OMG! How did I not find this title before now? The artwork is freaking fantastic! Fantastic adaptation of the book! What a fantastic read for Valentine's Day! Ha Ha. ( )

Si bien es cierto que hay algunos problemas con la edición, que creo que deben estar relacionados con la edición en español más que con el original, lo cierto es que el trabajo de adaptación y de ilustración a una obra clave de King hacen que esta serie valga mucho la pena. Disfrutable tanto si eres fan de Stephen King, como si eres fan del cómic. ( )

Graphic novel encompassing the first section of The Stand. Great to see it drawn, and compare it to how my mind pictured the characters. Kinda gory also. :) ( )

The interlude in chapter two is a perfect example of how the virus spread. Scary perfect! “… the Captain Trips chain letter, was working very well indeed.”

“All the chickens were coming home to roost.”

Indeed they were! I haven't read "The Stand" for a while, so returning to it after the COVID epidemic is pretty dang creepy! This comic adaptation is pretty good, and really well drawn, and was a nice refresher for me. It's only the beginning of the story, but like I said, in light of the recent pandemic, it hits pretty hard! I just may have to take up the novel again! ( )

This is a good faithful start to the King classic. The art is very good, the story quite streamlined but not divergent, and it gives us a very good graphic look at the even more graphic deaths.

Timely, no? Well, Captain Trips is slightly more deadly than just about anything out there. It's good to think about how bad it could really get and be thankful we're not losing everything now. ( )

WARNING - This review contains spoilers for the ENTIRE series of comics and the original novel. When I review comics, I list only the first issue and count a completed comic series as one book.

I had a horrible bout of insomnia last night, so I managed to finish almost all the books.

This was an awesome comic book. I've read [b:The Stand|149267|The Stand|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1213131305s/149267.jpg|1742269] so many times that I can quote parts of it. I first read it in high school in 1978. I still have my first edition copy ("T39" is printed on page 823 and everything) - It's very well worn. So, the numerous re-reads are spread out over many years.

This comic was very faithful to the original story and added bits and pieces to the story that I'd not thought about for some time. Trashcan Man always seemed like such a huge part of the original book, but as I read the comic, I realized that he wasn't. He was deus ex machina from the beginning.

I completely forgot about Nick's eye.

I am not normally a fan of American comics. In general, I find the illustrations over the top and distracting. I really dislike super-hero comics. Some comics have surprised me though. The Walking Dead is one of them. This one was another. I loved the way that the artists drew Nadine and her progression. The illustrations of her post-Free Zone are particularly good, especially her final act. I also liked Frannie's portrayal. Good stuff. ( )

Wow. Wow! Who would've thought this (favorite) tome would translate so well into GN form? Thank you to my fabulous library - http://www.linebaugh.org/ and J who does the ordering - for adding this to our collection! Will be purchasing my own copies soon. ( )

It's been very many years since I've read the book and reading this graphic novel brought back many memories. I was happy to see Stu and Frannie as well as the other characters. Looking forward to reading more of this series. ( )

I tried to read The Stand as a regular book and just couldn't get into it. Reading it as a graphic novel series seems to be working out much better for me. Just like any good Stephen King novel, I was thoroughly creeped out and hope to not get sick any time soon. ( )

I tried to read The Stand as a regular book and just couldn't get into it. Reading it as a graphic novel series seems to be working out much better for me. Just like any good Stephen King novel, I was thoroughly creeped out and hope to not get sick any time soon. ( )

I tried to read The Stand as a regular book and just couldn't get into it. Reading it as a graphic novel series seems to be working out much better for me. Just like any good Stephen King novel, I was thoroughly creeped out and hope to not get sick any time soon. ( )

I tried to read The Stand as a regular book and just couldn't get into it. Reading it as a graphic novel series seems to be working out much better for me. Just like any good Stephen King novel, I was thoroughly creeped out and hope to not get sick any time soon. ( )

I'm not the biggest Stephen King fan -- although it's mainly only because I couldn't get into his books when I was younger and have never picked one up and tried again.

For this graphic novel, I figured that if I didn't like it, it was short enough to not make a huge difference.

I did like it, apocalyptic stories are some of my favorites.

The graphic novel is well done and makes the jumping around of the story (between characters) a little easier, but i still want to read [b:The Stand|149267|The Stand|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1213131305s/149267.jpg|1742269]. ( )

The Stand is what I consider to be one of the greatest modern stories. If you want to read the story without pouring through the original book then I highly recommend this graphic novel. Wonderful artwork supports the story line making it a great read. ( )

Volume one is great! The artwork is amazing and almost too vivid on certain pages. I've seen a few graphic novels, and the artwork doesn't even compare to this (with most graphic novels). The story of volume one mostly involves the spread of Captain Trips & the introduction of The Walkin Dude Randall Flagg. Looking forward to the other volumes.. ( )

The first five issues in Marvel's adaptation of Stephen King's famous novel The Stand, are contained within the first collection, Captain Trips. A virus is let loose from a top secret government facility causing people to exhibit symptoms in line with the flu. However, this strain is 100% fatal. Following the lives of a few select individuals who appear to be immune, King lays the groundwork for the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa does a fine job adapting the source material. The story moves along well considering the length of book. It's been two years since I originally read it but I'm not really getting the feeling a whole lot is being left out.

