The Four Color Media Monitor (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Jim Starlin did some good writing and drawing years before, but now, he's really starting to go off the rails with his recent efforts like Death of the New Gods and even the current Hawkman Special #1. According to this review on The Savage Critics blog, he's messed up Hawkman's origin, surely the umpteenth time this has happened: See, apparently Hawkman's origin has changed yet again, and no,...
comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
*Reviewer:* Adam Chapman adam.chapman@sympatico.ca *Quick Rating:* Good *Title:* Actuality Contamination Who is Hawkman? *Writer:* Jim Starlin *Pencils:* Jim Starlin *Inks:* Al Milgrom *Colours:* John Kalisz
comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
*Reviewer:* Adam Chapman adam.chapman@sympatico.ca *Quick Rating:* Good *Title:* Return of the Prodigal Bizarro lends a helping hand! *Writer:* Jim Starlin *Pencils:* Ron Lim *Inks:* Rob Hunter with Scott Koblish *Colours:* John Kalisz
io9 (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... the moral majority on a regular basis. There's also the Adam Strange Special, which ties in with Jim Starlin's current wrap-up to the Rann-Thanagar war storylineBut after that, it's reprints all the way. Most worthy of your attention: Starlin's own Death Of The New Gods series gets a hardcover collection. And the 1980s B-Movie-tastic Invasion! series (You can tell that it's pulpy...
Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Let's look at one of my favorite Thing/Hulk moments, ever . It takes place in the seldom-seen The Hulk and the Thing: The Big Change graphic novel by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson. The dynamic duo of Ben 'n' Bruce are stranded on an alien world, trying to fit in until they can find something appropriate to (respectively) clobber and smash. But even on a planet populated by weirdies straight...
The Entropy Pump (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
by Jim Starlin, Art by Mike Mignola collects Cosmic Odyssey 1-4 (1988 ) These days, I generally hate crossovers in comics. What started out as a tool to strengthen continuity and to write big, epic stories involving as many characters of a shared universe as possible, has become the bane of the two big comic houses and [...]
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... here a little earlier than usual this week, because I just can’t bring myself to care about what Jim Starlin has apparently done to Hawkman. It may be in the service of a new Starlin-produced Hawkman series; but I can tell you right now I have zero interest in that series. Now, this is not some “Creator X has defiled Beloved Character and I am boycotting” situation. No matter what...
Reilly2040's Blog (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Rann-Thanagar Holy War isn't even an "event" mini-series. So how come its managed to spawn a tie-in one-shot? Well, according to an interview with writer Jim Starlin, DC had decided that Hawkman as a character is broken and needed fixed. Now, I'm not a big Hawkman fan. He's not a character I'm bothered [...]
Comics Should Be Good! (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
This is the one-hundred and sixty-fifth in a series of examinations of comic book urban legends and whether they are true or false. Click here for an archive of the previous one-hundred and sixty-four. Click here for a similar archive, only arranged by subject. Let’s begin! COMIC URBAN LEGEND: Jim Starlin accidentally killed off the wrong character [...]
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... Thibert draw a mean Despero . – Mongul , another intergalactic despot, was created by Len Wein and Jim Starlin for DC Comics Presents #27 (December 1980). He was seen frequently in command of Warworld, a planet- (or at least small moon-) sized spherical starship with enough firepower to etc., etc. Lately he’s been battling a group of Green Lanterns (none of the ones seen here) in an arc...
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
... cover art and design, I couldn’t possibly pass up a conversation among Bryan Hitch, J.G. Jones, Jim Starlin and Ethan Van Sciver, moderated by Mark Evanier. Chris Mautner Thursday (2-3 p.m.) Spotlight on Signe Wilkinson — Wilkinson is an astounding talent. Easily one of the best editorial cartoonists working today. I know I’m curious to hear what she has to say. Friday (5:30-6:30 p.m.) Spotlight...
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
The fianl two days of programming are UP for this year’s show. • Friday! where you separate the men from the boys: Kevin Feige! Lego! Craig McCracken! Jim Starlin! The Watchmen in Hall H! Zack Penn! Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright! Connie Willis! Scott McCloud! Darlton! Rutu Modan! An Introduction to Webcomics! Lynda Barry! Parsons [...]
