Media Release -- The last hope for humanity struggles to survive apocalyptic fallout in The Stand: American Nightmares HC, ON SALE NOW exclusively at your local comic shop! The critically acclaimed team behind the lauded The Stand: Captain Trips returns as powerful scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Eisner Award nominated artist Mike Perkins present the aftermath of the deadliest force ever known to man! The few survivors that managed to escape the fatal grasp of the super-flu are now haunted by the menacing figure known as Randall Flagg! He continues to make his way across a desolated America, but what, or who, is he after?

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Media Release -- Marvel's critically acclaimed Stephen King adaptation begins another epic volume in The Stand: Soul Survivors #1, ON SALE NOW! The critically-lauded creative team of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins return to deliver their most thrilling story yet! Nick Andros is fed up of haunted visions from the sinister Randall Flagg, but the only person that can help him is hundreds of corpse littered miles away! Other survivors of Captain Trips keep popping up, but not all of them welcome…

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Media Release -- Make sure to grab a copy The Stand: American Nightmares #5 on-sale now! There's no celebrating independence day for the survivors of the Captain Trips virus. While Larry Underwood makes a startling discovery, Nick Andros' life hangs in the balance. Unravel the shocking conclusion to this horror epic by the acclaimed creative team of writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Mike Perkins. In this adaptation of Stephen King's seminal novel The Stand, immense consequences await our protagonists as Stewart Redmond crosses paths with Frannie and Harold!

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[NOTE FROM CHUCK: this press release from Marvel strikes me as a bit odd, as on March 11, 2009, they released a Direct Market version AND a Book Market Version of this hardcover. It's almost as if they are saying the Book Market Version wasn't sold in book stores.]

Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to announce that, due to overwhelming demand, THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HARDCOVER will be available for purchase wherever books are sold as of January 2010. Previously available only to comic shop retailers, this critically acclaimed hardcover collects THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS limited series by the superstar creative team of writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (SECRET INVASION: FANTASTIC FOUR, ANGEL: REVELATIONS), Eisner-nominated artist Mike Perkins (CAPTAIN AMERICA, HOUSE OF M: AVENGERS) and Eisner-winning colorist Laura Martin (ASTONISHING X-MEN).

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Media Release -- Attention horror fanatics, The Stand: American Nightmares #4 is on-sale now at your local comic book store! After the viral apocalypse ravaged the barren wasteland of the United States, the few survivors must now seek each others help. Follow along this grim tale by the acclaimed creative team of writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Mike Perkins as they continue the carnage and mayhem of the Captain Trips virus. In this adaptation of Stephen King's seminal novel The Stand, survivors Stu Redman and Glen Bateman reveal to each other their origins as they bond through the utter devastation around them. Don't miss out on this horror masterpiece with The Stand: American Nightmares #4!

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Media Release -- Randal Flagg strikes again! On sale now, The Stand: American Nightmares #2 (of 5), the cross-country journey of the maniacal magician sets sparks across the dying American countryside. The masterful adaptation of Stephen King’s seminal novel continues as writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Mike Perkins ramp it up a notch with each issue. Not only is Randall Flagg causing trouble, but also a delirious pyromaniac, the Trashcan Man, is coping the only way he knows how… by blowing things up! Things aren’t looking too good for our survivors and in The Stand: American Nightmares #2 (of 5), on sale now, you’ll find out why!

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Acclaimed creative team, writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Mike Perkins, reunite for the highly anticipated The Stand: American Nightmares #1, on sale TODAY! Lauded for their collaboration on the acclaimed series The Stand: Captain Trips, this fan-favorite team returns with their second arc to their adaptation of Stephen King’s seminal novel The Stand! Randall Flagg continues his journey amidst the ruins and destruction that surrounds him. He travels through the devastated landscape of America while the few survivors of the deadly super flu, Captain Trips, fight for their survival. Featuring variant covers from superstars Lee Bermejo (The Stand: Captain Trips) and David Finch (Ultimatum), this is the issue you can’t miss!

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Only a few survivors have managed to escape the apocalyptic wave of death known as Captain Trips. Now, the highly anticipated second arc of their brutal struggle for survival, continuing Marvel's adaption of Stephen King's seminal novel, begins in The Stand: American Nightmares #1 (of 5)! The superstar creative team of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Mike Perkins and Laura Martin, who brought you one of the most critically acclaimed series of last year, The Stand: Captain Trips, reunites to deliver a shocking tale of despair and destruction unlike any other before! The few, brave survivors must adapt to a reality they never thought possible. This new chapter of the beloved Stephen King novel begins with a cover by Mike Perkins, a stylish variant cover by the red-hot Lee Bermejo, a Lincoln Tunnel variant by superstar David Finch, and a can't-miss sketch variant cover by Perkins!

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