The Drawing of the Dark Tower

The movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is finally happening. Sony Pictures is working towards a release date of February 17, 2017 for the first film in a projected multi-part series, with Nikolaj Arcel directing and Idris Elba starring as grizzled gunslinger Roland Deschain. As an uber-fan of King’s uber-work, I couldn’t be more excited.

My relationship with Roland and his ka-tet of loyal followers began in 1989, when I picked up a trade paperback edition of The Drawing of the...