Captain trips by roberto aguirresacasa librarything. The nickname of a hippie character in stephen kings. Mar 04, 2020 another iconic book to receive this conspiratorial attention is the stand, an epic horrorfantasy by stephen king. Oct 17, 2008 mike perkins on stephen kings the stand captain trips. Feb 11, 2017 the stand is an adaptation of stephen kings epic novel of the same name. Part 1 captain trips tells of the outbreak of the plague, and of the handfull of immune people, who must survive the world which is falling apart around them. Captain trips is a fiveissue comic book series written by roberto aguirresacasa, illustrated by mike perkins, and published by marvel comics from. Mar 09, 2020 people comparing coronavirus to your fictional book the stand only shows how much anxiety, fear, and panic are being spread by the media. Characters in the stand start unanimously referring to project blue as captain trips about midway through the book.
The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. Captain trips wild cards, a fictional character from the book series wild. Sep 11, 2008 that said, i had my reservations when i first caught wind of the stand. Stephen kings horror epic continues in this issue as the unseen killer, the superflu captain trips, spreads across the entire country, a tide of disease and death. Captain trips is a fiveissue comic book miniseries, the first of six the stand series by marvel comics, adapting stephen kings 1978 novel of the. Captain trips covers probably about the first 8th of the book, if that, but and it manages to show a large chunk of the details and story that happen in that section of the book, and does it in a way that doesnt feel like there are huge gaps.
Anagram for the virus in stephen kings the stand captain trips participants 021820. Does it feel like we are getting set up for a stephen king the stand scenario and this swine flu is captain. Problem is, i have no clue why they all came to that name. Captain trips is the first of a set of miniseries that adapts stephen kings postapocalyptic novel, the stand. Stephen king says coronavirus and the stands captain trips. It is to be overseen by king, written by roberto aguirresacasa, illustrated by mike perkins, and colored by laura martin. In stephen kings the stand, a superflu the captain trips virus kills off 99% of the worlds population.
Captain trips, is effective on just about every level. King should have changed this name by the 1990 reissue of the book. It is an apocalyptic vision of mans battle to save life against a worldwide plague of death. The first part of stephen kings novel the stand captain trips, a fictional disease from the novel. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The spreading infection of captain trips from stephen kings. Another iconic book to receive this conspiratorial attention is the stand, an epic horrorfantasy by stephen king.
In the stand, a book from stephen king, a superflu nicknamed captain trips goes all over the world, and some twitter fans have seen some particular similarities to coronavirus. The apocalyptic epic battle between good and evil based on the classic bestseller by master of horror stephen king. Captain trips wild cards, a fictional character from wild cards. Captain trips, a fictional character from the book series wild cardsa nickname of american musician jerry garcia 19421995. Mike perkins on stephen kings the stand captain trips. Dark tower is considered by many people to be kings way of tying up loose ends in his stories. Plus it actually makes sense that captain trips spreads so easily. Once youve provided your trip details we get work finding the. Captain trips is a fiveissue comic book miniseries, the first of six the stand series by marvel comics, adapting stephen kings 1978 novel of the same name. Captain trips roberto aguirresacasa, mike perkins on. For when captain trips works its way across the land, it is time to make a stand. That said, i had my reservations when i first caught wind of the stand. Mar 06, 2020 in stephen kings the stand, a superflu the captain trips virus kills off 99% of the worlds population. With a deadly virus called captain trips and a villain who preys on the weak, stephen kings the stand isnt just about good versus evil its also about fate.
Captain trips is a fiveissue comic book miniseries, the first of six the stand series by marvel comics, adapting stephen kings novel of the same name. Metallica derived the title for its song ride the lightning from a quote from the stand. Stephen adapted by aguirresacasa, roberto king, mike perkins. Meanwhile, in atlanta, in the center for disease control, the us government has taken a keen interest in stuart redman, who seems to be the only person immune to the captain trips. The alarm had a song on the 1984 album declaration called the stand prophecy as an homage to the book.
Captain trips, the first volume of the stand comic adaptation. Developed under the codename project blue by a biological weapons laboratory located beneath californias mojave desert, it is also known as blue virus blue virus, aprime, a6, the rales, superflu, choking sickness, and tube neck. The plot starts with escape and spread of a humanmade superflu influenza virus known formally as project blue. Captain trips refers to both the title of the first third of the stand and of a slang term used within the. Mar 09, 2020 stephen king clarified that his novel the stand about captain trips, a killer virus, is not the same as the coronavirus after actor james marsden compared the novels latest adaptation to the. A couple of weeks ago, that day came and do i wish i had read it sooner, laws yes, moon that spells sooner.
