The Stand, published from 2008 to 2012, is a series of comic books by Marvel Comics based on Stephen King's 1978 novel of the same name. Based on the 1990 Complete & Uncut version of the novel, the comic adaptation was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with art by Mike Perkins and Laura Martin. Its thirty-one issues, divided into six story arcs, completed the telling of the unabridged novel. Stephen King served as Creative and Executive Director of the project.
| The Stand | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Captain Trips #1 | |
| Created by | Stephen King |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a set of ongoing series. |
| Genre | Post-apocalyptic, horror |
| Publication date | September 10, 2008 – January 11, 2012 |
| Number of issues | 31 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |
| Artist(s) | Mike Perkins Laura Martin |
On March 11, 2009, Marvel began publishing collections for each story arc, and on September 19, 2012, it published a hardcover omnibus edition collecting the adaptation in its entirety, with bonus materials not contained in the original releases.
Story arcs
edit| Arc # | Title | Issue(s) | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Captain Trips | 5 | September 10, 2008 – January 28, 2009 |
2
|
American Nightmares | 5 | March 11 – August 19, 2009 |
3
|
Soul Survivors | 5 | October 21, 2009 – March 24, 2010 |
4
|
Hardcases | 5 | June 3 – November 17, 2010 |
5
|
No Man's Land | 5 | February 2 – May 25, 2011 |
6
|
The Night Has Come | 6 | August 10, 2011 – January 11, 2012 |
Companion releases
edit| Title | Issue(s) | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Stand Sketchbook | 1 | July 9, 2008 |
Collections
editStory arc collections
edit| Vol # | Title | Format | ISBN | Release date | Collected material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
The Stand: Captain Trips | Hardcover | 0785136207 | March 11, 2009 | The Stand: Captain Trips #1–5 and The Stand Sketchbook |
| Paperback | 0785135219 | August 31, 2011 | |||
2
|
The Stand: American Nightmares | Hardcover | 0785142746 | November 11, 2009 | The Stand: American Nightmares #1–5 |
| Paperback | 0785135227 | January 18, 2012 | |||
3
|
The Stand: Soul Survivors | Hardcover | 0785136223 | July 20, 2010 | The Stand: Soul Survivors #1–5 |
| Paperback | 0785135235 | June 13, 2012 | |||
4
|
The Stand: Hardcases | Hardcover | 0785136231 | March 2, 2011 | The Stand: Hardcases #1–5 |
| Paperback | 0785135243 | September 19, 2012 | |||
5
|
The Stand: No Man's Land | Hardcover | 078513624X | August 10, 2011 | The Stand: No Man's Land #1–5 |
| Paperback | 0785135251 | January 15, 2013 | |||
6
|
The Stand: The Night Has Come | Hardcover | 0785136452 | February 22, 2012 | The Stand: The Night Has Come #1–6 |
| Paperback | 0785136460 | May 21, 2013 |
Omnibus collections
edit| Vol # | Title | Format | ISBN | Release date | Collected material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
The Stand Omnibus | Hardcover | 0785153314 | September 19, 2012 | Story arc collections 1–6 |
| The Stand Omnibus Companion | Bonus material not included in the original individual collections (1–6) |
See also
editExternal links
edit- Official Stephen King comics page Archived 2016-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
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