The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 5

Starman (1994) Omnibus

by James Robinson, David S. Goyer, Peter Snejbjerg (Illustrator)

The acclaimed series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super hero from the 1990s, is re-presented in high quality format. In this volume, Starman embarks on a personal space odyssey to find the long lost brother of his girlfriend. But when a chance encounter sends Starman sprawling through time, Jack ends up sharing an adventure with the futuristic Legion of Super-Heroes, battling aliens alongside Adam Strange and meeting Superman's father on a still intact planet Krypton.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Fiction

464 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 2010

About the author

James Dale Robinson is a British writer of American comic books and screenplays.

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 2 out of 5]

This volume covers mostly the 'Stars My Destination' arc where Starman goes into space and James Robinson and David Goyer unite and resolve the entire Starman stellar dynasty. The weakest volume so far, despite the obvious big-time ideas of the creative team. 5 out of 12.

I read the comic books collected in this volume - Starman (vol. 2) #47-60, #1000000; Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0; All Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack Knight, with Mikaal in tow, takes to the stars to find Will Payton, a previous Starman and the brother of his lady love. Will he find Payton or only trouble?

As I've said many times before, what sets Starman apart from other comics of its day, or even today, is that it's about something. It's about family, stepping into your father's shoes, destiny, and a slew of other things. James Robinson takes characters that normally just wear spandex and punch one another and tells a compelling story.

In this volume, Jack takes to the stars and has quite a series of adventures. Adam Strange, the Steve Ditko version of Starman, Starboy of the Legion of Superheroes, the New Gods, an intact Krypton, and some of DC's C-List sci-fi heroes are featured. Ever think you'd see Ultra the Multi-Alien again? He's in here. So's Space Cabbie. And Jack even makes a reference to Richard Stark's Parker, something I didn't catch the first time through.

Other cool aspects of this volume include the reprinting of things that didn't make it into the original trades, like Starman 1 Million, the Shade's journals and some JSA-related stories.

Any negatives? Just one. Tony Harris defined Starman for most of the series. While Peter Snejbjerg's art isn't bad, it just isn't Tony Harris's. That's about all as far as gripes are concerned. That and we only have one omnibus left before the series is finished.

Starman is a worthy addition to any fan of comics that aren't just extended fight scenes bookshelf. It's a pity they don't make them like this anymore.

2024 Reread I've warmed to this one despite the space saga being my least favorite part of the series. I don't remember reading the Star Spangled Kid(s) stories last time I read this. The Pemperton one was more relevant than the other. I didn't remember reading the Wildcat one either. Anyway, it's really good stuff. The least favorite chapter of the Starman saga is still pretty good.

[Kemper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reluctant superhero Jack Knight took over the mantle of Starman from his father, but there have been several other heroes called Starman in the DC universe. One of those, Will Payton, was thought dead but his sister, Jack’s girlfriend, is convinced he’s alive and evidence shows that he may be somewhere in space. Jack takes off in steam punk spaceship with yet another former Starman to find Will and bring him home.

The Starman series has stalled out a bit for me. I really liked the first three collections that were oriented around Jack trying to adjust to being Starman while Robinson built up the elaborate world of Opal City using characters and stories from the Golden and Silver Ages of comics. However, the last volume was a bunch of crossover and one-off stories and this collection is set mostly in space so there’s little of Jack in Opal City, which is what I’ve liked about this series. Plus, this is the first volume without artist Tony Harris, and I really didn’t care for the new artwork.

So a bit of a disappointment despite another volume of big superhero stories. The next collection wraps up the whole story, and I’m hoping that Jack being back in Opal gets back to what I enjoyed about the first part of the series.

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starman heads for, well... the stars, in this fifth volume of the omnibus edition of his adventures, which follows Jack Knight and Mikaal Tomas as they travel through space and time, meeting up with various notable super-heroes, and in some cases, influencing their past and future lives. On a quest to find the missing Will Payton - a hero who once bore the moniker Starman, and the brother of Jack's sweetheart, Sadie - the two friends find themselves becoming involved in a number of alien conflicts, from their efforts, together with Adam Strange, to counter a violent attack upon an interstellar peace conference on Rann, to their involvement in an uprising on Crown Imperial, where they help to reinstate the long absent Prince Gavyn (who turns out to be someone very familiar indeed!). Along the way, readers gets to meet everyone from Superman's father to Space Cabbie (I really liked Space Cabbie!), and to digress into some "Tales of Times Past" with the Shade.

