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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!

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This story arc is very powerful, just as engaging and just as earth-shaking in its events as was the Civil War arc which preceded it. What I like best about this collection (and its sequel collection, as well) is the way that it takes time to explore the impact that Steve Rogers had on those around him, and the central place that he held in the Marvel Universe. Can anyone else even fill the role of Captain America, living up to the symbol as Rogers did? His death left a void in the center of Marvel's world, and this unpacks the implications of that loss beautifully. Undoubtedly some of Brubaker's best work.

Apparently Cap can run 60mph, Bucky had a secret war girlfriend, and they keep trying to make Cap/Sharon happen.

This is the story of the death of Captain America at the culmination of the Marvel Civil War. It focuses on a handful of characters and their ways of dealing with the death of an American icon.

There's not a lot that really distinguishes this in and of itself - the art is kind of the same thing we've been seeing on Brubaker's run all along, and the script isn't really that interesting (and also weirdly puts a lot crap on Sharon Carter, which sits funny with me). This is another storyline I've kind of cooled on - maybe I'll come back to it later.

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.

In the lead up to the Annihilation: Conquest crossover event we get a mix of the kinds of silly, overly serious nonsense reserved for younger readers willing to buy into comic machismo but you also get issues of Starlord. I'll admit, I'm only reading these in anticipation of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie but to that effect the Starlord issues are highly entertaining. Much of their pull comes from having a set of eclectic characters trying to work together in not so obvious ways. The fact that one of them doesn't work out so well just goes to show how dedicated the writers are to character driven action despite the greater plot being more or less contrived. So I guess I recommend this collection but only for the Starlord limited series.

In the lead up to the Annihilation: Conquest crossover event we get a mix of the kinds of silly, overly serious nonsense reserved for younger readers willing to buy into comic machismo but you also get issues of Starlord. I'll admit, I'm only reading these in anticipation of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie but to that effect the Starlord issues are highly entertaining. Much of their pull comes from having a set of eclectic characters trying to work together in not so obvious ways. The fact that one of them doesn't work out so well just goes to show how dedicated the writers are to character driven action despite the greater plot being more or less contrived. So I guess I recommend this collection but only for the Starlord limited series.

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.

Really had a lot of fun with this series. Having Bug included was definitely a bonus. I'm a huge Micronauts fan. The art was great and I loved reading about all these characters I had either not read much about or only barely heard of.

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.

On the hunt to find Cap's murderer and the people behind the plot. This is pretty standard superhero stuff, other that Cap being dead.

Nothing special but not awful either. -Ok- art. I prefer the Power Man and Iron Fist TPB series to this one.

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.

A good story backed by some great illustration.

Really enjoyed Star Lord #1-#4... great stuff, great character (PETER QUILL FTW) & I really like the art (clean lines just do it for me - lel). Also... Rocket Racoon is GREAT! And Groot is... verbose! Different from their GotG movie versions (Star Lord too)... but definitely no less terrific! Cannot wait to get to the first volume of GotG. Lel.

The Quasar books were okay... didn't enjoy them as much as the Star Lord books though. Haha.

This is one of the best Cap story lines in a while. Artwork is glorious and and the novel itself is a great continuation of the Civil War arc.

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.