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The Stand comic adaptation.

post #1 of 23
6/13/08 at 3:49am
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This was a rumor for awhile but it seems that Marvel has officially announced that they will be adapting Stephen King's epic novel The Stand into a comic book series, much like The Dark Tower series.

This story has some interesting information about the new series and cool artwork of Randall Flagg:
http://comics.ign.com/articles/878/8...0&RSSid=878225

I'm excited for this. I'm still not crazy about The Dark Tower series. Something about Lee's art just irks me. But the new art looks much better, they have a good writer on board, and they are creating a STRICT adaptation of the un-cut edition of the book.

The Stand is my favorite book of all time and I'd be incredibly pleased if they pulled this off. It starts in September.
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post #2 of 23
6/13/08 at 3:51am
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Originally Posted by Dranbon View Post
and they are creating a STRICT adaptation of the un-cut edition of the book.

So we can expect this series to be wrapped up in 2020?
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post #3 of 23
6/13/08 at 1:47pm
I never wanted a strict adaptation of the Dark Tower books--they were dealing with precisely the gap in the plot of the actual story that I wanted them to deal with. But while I've yet to decide for sure whether I like Peter David's scripts, Jae Lee and Richard Isanove are doing a horrible job on art. Everything they do is overly rendered, heavily shadowed figures floating in giant voids. Technically it's not *bad* art, but the storytelling is awful--you can barely even tell the three main characters apart at times, and you never have any idea of where anything is happening. This is a case where the story is being adversely affected by the art. And it's a real shame, because this is still a potentially great spinoff of the books.

Whereas I've already read The Stand, and don't particularly need a comic adaptation.
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post #4 of 23
6/13/08 at 3:44pm
Someone needs to tackle The Talisman, the last, great unmined King property.
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post #5 of 23
6/13/08 at 3:54pm
I was excited about the Dark Tower comics, and then I read them. Basically a Cliff Notes version of Wizard and Glass. Virtually zero new story elements, and what new information there was was all stuff we basically inferred from the book anyway. I totally thought the books were going to deal with untold stories, and the entire first series was recap. So I gave up on it. As to The Stand, I don't much care. Adapting it might result in some cool art, but I'd rather just read the book again, ultimately.
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post #6 of 23
6/13/08 at 4:11pm
I was, too, excited about the Dark Tower comics, but reading about them, that luster has faded. I really am interested in what will come of the Stand, but again, will wait until I read reviews on it before I spend my "hard earned money".
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post #7 of 23
6/13/08 at 4:20pm
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I totally thought the books were going to deal with untold stories, and the entire first series was recap.
The second series has been an entirely new story. Don't get me wrong, though, I'm not sure that makes it any better. I buy it, look at the pretty pictures and then, almost instantly, forget about it.

As for "The Stand", I've heard the comic series will run around 35 issues, so predictions of a 2020 end date may not be far off.
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post #8 of 23
6/14/08 at 2:56am
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Someone needs to tackle The Talisman, the last, great unmined King property.
Define "tackle". I don't need a comic adaptation, unless it does something original with the world of the story. I'd love a movie, or more properly a miniseries, especially if it veered away from the novel plotwise at about the halfway point.
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post #9 of 23
6/14/08 at 3:14am
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Define "tackle". I don't need a comic adaptation, unless it does something original with the world of the story. I'd love a movie, or more properly a miniseries, especially if it veered away from the novel plotwise at about the halfway point.
Yeah, I was thinking of a movie/non-Mick-Garris-directed miniseries adaptation.
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post #10 of 23
6/14/08 at 5:39am
That artwork of Randall Flagg doesn't seem like the denim cowboy that he was written of in the book, and looked like in the movie. He's got a real Rasputin look. I'll be picking up this comic adaptation regardless. Can't wait to get the first issue in September.
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post #11 of 23
6/14/08 at 10:58am
Funny that I just started resding the "cut" version of the novel just a few days ago, and now spotted this thread. That drawing of Flagg bears no resemblence to the character in the book.