In stephen kings the stand there were no asian survivors. And in all the horror, from the darkness, comes the walking dude, the man with no face. Acclaimed writer roberto aguirresacasa secret invasion. Stand captain trips hc 2009 marvel by stephen king comic. The coronavirus is serious, sure but stephen king says fan comparisons with his fictional apocalyptic plague in the stand are more than a. The novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf. Fishing charters offshoreinshore texas captain experiences. The song contained certain lyrics directly related to the.
Stephen king clarified that his novel the stand about captain trips, a killer virus, is not the same as the coronavirus after actor james marsden compared the novels latest adaptation to the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in hardcover format. He originally wrote the virus captain trips to be from asia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A virus that will spread from person to person like wildfire, triggering a massive wave of disease and death, prefacing humanitys last stand. The only captain trips of any renown i can find is jerry garcias nickname, which has absolutely no connection to a killer flu virus. People who have read the book have lauded the series for its faithfulness, while new readers such as myself can. Captain experiences fishing charters offshoreinshore. The author of the stand is taking a stand against what he views as fan overreaction in some social media corners to the threat of coronavirus, saying theres really no comparison between the realworld illness and the rampant ravaging of more than 99 percent of earths population that his madeup blue virus aka captain trips wreaked in.
Captain trips is a fiveissue comic book miniseries, the first of six the stand series by marvel comics, adapting stephen king s novel of the same name. Captain trips was such a dated name for the flu in the. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. The nickname of a hippie character in stephen kings miniseries golden years. For the characters in the stand, captain trips truly was the end of the world, and they didnt. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. From the great state of texas, which happens to be home for us, to down south in bolivia.
Captain marvel marvel comic book collections, captain marvel marvel 9. On a secret army base in the californian desert, something has gone horribly, terribly wrong. Stephen king says coronavirus and the stands captain trips dont. The stand is an adaptation of stephen kings epic novel of the same name. Wikipedia has an article that relates much of this information. Comics are sent in a bubble mailer sandwiched between two thick slabs of cardboard to prevent damage. Captain trips refers to both the title of the first third of the stand and of a slang term used within. Captain trips when the time rolled around to blog about the stand, my initial plan was to cover first the novel, then the miniseries, and finally the comics. If youve ever read the original the stand novel by stephen king that this is an adaptation of the entire timeline of events in book 1 which chronicle the project blue pandemic only really takes place between june thjuly 10th, 28 days. Stephen king gets fed up with comparisons to his thriller. Given that cbs access is currently filming a reboot of the story following a.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Mar 09, 2020 the author of the stand is taking a stand against what he views as fan overreaction in some social media corners to the threat of coronavirus, saying theres really no comparison between the realworld illness and the rampant ravaging of more than 99 percent of earths population that his madeup blue virus aka captain trips wreaked in. Unfortunately for the campion familyand the rest of americathey are unaware that all three of them are carrying a deadly cargo. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by roberto aguirresacasa. A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. Stephen king insists the coronavirus is not like his. Back then everything was captain like captain fantastic, captain beyond the captain and tennile and trips is an obvious hippie drug reference. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. For anyone who cares, i actually photographed the 4 pages of the stand where king describes community contagion pretty accurately. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978. Mar 12, 2020 in the stand, a book from stephen king, a superflu nicknamed captain trips goes all over the world, and some twitter fans have seen some particular similarities to coronavirus.
Stephen king says coronavirus and the stands captain. 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. Chris eliopoulos a deadly biochemical virus called captain trips kills nearly everyone it infects, and the individuals who survive the virus are sought by the government that engineered it. Mike perkins on stephen kings the stand captain trips youtube. Ben morse about illustrating the comic adaptation of stephen kings classic the stand in captain trips. The stand has always been one of my all time favorite books, and this adaptation was fantastic. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are stuart redman, glenn bateman. Captain trips hardcover january 1, 2009 by roberto king, stephen adapted by aguirresacasa author, mike perkins illustrator. Captain trips is a nickname for the constantlyshifting antigen virus that exterminates 99. If they still call it captain trips in the 2020 remake the show will lose a lot of credibility. The spreading infection of captain trips from stephen king.