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The Dark Tower Comic Released By Gallery 13

Posted: June 19, 2018, 23:00
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Bleeding Cool reports that Gallery 13 has gotten the rights to The Dark Tower comics. The rights include the five first books now officially titled:

Beginnings:
The Gunslinger Born (Book #1)
The Long Road Home (Book #2)
Treachery (Book #3)
The Fall of Gilead (Book #4)
The Battle of Jericho Hill (Book #5)

The Gunslinger:
The Journey Begins (Book #1)
The Little Sisters of Eluria (Book #2)
The Battle of Tull (Book #3)
The Way Station (Book #4)
The Man in Black (Book #5)
Last Shots (Book #6)

Gallery 13 will be publishing the Beginnings prequel graphic novels every two weeks starting with The Gunslinger Born on August 14, 2018. The Gunslinger novel adaptation will publish in Spring 2019.

If you want to learn more about King's comics check out the last Stephen King Podcast.

House of Cards Cover

Posted: December 17, 2014, 09:14
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Yes, this is King related and not about the TV series House of Cards. Marvel and Stephen King has announced the next installment of The Dark Tower comic book adaptation, Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – House of Cards. The first issue will be released in March, 2015.

The Cover For The Prisoner

Posted: May 13, 2014, 00:51
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On September 17th Marvel will release the five-issue comic book miniseries: The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three–The Prisoner. The Prisoner explores the troubled life of Eddie Dean in New York City. Here is the cover artwork by Piotr Kowalski.

New Comic Focusing on Eddie Dean

Posted: April 25, 2014, 23:03
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EW has an update on the new Dark Tower comic.

It’s been seven years since Marvel first adapted Stephen King’s dark fantasy saga The Dark Tower into comic book form. Since then, writers Robin Furth and Peter David have explored the story of Roland, last of the Gunslingers, in several miniseries mostly focusing on the hero’s younger days. But this September, Marvel will release the first issue of a new series that will delve into a new corner of King’s Dark Tower saga.

The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three–The Prisoner is a five-issue miniseries focusing on Eddie Dean, a character first introduced in King’s second Dark Tower book. And as drawn by artist Piotr Kowalski (Marvel Knights: Hulk), it’s also a departure from the post-apocalyptic Western setting of the previous comic books.

We’ll have more information to share with you about The Prisoner on Sunday — and Marvel will be discussing their future plans for the series this weekend at C2E2 — but for now, EW is excited to share the cover and the first seven pages of inked artwork from The Prisoner. Click on each picture for a larger image — and some eagle-eyed Dark Tower fans might find some embedded references to King’s work.

Read more and see some pages here

The Drawing of the Three Comic

Posted: March 31, 2014, 19:15
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Comic Book Resources reports that Marvel will turn The Drawing of the Three into a comic.

During his Emerald City Comicon Secret Origins panel, Peter David was asked by a member of the audience whether he enjoyed the collaboration with his co-creators on the "Dark Tower" comics. Rather than answer directly, he revealed the Marvel adaptations of Stephen King's fantasy epic will resume with "Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three." He also provided the 'secret origin' of how the project was greenlit.

"We are going to be doing more 'Dark Tower.' 'The Drawing of the Three' will actually be happening in comic book form," David stated. "We are very, very pleased about that. I literally just got an email about this, two days ago. And it's really funny -- would you like to know why we're doing more 'Dark Tower?' OK, no -- well, yes, but -- OK. Funny story! [Laughs]

