Talisman Series Discussion Thread

[turtlex]

Okay, quick list to date :

Road of Trials

Issue - Artist

0 - Massimo Carnevale
0 San Diego ComicCon Exclusive - Massimo Carnevale
1 - Massimo Carnevale
1 variant - Mike Krahulik
2 - Massimo Carnavale
2 variant - Massimo Carnavale
3 - Massimo Carnevale

Very cool! So there will just be two of each issue (1 regular and 1 variant)?

Thanks a bunch!!!!

You're very welcome.
Not sure about each issue though - the info I found for issue 3 didn't show a variant ... at least not yet.

Is issue #3 out already?

I don't think so, but the info was available.

[Patrick]

Ah, ok, thanks.

[mae]

Hardcover out May 25, 2010.

[turtlex]

Pablo - Is this a GN collection? Or a novelization of the comic?!?

( if it's a GN ... I'm wondering why they wouldn't use a comic cover? )

[mae]

Yeah I'm pretty sure it's the collection of the comic. No reason for it to be anything else. Truthfully, I haven't been following The Talisman adaptation much.

[turtlex]

Maybe they just grabbed some generic cover shot or something then?

Hmmm. I'll look around the comic sites.

Thanks for the heads-up !

[herbertwest]

Does anyone have the original black and white variant cover?
The one that was given away during the convention?

[Ari_Racing]

I have it.

[lophophoras]

Pam,

Were you able to get a copy of either variant of this?

I've been looking on ebay but haven't seen any.

[turtlex]

I got a 9.8 variant of issue # 1 and # 2.

[lophophoras]

That's cool!

What comic place do you use?

I'm not looking for CGC but I would like to get a NM/Mint copy of each if possible.

[turtlex]

I use a CGC Subscription Service ( Tell Jerry Pam Sent Ya! ) for my graded comics - I tell Jerry ahead of time what I want graded and he hunts it down and submits it for me. It gets pricey but he does all the leg work and submitting.

To just buy outright - I would use my online comic shop - however, I do see that my online shop ( Online mycomicshop ) doesn't have any in stock.

[lophophoras]

Thanks!

[turtlex]

I will keep an eye open though and let you know if I see them there!

[mae]

There's a free comic out, Del Rey Showcase, which features a sneak preview of The Talisman comic.

http://www.atomicavenue.com/atomic/I...aspx?ID=463021

[Ari_Racing]

Today I received an email saying that Amazon shipped my order of the complete hc volume of the first series.

[turtlex]

Received an email update on this set from The Signed Page ( quoted here ) :

Hi All,

I hope this email finds you all well!

As I'm sure you are quite aware of, THE TALISMAN signing with Robin Furth and Tony Shasteen didn't exactly go as planned. Not at all. Conflicting schedules on all parties really put a damper on getting this signed set of comic books done in a timely fashion.

That said, I thought I would notify you all that Robin will be signing the books here in early August. We have a new plan. We'll see if it works. Then they will go to Tony. Then then will come back to me. I will bag and board them and ship them out with all haste once they are returned.

Since it has been so long, I just want to make sure that the mailing addresses for you all are correct. So if you have moved since October 2009, let me know and I'll make the necessary adjustment.

If you have any questions, just let me know. I am always around. I truly do apologize for the delay on these. It's one of the reasons I'm thinking about getting rid of mail signings altogether.

Best Wishes,
Shawn Speakman

turtlex comments : Personally, I thought it was cool of Shawn to send an email like this one. It's not always easy to come forward and let people know when things don't work out as planned. I have to respect him for keeping in touch and letting us know what's going on. I'm looking forward to getting my set.

[turtlex]

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
is holding an auction at this year's San Diego Comic Con, as they always do.

Of particular interest is a copy of The Talisman #0 comic signed by Stephen King and Peter Straub.

They are taking off site bids by email.
Scroll to the bottom of the page for bidding rules, The Talisman is listed as item #78.

http://cbldf.org/homepage/cbldfs-com...ction-preview/

A lot of other cool stuff, original art by Bernie Wrightson, signed Neil Gaiman items.

Karl

I want to thank Karl for posting this over in Calvin's but I thought it deserved a thread here.

I'll roll this into the Comic Con thread in a few days.

