false 2140338 2 The classic superhero series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X superhero, is re-presented in high quality format. The superheroic legacy of Starman is renewed in these stories, in which Jack Knight - antiques collector and dealer - inherits the name and powers of his father's old Starman identity from his older brother, who has been assassinated. Reluctantly adjusting to his role, Jack reinvents the look of Starman, ditching the traditional red and green in favor of black leather and aviator goggles. But Jack has inherited more than a heroic identity from his brother . . . he's also gained a foe: the beautiful but mentally unbalanced Nash, daughter of the villain known as the Mist. Jack also must come to grips with The Shade, the morally ambiguous former villain who decides to become Jack's mentor. 2145826 10 6 2008 The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 1 total:154|5:81|4:52|3:19|2:2|1:0| 154 674 209 24 5 3 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 05 13:05:53 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 27 17:48:26 -0700 2009
I started reading the series about a year and a half after its inception and I immediately identified with Jack Knight, the misfit living up to his father's ideal, finding his own place in the world. I loved Opal City in all its glory and I loved the people who in...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 12:49:58 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 12:50:53 -0800 2009 1
Maybe I should elucidate. I've enjoyed comics practically all my literate life, really becoming a fan in the mid-seventies. By that era, the staples of the super-hero genre--the heroes from DC and Marvel--were pretty well established....more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 06:57:16 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 11:33:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 15:34:15 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 17:41:44 -0700 2008
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These comics are even better than I remembered. The thing that hooked me about Starman was that it was more than your average super hero comic. Starman isn't just about a super her...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 07:59:29 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 09:55:16 -0800 2009
The story of a unwilling, misfit hero thrust into the line of duty is certainly a fresh and welcome character origin. Jack Knight is a gre...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 08:35:22 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 08:42:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 28 14:38:03 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 19 10:50:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 04:21:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 09:06:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 07:08:09 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 11:42:21 -0700 2008 1
The book does a great job drawing creating Opal City. It is the hero of this book, Jack Knight, who reluctantly takes it upon ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 07 21:04:42 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 06:27:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 09 18:25:13 -0800 2008 Sat Jun 21 07:49:25 -0700 2008
I didn't remember the writing and art being so raw at first. Robinson overwrites in the first arc to the point of near tedium, working overtime to set up his character, his city, and his myt...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 21 05:57:22 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 07 08:15:09 -0800 2009
At that point, Robinson had really found his stride and the series was really plugging along. This...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 05:30:44 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 05:33:26 -0800 2009
I liked it a lot better than 52. Much more interesting story. A guy has to take up the family mantle, one that he was sure he ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 31 11:34:49 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 11:45:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 16:38:01 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 20:07:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 23 10:25:41 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 10:25:41 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:58:16 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 22:12:42 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Jan 14 16:50:09 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 08:13:39 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 12 12:15:13 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 12:16:12 -0800 2008 Yes, I am a nerd. ]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 14 21:53:27 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 21:56:31 -0700 2009