Dark Tower comic books.

SackAttack · 03-11-2007, 01:57 PM

The first Dark Tower comic book came out last month, and I missed it?

Crap.

kurtism · 03-11-2007, 02:50 PM

No worries, if your local shop is anything like mine, there are still roughly 1000 copies on the shelf.

SackAttack · 03-11-2007, 03:02 PM

Which would be wonderful if my local shop hadn't gone out of business six months ago.

I snooped around online and found a place that had issues 1 & 2 in stock, as well as the ability to 'subscribe' to the remaining five, so I'm okay.

I just can't imagine how the release of the first issue slipped past me when I've been watching for it since it was first announced.

JeeberD · 03-11-2007, 04:38 PM

I vaguely remember hearing about these. But if you could refresh my memory...are these a re-hash of the novels or are they a continuation? Roland between W&G and TG, perhaps?

SackAttack · 03-11-2007, 04:48 PM

Jeebs, as far as I can tell they're a flesh-out. The series is called "The Gunslinger Born," so my guess is that we mostly see Roland either in his youth or his early gunslinging days.

I'm curious if this means we'll see Roland's action in the war against the Good Man. Either way, I can't wait for my first two issues to get here this week.

JeeberD · 03-11-2007, 04:51 PM

Sounds like something I would definitely be interested in. Now I just gotta figure out where there's a comic book shop nearby...

Thanks, Josh!

JeeberD · 03-11-2007, 04:51 PM

Dola-

What was the site you found? That might be the easier way to go...

SackAttack · 03-11-2007, 04:57 PM

Jeebs, I ordered the sketchbook and books #3-#7 from a store out in Illinois, http://www.g-mart.com/ .

The only drawback with them is that the price of the books is based on their availability. Book #1 they were into 'medium' availability this morning, and had one copy left earlier this afternoon. So it went from $8 to $15, and the cover price is normally $4.

Book #2 was still regular price, and ordering a subscription for the rest (I had to email them to have #3 added to the subscription, which is currently #4-#7) gets you regular price, so that's the way I went - ordered the #3-7 subscription, and went to another website to buy books 1 and 2.

There was a site that had those first two listed at $1.99, but they were sold out of #2, so I ordered #1 and #2 from fdestination.com instead.

SackAttack · 03-11-2007, 04:57 PM

Also, fwiw, fdestination.com had the first two for $3.79 each, so I saved a little bit getting those two there.

JeeberD · 03-11-2007, 05:10 PM

Rock on, thanks again...

SackAttack · 03-11-2007, 05:13 PM

Glad to help.

Shkspr · 03-11-2007, 05:42 PM

Also, since your comic shop is out of business, Captain America is still dead.

SackAttack · 03-11-2007, 05:52 PM

I knew that months ago.

Just ask hoopsguy.

wade moore · 03-12-2007, 06:30 AM

I h ad forgotten abou tthis too since I'm not a comic guy, luckily my brother is so he's getting his comic shop to throw an extra copy of each issue in his box.

WVUFAN · 03-12-2007, 08:24 AM

Midtowncomics.com out of New York is a great place to get books. They have both issues of the Dark Tower for $3.39 each.

SackAttack · 03-12-2007, 11:56 AM

My copies of books 1 and 2 shipped today, priority mail, from fdestination.com.

So I should have those in time for my day off Wednesday.

lordscarlet · 03-12-2007, 01:22 PM

As Wade said, I got 'em. My shop was actually out of issue #1 when I went to get it for Wade, but he said they were getting more in the next day and would throw it into my box.

SackAttack · 03-12-2007, 09:34 PM

Did you snag the free sketchbook? I really have no use for it, but free + Dark Tower = combination I'm not entirely sure I could've resisted had I tried.

JeeberD · 03-15-2007, 07:35 PM

Ordered from fdestination.com on Monday, got my first two issues today...

SackAttack · 03-16-2007, 12:13 AM

That is so not fair.

I ordered from fdestination on Monday as well, and apparently mine haven't come yet.

JeeberD · 03-16-2007, 12:17 AM

Texas is closer to New Jersey than Cali is...

SackAttack · 03-16-2007, 10:10 PM

But only one day closer.

Ha!

JeeberD · 03-16-2007, 10:18 PM

Ralph Macchio? WTF?

It's not that Ralph Macchio, is it?

Edit: Ok, after a Wiki search I see it isn't. Whew...

SackAttack · 04-22-2007, 03:46 PM

Yay, issue #3 is en route!