As a latecomer to the comic-book/graphic novel genre, I continue to be amazed at how much I have enjoyed this series! At the instigation of a friend (thanks, Michael!), I began reading Starman in the trade paper editions - Starman: Sins of the Father , Starman: Night and Day , Starman: A Wicked Inclination - before moving on to the Omnibus editions with the second installment. It's hard to believe that there is only one more volume left! I did enjoy this fifth entry in the series - favorite moments include Jack's reaction of horror, when he discovers that his tattoos have been wiped clean, following his miraculous resuscitation on Rann - although I did not think it quite the equal of what came before. It all felt just a little too diffuse, and some of the adventures seemed too easily resolved, the challenges too quickly overcome. The entire thing lacked the kind of narrative tension I was expecting. Also, I think that I prefer Tony Harris' work to Peter Snejbjerg's, although that may just be a question of becoming accustomed to something new.

In any case, despite these quibbles (and they weren't significant enough to merit a single star deduction), I enjoyed The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 5 immensely! I actually have an advance copy of the sixth sitting right in front of me, and I hope to dive in, in the next week or so!

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starman in space! I know (from reading Robinson's admirably detailed afterwards in the omnibus editions) that this is something that Robinson had been building towards from very early in his run on Starman. And yet, it feels like he didn't know what to do with him once he got him there. And it seems like, from reading the afterward to this volume, he really didn't. The individual stories here are some of the least interesting and compelling that I've read in Starman. Like Robinson was just trooping through to get to what would come later, which he absolutely was. That said, the characters themselves were enough to keep me trooping through, even with the disconnect between Jack and Opal City (which I think the volume suffers for). And I'm not a fan of the art shift early in the volume, though the new artist isn't bad, just and adjustment. So good characters trapped in a mediocre series of stories, but necessary to soldier through to get to the volume to come.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few issues outside the regular series in this one, two new to me and one irrelevent to the book entirely.

Of the two new stories, one appeared in JSA All-Stars and one in All-Star Comics, but I have no idea what year or what incarnation of those titles. Robinson and Tony Harris reunite - Harris using his more recent, more computery/less ink-driven style - in a 1940s Ted Knight-working-with-FBI story, which is fine, but forgettable. Goyer and Robinson pen a Wildcat/Jack Knight sparring match which is just dull, and Robinson admits to not even remembering the story himself in the afterword.

The irrelevant story is Stars & STRIPE #0, by Robinson & Geoff Johns, with Lee Moder and Chris Weston on art. I guess it's more semi-relevant. It does have a long flashback showing Ted's relationship with Sylvester Pemberton and the cosmic belt, which is semi-relevant to the Starman mythos - but ultimately, it's really just a comic Jack guest-starred in and, as Robinson admits to barely writing any of it in the afterword, it merits inclusion in this omnibus less than the 5 JSA issues that Robinson co-wrote. At least Robinson co-wrote those issues and Jack was a part of the team, rather than a guest-star who didn't do very much. It's not a bad comic (not a particularly good one either - just sort of there), but it doesn't really belong in a Starman Omnibus.

Otherwise, the book covers the entire Stars My Destination arc. Goyer co-writes, and Robinson gives him a ton of credit for picking up the ball when Robinson's enthusiasm was flagging. He's also very frank about how their relationship fell apart and how much Robinson blames himself for that. The best issues were the meanwhile in Opal issues, but Stars My Destination had some strong moments. Star Boy and Umbra's connection to the Starman mythos was interestingly done (though connecting Tasmia and Mikaal because they both have blue skin wasn't really necessary), and Jack's visit to Krypton was a great little story. Despite my indifference to Adam Strange - the poor man's Flash Gordon (it's like Marvel's Hyperion - you can tell a great story with the character, but there's a certain gravitas that he inherently lacks from being such a blatant copy) - I dug the two-part Rann storyline, and how Robinson/Goyer dovetailed it into the finale.

The Space Cabbie chapter, great idea, could've been executed better. The Starfire-as-love-slave joke was funny when you saw the Russian hero kid tied up instead of the Tamaranian warrior chick. Space Cabbie, Space Ranger and Ultra, the MultiAlien tell the same story as each heard it - nice range of artists, but I wish they'd gone a little farther with the different stories; I started to skim a little bit. The Will Payton/Gavyn connection is one I can take or leave, but it's a solid finale to the arc, a big epic war, Jack killing again, and Gavyn reunited with his queen, while Payton is justifiably kept from Earth.

Snejbjerg takes over as regular artist, and he's just awesome.

Times Past tale about the origin of Jack's spaceship, ehh. It wasn't worth a full issue - better to let Shade tell the tale in two panels and let readers imagine it.

Also, some great cliffhangers in this run of issues.

[Nate]

Jack and Mikaal head to space in search of Will Payton for a timey wimey, planet-hopping adventure. This arc is essentially a cosmic tour of the DC universe; cameos abound, from Star Boy, Adam Strange, and Space Cabbie to Jor-El, Medphyll, and Fastbak. The obvious point of comparison is Swamp Thing’s interstellar journey at the end of Alan Moore’s run. Indeed, the first place our heroes go is the planet from “My Blue Heaven.” But these issues differ in that they are, on the whole, pure fun. This is the first time Starman has felt like an action-packed adventure comic. The tonal shift might feel awkward to some, but I welcome the new direction, especially coming right before the big finish back on Earth. Plus, as a DC nerd, I love the continuity and cameos. The biggest retcon Robinson pulls off here is the origin of Will Payton. It ties wonderfully (and emotionally) into Prince Gavyn’s story, furthering the theme of legacy that’s so intrinsic to Starman. While this arc loses some of the nuance and humanity of earlier stories, it’s an entertaining, cameo-stacked romp with few dull moments.

On the art side, Peter Snejbjerg takes over from Tony Harris. It’s a bit of an adjustment, but I warmed up to his style by the end of the book. However, it’s Craig Hamilton who takes the cake here. His “Times Past” issue - starring Brian Savage and the Shade in 1899 Opal - is absolutely stunning. The stylized borders and framing sequences perfectly embody a Western/steampunk aesthetic. This issue is on par with “Ramadan” from Sandman and the later work of J.H. Williams III for it’s beautiful composition and textures.

Padding out this omnibus are four short stories and specials. The DC One Million issue actually works well on its own, even if it’s a bit predictable. Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. 0 marks the debut of Courtney Whitmore and (I believe) is Geoff Johns’ first comic. The other two shorts are fine but forgettable. As usual, the Shade’s journal extracts are fascinating, and Robinson’s commentary is admirably detailed.

[Adam Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is probably the weakest of Robinson's Starman omnibuses. The Opal City cast of characters is placed on hold as Jack and Michael journey off into space and a new artist is brought in to boot. '

Nevertheless, the book is enjoyable for what it is: A romp through the cosmic DC Universe with visits to figures such as Adam Strange, and even an encounter with a more sinister and traditional version of Solomon Grundy, all in search of a previous Starman Will Payton...which ultimately ties into the story of yet another Starman Prince Gavin.

Outside of the space arc, there's a big filler issue at the start that kind of bleh. We get a times past story involving the Shade, which worked well enough. There's a visit from a Starman of the Future to Ted Knight as part of the DC One Million event which was fine. There was a story about the original Starman in the FBI from JSA All-Stars that was decent and featured Tony Harris back on art. Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0 is in here Jack guest stars along with his dad and the book mostly sets up that comic and tells a story about the original Star Spangled kid. It's okay, though a bit out of place. Then there's a story at the end featuring from All Star Comics 80-page Giant featuring a sparring match between Jack and Wildcat which is not bad, but is kind of pointless.

Overall, not the best in the series, but still a pretty good read.

[Mark Schlatter · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite arcs in the Starman series, partly because it indulges every bit of Robinson's love of DC space characters and partly because it ties in every incarnation of Starman to date. There's also some intentional references to a similar space odyssey in the Alan Moore Swamp Thing run, albeit with some touches that simplify and undarken DC's outer space continuity. And I go back and forth about Snejberg as an artist. I typically love his clean lines, but I'm just not sure the style works well for the intricate nature of Starman and the art deco stylings of Opal City.

[Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series started out being my jam and now... it's just dull. And I don't really get the whole Gen X of it all, cause I see none of that here. I've got one more volume but so far I'm disappointed by a series I've seen recommended so much

[Octavio Aragao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este quinto volume é instável. Tem uma grande homenagem ao universo de FC da DC, mas no cômputo geral, está alguns degraus abaixo dos volumes anteriores. Ainda assim, muito acima de tudo que se produz nessa seara há mais de quarenta anos.

[Mario Mikon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesomw shit... but no Tony Harris.

A GIANT bummer.

[Nicolas · Rating 1 out of 5]

I officially don’t know what this book is, who it’s for, or why it’s got such longevity.

One more volume to go, baby.

[Fizzgig76 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reprints Starman (2) #47-60, 1,000,000, Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0, All Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1, and JSA: All Stars #4 (October 1998-October 2003). Jack, Mikaal, and Mother Box generated hologram of Ted Knight are headed to the stars in search of Jack’s love Sadie’s missing brother Will Payton...also known as Starman. Now Jack is seeing the stars and tripping time when their trip goes awry, and the ship end up both in the future with the Legion of Superheroes (and another Starman) and in the past where Jack meets Superman’s father Jor-El. Teaming with Adam Strange, Jack and Mikaal face Mikaal’s past and then find themselves in an effort to liberate a planet from a tyrant’s rule.

Written by James Robinson (with co-plotting from David S. Goyer) and additional writing by Geoff Johns on Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E #0 (January 1999), Starman Omnibus 5 continues DC’s collection of Robinson’s massively popular Starman series. The issue also contains Starman stories from Starman’s spinoff series Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. and shorter stories from JSA: All Stars #4 (October 2003) and All Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1 (September 1999). Some of the issues in the collection were previously collected as Starman: A Starry Knight and Starman: Stars My Destination.

I do love Starman and do find it a fun series. What is interesting about Starman is the DC mythology tied to the series. Here Starman deals with both the Starman of the ‘80s, his father’s past, the alien Starman Mikaal, Prince Gavyn…another alien Starman, and the Starman of the future in the all-grown-up Starboy. It is a fun run with a lot going on as the multi-issue arc mostly focuses on Jack’s trip to the stars which is a rather grand and long run.

With the star trip, there are a lot of fun stops with other characters. We get multiple version of Starfire and a trip to Krypton (where Starman and his crew influence a young Jor-El to send Kal-El to Earth). There are appearances by Adam Strange and other star based characters including Green Lanterns, Omega Men, and New Gods.

With the space story however, you do lose a lot of what I enjoy about Starman and that is his interaction with people in Opal City. I love the layers that Robinson has created in Starman’s world and I wish there had been more of that world. Robinson occasionally revisits Opal City throughout the space journey, but it left me hungry for Jack to return home rather than satisfy my appetite. I am just as anxious as Jack by the end of the journey for him to return to Opal City (but what happens there will have to wait until Starman Omnibus 6).

It is nice to have the back-up stories in the Starman book but they kind of throw you off since they aren’t really in continuity with the rest of the stories (also artistically). They are however necessary for the most part to understand future issues (especially the introduction of Courtney Whitmore…who becomes a very important figure in Jack’s life).

Starman Omnibus 5 is a worthwhile venture for fans of old DC. This isn’t a standalone book and if you are starting on Starman, start with Starman Omnibus 1. The series is a bit dated because it is very period set (check out ’80s Jack in Stars & S.T.R.I.P.E. #0…sadly he’s as dated as the “modern” grundgy Starman). Starman Omnibus 5 is followed by Starman Omnibus 6.