"I had a stroke about a year and a couple months ago, and I was in a recovery center down in Jacksonville, FL, because I had the stroke down in Orlando, FL, during our vacation to Disney World," David continued. "Go to Disney World, have a stroke and then go see Goofy! [Laughter] Because you're both going [imitates Goofy's laugh]! At any rate, so -- I get an email from Robin Furth, who is my co-writer on 'Dark Tower,' and she says, 'Stephen would like your email. Can I give him your email address?' So I go, 'Sure!' So I get an email from Stehen King, and Stephen says, 'I'd like to come up and visit you, you know, up in the hospital. I'm down in Florida.' And I went, 'OK - sure!' And he drove up. And I thought that he was in Jacksonville. No -- he was five hours away. He did a five hour drive to come up and see me, because I think he was really relating to the concept that I was having to teach myself how to walk again. Because he had to go through the same thing when he got hit by that van, so this was really his wheelhouse. And while he was there, I said to him, 'You know, we should really do more 'Dark Tower,' 'cause I get a lot of people coming up to me, saying, "I want to see 'The Drawing of the Three.' I want to see the next book."' And Steve said, 'Really?' And I went, 'Yeah!' and he says, 'OK -- we'll do that!' And then he contacted Marvel Comics, and... Marvel went, 'OK!' And lo and behold, now we're doing 'Dark Tower' again, so thank God I had a stroke!"

Thanks to Lou Sytsma

The Dark Tower comics coming to an end...

Posted: May 6, 2013, 22:55
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The end for The Dark Tower is here. As it looks now this will be the last arc.

Marvel concludes its Dark Tower saga with this all-new one-shot!

How does the Gunslinger’s quest echo the legendary battle between a young Arthur Eld and a towering Lord Perth? Find out here!

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Sheemie's Tale

Posted: November 10, 2012, 23:56
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The next Dark Tower comic will be...

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - SHEEMIE’S TALE #1 (of 2) ROBIN FURTH (W) • RICHARD ISANOVE (A) Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE THE TALE OF ONE OF THE DARK TOWER’S MOST BELOVED CHARACTERS, SHEEMIE, IS FINALLY TOLD! • Kidnapped by Marten Broadcloak, Sheemie’s become a prisoner in End-World. • The Crimson King’s servants are forcing him and the other psychic Breakers to destroy the Beams that hold the Dark Tower in place. • Will the dim-witted but big-hearted Sheemie, be able to foil his captor’s plans in time? 40 PGS./Parental AdvisorySLC …$3.99

Released in January 2013.

Thanks to Ari and Cristian Coppola.

DARK TOWER: The Way Station

Posted: September 26, 2011, 21:06
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Next Dark Tower comic announced:

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - the way station #1 (of 5)
Plot by ROBIN FURTH
Written by Peter David
Pencils & Cover by Laurence Campbell
Roland’s pursuit of the elusive Man in Black across the endless Mohaine desert becomes even more treacherous when he is attacked by a ravenous pack of desert dogs and vampiric dust devils when he is at his weakest!
It’s the start of a new chapter in the life of the last gunslinger of Gilead as he struggles to remain alive and achieve his destiny! Don’t miss the wonders of: The Way Station!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99

Thanks to Daniel Taylor

Dark Tower Omnibus

Posted: August 11, 2011, 00:35
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Here are some photos of the omnibus edition of The Dark Tower comics being released on September 7.

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Thanks to Ari

The Dark Tower omnibus

Posted: March 31, 2011, 08:48
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Marvel is about to release the complete first series of The Dark Tower comic in an omnibus edition (2 volumes) in September:

DARK TOWER OMNIBUS HC SLIPCASE – DARK TOWER OMNIBUS
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Art by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
“The Man in Black fled across the desert…and the gunslinger followed.” With those words from a short story published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Stephen King launched one of the most seminal characters in his lifetime of writing into a destiny fraught with danger, death, triumph and loss. In the almost thirty years since that momentous occasion, King introduced millions of readers to the densely textured realm of Mid-World through his magnum opus, the Dark Tower series of novels. King joined with Marvel in 2007 to bring his masterwork of fantasy to a new generation of readers. Adding stunning new textures to the mythos of Roland and Mid-World for four years, the initial arc of King and Marvel’s union is now complete, and the entire run is collected here. Collecting DARK TOWER:
THE GUNSLINGER BORN #1-7,
THE LONG ROAD HOME #1-5,
TREACHERY #1-6,
SORCERER #1,
THE FALL OF GILEAD #1-6,
THE BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #1-5.
928 PGS./All Ages …$150.00
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5541-6
©2011 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

