Which Book has the Best Art Work? ***Big Spoilers!!!***

[MonteGss]

I'd like to know who voted for WAG.

You can now see who voted what. I noticed it earlier. Just click on each tally/result and it shows you now. Cool addition!

[John Blaze]

here's The Gunslinger

http://www.darktowercompendium.com/fottergrafs-dt1.html

The Drawing of the Three

http://www.darktowercompendium.com/fottergrafs-dt2.html

The Wastelands

http://www.darktowercompendium.com/fottergrafs-dt3.html

Wizard and Glass

http://www.darktowercompendium.com/fottergrafs-dt4.html

Wolves of the Calla

http://www.darktowercompendium.com/fottergrafs-dt5.html

Song of Susanah

http://www.darktowercompendium.com/fottergrafs-dt6.html

The Dark Tower

http://www.darktowercompendium.com/fottergrafs-dt7.html

[Ruthful]

Was it the Susanah that looks like Willie Nelson that they thought was so awesome?

I liked Book IV's artwork. You shouldn't impose the standards of representational art onto surrealism.

BTW, I voted for WOTC, mostly just to be a bastard.

[Wuducynn]

What really is your favorite then Ruthful?

[Ruthful]

Michael Whelan's-the final book, if you put a gun to my head. SOS's was also pretty nifty. But I enjoyed all of the artwork, with the exception of Bernie Wrightson's, which was simply execrable. Even the illustrations for The Wastelands, which were relatively conventional, were good, IMO.

[Wuducynn]

DT 7 is my favorite also, as you can see, followed by SOS and The Wastelands as number 2. Wrightson's artwork is awful. I honestly don't understand why King went with it.

[Bethany]

for the sake of choosing one, i'll go with DTVII but none of the artwork captures the feel of the any of the books for me. absolute least favorite--Wag.

[MonteGss]

I liked Wolves artwork more than I like Wizard and Song's. Bernie isn't even close to the best but I like straight forward pictures more than the odd interpretations of Wizard and Song. Song was better than Wizard, but not by much.

[ATG]

The last one for me.

[Ruthful]

I liked Wolves artwork more than I like Wizard and Song's. Bernie isn't even close to the best but I like straight forward pictures more than the odd interpretations of Wizard and Song. Song was better than Wizard, but not by much.

He turned Susannah into an American Indian version of Shelly Duvall.

Un...for...givable.

[jayson]

I liked Wolves artwork more than I like Wizard and Song's. Bernie isn't even close to the best but I like straight forward pictures more than the odd interpretations of Wizard and Song. Song was better than Wizard, but not by much.

He turned Susannah into an American Indian version of Shelly Duvall.

Un...for...givable.

don't forget his brown-haired jake.

[MonteGss]

Yeah, I didn't like that pic of her either but I still liked it better than the crap in WaG.

[Ruthful]

I liked Wolves artwork more than I like Wizard and Song's. Bernie isn't even close to the best but I like straight forward pictures more than the odd interpretations of Wizard and Song. Song was better than Wizard, but not by much.

He turned Susannah into an American Indian version of Shelly Duvall.

Un...for...givable.

don't forget his brown-haired jake.

Ugh.

It's almost as if he requested the pictures be drawn by someone who had no prior idea of what TDT was.

[jayson]

It's almost as if he requested the pictures be drawn by someone who had no prior idea of what TDT was.

exactly. what i appreciate about whelan is that he is a fan of the series. he read it. he gets it. he sees it. he's not just a hired hand.

[Oy of Mid-World]

found this pic on a website of cool landscape pics and it reminded me of a pic for the 7th book

[Letti]

found this pic on a website of cool landscape pics and it reminded me of a pic for the 7th book

Small wonder. It reminds me as well. *shivers* Yes.
Thank you for sharing.

[Unfound One]

ahhh i love this illustration
my first read through of the whole series was absolutely picture-less, and this is just how i imagined jake and roland in my head.
perfect.

[MonteGss]

The first time I read DT1 and DT2, I read without pictures so it was very nice to see some when I read The Wastelands. By the time Book 7 came out, Whelan was crowned Art-King in my book. His door definitely says "The Artist."

[blackrose22]

This one was a toughie but I went with The Dark Tower. I've only got the first three in paperback and they don't have too many pics in them compared to the hardback editions. And the amount of different artwork that differs from one part of the world to another is staggering. SoS is a close second for me.

[Letti]

And which is your absolutely favourite artwork and why?
It's way too hard to choose but somehow I feel this pic is the closest to my heart:



It's so simple and deep.
Touching.

[Erin]

I'd like to know who voted for WAG.

Was it the Susanah that looks like Willie Nelson that they thought was so awesome?

in my opinion, WAG should have had the best artwork, but had the worst.

Oh man, I'm having trouble breathing I just laughed so long and hard after reading that. I absolutely HATE that picture. I'm a huge Dave McKean fan, but geez, that picture. I've always said it looks like Willie Nelson and everyone always looks at me confused.

[jayson]

she's a bandana away from being willie in that pic. i'm not much of a fan of the w&g artwork. the 1st comic arc made it up to me.

[Erin]

Jayson -

As for what I voted for....DTVII. Michael Whelen is Mr. Dark Tower. But it was a hard choice for me between DTVII and DTI. However, this picture sealed the deal for me:



How can you not see that picture and get chills down your spine? Simply amazing artwork.

A close second for my favorite picture is the Whelan art from DTI with Roland standing at the end of a pile of dead bodies in Tull with his guns drawn.

[jayson]

Erin - along with the cover of DT7, that pic of Los is prob the best pic in the series. i also love this one, particularly Oy...

[Daghain]

Other than the cover art for DT7, this one is my favorite: