The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 2
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781401221942 (1401221947)
Publish date: March 3rd 2009
Publisher: DC Comics
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Series: Starman II Omnibus (#2)
Let's start this off with a tl;dr - I don't think this collection is as good as the first collection, but I still think it's a fantastic collection, stories full of heart and reality and a consideration of what the best (and worst) in a human can be. The art continues to be vibrant and pretty awesom...
There are two major themes in Starman, as I see it: family and nostalgia. And it's used very well in this large collection, in the story with the Wesley Dodds version of Sandman, in the Christmas story that avoids cheese, even in the Shade stories. Shade threatens in every panel to go completely ove...
As I've said before, the best comics have an underlying theme. Starman has always been about family, with Jack trying to fill the shoes of both his father and dead brotherThis, the second Omnibus, contains Starman 17-29, Showcase '95 12, Showcase '96 4-5, and Starman Annual one. It also contains tw...