DARK TOWER OMNIBUS HC SLIPCASE – COMPANION HC
Written by ROBIN FURTH & ANTHONY FLAMINI
Art by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JAE LEE
Chock full of essential short stories, bonus material and apocrypha, this volume is a must-read for Stephen King enthusiasts. Three guidebooks overseen by Dark Tower: A Concordance author Robin Furth unlock the many secrets of Roland Deschain, the Gunslingers, Gilead and the dark forces of Farson — bringing readers greater insight into the people, places and things of Mid-World. And supplemental material from the first thirty issues of Marvel’s Dark Tower series shed even more light on King’s epic — with short stories by Furth, and a tour through artists Jae Lee and Richard Isanove’s sketchbooks, and more! Collecting DARK TOWER:
GUNSLINGER’S GUIDEBOOK,
END-WORLD ALMANAC,
GUIDE TO GILEAD,
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: DARK TOWER,
Material from DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN #1-7,
THE LONG ROAD HOME #1-5,
TREACHERY #1-6,
SORCERER #1,
THE FALL OF GILEAD #1-6
THE BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #1-5
600 PGS.
©2011 Stephen King. All rights reserved.

Thanks to Marco Lammers

The Battle of Tull in June

Posted: March 14, 2011, 15:36
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The next arc will be called The Battle Of Tull and begin in June.

Click for a larger imageThis June, acclaimed artist and Eisner Award nominee Michael Lark (Daredevil, Gotham Central) joins the superstar writing team of Peter David & Robin Furth for Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Battle Of Tull #1 (of 5). Lark joins the acclaimed team of Peter David, Robin Furth and Richard Isanove in the select group of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life in Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Battle Of Tull! Longtime fans and newcomers alike are sure to be amazed as Lark’s take on the grit and grandeur of Mid-World this June with an outright merciless tale that sets in motion the fateful journey of Roland Deschain.

“I have nothing but respect and admiration for Stephen King and the chance to work on the Dark Tower is a wonderful privilege,” said Lark. “I only hope that I can come close to conveying his vision – a daunting task, but a challenge that I'm enjoying tremendously. It has allowed me to explore the darker aspects of my art and really start pushing some of the boundaries of my own style. And who doesn't love drawing cowboys and horses?!”

The Man in Black has lured Roland to a barren saloon town and, once there, he’ll realize than even a stone cold killer is no match for the horrors of the Dark Tower! Why does a dead man still walk the streets of Tull and, why are this town’s living, breathing citizens a far greater threat? The baddest man in Mid-World is about to find out that the true price of his quest can only be paid in spent shells and innocent blood this June in Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Battle Of Tull #1 (of 5)!

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE BATTLE OF TULL #1 (of 5)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by MICHAEL LARK
Parental AdvisorySLC …$3.99

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Two covers part 2

Posted: December 8, 2010, 13:39
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Here are the covers for issue #2 and 3 of Little Sisters of Eluria.

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Thanks to Marco Lammers

Ask Robin

Posted: October 19, 2010, 09:27
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I got a mail from Shawn over at and he told me that he is seeing Robin Furth next week for a video interview.

And because of this he wants to give you, King and Dark Tower fans the chance to get your questions answered. And to do that, just send an email with your question to shawn@signedpage.com.

The Little Sisters of Eluria to be next

Posted: September 21, 2010, 08:45
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The Little Sisters of Eluria will be the next story ARC for Marvel.

Click for a larger imageMarvel is pleased to announce the next series in the New York Times best-selling line of Dark Tower adaptations with Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Little Sisters Of Eluria! Join renowned scribes Robin Furth and Peter David as they welcome acclaimed artist Luke Ross into the ka-tet of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life! After being terribly wounded from a vicious battle with a band of slow mutants, Roland Deschain is taken in by a group of hideous creatures known as the Little Sisters of Eluria and must battle for his life in Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Little Sisters Of Eluria! Now’s your chance to jump onboard the acclaimed Dark Tower series with this new blockbuster series!

Roland’s journey has been long and treacherous and now there is nothing he can do to fend off the Little Sisters and whatever they have in store for him. Will the Gunslinger live to see the light of day? Find out in Dark Tower: The Gunslinger – The Little Sisters Of Eluria #1!

