Xylon: So hello everyone this discussion is all about Starman , personally one of my favorite characters, and definitely my favorite legacy in Comics! This will take only a little bit I'm sure but what do you think of Starman and his different incarnations, Aris?
Aris: Lol.I missed the boat completely with the modern Robinson version. Haven't read one issue.
I love the Golden Age character. Had a great costume. The gravity rod is awesome.
Xylon: Haha really now? That's an issue man, ahaha i love Ted though. Did you ever see the one form the seventies?
Aris: No. There was one in the 70's? I may need to read that...or maybe I did and totally forgot. I read All-Star Squadron and JSA.
Recently DC unveiled a "blue" character with the name? I have to say Justice League has been so bad for so long I ran from Cry for Justice like it had the coodies!!!
Xylon: Well the "blue one" is Mikaal Tomas he was in the Robinson series.
The order goes as such:
Starman I - Ted Knight is the original starman from the forties.
Starman II - The mystery Starman of the fifties.
Starman III - Mikaal Tomas is alien from the same string of planets as shadow lass, but he has a sonic stone in his cest which creates blasts.
Starman IV - Prince Gavyn The alien who is prince of his empire and has the shepherd's looking starstaff. he was the one in the DCU which made no sense to me.
Starman V - Will Peyton the man who got shot with the beam which made him star man he was the Starman with the ullet in the black white and red costume.
Starman VI - Davey Knight The holder of Ted Knights legacy and Jack Knights Brother. He dies within weeks of becoming Starman.
Starman VII - Jack Knight. The best Starman, hands down the reluctant Starman who knew when he was needed and how he was needed.
Stargirl - Courtney Whitmore is his successor. She currently owns the StarRod. Jack's StarRod.
Starman VIII - Thom Kallor. The gravity powered boy from the future who grew up and got lost in Kingdom Come's universe. And eventually came to our earth in the schizophrenic state.
Clearly this is the one hero with the largest legacy. One that is fun because not every Starman traces back to the original. Did you ever read the JSA stuff from before they re-started the series?
Aris: Thats great. Yeah I loved the 70's era one with the shephard staff. That was a great costume too.
Quite a varied and interesting legacy.
I love Courtney in JSA. although I dropped the book when Johns left. It quickly lost it's heart when Wilmingham and Sturges came on board. The characters are only recognizable because they look the same.
Xylon: Agreed. I loved the whole of the old JSA series and the new one when johns was on it. I wish he would come back and play with that whole "i'm billy batson's father and welcome to the rock of finality"
But yeah I think it would be great if Courtney got her own series. I would love that. The great thing is that to see Jack in any book you need Robinson's permission. I would love him to write an annual (even though the book is canceled) where all of the star men and women have to traverse time to defeat one common threat. it would be great. but yeah. What do you think about the idea of the inventive superhero, the one that really makes things. Ted Knight is a physicist and that's cool to me.
Well guys, this is one time where th bulk of this character is in the one ongoing so there wasn't much to talk about. But tell us who your favorite Starman was. Comment, share, tweet, and just plain follow our blog here. So yeah guys we will have a new post in just a few days I'm sure. Stay Tuned True Believers!
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