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rereading "Stars My Destination" ten years later, I'm struck by how "soldiered through" it feels. This was the point in the STARMAN series when, after artist Tony Harris's departure, writer and creator James Robinson almost walked away himself until David Goyer (now famous for co-creating BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT) swooped in to help guide Jack Knight through his stellar quest. There's a lot of great stuff in this volume, particularly the check-ins with those left in Opal City (the foreshadowing to the final volume's reprint of GRAND GUIGNOL makes me excited for the last Omnibus' arrival), but the whole feels like what it is: turbulence during the landing of an otherwise easy and enjoyable flight.

That said, the series' continuing exploration of family, legacy and our struggles with the expectations brought on by both remain compelling and markedly mature for superhero comics then and now.

On the art side, Steve Yeowell's always fun and watching Peter Snejberg find his footing and, finally his own voice on what had been a series so strongly identified with its previous artist is as fascinating now as ten years ago. Snejberg's art finds a great home in STARMAN and those first steps are taken on alien worlds in some lovely work.

[Jacobe Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack enters space, Tony Harris says goodbye & the end begins. In my past re-reads of the entire Starman series (in single issues) I usually dread hitting the space arc for some reason. I'm not sure if it's my overall disconnect with the 'sci-fi' & 'space' style books (sorry Jim Starlin) but upon this reading I really enjoyed the arc. The afterword by Robinson detailing his life at the moment I think is a factor in this (almost leaving, divorce, alcohol & drug issue, etc) and the fact that it introduces Ralph and Sue Dibney to me more than any previous comics I've read & in a way, begins to set a tone for 'Identity Crisis'. The inclusion of Jack into Superman's origin is a neat little nod to overall continuity and a nice way to cement Jack (and Mikal) into DC history.

After ending this volume I sadly begin Volume 6, the final chapter in my favorite comic of all time. I'm so glad that this title was given this format as a chance to shine for past fans and as an excellent way for a whole new generation to read a modern classic.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Stars My Destination (47-60). This is a nicely epic story that pays good attention to DC continuity, but it’s also very picaresque (to the overall story’s detriment), and we lose most of our interesting characters from Opal. As a result, it drags a bit at the beginning, though there are some high points such as: a return to Swamp Thing’s blue planet, some nice emotion in the Adam Strange story, and a fun storytelling focus in the Space Cabbie story (though I’m not sure it comes off great). The ending is quite strong, especially with its attention to Will Payton and its respect of that legacy, but until then my favorite parts of the story are the two interludes set in Opal itself. [7/10]

Shorts (JSA All-Stars 4, Stars & Stripes 0, All Star Comics 80-Page Giant 1). These are all pretty light, but the All-Stars story gives some nice background on Ted and the Stars & Stripes is great to explain the Kids’ places in the Starman legacy [7/10]. The Giant is totally forgettable though [4/10].

This is still a fine volume of superheroing.

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Will Payton/Prince Gavyn back story is a bit more complicated than necessary, and the art is definitely a step down from Tony Harris' lush pencils, but otherwise this is another great entry in what was an overall brilliant series. The "Stars, My Destination" storyline dragged a bit in spots, and the drama of killing of one of the heroes sort of wore of after a while, but it still managed to produce some really fun stuff. I'm thinking in particular of the issue in which Space Cabbie, Ultra the Multi-Alien, and Space Ranger trade stories about Jarko the space pirate. Also, the issue featuring the origin of Jack Knight's spaceship was particularly great, and makes me wish that Craig Hamilton had taken over the art duties instead of Peter Snejbjerg. Overall, though, while it doesn't quite live up to the previous volumes, this is still a worthy installment in the story of Starman.

[Trey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it's a little weird that I didn't find this volume as compelling as the previous ones, considering that the title character, Starman, ventures into space for the first time. Seems like that would be right in a starman's wheelhouse. After reading the afterword, I think it may be partly because Robinson was going through some personal struggles at the time he was writing it and wasn't totally invested in it, and mostly because the primary artist for most of the series, Tony Harris, had to be replaced. Harris is the artist on a backup tale at the end of the volume, which only evinces how much the series art was downgraded.

