Yeah, Daddy Dearest isn't exactly known for his all-encompassing sympathy... I'll live, though.
Yeah, Daddy Dearest isn't exactly known for his all-encompassing sympathy... I'll live, though.
Good point. Once the comic series is really finished (after all 30 or so), Robin will need to revise the concordance, perhaps extensively. Considering her position in the making of the comics, she may be getting the new details organised for this task as she goes along- it's what I'd do if I were her. Okay, that's not true- it's what I like to think I'd do in her position. In truth, I'd put it off as long as possible and do it all at the very last minute.
We place no reliance
Upon virgin or pigeon;
Our method is science,
Our aim is religion!
-Motto of Aleister Crowley
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Holy shit!!
I had not heard that last little bit.
And I agree, there may need to be a whole new concordance when the comic series is over. There is no entry for "the crimson queen" for instance.
And speaking of that, we need to make sure all these new players are listed in Towerpedia! with the limited information we have attached.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Which I forgot to do...
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
I totally agree. I'm still working my way through the books!And speaking of that, we need to make sure all these new players are listed in Towerpedia! with the limited information we have attached.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
It seems we have forgotten: this is the Talisman/Black House thread!
We place no reliance
Upon virgin or pigeon;
Our method is science,
Our aim is religion!
-Motto of Aleister Crowley
Here you go...
Last page of issue 4, middle paragraph where King is speaking - King: "What I'm saying is, I know now some things that I can do, because the Dark Tower is one book. I'd like to go back and fix it up. These people are helping me with some of the middle stuff. Who knows, I might end up novelizing the comic books." [Audience laughs and applauds]
Now, recent news from King's message board says he's decided that redoing the Dark Tower is not a priority for him anymore at the moment. But novelizing the comics? Hmmmmmmmmm possible new Dark Tower books there!
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
I can't but agree with MaraJ.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I liked Black House, but I LOVED The Talisman. It was the first time I got so emotionally involved in a story.
I think The Talisman helped me to really get involved with The Dark Tower. I may have even read it before I read DT2. I love that story but I also really love Black House.
Lord Malshun touched my heart.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
I loved the Talisman. Black House was real damned good but Talisman is easily my favorite of the two. Now that I am done with the Dark Tower series I should consider reading them again, but I have many other King books involved with the tower that I have to acquire and read now.
I would like to get those special edition Talisman and Black House books I keep seeing in collection pictures (Talisman is white, Black House is black, held in a slipcase) but I have no clue where that comes from. Sometimes it sucks being a newbie. :p
Does anyone know a tentative date for the third part of the saga? Straub and King agree to do it.
Deefuzz, check here. You can find all sorts of collector info on the site - we have a great team working on it.
And if you post your question in Calvin's Corner, I'm sure someone will help you out.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
They better
*shakes fist at King and Straub*
Please?
They are still available from the publisher Grant Books for $150+ shipping.
Here is the direct link
As mentioned by Daghain, drop by Calvin's Corner with questions; people there are happy to help.
And between them, they know just about EVERYTHING.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
The Talisman/Black House set comes from Grant; I believe there's a deal where you can get it with the purchase of an artist's edition of DT 7 that may still be available on the Donald M. Grant website. If not, you might be able to find one on ebay (which is where I got mine). In fact, ebay sometimes has incredible deals on this particular set- but it's worth whatever it costs. I'd have to say that it's one (well, two) of the most beautiful books I own. I also have the original Grant 2-vol. edition of The Talisman from '84, which is also quite lovely. Ebay has one of those, going for $349.00 right now, the auction ending at 9.48 PM central time. Not a bad deal; I saw another one in a local used bookstore (here in Austin) going for $500 a while back. If memory serves, there were only 1200 of them made; I don't remember how many of the more recent Talisman/Black House set there are, though. Unless you're a serious collector, you're probably better off just getting that one, as it contains the whole story to date. But since they're probably going to write a third book, perhaps the really smart thing to do would be to just stick with the mass-market editions for reading in the interim, then pick up the inevitable 3-vol. set of the whole thing from Grant whenever it comes out! I'll obviously have to buy the third book from Grant on it's own, as I don't intend to buy the first two books again!
We place no reliance
Upon virgin or pigeon;
Our method is science,
Our aim is religion!
-Motto of Aleister Crowley
There were 3,500 of the Talisman/Black House gift set.
Here are links to the King Catalog in Calvin's Corner for info on the different books:
Black House / The Talisman Gift Edition
The Talisman - Deluxe
The Talisman - S/L