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA #1
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by LUKE ROSS
Parental Advisory …$3.99
ON SALE THIS DECEMBER!
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved

Sheemie is a stand alone issue

Posted: August 20, 2010, 08:35
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Looks like the info about Sheemie's tale got a bit mixed up. Grzesiek Tupikowski talked to Robin Furth who told him that it's not new arc but a one shot issue. There will be a total of five of these stand-alone comics.

Thansk to Grzesiek Tupikowski.

The next one is about Sheemie

Posted: August 18, 2010, 23:04
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Looks like the next arc of The Dark Tower will be about Sheemie.

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER - SHEEMIE'S TALE #1
Written by Robin Furth & Peter David Art & Cover by Richard Isanove

This is the story of one of the more powerful breakers in Thunderclap: The mentally handicapped, formerly mute young man known as Sheemie. He possesses the awesome power to shatter the very Beams that hold the Dark Tower in place—the fulcrum of existence itself. But Sheemie does not want to destroy the underpinnings of reality. He is in the prison of Devar-Toi and all he wants is his friends—his ka-tet to come for him. And one of them is coming for him even now. One of them known as the last gunslinger, Roland Deschain. And not all the horrors of Thunderclap will stand in his way! Presented by those twin titans of Marvel's Dark Tower books—writer Robin Furth and artist Richard Isanove. It's a journey of searching and salvation you won't soon forget.

32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Parental Advisory …$3.99

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Issue #2

Posted: March 24, 2010, 13:57
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Click for a larger imageHere are the cover for issue #2 of The Gunslinger.

Cover for issue #5

Posted: March 4, 2010, 22:47
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Click for a larger imageHere is the cover for issue #5 of The Battle of Jericho Hill.

It has all led to this: The climactic battle for all the Mid-World marbles! On one side, with their backs to Jericho Hill are Roland, his ka-tet and the surviving members of his father's Affiliation. Arrayed against them, thousands of soldiers and slow mutants armed with the most horrific selection of weapons that the Good Man, John Farson could provide them. A few will live and many will die, and no reader will ever forget the intensity of the struggle or its heart-wrenching outcome. You must not miss the shattering conclusion that will alter the balance of power in Mid-World in unthinkable ways. You have been warned.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm

Jae Lee steps aside

Posted: February 26, 2010, 00:09
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Click for a larger imageJae Lee steps aside for a new artist on the upcoming Gunslinger series

February 24, 2010 - Marvel is proud to announce that Eisner Award-winning Sean Phillips (Incognito, Criminal, Marvel Zombies) has joined the New York Times best-selling Dark Tower creative team! Philips joins the acclaimed team of Peter David, Robin Furth and Richard Isanove in the select group of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life in Dark Tower: The Gunslinger! Philips exclaims, "Well, I've bought the hat and the gun and holster. And I've got the lead pencil right here that'll do the job!"

Phillips' fellow Dark Tower collaborators couldn't be more pleased with their new teammate. "Here's to the beginning of our new Dark Tower adventure! Sean is a wonderful artist, so I can't wait to see his depictions of Mid-World. We will all miss Jae [Lee], but we're really lucky to have Sean. Peter and Richard will continue their amazing work, so I think Roland is ready to saddle up and move forward to the Mohaine Desert. Readers, bring plenty of sunscreen. You're going to need it" said Robin Furth.

Peter David added, "I'm very much looking forward to seeing Sean's depiction of Mid-World and the superb manner in which he'll be telling Robin's stories. Jae left him sizable boots to fill, but I have every confidence that Sean is more than up to the challenge, and I'm looking forward to dialoguing his peerless pencils."

"The past four years spent in Midworld have been the most enjoyable and creatively fullfiling of my professional life. Jae has taken me further than I thought possible in the artistic field and I am ecstatic to now have Sean along for the ride. I'm sure he'll quickly feel at home within our little functional family, with the wise guidance of Robin, Peter's perfect prose and under Ralph's despotic thumb" explained Richard Isanove.