As a Superman fan, I did enjoy the issue in which Jack traveled back in time (and space) to Krypton, met Jor-El, and planted the seeds for John Byrne's version of the Superman origin.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't bring myself to give volume 5 the full 5 stars because ever since the individial issues came out I've felt that this is where the Starman story just sags. The space adventure seemed to take absolutely forever and for me it detracted from the momentum of Jack's Opal story in a big way.

It's still part of the Starman epic, though, so I can't fault it too much. Snejbjerg takes over on art, and although it's a night-and-day style difference, it's still great art. This Omnibus volume also helps tie in Courtney Whitmore and her torch-bearing of the Starman legacy - at least until DC started everything over.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Starman, but this omnibus represents my least favorite part of the entire series. The space arc drags on and on and sometimes feels like James was trying to throw in every space-themed thing in the DCU he could just in case he'd never get a chance to write comics again. While I grew to love Snjebjerg's art on later stories, it didn't fit with the vibe in Stars my Destination, I didn't think. The Times Pasts and interludes are really superfluous, and some even have art that's downright bad. It gets heavy on the exposition at times here, and even Jack's inner monologue is a bit forced and comes across as too cool for school. But luckily the book ends on a high note in the last volume.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was good, but not as good as the first couple of volumes. The space odyssey is fun, but not the street level I'm not a superhero Starman I have loved. I missed the interaction he had with his supporting cast. I feel the supporting cast really helps make Starman a great comic. The story is so much more than Jake Knight. It's everyone in Opel City, but if you've read the previous volumes this volume is still great. You get a lot of pay off from what is to happen. I enjoyed this book and think it's good, just not great like the previous volumes. I can't wait to see where next volume goes.

[Matt Sadorf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here Robinson shows that he is open to change, first the artist changes on the book, and secondly he brings someone in to help him frame the stories. In the afterword, you learn that he did it for his own sanity, because he was getting burnt out, but the book does not suffer at all, and remains enjoyable for sure.

It is fun to see Jack get out into space, to have an adventure away from Opal City, one that brings in characters from throughout the DC Universe, one of my favorite universes out there.

Starman remains a solid book, and the adventure is grand, but still has the heart of something on a smaller scale, and maybe that is why I enjoy it so much.

[Matt Sabonis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is kind of a difficult volume to review. I really, really dig the throwback nature of the whole thing, the way that it's a love letter to The Twilight Zone and old movie serials, and Snejbjerg's art is gorgeous. But...for the latter half, Jack doesn't sound like Jack. The "Shade's Journal" prologues at the beginning of each chapter grate and don't fit with the rest of the book. And the final arc of the whole cycle runs about an issue too long. So, yeah, probably my least favorite of the various omnibi.

[Pturingan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was warned that this volume would be a bit of a let-down after the previous volumes and that this was the weakest of the whole series. I guess I'm easier to please because this was still pretty damn good. Some of the fill-in art wasn't as nice as that of Tony Harris but once Snejberg took over it got good again. One more volume to go! I'm a bit sad that I'm nearly done with the whole series. It's been wonderful!

[Mike McDevitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I overuse the 'it was amazing' button lately, but what the hell- the grunge-noir Starman comic takes to the ACTUAL stars and suddenly I'm very much in love. Cosmic DC characters past and future get a chance to shine. There's a story from my beloved Legion of Superheroes. A fine adventure on planet Rann, much time travel, and Space Cabbie. Who doesn't love a Space Cabbie?

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

The saga of Starman continues as we connect even further to the legacy of Ted Knight in this fifth volume. Some parts poetic mixed with adventure and humour, this latest group of tales explores what it means to be Starman and issues of mortality and place. With the end near in the sixth volume, this group of stories creates a wonderful compliment to the collection

[Tone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as bad as I remember but for the high expectation Robinson had earned at this point in the series it's still the weak link in the series.
It feels like he and Goyer were plotting by the seat of their pants, a disjointed series of adventure loosely connected by the idea that Starman is in space.

[Declan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still an amazing read. But i felt the characters I've grown to love got a little bit lost to the plot.

[Mark Stratton · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I can't wait to get to the next and final volume I am also in no hurry because the series will be over. It's that good.