Rules for Bidding - Off-Site Bidding

If you are unable to be at the convention, or unable to attend the auction, bids will be accepted online bids starting Monday, July 19 until Saturday, July 24, 1:00 PM Pacific Time. All bids must be emailed to director@cbldf.org with “SDCC AUCTION BID” in the subject line. Be sure when bidding to use the item name as it appears on the website.

This is not a silent auction bidding system. All bids placed online will be used as opening bids during the live auction on Saturday, July 24. In the event there are multiple bids on the same item, the highest bid will be the one accepted.

Bid amounts placed online will not be disclosed before the item is auctioned. Winning bidders will be notified by email the week following the convention. Payment is expected within 7 days from said email.

Lots of cool items up for auction actually.

1. Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman – Black Orchid, p. 96 original art
2. Martin Meunier & Tony DiTerlizzi – MUTHR Maquette from WONDLA
3. Philip Tan – Batman
4. Jim Lee – CBLDF’s Liberty Comics 2010 Cover, 1/1 print
5. Jeffrey Brown – Cat Mischief
6. Jeff Lemire – Sweet Tooth pinup
7. Guy Davis – The Marquis
8. Guy Davis – Abe Sapien
9. Gabriel Ba – Casanova and Kraken
10. Jenny Frison – Wonder Woman
11. Fabio Moon – The White Violin
12. Jay Anacleto – Ecstacy
13. Duncan Rouleau – The Great Unknown
14. David Hine – The Bulletproof Coffin
15. Darick Roberston – Conan, cover to CBLDF’s Liberty Comics 2010
16. Phil Hester – The Wretch Pinup
17. Peter Bagge – A Widow’s Worry
18. Peter Bagge – Sticks & Stones
19. Paul Grist – Jack Staff
20. Patric Reynolds – Dexter
21. Nick Percival – Pin up
22. Matthew Southworth – Brewster Wayne
23. Mark Dos Santos – Death
24. Kody Chamberlain – Sweets pinup
25. Jonathan Luna – The Sword pin up
26. Jim Rugg – Codex
27. Bill Morrison – Lady Robotika
28. Ben Templesmith – Choker #3, page 20
29. Amy Mebberson – Miss Piggy
30. Tim Seeley – Warrior Maiden
31. Arthur Adams – Batman pinup
32. Frank Miller – My Universe signed print
33. Arthur Adams – Wolverine pin up
34. Cully Hamner – The Question original art
35. Craig Thompson & Neil Gaiman – The Last Angel tour poster, signed
36. Matt Wagner – Tek Jansen #2 original cover art
37. Tara McPherson – Mr. Bubbles original painting
38. Rob Schrab – SCUD original drawing
39. Terry Moore, Jim Valentino, Batton Lash, Marc Hempel, Jimmie Robinson, Zander Cannon, Jon Bean Hastings – Independent Alley original art
40. Matt Kindt – Scarlet original art
41. Jeff Smith – RASL original drawing
42. Paul Pope – Pin up original art
43. Jim Silke – Pin up – original pastel
44. Nikki Cook – original painting
45. Nikki Cook – original painting
46. George A. Walker – Murder Mysteries Woodcut- Angel
47. George A. Walker – Murder Mysteries Woodcut- Smoker
48. David Petersen – Mouse Guard unfinished page
49. Charlie Adlard – Michonne, original character design from The Walking Dead
50. Jim Mahfood – Kick Drum Comix #1, page 13
51. Khary Randolph – original painting
52. Jose Marzan Jr. & Bill Willingham – Jack of Fables #27, page 15
53. Ron Lim – Iron Man/Doom #4, pg 7 original art
54. Kerry Gammill & Sam De La Rosa – Indiana Jones #7, p. 23
55. Richard Case – Hunter #22, page 16
56. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 1
57. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 2
58. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 3
59. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 4
60. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 5
61. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 6
62. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 7
63. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 8
64. Charlie Adlard – Walking Dead Suite 9
65. Tom Scioli – Death of Godland pinup
66. Shaky Kane — The Coffin Fly signed production stat
67. Phil & Kaja Foglio – Girl Genius pinup
68. Nate Powell – Swallow Me Whole
69. Larry Marder – Beanish Original drawing
70. Kenneth Rocafort – Velocity pin up
71. Jim Valentino – Tall Tales pin-up
72. Gabriel Hardman – Spider-Man pin up
73. Dane Ault — Kid Zombie
74. Dan Brereton – Pinup
75. Andy Kuhn – Firebreather original art
76. Victor Santos – Mice Templar original art
77. Moritat – Original Drawing
78. The Talisman #0 Signed by Stephen King & Peter Straub ( yes, it's misnumbered on the website )
80. Eric Powell Etnies
81. David Mack Etnies
82. Molly Crabapple Etnies
83. Kevin Colden Etnies
84. Aya Kakeda Etnies
85. Jill Thompson Etnies
86. Larry Marder – Portrait of Harvey Pekar
87. Sienna Morris – Perpetual Motion
88. Steve Seeley – Bandito Superman
89. Peter Krause – The Plutonian
90. Billy Tucci – Heroes For Hire #2, Page 1
91. Eric Powell & Neil Gaiman – Orignial sketch card & sketchbook set
92. Bob Layton – Galactus original drawing
93. Craig Rousseau & Paul Tobin – Marvel FCBD Iron Man/Nova
94. Georges Jeanty – Faces of Evil: Deathstroke original page
95. Casey Jones – Exiles #84, page 15
96. Jim Calafiore – Excalibur #15, page 4
97. Dustin Nguyen – Detective Comics #849, page 5 original art
98. Nathan Fox – Creepy #2, Muscle Car page 1
99. Bernie Wrightson – original painting
100. Matt Smith – Clock Maker #7, page 9
101. Ben Templesmith – Choker #3, Page 18
102. Ben Templesmith – Choker #3, Page 17
103. Brian Ewing – Broken Skull
104. Guy Davis – BPRD: The Black Goddess #1, page 4
105. BPRD – BPRD: The Black Flame #1, page 15
106. Sam Ellis – Bed Bug Origin #1 original page
107. Aya Kakeda – Original Painting
108. Alan Moore & Todd Klein, Alphabets of Desire print, first edition

