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Stephen King speaks about DARK TOWER from the NYCC... And yes, this includes new info on the JJ Abrams rumor!!!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here at the tail end of an incredibly busy day. My flight out of New York is very early in the morning, so I'm going to sleep and work on transcribing my one on one interview with King while traveling to post Monday... It's a good one. In the meantime, I thought I'd run down the panel discussion a bit for you Tower junkies.



The panel included King, Jae Lee (artist), Joe Quesada (head honcho/artist), Robin Furth (Queen of Dark Tower knowledge), Peter David (writer), Ralph Macchio (Marvel man, definitely not Daniel LaRusso), Richard Isanove (colorer) and Chris Eliopoules (letterer), although King was the one people wanted to talk to the most.

He came out wearing a SHAUN OF THE DEAD t-shirt and the audience just went nuts for him. They were all there to talk about the comic, but the geeks, of course, wanted to know a little bit about everything. Here's a rundown of what was discussed:

-Right now there are no plans to bring on any other artist for the Dark Tower comics. King loved Jae Lee's work and says that these books are firmly Lee's, Furth's and David's vision.

-The comics will follow Roland through Mejis (all Book 4 stuff), but it definitely WILL go past Book 4 and all the way up to Jericho Hill, which King demanded a giant splash page from Lee.

- Regarding further Dark Tower comics, King said, "There's always more stories."

- Hal from 2001 inspired Blaine the Mono (and that is the truth).

- When King writes, he doesn't see his characters, he doesn't tend to visualize them. "It's like I'm behind their eyes... maybe if they looked in a mirror..."

- King views the Dark Tower series as a first draft and plans to rewrite the entire series, but he promises he won't make them the Special Editions. The originals will always be out there.

Now for the two biggest newsworthy bits to come out of the panel:

- When asked if he'd turn another one of his books into a comic series with Marvel, King said he and Quesada were just beginning to talk about doing a version of The Stand as a Comic series. That made me perk up. How cool would that be?

- And the JJ Abrams bit. King said that Damon Lindelof and JJ Abrams did express interest, especially Damon, and wanted to develop the project. King said he was resistant to everybody in the past, but trusted Abrams and Lindelof. He said he trusted Frank Darabont, too, but he felt Frank always had too much on his plate. When Abrams and Lindelof approached King about trying to make the project work, King responded, "I'll tell you what... you can option the books and see what you can do with it." Nothing is set up, but they have the option... and if it doesn't work out, then no harm no foul, yeah? How much did Abrams and Lindelof pay for the option? $19, of course.

So, yes. They have the option. I talked with King an hour or so after the panel (a true geek out moment if there ever was one) and got more out of him about Abrams' plan. I'll have that out to you in less than 2 days, so keep an eye out for that in the very near future.

PS, my Mac Mail is really fucking up on me, so I'm reverting back to my Yahoo account until I can get my Mail program to stop freezing on me. If you've sent me an email in the last 2 days, please resend to the Yahoo account below. Thanks!

