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ellis robinson wieringo James Robinson and Tony Harris worked magic with the title Starman. James took a second tier character from the 1940's, gave him a son and ran as fast as he could from that point forward. I doubt that anyone else could do what he did except for Neil Gaiman who preceded him with The Sandman. Both men brought forth greatness from the mediocre. Jack Knight was a reluctant hero and that fact made the book that much more interesting to read. He didn't want to run around wearing spandex battling super villains. All that he wanted to do was own and operate a collectibles shop. Seven years later he got his wish, but other things happened to him during that time. At the time the book was fresh and unlike anything else on the shelf around it and I think that that is still true today. Thankfully DC was gracious enough to let Robinson end the book quietly and kept others from watering down what he created. Warren Ellis was doing something quite different with his run on the book DV8 for Image comics. His characters were dysfunctional and edgy, but still very human. Sadly his effort didn't last nearly as long as what Robinson did with Starman. That may not have been his objective though. Both the worlds of Starman and DV8 were known to me before yesterday. The issues that I bought filled holes in my collection and made my stop at at the store worth my time. Tellos by Mike Wieringo on the other hand was completelely new to me and I am pleased with my discovery. More than once I found a description of the title that said it was "for those who are leaving Harry Potter on their way to Tolkien via Narnia." Sadly this book didn't last that long and I think that that had something to do with Wieringo moving on to pencil the Flash for DC and now the Fantastic Four for Marvel. With all of his attention focused on doing work for the big two, I suspect that he no longer has time for creator owned projects. |