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Name: The stand
Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Author: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

When something goes horribly awry at a secret army base in the California desert, Charlie Campion and his family flee into the night, unaware that they carry a deadly virus that will spread a wave of death across the United States.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction

Authors: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

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