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Starman #5
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iamrmanWriter: Roger Stern
Pencils: Tom Lyle
Inks: Bob Smith
How did Starman get captured by aliens in the first place?
Continued from Firestorm #80.
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Starman #4
May. 26th, 2025 03:04 pmiamrmanWriter: Roger Stern
Pencils: Tom Lyle
Inks: Bob Smith
The scientists responsible for accidentally giving Will Payton his powers send their own super-powered goons after him.
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Starman (1988) #3
May. 20th, 2025 10:28 amiamrmanWriter: Roger Stern
Pencils: Tom Lyle
Inks: Bob Smith
Starman has his first fight with a super-villain.
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Starman (1988) #2
May. 13th, 2025 08:01 pmiamrmanWriter: Roger Stern
Pencils: Tom Lyle
Inks: Bob Smith
Starman just wanted to test out his powers, but gets pulled into a hostage situation.
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Starman (1988) #1
May. 7th, 2025 07:41 pmiamrmanWriter: Roger Stern
Pencils: Tom Lyle
Inks: Bob Smith
I don’t know anything about this character, but this is a Roger Stern book. That is more than enough reason for me to check it out.
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icon_ukBack in the late 1980's it was a dark-ish time for the old school superhero fan (well, this one at least), a significant number of characters I liked had either been reimagined to unrecognisability or shot dead and the "dark antihero" was on the rise, a school of character I rarely like.
But every now and again, there were glimmers of hope
( Featuring a rather colourful costume... )
But every now and again, there were glimmers of hope
( Featuring a rather colourful costume... )
RIP Tom Lyle
Nov. 19th, 2019 08:00 pmicon_ukIt is with deep sadness I convey the news that Tom Lyle, well known comic artist has died, aged 66.
Tom Lyle will be remembered for his work on many titles amd designs. He designed the 1980's Starman, created the signature hoodie-look for the Scarlet Spider and co-created Stephanie Brown/Spoiler. And that's barely scraping the surface.
In September, he suffered an aneuryism and was put in a medical coma, The cause of death has not been announced as yet.
I know I speak for the SD Mods and the entire scans_daily community when I say our thoughts are with his family and friends at this most difficult of times.
Tom Lyle will be remembered for his work on many titles amd designs. He designed the 1980's Starman, created the signature hoodie-look for the Scarlet Spider and co-created Stephanie Brown/Spoiler. And that's barely scraping the surface.
In September, he suffered an aneuryism and was put in a medical coma, The cause of death has not been announced as yet.
I know I speak for the SD Mods and the entire scans_daily community when I say our thoughts are with his family and friends at this most difficult of times.
Marvel's Desert Storm superhero
Sep. 6th, 2014 05:43 pmskjamHi folks!
One of the traditions of Marvel annuals (and DC annuals, but that's for another day) is introducing new characters who then fall down the memory hole. If they're lucky, perhaps they might show up in a crowd scene, and if unlucky, as a kill for some new villain the creators are trying to give a "push."
Please pardon the image, the cover of my copy is in terrible shape. Eight pages of twenty-five from the first story in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #27.
( Prepare Yourself for...Annex )
The issue is filled out with a Black Cat/Solo team-up, the trial of the Lizard, and a John Jameson adventure, finishing off with a Maximum Carnage cover gallery. Let me know if you want to see any of those.
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
http://www.skjam.com
One of the traditions of Marvel annuals (and DC annuals, but that's for another day) is introducing new characters who then fall down the memory hole. If they're lucky, perhaps they might show up in a crowd scene, and if unlucky, as a kill for some new villain the creators are trying to give a "push."
Please pardon the image, the cover of my copy is in terrible shape. Eight pages of twenty-five from the first story in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #27.
( Prepare Yourself for...Annex )
The issue is filled out with a Black Cat/Solo team-up, the trial of the Lizard, and a John Jameson adventure, finishing off with a Maximum Carnage cover gallery. Let me know if you want to see any of those.
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
http://www.skjam.com
lego_jokerOver in my neck of the woods, there's still a few hours of Father's Day left, so let's celebrate it with one of my favorite Bat-writers of all time: Chuck Dixon! And this obscure little character he created named... uh, what was it again? Oh yeah - Stephanie Brown.