JeeberD · 04-22-2007, 03:48 PM

I got issue #3 two weeks ago...

SackAttack · 04-22-2007, 04:24 PM

Hush, you. Don't make me use my voodoo on Oswalt.

JeeberD · 04-22-2007, 04:36 PM

Can you use your voodoo on Francisco Cordero really quick? We need a Morgan Ensberg grand slam ASAP...

k, thx

JeeberD · 04-22-2007, 04:37 PM

Dola-

Or maybe an Adam Everett three run double...

JeeberD · 04-22-2007, 04:39 PM

Double dola-

OK, or an Orlando Palmeiro two run single.

Sorry, not meaning to threadjack, but this seems to be working or something.

SackAttack · 04-22-2007, 04:40 PM

It's Milwaukee. How much help do you really need?

JeeberD · 04-22-2007, 04:42 PM

They're leading the division... *shrug*

Time for some clutch Bidge-ness!

JeeberD · 04-22-2007, 04:43 PM

Dola-

Crap

SackAttack · 04-22-2007, 04:43 PM

Shucks.

I did it again, didn't I?

SackAttack · 05-01-2007, 12:50 AM

Yay! Issue #3 is here!

SackAttack · 07-03-2007, 03:14 AM

I love random midnight email checks with an email that says "Hey, you have a package coming!"

Of course, it's a little strange to GET that email at midnight, two days before a major postal holiday, but hey. Beggars, choosers, etc.

JeeberD · 07-03-2007, 09:23 AM

That reminds me that I need to resend them my cc info. I forgot to do it last month, so I'll actually have two issues coming...

SackAttack · 08-14-2007, 09:33 PM

I had Issue #6 and Issue #7 show up today. I wonder what's up with that. I got an issue in July, so I wonder if it's just a matter of "I started my subscription a month late, and they're just catching up," or what?

SackAttack · 09-10-2007, 06:48 PM

So I just got notified that a delivery is coming, but I have issue #7 already courtesy of that double delivery, and the next one isn't scheduled until February.

Anybody know what's up?

SackAttack · 03-10-2008, 05:29 PM

That last one ended up being a kind of...compendium? Encyclopedia? Something. Just sort of a 'companion book.'

I just got notified I've another shipment on the way. I wonder if the new series is starting this month?

kurtism · 03-10-2008, 07:35 PM

New book was out last Weds.

SackAttack · 03-10-2008, 07:40 PM

That'd be it, then. Awesome.

The comics shop I have my subscription with doesn't tell me WHAT'S coming, only that something IS coming.

SackAttack · 08-06-2008, 02:00 AM

So apparently The Stand is starting up in comic form.

That's going to be interesting; don't know if it's going to tell side stories or if it's just going to be a graphic novel form of the...good God, it just occurred to me how many issues of the comic it would take to TELL that story.

SackAttack · 03-19-2014, 05:07 PM

Little bit of thread necromancy here, but in sorting through comics deliveries I hadn't gotten around to reading yet, I discovered that the Marvel Dark Tower series ended last summer.

There should be hardcover omnibuses for those who want to read them but are late to the game.

03-11-2007, 05:10 PM	#10
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Rock on, thanks again... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-12-2007, 08:24 AM	#15
WVUFAN College Starter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Huntington, WV	Midtowncomics.com out of New York is a great place to get books. They have both issues of the Dark Tower for $3.39 each. __________________

03-12-2007, 01:22 PM	#17
lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	As Wade said, I got 'em. My shop was actually out of issue #1 when I went to get it for Wade, but he said they were getting more in the next day and would throw it into my box. __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

03-15-2007, 07:35 PM	#19
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Ordered from fdestination.com on Monday, got my first two issues today... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-16-2007, 12:17 AM	#21
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Texas is closer to New Jersey than Cali is... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2007, 02:50 PM	#2
kurtism High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Noblesville	No worries, if your local shop is anything like mine, there are still roughly 1000 copies on the shelf.

03-11-2007, 03:02 PM	#3
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Which would be wonderful if my local shop hadn't gone out of business six months ago. I snooped around online and found a place that had issues 1 & 2 in stock, as well as the ability to 'subscribe' to the remaining five, so I'm okay. I just can't imagine how the release of the first issue slipped past me when I've been watching for it since it was first announced.

03-11-2007, 04:38 PM	#4
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I vaguely remember hearing about these. But if you could refresh my memory...are these a re-hash of the novels or are they a continuation? Roland between W&G and TG, perhaps? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2007, 04:48 PM	#5
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Jeebs, as far as I can tell they're a flesh-out. The series is called "The Gunslinger Born," so my guess is that we mostly see Roland either in his youth or his early gunslinging days. I'm curious if this means we'll see Roland's action in the war against the Good Man. Either way, I can't wait for my first two issues to get here this week.

