Starman: A Quiet 90’s Epic
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- A look at Starman, the 81 issue, understated epic published by DC between 1994 and 2001. Entirely written by James Robinson. Primarily illustrated by Tony Harris and Peter Snejbjerg.
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I think Starman is just amazing. This series should get the same hype and fame as Sandman. A true adult superhero comic. Really charming and with great dialogue and characters. The different Starmen mithology through history is very good as well.
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jack knight is my favorite starman he never wanted to be a hero like his father but he proves himself of carrying the legacy of starman
Thanks so much... I am a HUGE fan of this series. I think the Starman series is Robinson's best overall work ever.
It really is great isnt it.
Agreed.
Robinson's work on 'Airboy' was a HOOT!
And if you remember Linkara, he also had his lowest point with Cry for Justice comic.
Starman was one of my favorite comics in the nineties. Opal city reminded me of areas within Atlanta at the time where you could eat at a vegan restaurant and stroll through a used bookstore next door then finding more collectibles from turntables to toys. James Robinson did a great job capturing the essence of the subculture.
( Before all you hipsters ruined it with your PBR and beards...LOL)
I absolutely support creator rights, though despite that it still seems strange to me that a series that so thoroughly incorporated the past versions of the character would be created with the stipulation that no future creators could use his version without permission
None of Your Business Probably had a crystal ball and saw people like Bendis who has little love for anything that was created before them.
I’m honestly happier that it’s a one and done. This was a fantastic run and sometimes it’s better to just ride off into the sunset
It's always great when you talk about a series I've read like Animal Man or Supreme. However, it's equally fascinating learning and growing an interest in series like Gerber's Defenders, Morrison Zenith, and now Starman. It's definitely on my list of things to check out!
Same
Awesome! I'm glad I could help expand your reading list.
Those are good books. Enjoy them.
This was an amazing series, 90s comics done right. I loved how it tied multiple generations of characters together with a solid and well thought out story line. A grounded exploration of the DC universe and I am glad DC never reintroduced Jack Knight to dilute or muddle this great story. Thanks for making this video.
Well done overview of a rich and complex run! James Robinson's STARMAN was my favorite series of the 1990's.
Thanks for talking about Starman. This is one of my favorite superhero stories ever. Right up there with Hellboy and Batman The Long Halloween
Read the saga in 2010. It had such a hold on me then and does now. I still want to live in Opal City more than any other fictional city. I could live there then, today, tomorrow. I wish I had read it during its heyday when I was in my teens.
I remember when "Starman" came out and I really enjoyed the whole series. It's one of my favorites along with "Sandman Mystery Theatre".
Thanks, this is one of my favorite comics runs. I think this and John Ostander's Spectre were probably DC most underrated titles of the 90's. My only complaint was Courtney (Stargirl) just sort of came out of nowhere unless you were also reading Robinson's JSA. On the other hand, he gave us Bobo Bennetti.
As an aside, I had insanely high hopes for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie: an Alan Moore comic with a screenplay by the writer of Starman??? This will be Awesome!!
Yeah, not so much. I don't know if it torpedoed Robinson's Hollywood career or not, but he's never written another produced screenplay.
That particular Spectre run is also something I've been meaning to cover.
@@StrangeBrainParts I look forward to it.
Stargirl first appeared in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., a tribute to the Golden Age legacy by writer Geoff Johns
@@matthewrascoe8690 I'll have to look that up. I've no problem with the character, it's just that she didn't really feature in Jack's story until all of a sudden-bang! successor. I would've liked to have seen her better integrated into Jack's world earlier.
Remember Wizard Magazine? They ran a poll once asking their readers what comic book city they would like to live in. Marvel's New York won, but for me the clear choice was Opal City (with Astro City a close second).
Over the past 6 months I've been buying every vlume of and reading through this series and It's become one of, if not my favorite DC books ever. It makes me both sad and happy that it has a clear ending that'll tie all the loose ends for the character, but It's a ride I know I'll cherish. I'm still on volume 9 but I know tidbits of what'll happen
I'm also happy you're discussing it, you're quickly becoming my favorite comic based channel and I wanna see you grow your audience, you deserve it.
Thanks for watching and for the kind words. Growth would be greatly appreciated. But, at this point, I have to be realistic and be comfortable with the possibility that it's likely not going to happen.
For a story I initially began reading because there wasn't much else at my local library, this ended up becoming one of my absolute favorites. It took me completely by surprise with its long-burn story arcs that pay off in the most meaningful of ways. I never set out to like Starman but now I fucking love it apparently.
Possibly the most coming-of-age comic book series I've ever read. Easily James Robinson's greatest work.
