As Stephen King was my favorite author growing up and I read pretty much everything he put out up to around the time he started writing things like Dolores Claiborne, etc., and he was always an avowed and outspoken lover of comics - and, specifically, Marvel and EC Comics - I wonder why it took all this time for him to actually come into the medium?True, he and Wrightson did a sequential adaptation of his Creepshow screenplay and there was an illustrated version (non-sequential) of his Silver Bullet screenplay,but Stephen King's works were not adapted specifically into graphic form until these past few years. They have not stopped selling like hotcakes since!
The first chapter of Stephen King's acclaimed horror epic, The Stand: Captain Trips, debuted this month in graphic fiction form and was an instant hit with fans. After a quick sell out at Diamond, Marvel is pleased to announce that they will be going back to the press with The Stand: Captain Trips #1 (of 5) Second Printing Variant! The Stand, which is commonly deemed as King's most popular novel, is a story of Biblical proportions; after a virus produced by the government spreads across the country, destroying the human race, the few survivors left alive must band together and make their final stand! Written by acclaimed scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four) and featuring the visually stunning interiors of Eisner-nominated artist, Mike Perkins (Captain America, House of M: Avengers), comes the beginning of the end of the world! Plus, check out the all new variant cover featuring the mind-blowing art of Mike Perkins!
"The Stand is one of the most realistic comics ever released," gushed Benjamin Birdie of ComicBookResources.Com. "Mike Perkins and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa do a fantastic job of adapting King's work here. The character designs are spot on, and they inhabit the page perfectly."
Don't dare miss your second chance to pick up a copy of this year's most highly anticipated series from the master of horror, Stephen King, in The Stand: Captain Trips #1 (of 5) Second Printing Variant! And don't forget to check out the next exciting chapter in The Stand: Captain Trips #2 (of 5), on sale next month!
THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #1 (of 5) SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (AUG088063)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Pencils & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Parental Advisory…$3.99
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved
FOC—10/02/08, On-Sale—10/22/08
THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (of 5) (AUG082299)
THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (of 5) PERKINS VARIANT (AUG082301)
THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (of 5) SKETCH VARIANT (AUG082300)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled & Inked by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Sketch Variant Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Parental Advisory…$3.99
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved
On-Sale—10/08/08
© C Harris Lynn, 2008
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