This week on the show: Rodrigo is out and Rob is in, and it’s time to sit down and partake in our annual look at Starman.
Show Notes after the Jump!
Category Archives: Starman
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Starman Omnibus 4
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Matthew and Stephen sit down to talk up the fourth volume of the Starman Omnibus from DC Comics.
Starman Omnibus Volume 04
Writer: James Robinson
Artist: Tony Harris
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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Major Spoilers Podcast #265: There’s Something About Starman
This week on the show: Cats versus Raccoons! The God of Fear! Starman and The Shade! And somehow we manage to squeeze in a bit of DC talk in a Marvel filled episode!
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On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Starman Omnibus Volume Three
This week Rodrigo is out of town, which gives Matthew and Stephen a chance to take another look at Starman.
In this new, third volume, Starman’s hometown of Opal City is terrorized by Dr. Pip, an eccentric bomber. And with no demands from the mad villain, both Starman and the local authorities are unable to track him down. Also in this volume, Starman teams up with Batman to save the life of reformed villain Solomon Grundy, and readers learn the history of Starman’s enigmatic mentor, The Shade.
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
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On the next Major Spoilers Podcast: The Starman Omnibus Volume 2
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the MSP Crew returns to Starman, and will discuss the happenings in the second Starman omnibus.
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.
In this volume, Jack’s disturbing dreams drive him to New York City to meet his father’s old friend, Wesley Dodd, the Sandman of the 1940s, and learns of another Sandman – an alien who came to Earth as a hero of the 1970s.
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
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Rapid-Fire Reviews: Beyond The Black Hole
Or – “There Are Old Pilots And Bold Pilots, But Few Old, Bold Pilots…”
I saw recently that a clinical study proved that January 25th is the most depressing day of the entire year, scientifically and unequivocally. While I don’t disagree with that sentiment (especially as it regards the attendance of employees in Midwestern United States call centers) I find it fascinating that somebody actually got paid to try and figure out something that silly and (let’s be honest, here) banal. Still and all, it’s the kind of story that you read and go, “Yeah, I can see that.” Thus, to ease your slowly-receding ennui (and Stephen’s not-so-slowly receding hairline) I give you another batch of coverage of comics you might have read, but forgot to laugh at the first time… Rapid-Fire Style!
Art Appreciation Moment of the Day: Kelsey Shannon
Lest you think this week is going to turn into Star Girl week, today’s Art Appreciation Moment of the Day jumps back to the past to find the original Star Man looking over us all. I do like the film look on his face, and the lighting from the cosmic rod.
MSP#35: This Podcast is Cursed…
In this outing: The Bug is Back! Outer Space Studs Cracking Skulls! Buster Crabbe, where have you gone? Last Chance For Bruce Wayne! First Kills For Frank Castle! Curses, foiled again! Jack Knight is in the house, Patsy Walker in the arctic, and Matthew’s in a a great and furious rage for reasons unrelated, as the Major Spoilers Podcast is now eligible for public office… President Spoilers, anyone?
This episode is sponsored in part by the Mid-Ohio-Con (www.midohiocon.com)
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On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast
In addition to all the good stuff coming down the pipe (does good stuff really come down the pipe?), the Major Spoilers crew will be diving into DC’s Starman Omnibus.
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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SDCC’08: Starman Quote of the Day
James Robinson, who wrote the brilliant Starman series, and who is currently writing the Superman title for DC responded to the question on if Jack Knight would appear in the Superman series.
“When you retire a character, if you bring him back, you open him up to the potential that he might appear in books you don’t want him to appear in, written by other writers.”
Considering the only thing we’ve seen Jack Knight in lately is the awesome Starman Omnibus from DC, it looks like Robinson may get his wish.