The Stand (comics)
| The Stand | |
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Cover of Captain Trips #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | 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 |
| Creator(s) | Stephen King |
The Stand, published from 2008 to 2012, was a series of comic books by Marvel Comics based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Based on the unabridged version of The Stand first released in 1990, the adaptation was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with art by Mike Perkins and Laura Martin. It consisted of thirty-one issues divided into six story arcs. Stephen King served as Creative and Executive Director of the project.
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
| 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 |
Other releases
| Title | Issue(s) | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Stand Sketchbook | 1 | July 9, 2008 |
Collections
Story arc collections
| 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
| 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) |
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