Stephen king the stand comic book club editions worth

Striking a far less hysterical tone than in the shining, king has written his most sweeping horror novel in the stand, though it may lack the spinal jingles of salems lot. Set in a virusdecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. This is also the one my longtime readers still seem to like the best. Full black morocco, title in gilt on spine with raised bands, decorative red title on front cover. There is no such thing as a first edition book club edition. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books.

Stephen king now apologizing for the stand, talks his fictional. Stephen king it hardback 1987 dust jacket book club associates. The reason they arent worth more money is because the true first editions had a limited print run while book club editions have a larger print run thats why there are so many out there. About 25 years ago, david aronovitz from the fine books company in rochester, michigan, sold three of those first editions of salems lot. Enter once more the world of roland deschain and the world of the dark tower, presented in a stunning graphic novel form. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. First edition of kings hugonominated epic tale of apocalyptic terror, inscribed by him on the title page in the year of publication, best christmas wishes stephen king, december, 1978.

It has black boards and a grey and black jacket with it emblazoned across the front in stark red letters. The book that took me the longest to write was the stand. The following is a personality profile of stephen king based on his work. I think the stand is the only stephen king book ive read. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. An excellent near fine example in a near fine dust jacket.

Signed on wednesday 10 october at the 7,30pm signing and talk event. This is the best fictional book that ive ever read, and im now going to read three more stephen king books one another reread tommyknockers which i also really liked first time, one a film that ive seen without reading the book dreamcatcher and one which is totally new to me 11. Browse our fine collection of stephen king signed first edition books. Stephen king book of the month club showing 128 of 28 messages. The dark tower series may be sai kings magnum opus.

Its the holy grail for collectors of stephen king books a true first edition of salems lot from 1975, the authors second book the presence and condition of a dust jacket is critical to a book s value in the rare book world, but this particular jacket is exceptionally prized. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. The stand, published from 2008 to 2012, was a series of comic books by marvel comics based on stephen king s 1978 novel of the same name. Basically, as a stephen king fan youd be doing yourself a huge disservice by skipping it over. Stephen king s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published. It may be massively long, but this book is worth every minute you spend reading it.

The stand by king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These short stories were all selected by author stephen king and he has written the introduction to the book. Any book without a price on the dustjacket is a book club bc edition. I was never all that interested in reading stephen king until i had completely ran out of things to read in my senior year, where i spent most of my time in the library tricky class schedule, and i was hooked. The complete guide to the works of stephen king concordances of everything youd ever want to know about characters, places, things, etc. I thought the only hardcover edition of that book was the book club edition. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. For limited editions only will make offers although the site is primarily for information, i do buy limited and gift editions for resale and offer between 6070% of the price i will list the book for.

A book club for stephens works, which no longer send new books by stephen. Such a rebinding would destroy the books value as a first edition. Definitely one of my favorite king books, only topped by the dark tower series and maybe the shining. As king has published more books and signed less, firsts of later novels have tended not to increase in value as much.

First edition of kings 22nd book and 18th novel written under his own name. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. I like all of them but i love a select few and the stand is at the top of the list. His epic series the stand and the dark tower have been adapted by marvel comics. Stephen king, the best american short stories signed usa paperback. For very early books for example the shining, the stand, etc there wont be any number line. If the book is not a 1st edition add it to the first pile. The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. A list of stephen kings comics, organized alphabetically.

I never kept abreast of the stephen king market other than always checking on items i had recently acquired and was in turn about. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Collecting it by king, stephen first edition identification. Im trying to track down all the stephen king library books those which are bound in red leatherette. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. The ultimate prize for stephen king collectors abebooks. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable.

The title must be one thats listed in the us or uk limited editions section. Stephen king writes debut comic book books the guardian. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for biological warfare causes an apocalyptic pandemic, which kills off. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. Stephen king lot 23 books stand it christine cujo dead zone pet sematary. This is an excellent book for a book club because its ideas on society, human nature and the battle between.

I had started reading the other marvel king spin the dark tower, but i found it was very boring and hard to get into. A list of stephen king s comics, organized alphabetically. A book club edition bce or book of the month club edition. A couple of weeks ago, that day came and do i wish i had read it sooner, laws yes, moon that spells sooner. How do i tell if my stephen king books are worth anything.

Stand first edition signed stephen king bauman rare books. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable should. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. He is intermittent, he has a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time. If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book.

The dark tower series may be sai king s magnum opus, but the stand is his greatest standalone novel, bar none. First edition identification and notes stephen kings 22nd book, it was published in 1986 by viking, with an initial print run of 800,000 copies. But there are ways to identify whether the book is a 1st edition or not. The stand by stephen king and a great selection of related books. This novel was kings first, and was later published under the bachman pseudonym. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The stand, published from 2008 to 2012, was a series of comic books by marvel comics based on stephen kings 1978 novel of the same name. How do you join the stephen king library you can usually find ads in magazines or by watching late night.

The best king film ever, stephen king and the stars up there, the stephen king phenomenon, and much more. So as an example a 1st edition of the stand has code t39 as the gutter code, that means. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. This is the best fictional book that ive ever read, and im now going to read three more stephen king books one another reread tommyknockers which i also really liked first time, one a film that ive seen without reading the book dreamcatcher and.

A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. The stand by stephen king meet your next favorite book. The story of a teenager who murders two teachers and takes a classroom of students hostage, its quite simply not very good in comparison to what followed, filled with the sort of overheated writing that young authors often engage in while. Having read both the stand and the complete uncut version, i was curious to how a comic book version would work.

Oct 04, 2009 but they are always worth reading to find out. I have a regular copy of insert title here signed by sk, how much is it worth. Stephen king signed limited and signed first edition books. It stephen king first edition signed raptis rare books. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published.

Its thirtyone issues, divided into six story arcs, completed the telling of the. The book is quarter bound in black cloth with black boards. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. It would hardly surprise anyone that stephen king was influenced by comic books. Bc editions are not the same a 1st trade editions and are generally not collectable. The stand is a book that has sat on my bookshelf for years, untouched and waiting for that day when im ready to tackle it. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an.