I rarely ever comment on UA-cam, but just wanted to show my appreciation for this video you put out. Star Man is one of my all time favorite comics (and pretty much ties with The New Frontier as my personal favorite DC comic) ever since I first read through it a few years ago. I managed to find trades of the first two volumes at a local bookstore and fell so in love with it that I went out of my way to try and find the rest of the series in print. I never could find the third omnibus for a reasonable price so I had to read through most of that digitally, but the point of it all is that I was engrossed enough in the series to try and read through all of it by any means necessary.
I love how at the end of the day, while it does have it's connection to the greater DC Universe, it is first and foremost a clear and concise story about the character of Jack Knight and the people and history of Opal City and the Starman Legacy. Robinson does such a fantastic job of not only familiarizing readers with the history of the character (and many other golden age characters on top of it) but also really gets us readers to share in his clear passion for those old characters and stories that you can tell really inspired him. I like how much more optimistic this story feels compared to what lot of mainstream cape comics from the 90's were doing, and that the story has a clear starting and ending point with a fully realized arc for Jack Knight and a full exploration of the themes of history and legacy. Opal City in general had so much personality to it as a location that it felt like it's own character at times.
At any rate, I have always been a bit disheartened that this series seems to be largely forgotten by the community as I never really see it get any major discussion, if any, so I was really glad to find this excellent video of yours perfectly summing up why this series is so special to those of us who have experienced it. Great job!
You remain one of my favourite channels, keep up the good work
My all time favourite comic. I have all but one issue, an annual. Beautifully drawn and written. Jack is a wonderful character. I cried when I finished the last issue.
DAMN - THE SHADE! I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THE SHADE IS THE ONE CHARACTER I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE STORIES 4 AND HERE HE IS. I WAS THINKING THE COVER LOOKED LIKE SHADE COVERS. THIS VIDEO BREAKS DOWN ALOT MORE ON HIM - I LEARNED SEVERAL INTERESTING THINGS
Watch Stargirl, he appears in Season 2 as a recurring character
Starman and sandman mystery theater are both series from the 90s that are way to unknown at least in comic book mainstream culture
Yes, Sandman Mystery Theater was another great one from the 90's. Very underrated.
My favorite 90s series. Thanks for this lovely retrospective.
(by the way, the second g in guignol is silent)
Damn! You know, I even listened to a pronunciation video and wrote it out phonetically to get Guignol right. And thanks for watching. :)
Great work. I haven't thought about Starman in ages.
Just finished it and had to seen this review again. What a ride
Just finished reading the series and it definitely became 1 of my factor comics
Something about the coloring on this series--and Peter David's Matrix Supergirl--is really appealing to me.
I have the entire series and I adored reading it as it unfolded. It was the best series of its day and I would have happily read another 81 issues.
He didn’t disappear, he’s just retired to San Francisco with his boy Kyle, fiancé Sadie and their daughter. 👍
Thanks!
Thanks for the video.
Starman was one of my favorite comic series i’ve read
Another awesome episode, have you thought of doing one on Sandman mystery theater?
Always an extra pleasure after extended absences
Thank you, sir! Unfortunately, after two and a half years I have to prioritize other matters. Thus the delay every now and again.
Thanks again! I’ll start hunting these in dollar bins. I’ve seen them cheap many times, but never bought/read the series
Damn. I had read some of this masterpiece YEARSSS back, either with one of the omnibuses or a collection of them, I can't quite recall. But I remember loving it. Good to know I was spot on. Have to see if I can find it again, at a reasonable price XD
If theres a comic that would translate well to a prestige tv series I always thought this would work. It has a definitive end a tight cast of characters so it should work with little change needed
I think one of my favorite things about Starman is how it's an adult superhero comic that doesn't rely on being too edgy or violent.
This was a masterpiece
I just bought the Batman, Hellboy and Starman crossover. I never seen Starman before so I’m seeing what he’s about 🤙
I just ordered the Compendium I'm so excited
I've never read this series but I have been aware of the character! Think I'll pick up a few trade paperbacks because I've been told that the series is highly recommended!
You will be happy you did.
This series RULES!
James Robinson, yep
I'm a make mine Marvel guy, but I bought these books for years on my $7.25 salary back in the 90's. The Ray for the art, and every Tim Robin#2 book...good times..
Commenting for the algorithm lol.
This was a wonderful series. I think Robinson struck a deal with DC similar to Neil Gaiman's Sandman/Death arrangement. Can't recall the specifics but DC won't use the character unless Robinson writes it or at least approves. DC reprint it as an omnibus or compendium every so often.
I’ve always liked James Robinson, I was so disappointed when he quit Earth 2. I thought it could have turned into something special.
I was dissapointed he took that book in the first place.
