| The Talisman | |
| Ongoing: | y |
| Publisher: | Del Rey |
| Date: | July, 2009 – March, 2010 |
| Issues: | 06 |
| Writers: | Robin Furth |
| Pencillers: | Tony Shasteen |
| Letterers: | Bill Tortolini |
| Colorists: | Nei Ruffino |
| Creators: | Stephen King & Peter Straub |
The Talisman is a comic book adaptation published by Del Rey of the novel of the same name written by Stephen King and Peter Straub.[1]
The first issue, a limited edition #0, was released at Comic-Con in July 2009. This prequel issue was published in non-limited release on October 21, 2009. The script is by Robin Furth, pencils/inks by Tony Shasteen, colors by Nei Ruffino and JD Mettler, and lettering by Bill Tortolini. The cover art work is by Massimo Carnevale. A hardcover collection has been published on May 4, 2010.
The second story arc, The Talisman: A Collision of Worlds was announced for release in June 2010 but was put on hold by the publishers and has yet to be released.[2]
This is different from the original title of the book “The Talisman” written by novelist Sir Walter Scott.