Stephen King On NPR - Try to Stay Awake
If you are one of the people who can forestall sleep while listening to NPR, good news!
I kid, I kid. I dig NPR and listen to All Things Considered and Soundcheck just about every day. That said, there are a lot of bad DJs and boring shows across the NPR dial. Thankfully, Talk of the Nation is not one the bad shows. I don't usually listen to it (it's on at the same time as Soundcheck on the NYC stations), but I've caught it from time to time and it's not bad.
What in Galactus's Power Cosmic does this have to do with comics? Good question. On Wednesday, March 12th, horror-master Stephen King will be a guest on Talk of the Nation to discuss the comic book industry and more specifically his working with Marvel on The Dark Tower series. As one of the country's most prolific authors (he's done a lot more outside the horror genre than most people are aware), here's hoping he will be able to lend some credence to our favorite four color medium.
Since NPR is a syndicated network of radio stations, check out NPR.org to find out where to find Talk of the Nation on your radio dial. Then tune in on the 12th at 2:30 PM EST for the interview.
Jump the cliff for the official press release from those fine folks at Marvel.
KING WILL BE INTERVIEWED LIVE ON WEDNEDSAY, MARCH 12th FROM 2:30-3:00 EST
Legendary author Stephen King will give a live interview to discuss the state of comics tied to the release of Marvel Comics' Dark Tower: The Long Road Home, the second story arc in his ground-breaking epic series Dark Tower on NPR's esteemed program Talk of The Nation this Wednesday, March 12th from 2:30-3:00 PM EST.
"Marvel Publishing is grateful to Stephen for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk about The Dark Tower comic series and comic books as a whole," says Ruwan Jayatilleke, Marvel Entertainment Vice President of Development. "We're excited that this will offer a chance to introduce this phenomenal epic---and medium of entertainment--- to NPR's listeners as well as reward loyal Dark Tower fans with some highly entertaining radio!"
The second installment of the best-selling, critically acclaimed comic book series hit stores on March 5th with the continuing saga of the last Gunslinger in Dark Tower: The Long Road Home. The series reunites the all-star creative team of Dark Tower expert Robin Furth, The New York Times best-selling author Peter David, Eisner Award-winning artist Jae Lee and fan favorite illustrator Richard Isanove, who turned the first series Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born into the comic book event of 2007 -- making it one of the year's top selling series.
Exploring a chapter in Roland's life that is only hinted at in the novels, Dark Tower: The Long Road Home is the must-have that no comic book or Dark Tower fan can miss, and no fan of comics can afford to miss King's live interview on NPR!
To check local listings, please visit http://www.npr.org.
Goblin
Posted to Comics on 7 March 2008
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