The Talisman (comics)

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 Talisman
Cover to The Talisman: The Road of Trials #1
Publication information
Publisher	Del Rey
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	July, 2009 – March, 2010
No. of issues	06
Creative team
Created by	Stephen King & Peter Straub
Written by	Robin Furth
Penciller(s)	Tony Shasteen
Letterer(s)	Bill Tortolini
Colorist(s)	Nei Ruffino

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. (ISBN 978-0345517982)

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.

Story arcs

#	Title	Issues	Dates
1	The Talisman: The Road of Trials	6 (#0-#5)	July, 2009—March 5, 2010