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Part 2 of AICN's first look at Marvel's THE STAND! Quint interviews artist Mike Perkins!

first by kungfuhustler84	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:25:18 PM
like it matters
Cool stuff by Forsakyn	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:26:16 PM
I'll need to check this out when it's released.
I am so ready for this by kungfuhustler84	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:28:31 PM
Gunslinger just may be my favorite comic on the stands right now. Character designs look great and I'm glad this guy is as excited for Flagg and old Trashy boy as I am.
Nice to see the Boss as Larry by Ghostwood	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:30:29 PM
King wrote about how he would've loved to see Springsteen as Larry in one of the novel's prologues. Looks like they took his advice...
Wow. by The-Duke-of-New-York	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:31:38 PM
Very impressive stuff. My only complaint is that Flagg looks a bit vagrant. I always imagined him more like a lumberjack stereotype once he's settled in Vegas, big looking and rather boastful, instead of ratty. Other than that, I love Fran and I really love Larry.
Nice by konkrete590	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:41:24 PM
These drawings look good, can't wait to check this out.
Quint-- by TrumpyEatsPotatoes	Jul 22nd, 2008 08:43:24 PM
This is golden. Keep it up.
Sketches by m0reta	Jul 22nd, 2008 09:05:11 PM
Definitely looking forward to this. If anyone gets 'The Stand Sketchbook' comic, it has the above art. From interview: " The Stand, as opposed to the universe of The Dark Tower, is firmly set within the environs of the real world." Two words: Takura Spirit!
ABC Movie by HugePrawn	Jul 22nd, 2008 09:06:26 PM
I never did like the made for TV movie of The Stand. From the looks of this comic I think it's gonna be a hit.
nice by DigitalBeachWar	Jul 22nd, 2008 09:14:18 PM
well done
M-O-O-N. That spells who gives a fuck... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 22nd, 2008 09:20:20 PM
Actually this could be kinda cool, I'm just bored and couldn't resist a m-o-o-n joke. Has potential anyway. We'll see.
The pencils look a lot better by Thunderbolt Ross	Jul 22nd, 2008 10:29:23 PM
Than the finished art. As is often the case.
Springsteen as Larry Underwood by 11ZOMBIES	Jul 22nd, 2008 10:54:08 PM
Is almost enough reason for me to not buy this book. I know King has said it in the past, but please don't get your "Boss" in my ultimate King yarn please, thanks.
The worst of King... by Squancho	Jul 22nd, 2008 10:56:09 PM
...always seems amplified by his comic adaptions. They seem to focus exclusively on the grotesque and horror elements of his work, while ignoring (as the format is wont to do) his characterization and dialogue (which I, along with other members of the Intelligentsia, consider his strong point).
When will this be released? by LoneGun	Jul 22nd, 2008 10:59:24 PM
Looks fantastic. His artwork reminds me a little of Bernie Wrightson's.
Who is the first character? by mr_macphisto	Jul 22nd, 2008 11:19:19 PM
Is that Redman or Lloyd Henried?
Ooops, scratch that. by mr_macphisto	Jul 22nd, 2008 11:20:27 PM
Just saw the "Stu" on the top of the page. Not sure I like the look of Stu...or perhaps I'm still hung up on Gary Sinise. Woulda made a good Lloyd, though.
these sketches are good... by imageburn13	Jul 23rd, 2008 12:03:50 AM
But not what I imagined at all. I thought of flagg as a greaser/hipster type with the vietnam pins on his black leather biker jacket...also stu should be a lot bigger, 90% bald, humble, (possibly a young version of red forman from 70s show)he's what the story will revolve around. Not casting someone who really sticks out will kill his credibility as a leader. Nick is good, although I imagined him as softer, with slightly longer black hair. Much less machismo. Frans good, and who will play piggy? needs to be a real demonic lowlife asshole that we pity.
and larry by imageburn13	Jul 23rd, 2008 12:05:21 AM
Funny thing is I imagined him as a black guy the whole book.
Heroes Star should be Eddie in Dark Tower adaption by Stormwatcher	Jul 23rd, 2008 01:50:36 AM
Just saying, he could do the junkie groove. And Kurt Russell could be Roland. Its in the eyes man. Tombstone holds up well.
Chick from Great Debaters as wheelchair Susan by Stormwatcher	Jul 23rd, 2008 01:51:50 AM
Could all work nicely.
Flagg = Joker? by The Dum Guy	Jul 23rd, 2008 04:12:32 AM
The way they make it sound, is similar.
nice doodles by FILMFUNK	Jul 23rd, 2008 04:53:35 AM
I read this years ago and then seem to remember a made for TV version which was kind of sucky so I'd like to see this done well although wasn't there a demon type guy and some pretty weird stuff that might translate into cheesy!
whats with this idea that Flagg has long hair nowadays? by RockLobster800	Jul 23rd, 2008 06:43:50 AM
as far as I remember thats never mentioned in the book, and I didnt like the hair on Jamey Sheridan, nor the Dark Tower illustrations...Ive got nothing agaisnt long hair but on Flagg it just never fitted with me: probably cos when I read the book I couldnt get the image of Cuckoos Nest Era Jaaaaack out of my head, so Im stuck with that idea...but, Ive already voiced my opinions on the casting in the other talkback...thats said the sketches dont look bad, ill definatly be looking into this when it hits.