This phase in DC comics should have reflected the general direction moving forward. I like when comics don't feel stuck in time. When characters change, pass over their mantle to the next generation, and even die permanently. One example (at one time) was the Flash passing to Wally West, or Tim Drake taking the Robin reigns after Jason Todd, or Peter Parker dying and the title of Spider-Man passing to Miles Morales. But instead of letting this become the new fixture, the status quo always gets reverted back to basics. I hate that. I hate the constant Crises and reboots. I would rather see the past referenced within the context of the present, rather than "retold for a new generation." For a while in the 80s and 90s, it felt like that was what creators were trying to do (like in this story) and establish a sense of time consistency in the DCU, but that's all been abandoned now.
I do agree. The reset button gets pressed far too often nowadays.
@@StrangeBrainParts I mean can you imagine how interesting it would be if Batman Beyond were just...current Batman...and readers had the opportunity to watch Bruce Wayne fight, get older, have a cannon Dark Knight Returns arc, and then pass the mantle to a new generation hero for a new generation to read. Conversations about comics would be so much more fun. Kids would talk about Batman as Dick Grayson or Terry McGuinness, then their Dads would be like, "Yeah well I'm old enough to remember when Bruce Wayne was Batman haha check out these back issues from 20 years ago!"
The lore would be amazing, I tell you what.
Indeed. Passing the legacy is something of a marketing plot nowadays. It's done to boost sales and when they begin to dip (usually you can see it occur after a two year period, roughly) then it's back to the status quo. It's a tactic that breeds cynicism more than anything, in my opinion.
Peter's next step is to be a dad and yet still be Spider-Man lol
You should of also mentioned it’s additional issue in the Blackest Night event
One of the best very best books of the 90s.
I was & am subscribed, ran the bell but still didn't get your vid. It was just randomly suggested to me.
Glad I didn't miss this one!! Are you going to do the Shade series next? Couldn't help but notice that you didn't cover Blackest night issue of Starman. Is there a reason?
I didn't cover that single issue because it had nothing to do with Jack Knight or the original story. So, it seemed irrelevant for the purposes of this video.
@@StrangeBrainParts Oh okay. Thank you for answering.
Hey hey. Hawkworld and its ongoing sequel were good.
They should make a shorter summery version of this space adventure that can be read instead if the whole adventure to get the proper feel - when you want to read the whole thing do so.... But this way it fixes the pacing so it can be better known due to its better pacing.
Always wondered why DC never mentioned him or brought him back.
This comic feels like it was made for someone like me I kind of consider myself a bit of a historian of pop culture so stuff like this and planetary especially appeal to me
I LOVED the Jack knight and Will Peyton Starman series :D
I am so fan of Will Payton Starman that I got a bit angry when this "new Starman" got more stories here in Brazil.
I don’t really know how the regular dc imprint got this underrated 90’s tale, but after reading a few of the issues so far, i’m Really surprise why this series was never published under vertigo, this story wasn’t like the death of Superman or Batman knightfall were some the Dialogue was bit sometimes Over exaggerated, but not to say they were bad you know?
Has there been any new 'Starman' in the new 52 or rebirth? I do know there was a new starman in the final years of Post Crisis.
As far as I can tell, there wasn't a new Starman during either Rebirth or the New 52. Stargirl is still rather active in the DCU, though.
Mikaal Tomas popped up in one issue of the 2011 Shade series (which is set in Prime Earth continuity) and hasn’t been seen since.
Will Payton has appeared in several issues since Dark Knights: Death Metal #1, but he SPOILER ALERT
died in a 2019 issue of Justice League.
And Ted Knight has appeared as part of the Justice Society (thank you Doomsday Clock for putting the JSA back in continuity) since 2019.
In terms of NEW Starmen, there are none, which I’m fine with, there’s WAAAAAAAAAY too many of them.
Too bad they won’t keep it in print.
Every time I find copies, even for cheap, I pass on them. Dont know why.
DC, please reprint the goddamn omnibuses.
Where’s Jeff Bridges?
i hope he get his own movie soon 🔥💯
With Robinson owning the rights of Jack, I see it difficult Warner and him coming to an agreement, so I think if there's ever a Starman movie, they'll go by others or the typical composite of Sylvester with Jack.
Trade paperbacks: Out of print
Hardcover omnis: Out of print
Big-ass omnibus: cancelled
DC hates this series and everyone who loves it. This is one of those things that should never be unavailable to people. Never.
I agree! I genuinely didn't know it was out of print. This seems like an evergreen title to me. One that you would always have available, even in standard TPB form.
@@StrangeBrainParts Guess there's just not enough interest in it? Or maybe it's from that time-period when DC was offering everyone huge royalties for sales on collected editions so keeping them in print isn't financially viable for the company itself.
It's probably an issue of preorders. If there isn't enough of them then DC let's it go out of print. Since Starman isn't a high profile title like, say, Sandman, it probably doesn't have enough interest to warrant another print run. That's my best guess, anyway.
Probably seen it by now but it's been resolicited in a compendium format similar to Saga, due to come out next year. First volume is the first 40 or so issues and the Shazam tie in
Far better than Stargirl....