![]() I also didn’t fully understand what she originally was or how she became human. I wasn’t particularly wild about some aspects of Mia and Mordred’s tale, especially the bizarre conception and baby transfer stuff. Some people don’t like her story line, others don’t like her because she’s responsible for Mordred (who also has his detractors). Mia is sort of a controversial character in the series. ( Note: I’m passing that on third-hand I didn’t actually read the quote, just someone talking about King saying that). Once you do, they are usually far more ordinary than you thought. I’m paraphrasing, but King apparently said the nature of villains is that they are scarier from afar, and that they are more intimidating prior to actually facing them. I’ve read somewhere that Stephen King actually explained this. A common theme with most of these antagonists is that their demises were anticlimactic. Unfortunately, that was not to be…as he ended up as a sacrifice to the literary gods to legitimize another villain. Walter’s palaver with Roland at the end of the first book was so great, I had high hopes for continued conflict and an amazing battle at the end. So, my version of Walter is sort of a Nicholson/Sheridan mash-up. But, I also wanted to add some of the Flagg look from the Stand miniseries in the 90s, because that Jamey Sheridan guy looked the part too. Basically like his Joker character from Tim Burton’s Batman, but without the makeup. Even going back to the Stand, which I read much earlier than this series, I imagined him as an unhinged Jack Nicholson. He’s really a fun character, and part of me wishes he had interacted with Roland a bit more during the quest to reach the Tower. He’s been the antagonist for other King stories too, like the Stand. Walter is actually the first one I set out to draw for this villain project. Plus I’ve never even drawn a train before. Honorable mention to Blaine the Mono, who was one of my favorites unfortunately I don’t think a picture of a train would completely convey his insane personality. And I decided not to sketch Mordred, mostly because I already did a spider creature in the Red King. I wanted to try Dandelo, but I couldn’t get a good mental image of him. Then I did the Crimson King, Andrew “Tick Tock Man” Quick, and worked through two different versions of Mia Daughter of None. In this group, I started with my favorite of all these nefarious characters, the wily Walter Padick/Randall Flagg. Words of warning: I will discuss a bit on how the story ends for these creeps, so there will be spoilers! Abandon now if you want to remain spoiler-free about the Dark Tower. ![]() Anywho, I decided to do a series of drawings for some of these folks working against Roland and his Beam-saving crew. Certainly, the Crimson King is villainous, but Mia is more of a single-minded, selfish antagonist. Actually, maybe villain isn’t quite the word for all of them. I’ve given significant sketching time to the heroes from the Dark Tower, but haven’t done anything on the villains.
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