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Starman: Times Past (Book 4)

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James Robinson loves the past, and in this book it really shows. I's great to see a modern comic writer pick up old character, dust them off, and actually do something constructive with them. The characters are well written, the storys aren't your regular shallow super hero fare, and you can't help but fall in love with the whole thing. If you are a new Starman reader, I recomend starting with the 'Sins of the Father' TPB. You don't really need to read it first, but it certinly helps

Although the art wasnt done by Tony Harris, the book was very well done. For instance it keeps up with its name sake, this book is primarily about the previous events that happened to starmen. It starts with Jack and Ted but moves on to the Shade, Mikaal and eventually even Gavyn the starman who never made it to earth(so far as I can tell). I was dissapointed that they never had a story focusing on Will Payton(I believe he was the starman of the eighties, but I could be wrong) or the starman of 1951 but this was really good. Its also a book you can read anytime in the series since its made up of one-shots and therefore not directly following the story, so over all you can read the first book and then this one and it wont be too bad, although it may be a good idea to read the books in order either way. All in all I really liked this book and suggest if your a Starman fan, a JSA fan, a James Robinson fan or just plainly like DC books, I think you'll like this one.

This book is comprised of several oneshots printed during the latest 'Starman' run for DC comics. Each story deals with an individual from the past who took up the identity of Starman, the hero of Opal City. The stories are interesting, and are a welcome addition to any fans collection who has just started reading 'Starman'. Even though this collection is the 3rd in the series of trade paperbacks, there is a story in it which takes place many issues later.

Throughout Starman's run, Robinson has often taken the opportunity to show what happened in the past to many of the characters in the series. While basically fill-ins, these stories give the reader some insight into these characters and answer some questions that are raised throughout the series, like what happened to The Ragdoll? While some stories are not quite successful (Mikaal's "far-out" disco tale) the stories are pleasant and sometimes unsettling journeys into Opal's past.