The Stand Sketchbook

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Marvel Publishing, 2008. Stated first printing. 6 3/4" x 10" design. Slight wear. Coated pages, fine. Protected in clear sleeve. Promotional artwork, variant cover sketches, pencil + ink work, optional cover sketches, and character sketches. Featuring never before seen art from THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS interior artist Mike Perkins and cover artist Lee Bermejo, this free-yeah, you heard us-sketchbook provides your first look at September 2008's landmark release adapting Stephen King's seminal novel! Writer Robert Aguirre-Sacasa, along with Perkins and Bermejo, offer exclusive commentary about the art of THE STAND, allowing fans to go behind the scenes of one of 2008's most anticipated series! A devastating flu escapes from its containment in a military biowarfare lab, killing most of the population of the United States, and by implication, the world. When a man escapes from a biological testing facility, he sets in motion a deadly domino effect, spreading a mutated strain of the flu that will wipe out 99% of humanity within a few weeks. The survivors who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious "Dark Man," who delights in chaos and violence. This promotional "sketchbook" deepens the reader's experience of SK's "The Stand". 20 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by Perkins, Mike; Bermejo, Lee (Artwork). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.