With all the other collections and omnibuses dc has put out in recent years, starman feels like a glaring omission. The superheroic legacy of starman is renewed in these stories, in which jack knightantiques collector and dealerinherits the name and powers of his fathers old. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book was about a superhero, yesbut its protagonist, jack knight, wasnt just another costumed crime fighter.
Hopefully this will now bring down the cost of the starman omnibus vol 3 thats out there on ebay carrying triple digit price tags. All stories in this collection were originally published in 1997 and 1998. In this third volume opal city is terrorized by dr. Starman omnibus vol 3 hc in this third volume opal city is terrorized by dr. With all 6 volumes of the starman omnibus available and on shelves, and an upcomingseries the shade by james robinson in our future, this is the perfect time to revisit starman, or go to opal for. Standard disclaimers apply that dc is a company and companies have to make money, and i dont necessarily expect dc to publish books that arent going to net them a profit. All stories in this collection were originally published between 1999 and 2010. The classic superhero series starman, starring a genx superhero, is represented in high quality format. Dc comics recently cancelled upcoming legion worlds, starman vol. A wicked inclination, as well as a number of tales of times past, in which the adventures of starmen of previous eras are set out. Plus, starman teams up with batman to save the life of solomon grundy. Robinson titles these chapters times past, and they tell the stories of things that have happened before that reflect on the current events being told. The second volume of the starman omnibus project, this book contains the material found in the third trade edition starman.
This book continues the stories set up by james robinson back in the first volume, and expands jack. Plus, starman teams up with batman to save the life of solomon. The starman omnibus, volume 2 by james robinson, tony. An astronomer, knight invented a gravity rod, later reinvented as a cosmic rod, allowing him to fly and. After a long hiatus, booksplode has returned, to talk, in depth about a particularly good graphic novel or comic collection, and now were doing the starman omnibus, vol.
The following is adapted from the part 2 of the dc hardcover thread, put together by nova2814. The acclaimed series starman, starring a genx super hero from the 1990s. Im sure you kind of vaguely remember the golden age starman. Not only did dc cancel the legion worlds and starman omnibus vol. Or if dc has any plans to rerelease the series somehow. The acclaimed series starman, starring a genx super hero from the 1990s, is represented in high quality format, featuring spectacular art. Also included are some entries from the shades journal, which appear as a sort of nonillustrated appendix at the rear. Starman omnibus volume 3 hc hardcover dc comics james robinson tony harris. And speaking of batman, robinson seems absolutely focused on deconstructing that particular superhero archetype in this volume. The starman omnibus 3 by robinson, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Killing joke, supergirl digital, sandman mystery theatre, and more. 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 fathers old starman identity from his older brother, who has been assassinated. Jack knights groundbreaking adventures continue as starman teams up with batman and hellboy, then heads. The acclaimed series starman, starring a genx super hero from the 1990s, is represented in high quality format, featuring spectacular art by eisner award winner tony harris.
In this new, third volume, starmans hometown of opal city. The classic superhero series starman, starring a genx superhero, is represented in high quality format by james robinson batman. The acclaimed series starman, starring a genx super. The series debuted in 1994, when i was a teenager, growing somewhat bored with traditional super heroes zapping and punching villains and each other. New dc comics summer 2016 collections solicitations include starman omnibus vol. Feel free to post here with any questions or comments about dcs, vertigos, or wildstorms range of hardcovers, in all. The acclaimed series starman, starring a genx super he. The starman omnibus, volume 3 has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Ive been trying to reread the series and have vols. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Starman was one of the finest series to come from dc comics in the 1990s, and its great to see it collected in deluxe form. James robinsons famous starman series hits its middle period in this collection, the third of six planned volumes that will cover the entirety of its 80issue run volume 4 currently scheduled for early 2010, incidentally.
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