A review by kristennd
The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Tony Harris, James Robinson, Wade Von Grawbadger

5.0

I love this fancy omnibus trend. And I'm even more excited about this collection than with the Kirby Fourth World. There's just something about all the art nouveau that wants something big and glossy and hardcover. Great work with the coloring too. It doesn't matter if you already own the trades and/or singles. Little or nothing in terms of extras in the back, but still well worth it. The series itself remains a great one for people who don't normally read superheroes. The characters, the ideas of family and legacy, the pulp elements, the cultural refs. Plus it does a great job -- like Moore's Swamp Thing -- of working in DC universe characters and history in the margins, to give you an idea of what to try next. My all-time second favorite series (after Planetary, and it's very close).