Jokes aside, I'm one of *those* Steph fans. The kind that basically lost track of her as soon as Dixon left DC, I mean. To this day, I'm still not sure whether I like the character in and of herself, or whether I just really liked the way that Dixon could spin an engaging, at least half-decent story out of literally any concept (the guy once wrote a Robin comic that was 22 pages of not-Barney vs. not-Mr. Rogers, for crying out loud). I hope to get to the bottom of that mystery soon, by finally diving into Steph's Batgirl series, but for now, let's take a gander at Steph's debut arc.
( A girl and her scumbag father, behind the cut! )
Jokes aside, I'm one of *those* Steph fans. The kind that basically lost track of her as soon as Dixon left DC, I mean. To this day, I'm still not sure whether I like the character in and of herself, or whether I just really liked the way that Dixon could spin an engaging, at least half-decent story out of literally any concept (the guy once wrote a Robin comic that was 22 pages of not-Barney vs. not-Mr. Rogers, for crying out loud). I hope to get to the bottom of that mystery soon, by finally diving into Steph's Batgirl series, but for now, let's take a gander at Steph's debut arc.
( A girl and her scumbag father, behind the cut! )
lego_jokerWhen we last left the story, our fearless hero was facing impossible odds: a city in turmoil, an apparently unstoppable supervillain behind it all, and his trusted mentor nowhere to be found. He's got one shot: a counter-stratagem that might turn everything around...
... or it just might crash and burn, leaving Tim to join his predecessor in the line of Good Soldiers behind glass in the Batcave.
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... or it just might crash and burn, leaving Tim to join his predecessor in the line of Good Soldiers behind glass in the Batcave.
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lego_jokerIn our last installment, Tim failed to stop the Joker for a second time, allowing the Joker to complete the next step of his plan. Now the Joker's put a serious cyber-bug into Gotham's mainframes, making the oncoming holiday season look more nightmarish than ever.
How bad can it be, you ask? Well...
( See for yourself, behind the cut! )
How bad can it be, you ask? Well...
( See for yourself, behind the cut! )
lego_jokerWhen we last left our young hero and vile villain, the latter had just kidnapped a respected computer expert out from under the former's nose. What does he plan to do to this respected genius? Well...
( More holiday hijinks behind the cut! )
( More holiday hijinks behind the cut! )
lego_jokerAh, the New Year! New beginnings, new opportunities... and for me, a chance to (finally) kick off a series of reviews centering around my favorite comics character and my favorite comics creator!
The story we'll be looking at today is one that pits Tim Drake, AKA Robin III, against a certain green-haired Clown Prince of Crime. Said story also happens to take place around the holiday season - complete with oodles of that good old Gotham snowfall - and has Batman be mysteriously absent so that Tim can face down the big bad Joker all by himself. I think you all know where this is going...
Yes, folks... it's time to dig into 1991's Robin II: The Joker's Wild!
The story we'll be looking at today is one that pits Tim Drake, AKA Robin III, against a certain green-haired Clown Prince of Crime. Said story also happens to take place around the holiday season - complete with oodles of that good old Gotham snowfall - and has Batman be mysteriously absent so that Tim can face down the big bad Joker all by himself. I think you all know where this is going...
Yes, folks... it's time to dig into 1991's Robin II: The Joker's Wild!
icon_ukBack in the late 1980's it was a dark-ish time for the old school superhero fan (well, this one at least), a significant number of characters I liked had either been reimagined to unrecognisability, shot dead and the "dark antihero" was on the rise, a school of character I rarely like.
But every now and again, there were glimmers of hope (again, for me at least), a couple of everyman heroes (for a fairly white, straight, male value of "every" I grant you)
Marvel gave me Quasar, which I've posted in the past, and in 1988 DC gave me a new use of an old name, with Roger Stern and Tom Lyle creating a new spin on....
( Featuring a rather colourful costume... )
But every now and again, there were glimmers of hope (again, for me at least), a couple of everyman heroes (for a fairly white, straight, male value of "every" I grant you)
Marvel gave me Quasar, which I've posted in the past, and in 1988 DC gave me a new use of an old name, with Roger Stern and Tom Lyle creating a new spin on....
( Featuring a rather colourful costume... )
Nice Superheroes
Oct. 7th, 2012 01:01 pmmrosaGoing against the tendency of superhero assholes who wallow in macho posturing and behave like abrasive, shallow pricks, I'm posting a scene from gentler times, when superheroes were cordial, easy-going and seemed like cool people to hang around with:
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