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Stephen King's N - An Animated Graphic Novel

wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
edited September 2008 in Graphic Violence
Stephen King teamed up with Marvel to produce a graphic version of his short story "N", which will be part of a new short story collection called "Just After Sunset". The result is a comic with motion and voice acting and background music, cut into 25 episodes. The comic was written by Marc Guggenheim, with art by Alex Maleev.

The story is told by the sister of a psychiatrist that had recently committed suicide. After reading over a box full of notes that had been marked for destruction, she believes he killed himself because of a case he was working with a patient known as "N". What follows is a classic King story that blends psychological issues with Lovecraftian horror.


King's video interview about the project
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I've watched about half so far, and it's pretty good. If you've liked the Marvel/King collaborations so far (and I have), or if you're a King fan, this is right up your alley.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited September 2008
    His short stories are often his best work, I'll have to check this out.

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  • Red or AliveRed or Alive Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This is pretty good. Fantastic voice acting, too. Pity there isn't a way to view the whole thing seamlessly without the looping of ads and the title sequence.

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Apparently a version of the short story collection is going to have "N" on a DVD.

    I just finished it, and it was pretty good, but like many of his short stories, the closure isn't really the end. It made me think of The Ring, actually.

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    His short stories are often his best work, I'll have to check this out.

    This is so true.

    The Long Walk? Best thing he ever wrote.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited September 2008
    The Long Walk was an actual novel though. A short one, yeah, but it was a full book.

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    The Long Walk was an actual novel though. A short one, yeah, but it was a full book.

    novella

    It's less or about a hundred pages long that's not really a full book

    Also wasn't it only released in one of the four-book collection things?

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Stephen King being a fan of comics and being so open to having his stories adapted by Marvel is pretty cool. I've started into the Dark Tower series because of the Dark Tower comics, and I'll probably end up reading a good deal more of his stuff as well.

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  • PookieMan357PookieMan357 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Mai-Kero wrote: »
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    The Long Walk was an actual novel though. A short one, yeah, but it was a full book.

    novella

    It's less or about a hundred pages long that's not really a full book

    Also wasn't it only released in one of the four-book collection things?


    The Long Walk was one of the pieces he did as Bachman as a stand-alone novel. Later on it got published in the The Bachman Books along with the other three short novels he did at the time (The Running Man, Rage, and Roadwork).

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i've been reading a book by King (and another author) called "the black house", and it mentions this world where the main character goes, and it has a 'dark tower'.
    are they related somehow?


    edit: i meant related to dark tower, my bad

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  • PookieMan357PookieMan357 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Yes.
    Black House is a sequel to The Talisman.
    Both are related to a number of other Stephen King books.
    Spoilers abound at this site:
    http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/connections.html


    Here's hoping I'm not being trolled.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2008
    Oh shit yeah I'll watch this I love Maleev's art

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  • delphinusdelphinus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    good watch.

    skip the commercials by reclicking the same vid you wanna watch

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  • bwaniebwanie Posting into the void Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    nightshift is his best collection.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    PookieMan357 wrote: »
    Yes.
    Black House is a sequel to The Talisman.
    Both are related to a number of other Stephen King books.
    Spoilers abound at this site:
    http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/connections.html


    Here's hoping I'm not being trolled.

    cool shit, here

    is talisman about the jack sawyer guy as a kid? they always refrence it and characters but i don't regonize them

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Yes it is.

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  • SASA Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Heh

    Cthun is a lovecraft inspired boss in World of Warcraft.

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Local H Jay wrote: »
    PookieMan357 wrote: »
    Yes.
    Black House is a sequel to The Talisman.
    Both are related to a number of other Stephen King books.
    Spoilers abound at this site:
    http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/connections.html


    Here's hoping I'm not being trolled.

    cool shit, here

    is talisman about the jack sawyer guy as a kid? they always refrence it and characters but i don't regonize them

    Here's a tip. Every single book King has ever written ties into the Dark Tower in some way. There might be one or two that don't but I can't think of what they might be - and I've read just about every King book.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited September 2008
    Carrie isn't, and there are a few others that aren't. Most of the stuff he's put out since the last Dark Tower stuff, and a bunch of his short stories aren't.

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  • GreenGreen Stick around. I'm full of bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »
    Carrie isn't

    The breakers

    Also Dinky Earnshaw mentions Carrie in Book 7

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  • jungleroomxjungleroomx It's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovels Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    A lot of Kings earlier works aren't entirely related to the Dark Tower series.

