Starman: Sins of the Father

Jack Knight is more interested in amassing and trading various collectibles than in picking up his father's mantle and become the next Starman. But when his older brother David is killed, and Opal City is threatened by the machinations of the Mist family, he finds himself taking on a role he never envisioned: that of Superhero...

No great connoisseur of comic books, I am usually indifferent to the genre, put off by the feeling of having entered a work in medias res, and uncomfortably aware that the story in question is usually part of a larger created world (whether of DC Comics, Marvel, or some other) of which I know very little. While Starman: Sins of the Father definitely had something of that feel for me (I am convinced that regular show more DC readers must already be familiar with characters like the Shade, and therefore better able to appreciate the significance of his actions) I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this first installation of Robinson's series.

Recommended by an online friend for a reading group, this first installation of the Starman series is a promising beginning. I found myself involved in Jack Knight's story (something I did not experience while reading Neil Gaiman's Sandman), and empathized fully with the familial conflicts which form such an important part of the narrative. Overall, I am glad to have read this, and look forward to the next two issues. show less

This was a really great read. I think this is a great way to update the story without totally rearranging the original tale. Jack is the son of the original Starman, the younger son, who rebelled from the family legacy. But when his father's arch nemesis The Mist decides to try and get vengeance by murdering Jack's older brother, injuring his father, blowing up Jack's shop and tries to ruin his mother's legacy. Jack steps up to become the new Starman, with his own twists, just as his father has always known he would. This is more then just a super hero story, it's also about being your own person and family.

My high school had a weirdly huge (possibly complete?) collection of Starman, but I never really read it for whatever reason. It's actually really fascinating - this feels like the missing link between 90s mainline-DC-continuity and 90s Vertigo. The use of color is really beautiful - Opal City is maybe the only place other than Gotham in the DC universe that feels real. Looking forward to picking up more of these.

This was a really great read. I think this is a great way to update the story without totally rearranging the original tale. Jack is the son of the original Starman, the younger son, who rebelled from the family legacy. But when his father's arch nemesis The Mist decides to try and get vengeance by murdering Jack's older brother, injuring his father, blowing up Jack's shop and tries to ruin his mother's legacy. Jack steps up to become the new Starman, with his own twists, just as his father has always known he would. This is more then just a super hero story, it's also about being your own person and family.

This was a really great read. I think this is a great way to update the story without totally rearranging the original tale. Jack is the son of the original Starman, the younger son, who rebelled from the family legacy. But when his father's arch nemesis The Mist decides to try and get vengeance by murdering Jack's older brother, injuring his father, blowing up Jack's shop and tries to ruin his mother's legacy. Jack steps up to become the new Starman, with his own twists, just as his father has always known he would. This is more then just a super hero story, it's also about being your own person and family.

This was a really great read. I think this is a great way to update the story without totally rearranging the original tale. Jack is the son of the original Starman, the younger son, who rebelled from the family legacy. But when his father's arch nemesis The Mist decides to try and get vengeance by murdering Jack's older brother, injuring his father, blowing up Jack's shop and tries to ruin his mother's legacy. Jack steps up to become the new Starman, with his own twists, just as his father has always known he would. This is more then just a super hero story, it's also about being your own person and family.

Starman is a very atypical superhero. Sure, he's heroic--but he also collects "vintage" junk and has relationship problems.