03-11-2007, 04:51 PM	#6
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Sounds like something I would definitely be interested in. Now I just gotta figure out where there's a comic book shop nearby... Thanks, Josh! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-11-2007, 04:57 PM	#8
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Jeebs, I ordered the sketchbook and books #3-#7 from a store out in Illinois, http://www.g-mart.com/ . The only drawback with them is that the price of the books is based on their availability. Book #1 they were into 'medium' availability this morning, and had one copy left earlier this afternoon. So it went from $8 to $15, and the cover price is normally $4. Book #2 was still regular price, and ordering a subscription for the rest (I had to email them to have #3 added to the subscription, which is currently #4-#7) gets you regular price, so that's the way I went - ordered the #3-7 subscription, and went to another website to buy books 1 and 2. There was a site that had those first two listed at $1.99, but they were sold out of #2, so I ordered #1 and #2 from fdestination.com instead.

03-11-2007, 05:13 PM	#11
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Glad to help.

03-11-2007, 05:42 PM	#12
Shkspr College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Amarillo, TX	Also, since your comic shop is out of business, Captain America is still dead.

03-11-2007, 05:52 PM	#13
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I knew that months ago. Just ask hoopsguy.

03-12-2007, 11:56 AM	#16
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	My copies of books 1 and 2 shipped today, priority mail, from fdestination.com. So I should have those in time for my day off Wednesday.

03-12-2007, 09:34 PM	#18
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Did you snag the free sketchbook? I really have no use for it, but free + Dark Tower = combination I'm not entirely sure I could've resisted had I tried.

03-16-2007, 12:13 AM	#20
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	That is so not fair. I ordered from fdestination on Monday as well, and apparently mine haven't come yet.

03-16-2007, 10:10 PM	#22
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	But only one day closer. Ha!

03-16-2007, 10:18 PM	#23
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Ralph Macchio? WTF? It's not that Ralph Macchio, is it? Edit: Ok, after a Wiki search I see it isn't. Whew... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 03-16-2007 at 10:20 PM.

04-22-2007, 03:46 PM	#24
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Yay, issue #3 is en route!

04-22-2007, 03:48 PM	#25
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I got issue #3 two weeks ago... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-22-2007, 04:24 PM	#26
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Hush, you. Don't make me use my voodoo on Oswalt.

04-22-2007, 04:36 PM	#27
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Can you use your voodoo on Francisco Cordero really quick? We need a Morgan Ensberg grand slam ASAP... k, thx __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-22-2007, 04:37 PM	#28
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Dola- Or maybe an Adam Everett three run double... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-22-2007, 04:39 PM	#29
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Double dola- OK, or an Orlando Palmeiro two run single. Sorry, not meaning to threadjack, but this seems to be working or something. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-22-2007, 04:40 PM	#30
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	It's Milwaukee. How much help do you really need?

04-22-2007, 04:42 PM	#31
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	They're leading the division... shrug Time for some clutch Bidge-ness! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-22-2007, 04:43 PM	#32
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Dola- Crap __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

05-01-2007, 12:50 AM	#34
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Yay! Issue #3 is here!

07-03-2007, 03:14 AM	#35
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I love random midnight email checks with an email that says "Hey, you have a package coming!" Of course, it's a little strange to GET that email at midnight, two days before a major postal holiday, but hey. Beggars, choosers, etc.

07-03-2007, 09:23 AM	#36
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	That reminds me that I need to resend them my cc info. I forgot to do it last month, so I'll actually have two issues coming... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

08-14-2007, 09:33 PM	#37
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I had Issue #6 and Issue #7 show up today. I wonder what's up with that. I got an issue in July, so I wonder if it's just a matter of "I started my subscription a month late, and they're just catching up," or what?

09-10-2007, 06:48 PM	#38
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	So I just got notified that a delivery is coming, but I have issue #7 already courtesy of that double delivery, and the next one isn't scheduled until February. Anybody know what's up?

03-10-2008, 05:29 PM	#39
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	That last one ended up being a kind of...compendium? Encyclopedia? Something. Just sort of a 'companion book.' I just got notified I've another shipment on the way. I wonder if the new series is starting this month?

03-10-2008, 07:35 PM	#40
kurtism High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Noblesville	New book was out last Weds.