    I know the Mist could be. Think about the Monorail ride.

    Anyway, gonna check this out.

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  • GR_ZombieGR_Zombie Krillin It Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That was pretty good, anyone else notice Pennywise in clip 4? That was a nice touch.

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  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Oh yeah, I'm real glad I watched these right before going to bed.

    Like I'm going to get any sleep now.

    Great work though. Kinda reminded me of BrokenSaints.com, another pretty good animated comic. No voice acting, but a lot longer.

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  • GreenGreen Stick around. I'm full of bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    GR_Zombie wrote: »
    That was pretty good, anyone else notice Pennywise in clip 4? That was a nice touch.

    whut

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    He was one of the faces on the stones. Which I suppose puts "N" squarely in the Dark Tower mythos, since IT is supposedly a demon from the Prim that was able to slip into our world.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I really haven't read anything by Stephen King, but I get the impression that he's pretty much a novelist for continuity fanatics given his tendency to connect each of his books to each other through recurring characters, settings, and plot elements. At the same time, though, it's a bit daunting to jump into a such a complex mythos without knowing anything at all.

    So, I guess I should ask where to start.

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  • DMACDMAC Come at me, bro! Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited September 2008
    Those connections tend to be more like Easter eggs than really being crucial to understanding most of King's books. The only place where they're really an important part of the narrative is the Dark Tower series.

    The Dark Tower is sort of the "hub" of King's mythos so that's a pretty good place to start. Elements from The Stand pop up from time to time too. It really depends on what appeals to you.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I guess I want to read something self-contained and creepy. Would The Stand be good for a start, then?

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  • wwtMaskwwtMask Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The Stand is pretty good. Get the extended version. Other than that, he does pretty good short stories. I've read the first couple of Dark Tower books, and I think you can get through it without having read anything else by him. If you really want to know about the connections, hit up Wikipedia.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The Stand is pretty long and heavy for a first King book

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  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I wouldn't start with Dark Tower, since you need to read 7 massive books to get the whole story. IT, Tommyknockers, Pet Sematary and Misery are all the obvious ones. You could also try the Talisman and it's sequel the Black House, From a Buick 8, Desperation, and Insomnia. They're not bad for relatively short, stand-alones.

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  • Red or AliveRed or Alive Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Hearts in Atlantis is my favourite King book and has a definite, if especially subtle by the standards of the genre, creepy vibe. There are DT references, but they'll go over your head (and their unfamiliarity may add to the creepiness) but it's completely self-contained.

    The Stand may be too much of an investment for an author whose style you're unfamiliar with, in my opinion.

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    If you want a taste of the type of coninuity King builds into his books without completely diving in head first read Desperation and then read The Regulators. They tangentally tie to one another but you won't feel over whelmed. That's how I got started anyways.

    Also, definitely read The Stand. I honestly think it's one of the best books I've ever read.

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  • Robos A Go GoRobos A Go Go Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Thanks for the suggestions. I'll drop by the library within the week.

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  • DMACDMAC Come at me, bro! Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited September 2008
    The Dark Tower comic is what got me into reading King again. I wasn't much of a horror fan when I was younger and had only read a couple of his books (Thinner and The Running Man).

    I've read the first 4 Dark Tower books so far and last summer read the expanded edition of The Stand. The Stand is good but I agree that it's pretty long. I have heard good things about the short story collections.

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Read The Long Walk first. It's short, and glorious. And then probably Desperation/The Regulators, The Stand, and Hearts in Atlantis.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    IT is by far my favorite King novel.

    But for a first book, something shorter and simpler like The Shining or Salem's Lot would be a better choice.

    I'm not sure in what universe Insomnia is a short book though, as its pushing 1000 pages in hardcover.

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  • Golden YakGolden Yak Burnished Bovine The sunny beaches of CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Robos A Go Go wrote: »
    Thanks for the suggestions. I'll drop by the library within the week.

    I want your book report on my desk by friday.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'd go with The Shining or Misery. They're both short and self contained. It is great but the last third of the book just self destructs. Avoid Tommyknockers at all costs.

    However. The Long Walk is probably one of the best things King has ever written. He wrote it under a pseudonym, so look for Bachman if it's not under King.

    Alternately. Any of his short story collections. Short stories are where he really shines.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I am not a big fan of The Long Walk

    and Tommyknockers is really silly but also has some really great moments

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Eyes of the Dragon is also excellent and completely non-horror, but the Stand is my favorite non-DT King novel

    I was also unaware until just now that Marvel is doing a series based on the Stand as well

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