It’s simple fact that Stephen King’s novels are sheer gold when it comes to comic book adaptations. Each issue of the series has sold no less than 100,000 copies and has remained in the top 3 sellers since the initial release. With this incredible success, Marvel has taken it as a signal and has announced a licensing agreement with Doubleday in order to continue their work with Stephen King.
What’s next on the list?
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition. The adaptation is based off of Stephen King’s novel, which is a post-apocalyptic tale set in America after a virus has wiped out 99.4% of all humanity. It tells of two separate bands of survivors, struggling against each other to survive.
The book which the series will base itself off of has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide, and it is expected that with the previous success of The Dark Tower series as a comic adaptation, this will do equally well if not better. Robert Aquirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four) is set to adapt the novel and Harvey Award-winning artist Mike Perkings (who was the artist for Captain America) will illustrate the series.
You can expect the first issue of this new series to hit stores in September!
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