{"product_id":"9781587674211","title":"The Dark Man: An Illustrated Poem","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Randall Flagg came to me when I wrote a poem called ‘The Dark Man’ when I was a junior or senior in college, but that guy never left my mind.” — Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Stephen King first wrote about the Dark Man in college after he envisioned a faceless man in cowboy boots and jeans and a denim jacket forever walking the roads. Later this dark man would come to be known around the world as one of King’s greatest villains, Randall Flagg, but at the time King only had simple questions on his mind: Where was this man going? What had he seen and done? What \u003ci\u003eterrible\u003c\/i\u003e things...?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ei have ridden rails...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  More than forty years after Stephen King first wrote his breathtaking poem ‘The Dark Man,’ Glenn Chadbourne set out to answer those questions in this World’s First Edition hardcover featuring more than 70 full–page illustrations from the talented artist behind \u003ci\u003eThe Secretary of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ei have slept in glaring swamps...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This Cemetery Dance Publications hardcover is a true marriage of words and art, with Chadbourne pulling the images from King’s imagination and illustrating them in magnificent detail. This incredible blending of King’s words with Chadbourne’s art creates a unique page turning experience you can return to again and again, always finding new details hidden in every illustration. You’ll discover hidden layers and mysterious secrets for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ei am a dark man...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  So who is the Dark Man and why is he traveling the country? \u003ci\u003eThe answers are terrifying...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cemetery Dance Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055585181936,"sku":"9781587674211","price":23.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781587674211_p0.jpg?v=1763799492","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781587674211","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}