Stephen King's N.
STEPHEN KING'S N.
THE COMPLETE COSMIC HORROR ADAPTATION
STEPHEN KING · MARC GUGGENHEIM · ALEX MALEEV
Marvel Comics · 2010
🔴 4 ISSUES · 1 VOLUME · COMPLETE
Complete Hardcover: 112 pages (2010)
Original Story: Stephen King (2008)
Adaptation / Writer: Marc Guggenheim
Artist & Colorist: Alex Maleev
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Genres: Cosmic Horror · Psychological Horror · Supernatural Mystery · Lovecraftian Horror · Occult Fiction
Publication Status: COMPLETE
👁️ ABOUT THE SERIES
Stephen King's N. is a four-issue horror comic adapted from Stephen King's 2008 story of the same name, originally published in the collection Just After Sunset.
Deep within the forests of rural Maine lies Ackerman's Field, a mysterious location containing an ancient circle of standing stones.
Sometimes there are seven stones. Sometimes eight.
For a troubled patient known only as N., the difference is more than a disturbing optical illusion. He believes that maintaining the correct number of stones is essential to preventing an ancient, incomprehensible evil from entering our reality.
When psychiatrist Dr. John Bonsaint begins treating N., he discovers that his patient's obsessive rituals may conceal a terrifying supernatural truth.
The investigation gradually becomes a nightmare of paranoia, compulsive behavior, forbidden knowledge, and psychological contamination.
Blending cosmic horror with psychological suspense, the story explores the terrifying possibility that certain human obsessions may serve a purpose far greater than anyone could imagine.
📚 THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
STEPHEN KING'S N.
2010 · Issues #1–4 · 112 pages
Writer: Marc Guggenheim
Artist: Alex Maleev
The story begins with the mysterious death of a psychiatric patient and the disturbing circumstances surrounding an ancient stone circle in rural Maine.
Through the medical records of Dr. Bonsaint, the reader discovers the increasingly obsessive behavior of a man identified only as N.
N. claims that the stones form a supernatural barrier protecting reality from a monstrous entity waiting beyond human perception.
As the psychiatrist investigates his patient's extraordinary account, he begins experiencing the same compulsions and terrifying visions.
The mysterious obsession spreads from one individual to another, threatening to unleash something ancient and destructive upon the world.
✅ END OF THE MINISERIES
📦 COMPLETE COLLECTED EDITIONS
STEPHEN KING'S N. — HARDCOVER
2010 · 112 pages
Publisher: Marvel Comics
ISBN: 9780785134534
Collects:
- Stephen King's N. #1–4
The complete four-issue graphic adaptation in one hardcover volume.
RECOMMENDED COMPLETE EDITION
STEPHEN KING'S N. — TRADE PAPERBACK
2011 · 112 pages
Publisher: Marvel Comics
ISBN: 9780785134541
Collects: Stephen King's N. #1–4
Paperback edition containing the same complete story.
No additional narrative material is required.
🔗 ORIGINAL STORY & RELATED WORKS
N. — ORIGINAL LITERARY STORY
2008 · Stephen King
First published in Just After Sunset (2008).
The original prose narrative follows the same central mystery involving Dr. Bonsaint, his patient N., and the ancient stones of Ackerman's Field.
Literary Source: Just After Sunset — Scribner (2008)
STEPHEN KING'S N. — MOTION COMIC
2008 · 25 Animated Episodes
Adaptation: Marc Guggenheim
Artwork: Alex Maleev
Colors: José Villarrubia
A digital motion-comic adaptation released before the traditional Marvel miniseries.
The production combines illustrated panels with animation, narration, voice acting, music, and sound effects.
Note: This is an adaptation of the same story, not a sequel.
LOVECRAFTIAN CONNECTIONS
N. explores themes of forbidden knowledge, extradimensional entities, fragile reality, and humanity's vulnerability before incomprehensible cosmic forces.
Although strongly influenced by the tradition of cosmic horror, the story is not an official installment of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Shared Comic Universe: None established.
Direct Sequels: None.
Required Spin-offs: None.
✅ COLLECTION SUMMARY
Original Literary Story: 2008
Motion Comic: 2008 · 25 episodes
Marvel Miniseries: 2010 · 4 issues
Complete Hardcover: 112 pages
Complete Paperback: 112 pages
Reading Order: Issues #1 → #4
Publication Status: COMPLETE
Recommended Edition: Stephen King's N. Hardcover (2010)
Required Additional Files: None
Official Sources:
https://stephenking.com/works/comic/stephen-kings-n.html
https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/9320/stephen_kings_n_2010