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Summary: Continuing the excellent series
Comment: This book continues the excellent Starman series. The writing continues to be top-notch here, though the art suffers. I know that I am in the minority in this opinion, but I felt that once Tony Harris left, the art went SIGNIFICANTLY downhill, not only in specific style, but, more importantly, in how well it conveyed the script. Yes, all of the essentials are still there, however there is just some personality, especially in regards to the settings and the background, that is gone. This is made more painful by the exclusion of any of the second half of the Times Past stories, which had excellent art and somehow tided me over during the initial run. I also feel that the lack of those stories in a collected format takes away from some of the valuable backgrounds to the events taking place during this book.
However, my artistic gripes aside, the story continues to build here and it is a must read.
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Summary: Still learning...
Comment: From the introduction of "Bobo" Benetti (a character who definitely deserves his own series)to an excellent explanation of all the various personas of Solomon Grundy, Robinson is in top form in this collection. Filled with some of Tony Harris's best art; this collection shows the series at its best, Starman still learning the role of hero, Shade unleashing a bit of the anger he usually keeps in check, and a great visit with David that shows us the other side (literally) of heroism.
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Summary: STARMAN - Not Quite as Bright
Comment: The 5th TPB Collection of James Robinson's Starman is the weakest so far. I should prefice this by saying that this volume is still better than 90% of the comics out there. Robinson's writing is in the top echelon of the industry and he's doing some neat things with the development of the character of Jack Knight. So, where does this TPB stumble...VILLAINS! Jack (Starman) isn't given a strong antagonist in any of his adventures in this volume. The best villain MIST has a stand alone storyline (which is quite good) but Starman needs someone to battle to help him further become the hero that he is capable of being.This aside, Infernal Devices does have several strong points. The annual 'Talking with David' story is the best to this point. The relationship with Jack and his father (Ted) is still a strong central point for all of the STARMAN ADVENTURES. And, it's always nice to see Jack in over his head when surrounded by heroes like Batman and Sentinel. I hope future stories will just provide a stronger motivation and supervillain to keep things more hectic. Read Starman: Infernal Devices and then go and reread Starman: A Wicked Inclination to see how GREAT this character can be when confronted by a true menace.
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Summary: Starman-The Best Written Superhero in Comics
Comment: As the fifth in a series of Starman Trade Paperbacks, Infernal Devices follows the continuing adventures of Starman VII Jack Knight as he teams up with Batman and The Original Green Lantern Alan Scott (now known as Sentinel), to save the life of Solomon Grundy. James Robinson's writing and Tony Harris's artwork is top-notch and is certainly worth the price of this collection. It features stunning revelations (by Nash(The Mist II) and Solomon Grundy)and contains the best Talking with David story, which features ghosts of departed golden age mystery men. Only problem is that I wish this book was also printed in glossy paper like the first three volumes of Starman Trade Paperbacks, all in all, this is one book Golden Age and JSA fans should not miss, a definite must-read.
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