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 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.

[2] This is different from the original title of the book “The Talisman” written by novelist Sir Walter Scott.