The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 4
The acclaimed series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super hero from the 1990s, is re-presented in high quality format, featuring spectacular art by Eisner Award winner Tony Harris.In this volume, Starman stands shoulder to shoulder with heroes including DC's Captain Marvel, Batman and many...
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The acclaimed series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super hero from the 1990s, is re-presented in high quality format, featuring spectacular art by Eisner Award winner Tony Harris.In this volume, Starman stands shoulder to shoulder with heroes including DC's Captain Marvel, Batman and many others.First, in a story set in the 1940s, Ted Knight, the original Starman, works with Captain Marvel and Bulletman to clear himself of espionage charges.Then, back in the 1990s, young Jack Knight, the new Starman, must capture the deadly Doctor Phosphorous before embarking on a mission into space to find lost hero Will Payton. And in a never-before-collected story, Starman teams up with Batman and Hellboy to rescue his father, Ted Knight, from neo-Nazis who have tapped into a mystical power source.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781401225964 (1401225969)
Publish date: February 23rd 2010
Publisher: DC Comics
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Series: Starman II Omnibus (#4)
Big as it is, this volume actually doesn't have much going on. It's mostly one shot stories and foreshadowing for the Starman in space storyline, which doesn't actually begin until the next volume. No, it doesn't sound promising, but the individual issues are, mostly, very nicely scripted, and serve...
In this volume, Jack Knight continues struggling to live up to the Starman legacy...I hate to say it, but this volume felt like all filler and setup. Not only that, the book lost something when Tony Harris in the midst of this volume. Still, Starman filler and setup is still some of the best comic...