-Quint
aicnquint@yahoo.com



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$19 Baby?!?
by Randall Flagg
Feb 24th, 2007
09:38:16 PM
Awesome, awesome, awesome
by film_fanatic_in_the_original_b lack_and_white
Feb 24th, 2007
09:41:00 PM
You done good, Quint
by Ribbons
Feb 24th, 2007
09:48:39 PM
"King views the Dark Tower series as a first draft "
by xavier masterson
Feb 24th, 2007
09:49:36 PM
HUGH JACKMAN IS ROLAND!
by cutest_of_borg
Feb 24th, 2007
09:49:58 PM
Hopefully King will re-write the Dark Tower ending...
by Kasch
Feb 24th, 2007
09:51:33 PM
Re-writing the series
by Randall Flagg
Feb 24th, 2007
09:53:57 PM
Nice try, Borg...
by Abin Sur
Feb 24th, 2007
09:58:55 PM
no, no, no...
by jimmy rabbitte
Feb 24th, 2007
10:10:38 PM
Hey Bacci, he's an ACTOR...
by Abin Sur
Feb 24th, 2007
10:20:42 PM
nice try borg and abin sur!
by montessaurus
Feb 24th, 2007
10:49:06 PM
The Only Man to Play Roland
by hayt43
Feb 24th, 2007
10:49:23 PM
Just fantastic.
by Ridge
Feb 24th, 2007
10:51:03 PM
Sounds like an excellent lineup for the comic
by The Pusher
Feb 24th, 2007
10:51:47 PM
thing is, Roland is old. not
by montessaurus
Feb 24th, 2007
10:52:40 PM
Lance Henriksen as Roland!
by The8thSamurai
Feb 24th, 2007
11:08:04 PM
PLEASE do not suggest I haven't read the books...
by Abin Sur
Feb 24th, 2007
11:16:42 PM
no, no, no....
by WalrusSAS
Feb 24th, 2007
11:17:23 PM
Hulk/Wolverine anyone?
by Black Satin 2
Feb 24th, 2007
11:43:32 PM
I HAVE read the books, you butthole.
by cutest_of_borg
Feb 24th, 2007
11:47:51 PM
Oh, I see Abin Sur has already stated things...
by cutest_of_borg
Feb 24th, 2007
11:50:09 PM
Gee, *Darabont* has too much on his plate??
by TheSeeker7
Feb 24th, 2007
11:59:22 PM
PARIS HILTON AS OY!
by dead youngling
Feb 25th, 2007
12:10:18 AM
The Stand Comic=Awesom
by Z 008
Feb 25th, 2007
12:31:51 AM
Nice job Quint
by johnnykool
Feb 25th, 2007
12:37:01 AM
Hugh Jackman or Sawyer from Lost
by jimmy_009
Feb 25th, 2007
12:47:43 AM
REWRITE THE ENTIRE SERIES?
by DarthCorleone
Feb 25th, 2007
01:15:27 AM
Wait...so we can now confirm that Robin Furth exists?
by DarthCorleone
Feb 25th, 2007
01:16:58 AM
Clancy Brown
by HeadsAkimbo
Feb 25th, 2007
01:59:35 AM
Thanks Quint!
by bender7
Feb 25th, 2007
03:48:16 AM
How old is Roland? Is he handsome?
by Indiana Bones
Feb 25th, 2007
04:38:11 AM
If not Viggo then...
by Virtual Satyr
Feb 25th, 2007
04:49:17 AM
King is the man
by Daddylonghead
Feb 25th, 2007
05:11:22 AM
"Tiffany Mulheron as Susan Delgado"
by Randall Flagg
Feb 25th, 2007
05:22:25 AM
I take that back
by Randall Flagg
Feb 25th, 2007
05:32:10 AM
Comic Book Stand
by Boba Fat
Feb 25th, 2007
05:59:37 AM
WORST PANEL...EVER!
by Gunslinger1919
Feb 25th, 2007
07:27:40 AM
Roland's Age.
by hayt43
Feb 25th, 2007
08:26:22 AM
All Hail The King
by Fitzy
Feb 25th, 2007
09:15:25 AM
hayt43
by ElPaw
Feb 25th, 2007
09:26:30 AM
Lindelof is right for this
by performingmonkey
Feb 25th, 2007
09:32:34 AM
Poll for The Stand fans.
by TheRevengeOfBayouWilly
Feb 25th, 2007
10:20:10 AM
oh man oh man
by montessaurus
Feb 25th, 2007
10:35:05 AM
S'okay, Montessaurus...
by Abin Sur
Feb 25th, 2007
10:56:33 AM
BayouWilly
by Randall Flagg
Feb 25th, 2007
11:15:54 AM
Don't know why people have a problem with The Stand
by performingmonkey
Feb 25th, 2007
11:46:05 AM
Thanks, Randall!
by TheRevengeOfBayouWilly
Feb 25th, 2007
11:48:16 AM
Maybe we can lose "The Chap" this time around Steve-O??
by CarmillaVonDoom
Feb 25th, 2007
11:52:56 AM
'Hand of God' from 'The Stand'
by CarmillaVonDoom
Feb 25th, 2007
11:54:27 AM
Will the rewritten Book 6 be good?
by BitterMan23
Feb 25th, 2007
11:57:49 AM
"EEEEK!" Where's my sneetch?
by HappyHamster
Feb 25th, 2007
11:58:47 AM
shit
by mikey mike
Feb 25th, 2007
12:19:26 PM
The Hand of God
by The Alienist
Feb 25th, 2007
12:22:57 PM
19 dollars? Fucking beautiful.
by DanielKurland
Feb 25th, 2007
12:24:29 PM
Wait...
by Vespalad
Feb 25th, 2007
12:30:44 PM
yeah, Jar Jar on the horizon
by demille
Feb 25th, 2007
12:34:59 PM
Yes-rewrites! I only have every book in hardback! Fuck!
by kinghenryVIII
Feb 25th, 2007
01:26:57 PM
First Draft ?
by Mundungus
Feb 25th, 2007
03:57:25 PM
Michael Emerson as Walter...
by DanielKurland
Feb 25th, 2007
04:17:18 PM
Alvar Hanso = The Crimson King
by performingmonkey
Feb 25th, 2007
05:20:27 PM
My choice to play Roland is
by Yamato
Feb 25th, 2007
06:07:02 PM
For those who hate King's recent output please read
by Lovecraftfan
Feb 25th, 2007
08:41:01 PM
I GOT IT!!! SCOTT GLENN AS ROLAND
by Unlabled
Feb 25th, 2007
09:09:06 PM
CLANCY BROWN = FLAGG !!
by MultiplyingVillanies
Feb 25th, 2007
10:31:32 PM
How Incredibly Cool Is That?
by Evil Chicken
Feb 25th, 2007
11:05:19 PM
Smart people with know that Robert Patrick IS Roland
by andus74
Feb 26th, 2007
12:10:00 AM
to play Roland?
by Magnethead
Feb 26th, 2007
02:22:46 AM
ROLAND BROWNING AS ROLAND
by otto maddox
Feb 26th, 2007
03:57:04 AM
50 50
by Scenester_Intern55
Feb 26th, 2007
09:17:24 AM
Oy cannot be done outside of a movie budget
by performingmonkey
Feb 26th, 2007
10:59:49 AM
Hmm...
by invaderzim365
Feb 26th, 2007
11:04:33 AM
King had to be referring to the last 3 right?
by Unlabled
Feb 26th, 2007
11:39:12 AM
Not Abrams
by skater75
Feb 26th, 2007
01:02:04 PM
Daniel Day-Lewis as Roland
by e.albert.bansom
Feb 26th, 2007
02:45:09 PM
Robert Patrick as Roland
by Redmantle
Feb 26th, 2007
03:53:15 PM
So even King admits the saga as "finished" didn't...
by Childe Roland
Feb 26th, 2007
04:11:45 PM
"The Wolves of Calla" was great
by Jimmy Jazz
Feb 26th, 2007
04:38:00 PM
As long as the original DT books will still be there
by Lovecraftfan
Feb 26th, 2007
04:41:48 PM
Angela Bassett?
by Randall Flagg
Feb 27th, 2007
12:19:17 AM
I don't think anyone's asking for a bow...
by Childe Roland
Feb 27th, 2007
09:45:44 AM
Clint Eastwood is Roland
by Mundungus
Feb 28th, 2007
04:14:51 AM

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