Stephen King has been a busy man lately. I checked my Gmail this morning–which is rare, for me–and saw Stephen King in the subject of my Marvel newsletter. The newsletter said that Marvel had created a video adaptation of Stephen King’s “N.”, which I’d never heard of–and trust me, for me that’s weird. Turns out that “N.” is an unreleased short story that will be released in November in King’s new collection of short stories, Just After Sunset. Even better, Marvel will be releasing a limited edition comic miniseries of “N.” in 2009. (You can read the full Marvel news article here.)

Each episode of “N.” will be released every weekday until August 29th and can be watched on your phone or online at NisHere.com. Five episodes are out so far and each are about a minute and thirty seconds long. The art is amazing and the storyline is intriguing, but unfortunately as soon as I start really getting into it the episode is over. It’s a little cheesy at times, but not too bad. The storyline so far is a little confusing, just because it makes you want to know more and you can’t exactly figure anything out yet. Here’s what I got so far (stop reading if you don’t want to be spoiled):

A religious woman’s brother–who is a psychiatrist–has committed suicide. She goes through his belongings and finds a box marked “Burn This”. Naturally she opens it and discovers that it’s a box filled with things about her brother’s patient “N.”. Apparently N. is an obsessive-compulsive who believes his disorder began in Ackerman’s field, where an unusual circle of seven stones stands. When taking photos of the stones he discovered that the camera picked up that there are actually eight stones. Suddenly he felt the urge to touch each stone, and by doing so revealed the eighth stone. Not feeling that something was right, N. ran to his car but turned around before getting in. He saw a demon in the center of the eight stones and knew that if the eighth stone were to disappear again the demons trapped inside would be released into the world.

Episode five ends there. It seems really intriguing, but I bet King’s story is even better when read.

I’m also excited because–if you haven’t heard yet–Marvel is releasing a limited edition comic miniseries of “The Stand” this fall. And of course, there is always their “The Dark Tower” series. If you are a King or Marvel fan, you need to go pick up a copy. NOW. (:

Speaking of “The Dark Tower,” the next issue of “The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home” comes out this week!