Ruwan Jayatilleke, Marvel's Senior Vice President, Development & Planning, Print, Animation and Digital Media, said, "Marvel is absolutely psyched to have Sean Phillips join the Dark Tower creative team. Though Jae's artistry will be missed, Sean's gift of phenomenal storytelling and visual fireworks will keep the Dark Tower: The Gunslinger compelling, stunning, and true to its canon. Fans will have much to rave about in the coming months."

A bold new chapter in Stephen King's Dark Tower saga begins in Dark Tower: The Gunslinger #1, as Sean Phillips brings you a vision of Gilead like you've never seen before!

DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER #1 (of 5)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Art & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory …$3.99
ON-SALE MAY 2010

Variant cover for issue #5

Posted: February 24, 2010, 00:21
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Click for a larger imageHere is the cover for issue #4 of Battle of Jericho Hill.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm

Review

Posted: December 27, 2009, 23:47
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Here is my review of issue #6 of Fall of Gilead.

Interview and preview

Posted: November 26, 2009, 16:24
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Here is an interview with Robin Furth talking about The Dark Tower and there are also a preview of Battle of Jericho Hill.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm

Fall of Gilead covers

Posted: November 25, 2009, 01:35
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Click for a larger image Click for a larger imageHere are the regular and sketch cover for issue #6 of Fall of Gilead.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm

DT covers

Posted: October 27, 2009, 00:56
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Click for a larger image Click for a larger imageHere are the regular and variant cover for issue #3 of Battle of Jericho.

Variant cover for issue #1

Posted: October 24, 2009, 00:29
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Click for a larger imageHere is the cover for the variant cover for Battle of Jericho Hill by Brandon Peterson.

One more arc...

Posted: October 13, 2009, 08:55
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Click for a larger imageMarvel has just announced an aditional story ARC of The Dark Tower comic. It's called The Gunslinger and here is what they say about it:

Marvel, in collaboration with Stephen King, is proud to announce a new chapter in the Dark Tower graphic fiction adaptation-DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER. Beginning in 2010, The New York Times Best-Selling creative team of Peter David, Robin Furth and Richard Isanove return for a new arc exploring the life of Roland Deschain, revealing how and why he began his pursuit of the man in black across Mid-World's Mohaine Desert!

Read more here.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm.

Dark Tower comic

Posted: October 6, 2009, 00:51
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Marvel has published a nice article about what has happened so far in The Dark Tower series and added some black/white sketches of the upcoming #6. Check it out here

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm

Gilead preview

Posted: October 2, 2009, 08:04
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Here is a preview of issue #5 of Fall of Gilead that can now be found in stores.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm.

Covers for issue #5

Posted: September 24, 2009, 23:36
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Click for a larger image Click for a larger image Here are the variant and sketch covers for issue 35 of Fall of Gilead.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm

Jericho Hill cover

Posted: September 22, 2009, 23:03
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Click for a larger imageHere is the cover for issue #2 of The Battle of Jericho Hill. No sign of the cover for issue #1 yet though...

Comic HB

Posted: September 10, 2009, 00:16
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Amazon.com has The Fall of Gilead and American Nightmare listed in hardback now. The dates hasn't been confirmed by Marvel but here is what Amazon says:

The Dark Tower : The Fall of Gilead HC
Release Date: March 9, 2010

The Stand : American Nightmare
Release Date: January 6, 2010

More when I find out if this is correct.

Thanks to Donovan Maguigan

The Battle Of Jericho Hill cover

Posted: September 4, 2009, 13:11
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Click for a larger imageHere is a first look at the cover for issue #1 of The Battle Of Jericho Hill. I don't however know if it's a sketch of any of the covers or the sketch cover.

Thanks to Sebastian Rahm.

My review

Posted: August 31, 2009, 14:41
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Check out my review of issue #4 of Fall of Gilead.

Some new covers

Posted: August 24, 2009, 10:53
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Here are some new covers for you. From left to right: Fall of Gilead #4 (sketch), Fall of Gilead #6 (variant) and sole survivors #2 (regular).

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Thanks to Sebastian.

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