Stephen King can be a good, effective writer, but the man needs an editor and has not had one since the late 1980's. Just compare the original, published version of The Gunslinger to Wizard and Glass (The last book in the Dark Tower series I could get through)
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post #12 of 23
6/14/08 at 9:48pm
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That drawing of Flagg bears no resemblence to the character in the book.
On the plus side, it's nice to see Criss Angel breaking into different media.
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post #13 of 23
6/15/08 at 12:35am
Wow I'm pretty excited about this, can't wait for the first issue to see what it's like. So is the DARK TOWER comic series worth bothering with or not? Still haven't read any issues.
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post #14 of 23
6/16/08 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by Arjen Rudd View Post
I was excited about the Dark Tower comics, and then I read them. Basically a Cliff Notes version of Wizard and Glass. Virtually zero new story elements, and what new information there was was all stuff we basically inferred from the book anyway. I totally thought the books were going to deal with untold stories, and the entire first series was recap. So I gave up on it. As to The Stand, I don't much care. Adapting it might result in some cool art, but I'd rather just read the book again, ultimately.
The first series was the Wizard and Glass arc, plus. I waited for the Graphic Novel and I love it. I knew the story but still, seeing it visually worked well for me and I was never a big fan of Jae Lee's art but I thought he did a fantastic job.

The second arc is going to be new material and that will be very exciting.

But these books are for the uninitiated as much as for the longtime fan.

The Stand on the other hand, I don't feel a need for in comic form. None of the characters ever truly gripped me and I don't feel the love for it as I do for The Dark Tower.
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post #15 of 23
6/19/08 at 11:58pm
Like everyone else, I loved the Dark Tower until Wolves of the Calla, at which point the rot of Steve King's career began to set in. The Dark Tower comics have done nothing for me personally, and so the prospect of a Stand mini seems equally dubious.

Based on the preview art, I am completely unimpressed with the depiction of Flagg (which is nothing new for me, seeing as I've disliked every depiction thus far). And why Bernie Wrightson isn't doing this is a giant question mark in my mind.
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post #16 of 23
9/11/08 at 1:51pm
I just picked this up. The Stand comic. I really like it. It was kinda short but still worth the read. Good to revisit this apocalyptic nightmare for old time's sake.
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post #17 of 23
9/21/08 at 4:03pm
Got the issue last week, and it's a really great start. Can't wait for the next issue. I really like how the comic's time line hasn't been modernized from the book's time line.
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post #18 of 23
9/21/08 at 9:15pm
Really digging that Lloyd and Poke cover. Hope the book takes it's time with the initial world-wide devastation, as that was the most twisted and fun part of the book.
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post #19 of 23
9/21/08 at 10:00pm
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Really digging that Lloyd and Poke cover.
Are there alternate covers? The one I got has a cover by Lee Bermejo.

I read it today, and enjoyed it quite a bit. I remembered those opening scenes pretty clearly, and enjoyed the presentation. Are they breaking it up by chapter? Someone remind me if the first chapter of the novel is called "Captain Trips," because that's what the first 5-issue series is subtitled.

Frannie looks pretty hot.
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post #20 of 23
9/25/08 at 5:23pm
I read it today, and enjoyed it quite a bit. I remembered those opening scenes pretty clearly, and enjoyed the presentation. Are they breaking it up by chapter? Someone remind me if the first chapter of the novel is called "Captain Trips," because that's what the first 5-issue series is subtitled.

Frannie looks pretty hot.[/quote]

If I remember right, the book was broken up into three or four parts, one of which was called Captain Trips (presumably the first one).
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post #21 of 23
9/25/08 at 5:24pm
I liked the first issue...even if nothing really happened. Then again, the novel doesn't pick up until around page 200 or so. It's really well drawn and it seems like it's staying pretty close to the novel, although I haven't read it in several years.
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post #22 of 23
3/14/09 at 5:36pm
Is Stu Redman supposed to look like Adam Sandler?
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post #23 of 23
3/16/09 at 2:28pm
Huh, I hadn't noticed. I've been far too focused on the fact that Larry IS Bruce Springsteen.
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