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| The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 1 | 
 enlarge | Author: James Robinson
Creator: Tony Harris
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $25.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 16841
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7 x 1
ISBN: 1401216994
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401216993
ASIN: 1401216994
Publication Date: June 10, 2008
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Product Description
The classic super-hero series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super-hero, is re-presented in high quality format. The super-heroic 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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL 1 WORTH EVERY PENNY! June 12, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
FINALLY! Starman gets the deluxe treatment it deserves! Planned to be 6 volumes, on great paper, unlike the later trades, in chronological order, and scheduled to collect ALL the extras, minis, annuals, etc. This underated AMAZING comic series NEEDS to be read! Author James Robinson adds in-depth honest behind the scenes notes. HIGHLY RECOMENDED!
 Good, but... June 15, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was expecting more, for as much as this series was talked up at the local comic shop and on the internet. Not that it's not good. It's a good superhero story, one of the better ones that I've read. However, I was expecting some "blow my mind awesomeness" along the lines of Sandman or Watchmen. It's not quite that good, but it's definitely worth checking out. Robinson draws on a lot of obscure DC/Starman history, which is both really interesting and makes for good characterizations. (And I knew nothing about Starman prior to this and I still followed along easily enough.) He writes complex, fully fleshed out, three dimensional characters, heroes and villains alike, which is rare in superhero comics. My only complaint is his writing/inner monologues can be very... stilted. Fragments of sentences. Thoughts. Ideas. All popping up, randomly, haphazardly sometimes. Very 'stream of consciousness.' It takes some... adjusting to. Anyway, other than that, the writing is great. I've never been a huge fan of Tony Harris's art, though. His characters always seem to be in some weird, awkward, unnatural mid-pose. (Check out Ted Knight in the lower right corner of the cover for a case in point.) Reading his work feels like I'm watching an episode of "Tom Goes to the Mayor." That trait isn't as pronounced here as it is in, say, "Ex Machina," but it's enough to bug me from time to time. But, those were my only complaints. It's still a very well done book. To me the price was fine for the package, $50 for 17 issues on fairly nice paper, plus some really cool/insightful extras, and in hardcover sounds about right to me. Overall, I'd say it's a 4 out of 5 stars.
Awesome series, overpriced format July 2, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is essentially the first two Starman tpb's in hardcover format. While it does include a couple of stand alone issues that the softcover tpb's left out, there's nothing really special about this collection and at $50 retail it should at least be oversized. The James Robinson essay and sketches are nice, but the original softcovers had nice essays too. (The paper quality is the same) That said, Starman is an absolutely fantastic series and a must-read for any comics fan. One of the best on par with Sandman, Swampthing, Preacher, etc. Would love to have seen this as an Absolute!
 Good content, overpriced format. June 12, 2008
5 out of 49 found this review helpful
If you've read Starman, you know what you're getting with this book in terms of content. As far as the actual format of the book, DC overpriced it. It's a hardcover, with a dustjacket, 448 pages long. The cover itself has the same image as the dustjacket, which I guess adds to the cost somewhat.
For the $32 (on Amazon, the cover price is $50), I expected a larger book. It's the same dimensions (height/width) as a standard graphic novel. It's also relatively thin for 400+ pages, because DC used very thin paper. This book should be priced at $20-$25 on Amazon, with a $35-$40 cover price at most. Marvel frequently puts out hardcovers with two tpb's worth of content (300+ pages) for $20. There's no reason why DC can't adjust their price the same.
Jack's not perfect, but he'll have to do. June 14, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I can easily say James Robinson's work on Starman and Firearm is one of the key inspirations for me to pursue a career in writing comics. (Zombie Highway most notably if you're curious.) So I thank and curse him equally.
As for the price, it's 17 issues worth. A fair cost. Also, it's wonderful to see Tony Harris's art appearing more vibrant than even the original books.
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