Cool illustrations by kwisatzhaderach	Jul 23rd, 2008 06:51:59 AM
Nice interview Quint.
Very Cool by Tipsy McStagger	Jul 23rd, 2008 09:24:45 AM
I'm not into comics generally but the art is intriguing and the King story adds some genuine interest for me.
Larry Picture by Tipsy McStagger	Jul 23rd, 2008 09:26:40 AM
They should just change his name to Bruce. Sweet Jeebus.
Could be ...... by Be_a_zed	Jul 23rd, 2008 09:30:19 AM
.....Classic
Also ...... by Be_a_zed	Jul 23rd, 2008 09:36:08 AM
......I hope Julie Lawry looks pure filth. That is all.
Baby, Can You Dig Your Man? by LaserPants	Jul 23rd, 2008 09:50:08 AM
He's a righteous man.
someones going to eventually get king right by birdy birdman	Jul 23rd, 2008 09:50:30 AM
on film at least (riding the bullet did a pretty damn good job of capturing his style though), i think the stand could be broken up into a trilogy of films and really blow some peoples minds
Daniel Son by Knockout Ned	Jul 23rd, 2008 10:37:06 AM
What's Daniel Laruso doing having relations with the King??
Re: Springsteen... by Leto III	Jul 23rd, 2008 10:56:45 AM
...Didn't King actually say that Springsteen "would be nice" for the Larry character, but that his first choice would be Marshall Crenshaw, or something like that? Anyhow, love the designs; Trashy in particular looks even creepier than the Matt Frewer incarnation, and Frannie better matches up with the Berni Wrightson drawings. (And I still say this a fan of the 1994 miniseries.)
Re: Flagg's Long Hair by Leto III	Jul 23rd, 2008 11:00:11 AM
Flagg's pretty much had long hair in every major official illustration, I think, from THE STAND to THE DARK TOWER books. (EYES OF THE DRAGON, though, hard to tell.)
The copy of the Stand uncut version I have... by RockLobster800	Jul 23rd, 2008 11:16:03 AM
has pictures of Flagg within and his hsirs pretty short...he actually doesnt look unlike Springsteen himself in them!
Comic Adaptation by movieman742	Jul 23rd, 2008 11:49:14 AM
I know the second volume of The Dark Tower is complete now with all 5 issues released. Does anyone know when the hardcover with all of them packaged together will be released?? I have the hardcover of Volume One and have been waiting, and not reading, the second volume. I NEVER read comics and I HAVE to have this lol. I love it.
Looks a bit like... by Raymar	Jul 23rd, 2008 12:07:18 PM
a Gary Frank/Bernie Wrightson/ Quesada colabo. Nice.
Tom Cruise as Randall Flagg by birdy birdman	Jul 23rd, 2008 12:21:19 PM
seriously . . . inject the already well-developed frank tj mackey persona with some of the brooding darkness that we all know lurks beyond the surface and we could end up with a hell of a performance
Looks like Nick is still being played by Rob Lowe by moondoggy2u	Jul 23rd, 2008 12:34:55 PM
And as for Flagg, sorry, but an amalgam of Christopher Walken and Jack Nicholson will always be Flagg to me...
Re: movieman742 Dark Tower 2 HC... by fishpillow	Jul 23rd, 2008 01:15:12 PM
Is scheduled for Oct 7th to hit about the same time as Stand #1.
Lightboxes from Hell! by trafficguy2000	Jul 23rd, 2008 01:15:50 PM
Coming soon...
Cruise for Flagg by Staldo	Jul 23rd, 2008 02:03:13 PM
Tom Cruise as Flagg is a great idea. Give that bastard some long greasy hair and tell him to go into full batshit mode. Ideally, yeah, Flagg would be this probably nonexistent actor with Walken's wierd teutonic looks and Nicholson's crazy charm, but Cruise could carry it and people would buy into him in the role of a wierdly charismatic control freak with unholy nothingness behind his eyes. He could cross over to play Flagg in other King stories as well.
Wow, this sounds cool... by Silverhour	Jul 23rd, 2008 07:53:20 PM
The Stand is probably my favourite King novel, but it's a close call with Eyes of the Dragon. I enjoyed the TV miniseries but my memory of it is faded having not seen it in many years. I think I'll wait until it's complete and released in some single volume before picking it up, though. I stopped buying comics because I hate having to wait month to month for the next installment.
If I can just blank my mind on the ending... by Anti-fanboy	Jul 23rd, 2008 10:09:41 PM
...that whole hand of God debacle... I'll enjoy this for the most part. Like that artwork.
Anyone else think Stu kinda looks like Scott Glen? by mr_macphisto	Jul 23rd, 2008 10:49:39 PM
Silverado, ho!
And Trashy... by mr_macphisto	Jul 23rd, 2008 11:24:51 PM
...kinda looks like Keith Moon. Really, other than Larry, Fran and Nick (and I think only because Nick, as someone above posted, still resembles Rob Lowe) I'm not huge on these character designs.
they shouldn't ink the comic. diminishes the pencil work by George Newman	Jul 23rd, 2008 11:44:23 PM
there's texturing and depth in this guy's pencils. Gradience. and it will all get lost in the ink. Inking is just too stark
Glad to see Macchio's still with Marvel by George Newman	Jul 23rd, 2008 11:57:59 PM
'Thought he disappeared from the X-Men editors list and didnt know if he left the company or something

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