by Michael Whelan | Oct 31, 2022
Reimagining the KA symbol that Michael created for THE DARK TOWER (Book 7). Inspiration came while listening to the original audiobook of the THE GUNSLINGER, read by Stephen King himself. There are several bones around the studio, human and other, which seemed to fit... 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2011
For fun I thought to portray my own interpretation of the “Crimson King” as an early Halloween riff… but the sight of police state brutality on Wall Street—and the mainstream news blackout of same—is horror enough for me this year. Jeez. Well, the... 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2009
In 2009, Michael returned to the world of The Dark Tower in this painting created especially for the amazing coffee table book KNOWING DARKNESS: ARTISTS INSPIRED BY STEPHEN KING. 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2004
….he sat on his throne…which is made of skulls…he sat there with his elbow on his knee and his fist on his chin, like a man thinking long thoughts…all the while watching them writhe…and convulse on the floor… 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 2004
Cover painting for the #1 Bestseller THE DARK TOWER by Stephen King. Fully illustrated by Michael Whelan, the seventh and last book in the Dark Tower series brings to an end the saga of Roland the Gunslinger. Roland finally reaches the tower and Michael places him... 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 1998
After Michael Whelan illustrated the first book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, his artwork became synonymous with the story. The author doesn’t describe the tower in the early books of the series, but many of the main characters experience dream... 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 1988
Michael was asked to do a cover for the trade paperback edition of THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER. He had done the dustjacket and all the interior illustrations for the limited edition version, but this was the first mass-market edition of this special series by... 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 1982
Throughout most of Michael Whelan’s career as an illustrator, he took the unusual approach of rarely using models. This is especially noteworthy in the case of a painting like this one. So many figures in so many different poses-all out of his imagination! 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 1981
Cover art for THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King. Michael took up the challenge of illustrating a scene illuminated solely by the flash of a gunshot. 
by Michael Whelan | Jan 1, 1981
The back cover of the first edition of THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER by Stephen King. When asked about this one Michael said, “This is my favorite Dark Tower painting. The mood and the majesty of the epic are captured in this one image.” 