what is your choice?
The next Graphic novel?
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No choice but would read them all.
...there has been talk of adapting IT, but haven't seen any updates....
I wouldn't choose to adapt any into comic form.
I don't really object to any books being adapted into comics....I know lots of folks really enjoy the format....they just ain't my thang
I don't really object to any books being adapted into comics....I know lots of folks really enjoy the format....they just ain't my thang
Totally agree. Joe Hill currently has a comic called Wraith which is a prequel of sorts to his novel NOS4A2, which I love. I went to the comic store last week to buy them, picked them up, and then thought better of it and put them back. I loved comics as a kid, but just cannot get into them as an adult. I'd rather read a good story and let my imagination make up the pictures. Artwork once in a while throughout a book is cool (like the DT books), but graphic novels and comics? I'll pass.
...I've been a fan of comics since I was a little giant...and there is a lot of great artwork out there, riveting storylines and quality adaptions...to each their own, but I purchase several titles currently-and hope another King series could be worked out...
I guess that I'd like to see Duma Key or Pet Sematary adapted in the same vein as MAD Magazine! 
Absolutely It. I have a feeling that would lend itself very much to the graphic novel format. ( Although most any Stephen King story does, because they are so visual and have many distinct characters).
I haven't read The Stand ones yet. Basically it's just that it's expensive, you don't just buy one book as with a novel. You have to buy several to get it complete. For The Dark Tower I find them very much worth the money. For The Stand I'm not sure yet, the story is already familiar, is there much new in the graphic novel? With The Dark Tower you get additional storylines.
I haven't read The Stand ones yet. Basically it's just that it's expensive, you don't just buy one book as with a novel. You have to buy several to get it complete. For The Dark Tower I find them very much worth the money. For The Stand I'm not sure yet, the story is already familiar, is there much new in the graphic novel? With The Dark Tower you get additional storylines.
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I might not buy these graphic novels, but I do notice that they are available at my local library - I took one out once and it interested my son, which is a step in the right direction to get younger people to read, rather than spending so much time on the "smart" phone
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black, eh?
...Yes Gerald it's worth a read, and not much new-but enough to keep it fresh...
I love comics! I want to see the Night Shift collection get a once over in comic book form. It would be cool to see them done like the old EC Comics bitd.
i totally get 'to each his own', and comics aren't for everyone. as a lifelong SK & comic reader / collector, i've gone through phases of being very excited to read a comic adaptation, to being mildly interested in seeing what the end result is.
the difference? Wraith is original content. i was lucky enough to get the SP edition of NOS4A2 that includes the alternate ending and the Wraith novella. the comic series Wraith, however, only adapts the novella in issue #1 (a Charlie Manx origin story)… while the remaining issues serve as a sort of prequel and additional story. so instead of the typical (often substandard) 'adaptation', the end result is lots of awesome material that expands on the already awesome NOS4A2, and it's directly from Joe Hill.
i like the comic adaptations of SK's works, some more than others. i couldn't choose which story to adapt because i appreciate all of his prose as i experienced it the first time around. i'm a completist, so i'll grab any adaptations that get released.
but if he were to release an original story in comic format, my excitement level would be amped up one hundredfold… i wouldn't know how to act.
Chris, I agree -- Night Shift as an EC comic. I'd skip Last Rung on the Ladder, though, and a couple others.
I too, inhumanking, think original content is the way to go. I would even love to see something like a concept mentioned in a novel turned into its own entity. Why not a comic called The Shop? Why not a comic called Derry, featuring Mike Hanlon the librarian figuring out supernatural mysteries? It would be great to see a comic sequel to The Tommyknockers, to see what happened on the ship after it took off, maybe see it land on another inhabited planet, moon, whatever; also, a prequel would be great as well. How about seeing other iterations of Leland Gaunt and his other shops, and perhaps meet some of his colleague shopkeepers? The walking windmill thing from Castle Rock would make a wonderful one-shot. There could me more stories from the mysterious club featured in "The Breathing Method." Exactly what was the Arrowhead Project?
Perhaps an exploration of the Lovecraftian worlds accessible via that eldritch Buick 8 vehicle would be appropriate for a comic. Let's find out what happened to the survivors of the post-Phoner landscape. Would love to see more of the game shows in the world of The Running Man. How many other curses has Taduz Lemke put on people in his life...were they always somewhat justifiable? How about a history of other Long Walks? Maybe Annie Wilkes tortured other people too from the missing-persons file. Is the world fighting 100,000 gray-matter blobs that grew huge in size and started to multiply in the ocean and rise up on land in other countries...can their spores be carried on the winds of the upper atmosphere...did their DNA mutate and combine with H1N1? Are their secret underground franchises of Quitters, Inc. around the country...besides smoking, do they help with work ethic, unruly kids, things like that? How many other Jaunts went wrong, and what were the results? Does Christine have a brother?
King doesn't have to write any of this stuff. He can just license them to Marvel. Marvel could have a field day. And he could bring in more money for his organization with a long-tail business model like this and do all sorts of wonderful things with the cash. His intellectual property and brands could be extended and the value extracted allocated to all kinds of charitable endeavors. And his readership could enjoy consuming some very interesting experiments in the field of graphic novels.
I too, inhumanking, think original content is the way to go. I would even love to see something like a concept mentioned in a novel turned into its own entity. Why not a comic called The Shop? Why not a comic called Derry, featuring Mike Hanlon the librarian figuring out supernatural mysteries? It would be great to see a comic sequel to The Tommyknockers, to see what happened on the ship after it took off, maybe see it land on another inhabited planet, moon, whatever; also, a prequel would be great as well. How about seeing other iterations of Leland Gaunt and his other shops, and perhaps meet some of his colleague shopkeepers? The walking windmill thing from Castle Rock would make a wonderful one-shot. There could me more stories from the mysterious club featured in "The Breathing Method." Exactly what was the Arrowhead Project?
Perhaps an exploration of the Lovecraftian worlds accessible via that eldritch Buick 8 vehicle would be appropriate for a comic. Let's find out what happened to the survivors of the post-Phoner landscape. Would love to see more of the game shows in the world of The Running Man. How many other curses has Taduz Lemke put on people in his life...were they always somewhat justifiable? How about a history of other Long Walks? Maybe Annie Wilkes tortured other people too from the missing-persons file. Is the world fighting 100,000 gray-matter blobs that grew huge in size and started to multiply in the ocean and rise up on land in other countries...can their spores be carried on the winds of the upper atmosphere...did their DNA mutate and combine with H1N1? Are their secret underground franchises of Quitters, Inc. around the country...besides smoking, do they help with work ethic, unruly kids, things like that? How many other Jaunts went wrong, and what were the results? Does Christine have a brother?
King doesn't have to write any of this stuff. He can just license them to Marvel. Marvel could have a field day. And he could bring in more money for his organization with a long-tail business model like this and do all sorts of wonderful things with the cash. His intellectual property and brands could be extended and the value extracted allocated to all kinds of charitable endeavors. And his readership could enjoy consuming some very interesting experiments in the field of graphic novels.
Or Creepshow. For real, using any and all his more E.C. style stories. Use some of the classic horror artists still alive. Wrightson, natch, who did the original Creepshow, maybe cats like Neal Adams, Stephen Bisset, John Totleben, Mike Ploog (still alive?). Good comic art, with lots of panels and WORDS. Bright, gaudy, GORY covers.