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Starman - Grand Guignol

By: DC Comics

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Misc Graphic Novels - Superhero (DC Comics)

Last Stocked on 12/23/2023

Product Info

Title
Starman - Grand Guignol
Publisher
Category
Author
james robinson, Peter Snejbjerg
Publish Year
2004
Pages
296
Dimensions
6.75x10.25x.5"
NKG Part #
2147935183
Type
Softcover

Description

Starman is the coming-of-age story of Jack Knight, who reluctantly assumes the mantle of heroism after his older brother David's death in battle. Jack, estranged from his family, agrees to use the energy-harnessing cosmic rod his father invented to be the original Starman in the 1940s to avenge his brother and protect his beloved Opal City (he eschews the garish costume of his predecessors, however, instead favoring a leather jacket and aviator goggles). In the skilled hands of Robinson and several talented artists, Starman is the rare superhero comic that favors character development and complex, extended story lines over slugfests. In this penultimate volume of a series collecting Starman's 80-issue run, Jack returns from an extended adventure in space to find Opal City menaced by evil forces led by the Shade. Jack prepares for an epic battle for the city that ends in triumph and tragedy. Robinson's ambitious approach can fall victim to overwrought narration and inflated dialogue, yet it is one of the more interesting comic-book renditions of the hero's journey according to Joseph Campbell.