The characters match up pretty well with how I envisioned them, which is always a nice touch when moving from a novel to a more visual medium. A lot of credit to Mike Perkins and Laura Martin for their excellent artwork which I really enjoyed.

I'm eagerly anticipating the arrival of Trashcan Man the most so hopefully I can get my hands on Volume 2 a lot sooner than I hope. ( )

I loved this graphic novel adaptation of one of my favorite books of all time. Beautifully done and faithful to the book, the artwork really captures the essence of the story and the characters. Now on to the second book... ( )

The Stand has always been one of my all time favorite books, and this adaptation was fantastic. "Captain Trips" covers probably about the first 8th of the book, if that, but and it manages to show a large chunk of the details and story that happen in that section of the book, and does it in a way that doesn't feel like there are huge gaps. I was quite impressed. I knew that there would be a lot left out, and I had prepared myself to be disappointed in the way it was done, but obviously, I was far from disappointed, and actually loved it. The only thing that I felt was missing was Harold Lauder, but I am quite sure that he will be introduced in the next installment.

The artwork was amazing. I loved the representation of the characters, and this was another area where I'd been nervous - I've known these characters for half of my life! If they are depicted in a way that doesn't mesh with the characters I know, it could be very bad. But, while they did look different than they do in my head (and in the 1994 mini-series adaptation), they represented their characters well. In a couple of frames, Larry Underwood even looked a little like Hugh Laurie, that sexy beast. ;)

Sticking with the artwork, this is definitely not what you want to be reading when dinner is served. It's quite graphic, and doesn't sugar-coat or gloss over the illness caused by the superflu. There's phlegm and grossness EVERYWHERE. It was awesome. :D

I loved this, and am headed to read the second installment right now. The 3rd is on my Christmas wishlist! ( )

This is a retelling of Stephen King's apocalyptic novel, The Stand, in comic book form.

This comic book adaptation of The Stand was not so much of a reinterpretation, like the much better Dark Tower comic book series, than it was a straightforward retelling. It reminded me of those illustrated classics like Moby Dick. In this case, I think it is better to just read the book.

I decided to give this series a shot when I saw it at the library even though I hadn't been that thrilled with the graphic novel adaptations of The Gunslinger. These were done by different authors, and I do love this book more, so I figured it might be worth reading.

I'm glad I picked it up - this was a detailed retelling of the story. This first volume only covers from the original leak of the superflu through meeting most of the main characters and seeing the people around them die. Intercut with their stories is our introduction to Randall Flagg. I'm really looking forward to reading the second volume. ( )

This volume tells King’s epic story 'The Stand' from the first escape of the Superflu to – approximately – the end of US civilisation, following those survivors who provide the linchpins of the novel’s wide-ranging first chapters. There are still a few scenes that I would have expected to be covered in volume 1 that it didn’t quite reach, but otherwise, it’s a great opening book.

The first thing I noticed was how nice an edition it is; most of my graphic novel collection is soft-cover, so this had a classy, yet odd feel to it. Odder yet, was how closely it followed The Stand in storyline, without digressions – stripped to its bare bones, perhaps – but exactly the story that King told (or the beginning of that story, anyway) in his novel. There’s something about knowing a story that well, but having it unspool in a different medium, that is tremendously unsettling, especially when the subject matter is so horrifyingly visual… it’s a story that was made to be rendered in disgusting and exquisite panels of art. My favourite impressions are of Flagg himself, and Frannie (whom the movie completely sold out), who is not as I imagined her in the novel either, and yet who comes alive in one perfect panel (her response to Jessie’s ‘oh hell’ moment). Lloyd and Poke’s crime spree could have filled its own volume, it was so vividly disgraceful. Larry Underwood, too, feels completely right (as does the ‘you aint’ no nice guy sequence’) – the others, not yet, but for me the film did them no injustices, so I didn’t need new faces.

In a way, I wish The Stand hadn’t been one of my faithful re-reads, growing up… if I knew the story a little less well, I might get even more out of the straightforwardly extracted sections of text; as it is, it’s delightful to see how well those pieces tell the beginning of the story on their own. Not that I’m suggesting my favourite writer is overly wordsome.

The Dark Tower graphic novels wander all over the place, in comparison. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but if all you want is a Stephen King story without the need to read 800+ pages and pretty pictures, there’s nothing here to suggest this series isn’t going to deliver it. ( )

A very good adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. ( )