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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Novel To Comic Adaptations

Comics
Posted by Lonmonster on May 28, 2012 @ 9:56am
Category: Comics / Editorials

In the realm of creative writing I am relatively new to comic books. At a young age I began reading novels, which jump started my obsession with reading and writing. Periodically, I dabbled in a graphic novel or two, but I didn’t really get started until I discovered that one of my favorite novel series had been adapted into a comic book: “Homeland” by R. A. Salvatore. The story follows the beginning of a legendary hero in the Forgotten Realms universe, Drizzt Do’Urden. I was pleasantly surprised to see that multiple novels in his legacy had been adapted into graphic form. I began to wonder if any other books had similarly been adapted into the comic medium. Lucky for me my long time friend, Lonnie (Lonmonster), has a unique obsession with comic books, and did me a huge favor by lending me the adaptation/prequel of Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” series. After that, I was hooked. I quickly swooped to my local comic shop, searching the stacks for other novel adaptations. Low and behold, I found an insane amount, and I haven’t looked back since. Novel to comic adaptations are a dime a dozen, but the real question is how do they stack up against the source material? READ MORE

Howard And Grazer Explain State of ‘Dark Tower’ Franchise

Movies
Posted by David Harley on June 21, 2011 @ 3:31pm
Category: Movies / News

Back in May, Universal put Ron Howard’s three film and TV miniseries Dark Tower plans on hold so they could address budget concerns. The studio proceeded as if nothing was wrong, in hopes that they could work this out (there was even some speculation that they were looking for a second studio to help foot the bill), but nobody has really said too much about since. Until now.

In a recent interview with Deadline for Imagine Entertainment’s silver anniversary, Ron Howard and producing partner Brian Grazer chatted about the current state of their Stephen King franchise, which they are still going ahead with, despite the hold-ups.
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Ron Howard Confirms ‘Dark Tower’ Trilogy

Movies
Posted by MrDisgusting on December 14, 2010 @ 7:49pm
Category: Movies / News

Deadline caught up with Ron Howard, who is set to direct the first of three Steven King The Dark Tower adaptations, which will arrive in theaters May 17, 2013 from Universal Pictures. They write that they plan to turn King’s masterwork into a film trilogy with a network TV series programmed between films. Howard will direct the first film and the limited run series that will create a bridge to the second feature. “It is going well, and it has been incredibly stimulating to work on,” Howard said. “It’s dense, a great author’s life work is not to be taken lightly. It has been utterly fascinating to explore it, and we are having great creative conversations. I’ve begun tossing and turning at 3 in the morning over it, so that’s a good sign.” The books chronicle the mysterious The Gunslinger as he travels across a desolate and vaguely post-apocalyptic landscape in his quest for a black tower. Portals along the way eventually allow contact with our own modern world.
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