“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
If you're talking about the part of the article where he says "The characters and the mythology connected to them are some of my all time favorites; I love the James Robinson and Tony Harris run on the character so much, it was something Scott and I talked about a lot. Plus, the name “Starman” is just cool"
I took that as referring to the run as a whole not Robinson's take on Payton. I mean if it were still the case wouldn't they have just used Gavin? That's where the character(s) was/were last left off.
Also didn't Robinson's story say that Gavin somehow was the reason Will's body got it's powers? Tynion stated they come from the dark multiverse.
Last edited by Midnighter; 09-17-2018 at 06:58 PM.
Honestly, I came off Robinson's story thinking that that Starman was both Payton and Gavyn, so I'm not too fussed one way or another.
I realize Will is one of the more obscure Starmen for a lotta folks.
But my screen name on the old DCU boards actually was Will Payton so I'm a fan of his,lol. Started his series from issue #1. Loved his relationships with Power-Girl and Phantom Lady,and the time he and Guy Gardner got into a brawl when Guy tried recruiting him to the JLI.
There was an awesome issue where he fought Lobo in space by PAD and Mike Mignola that had me laughing my ass off,lol.
I like that Robinson tried to tie him into the other Starmen's mythos a bit more but IMO by trying to combine Will and Gavyn he somehow made them both less.
I hope this untangles the two and maybe Will can get a chance to shine.
Last edited by Midnighter; 09-17-2018 at 10:20 PM.
i wonder if the white hair has something to do with Will's abilities. It gives him a cool visual look either way.
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“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
Your initial post that I responded to questioned if he knew that it was left off with Will and Gavyn being the same character.
Clearly he would be aware of that as he has stated that he is a big fan of the run. If he were acknowledging the run here he'd be using Gavyn as that's where it was left off.
The two characters should have NEVER been mangled together in the first place.It diminished them both.
Last edited by Midnighter; 09-18-2018 at 03:07 PM.
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
All good bro.
I just never thought we'd be getting Will back after all this time and not conflated with Gavyn. Whooo-hoooo!
As an aside David is reportedly returning in the JSA relaunch. I know Jack has a TON of love from fans , but would you be ok with someone else other than Robinson writing him if he were to return? If so who would be your writer of choice?
Last edited by Midnighter; 09-18-2018 at 03:55 PM.
No. While I love Jack dearly and he is my favorite Starman and one of my favorite DC characters, he had a perfect and happy ending. Stargirl is another one of my favorite DC characters and someone who I have been waiting to make her return. So if the JSA returns I would like for Courtney to be the wielder of the cosmic staff.
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“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
I'd be shocked if Courtney isn't involved with the JSA once the team comes back.
It's the only reason I can think of that she's been in limbo for so long.