The first horror web comic content exclusive to
www.stephenking.com, The Little Green God of Agony, will go live on October
15th, 2012. Stephen King’s short story, the opener of Stephen Jones’s 2011 anthology, A Book of Horrors, and
included in Ellen Datlow’s The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Four, tells from
the point of view of his doubting nurse the tale of a paraplegic millionaire
who wants to exorcise his pain. Adapted
and illustrated by well-known comic artist Dennis Calero (X-Factor, Legion of
Super-Heroes), the webcomic will run in serial installments on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays for eight weeks.
“I have been a huge Stephen King fan for as long as I can
remember,” explained Calero. “To be able
to work on ANYTHING with him is an honor.
And to make this announcement at New York Comic Con is icing on the
cake! “
Full Synopsis of Little Green God of Agony:
Katherine "Kat" MacDonald is an RN hired to
care for wealthy client, Andrew Newsome, who has gone from doctor to doctor
trying to find a quick cure for his lingering pain to no avail. She is
convinced that he would overcome the injuries he sustained in an airplane crash
but he is unwilling to endure the pain of physical therapy. In desperation,
Newsome has hired a healer, Reverend Rideout, who promises to "expel"
his pain.
Dennis Calero can be found at artist alley table D13 at
New York Comic Con.
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Calero can be contacted via Craig Bernstein at ICM
Partners (abernstein@icmpartners.com)