[pixiedark76]

I was wondering when The Talisman: A collision of Worlds was going to come out? It said in the last issue of the first arc that it will be "summer 2010"

It is already August! Is there something going on that is holding up the comic release? Does anybody have any information?

[turtlex]

Got a note form the Signed Page - Orders have SHIPPED !

[CyberGhostface]

While I ended up dropping The Stand, I still thought it was a well-done adaptation of the novel...just one that is probably better served reading all at once given the slow pace of the story if you're reading in monthly increments. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is a great writer (I loved his run on Spider-Man, and he's also one of the writers on Big Love) and while he certainly didn't "write" The Stand, he did a good job translating it into comic form.

I was a bit skeptical about The Talisman, given that it was done by Furth (who is far from a great writer) and published by a book company as opposed to a comics one. I got the first trade from the library and after finishing it, I have to say...the art was good, but the writing was (as expected with Furth) pretty bad. It seemed more like Del Rey trying to hop onto the success of King's other comics as opposed to doing anything worthwhile.

With The Stand, Aguirre-Sacasa managed to convey King's writing style by placing the prose in little narration boxes throughout the comics that helped guide the story. With The Talisman, we just see the events visually so the nuances of King's and Straub's writing is gone. It's just "Jack does this, sees this, does that." So it was a lot harder for me to get into the story and appreciate the characters. And I have a feeling that if I hadn't even read the novel, I would be lost.

I've also read that the next story arc was supposed to be released almost a year ago now. So apparently Del Rey has dropped the ball already.

[DanishCollector]

I happen to like the comics of The Talisman and hope that we'll soon see more. But the best of those comics - next to American Vampire - is N.

[Bev Vincent]

Del Rey doesn't have any immediate plans to continue the series.

[DanishCollector]

So it could very well end unfinished? Seems like The Talisman is doomed both as a potential movie/series and now also as a comic. Are their decisions based on some fans criticizing Furth's writing?

[Brainslinger]

I'd imagine it's based on sales or rather lack thereof.

Personally I don't mind Furth's writing. I wasn't keen on how much she incorporated Cort's niece into the latter comics (I like the character and her ideas but she went too far) and I think she went a bit overboard with the feminist stuff but I actually found her more direct involvement in The Sorcerer a breath of fresh air. (By 'direct involvement' I mean, she wrote the actual script rather than writing for Peter David to script.) Don't get me wrong, he's done a decent job, but I sometimes feel he got a bit carried away with his use of captions and monologues.

As for her work on The Talisman, I can't comment on her style as I haven't read it. I wouldn't necessarily expect her to write Straub and King's descriptions though, it being a visual medium.