Stand American Nightmares Prem HCMedia 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?

Critics and fans alike are raving about this masterful adaptation:

"The creative team behind the Marvel adaptation of The Stand impresses on nearly every level." – Kyle Posluszny, WeeklyComicBookReview.com

"An enjoyable story with three-dimensional characters, a compelling core plot, and a high standard of artwork. This is a well-written, well-illustrated comic." – David Wallace, Comicsbulletin.com

"Aguirre-Sacasa and Perkins are firing on all cylinders in this series…Marvel's vision of The Stand remains one of the most faithful adaptations on the market." – Jesse Schedeen, IGN.com

Though ninety-seven percent of the world is dead, the remaining three may be the unlucky ones…Run to your local comic shop and pick this red-hot collection up The Stand: American Nightmares HC because it's ON SALE NOW exclusively at your local comic shop!

To catch up on the disease that ravaged the world, don't miss Sacasa and Perkins' first stunning collection, The Stand: Captain Trips HC, ON SALE NOW! Also on sale is the first issue of the next thrilling chapter, The Stand: Soul Survivors #1!

For more on The Stand, please visit www.marvel.com/thestand or www.stephenking.com.

Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. This graphic novel is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King.

THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES PREMIERE HC (SEP090507)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Parental Advisory …$24.99
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THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC (JUL098173)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Covers by MIKE PERKINS & LEE BERMEJO
Parental Advisory …$24.99
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THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1 (of 5) (AUG090422)
THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1 (of 5) PERKINS VARIANT (AUG090423)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Parental Advisory …$3.99
ON SALE NOW