The Shade controls shadows and was originally a Flash villain as his role grew to become a serious threat for the entire Justice Society. James Robinson completely revamped the character's origin, turning him from a one-note villain to a genuinely complex character in his own right - not to mention the most stylishly dressed in the DC www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins. James Robinson returns to the world of his acclaimed STARMAN series in this new graphic novel starring the antihero known as The Shade! An attack at the Starman museum kicks off a globe-hopping, centuries spanning quest that will irrevocably change The /5(28). James Robinson concluded his Starman series in , and has wisely decided to leave well enough alone ever since. A decade later, though he was tempted back for a series of stories featuring the Shade, an old villain he’d transformed into a charming, intellectually refined foil for Starman.
From CBR: No stranger to breathing new life into forgotten Golden Age characters like Starman and The Shade, James Robinson may be facing his largest challenge ever as a comic book writer when he launches "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" for DC Comics in July. No stranger to breathing new life into forgotten Golden Age characters like Starman and The Shade, James Robinson may be facing his largest challenge ever as a comic book writer when he launches "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" for DC Comics in July. While many creators would think an assignment like this would be an unenviable task -- having to balance paying homage to the beloved. The Shade is an immortal character with darkness manipulation powers who has been a hero and a villain. Originally debuting as an antagonist to the Flash of the Golden Age and Silver Age, he later became a mentor to Starman in Opal City. He has been a member of the Injustice Society. Shade was created by Gardner Fox and Harold Wilson Sharp, first appearing in Flash Comics # () Comic.
HUGE fan of James Robinson, I even liked his run on Justice League. Starman being one of my favorite comic runs ever, I knew I had to pick this up. The story is pure awesomeness. It ties into Starman very well, but you can read this without reading Starman. My only problem is the art, that's why it gets 4 stars not 5. It's hard to think of a single comic that was worse served by DC's "New 52" initiative than writer James Robinson's The Shade, a issue series starring one of best and most colorful supporting characters from his critically-acclaimed and rather well-liked Starman, perhaps the single series in DC Comics history that made the most and best use of the publisher's long, sometimes tangled fictional history and the concept of legacy heroes (In Starman, being the superhero Starman was more-or. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Shade by James Robinson (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!.
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