Anyone remember Dreadstar?

[shakespear]

It was a great series written by Jim Starlin I think?

I never finished the run, but I understand it fell apart after he left.

[Mariah]

It was a great series written by Jim Starlin I think?

I never finished the run, but I understand it fell apart after he left.
Um...I'm pretty sure that series was creator owned. So, i don't know how it could have, unless he chose someone to finish it for him.

[StoneGold]

He did. Peter David. Although it was at First Comics by that point. And then Starlin did more work on it at Malibu under the Bravura line.

[agrich]

Starlin wrote and drew issues 1-30, the last few of which were at First (the first 26 were at Marvel's Epic). There were also a couple of graphic novels and the Metamorphosis Odyssey storyline, which featured Dreadstar and set up the series, published in Epic Illustrated. (I think these were collected at one time or another.)

He then wrote issues 31-40, which were drawn by artists that a lot of people didn't like but I kind of did. Good layouts, the inking was the worst part of it. I really enjoyed those issues, too. Kind of grim and depressing, but well-written; an interesting look at the results of toppling a galactic government.

Issues 41-65 at First were written by Peter David and drawn mostly (entirely?) by Angel Medina. Some good, some bad.

The Malibu/Bravura 6-issue miniseries picked up 20 years later with Dreadstar's daughter. I think Starlin only did a few of the covers. Written by Peter David, drawn by Ernie Colon. I thought it was godawful.

[Babylon23]

The early stuff was released in both HC and trade form about a year of 2 ago. Great stuff.

[Haunt]

what's a Dreadstar? that's not the space guy who looks like a cat is it?

[Deathstroke]

Starlin wrote and drew issues 1-30, the last few of which were at First (the first 26 were at Marvel's Epic). There were also a couple of graphic novels and the Metamorphosis Odyssey storyline, which featured Dreadstar and set up the series, published in Epic Illustrated. (I think these were collected at one time or another.)

He then wrote issues 31-40, which were drawn by artists that a lot of people didn't like but I kind of did. Good layouts, the inking was the worst part of it. I really enjoyed those issues, too. Kind of grim and depressing, but well-written; an interesting look at the results of toppling a galactic government.

Issues 41-65 at First were written by Peter David and drawn mostly (entirely?) by Angel Medina. Some good, some bad.

The Malibu/Bravura 6-issue miniseries picked up 20 years later with Dreadstar's daughter. I think Starlin only did a few of the covers. Written by Peter David, drawn by Ernie Colon. I thought it was godawful.

It was actually 41-64 which was the last issue. I should know, I got a letter printed in that last issue.

[shakespear]

First run $1 a issue

http://www.mycomicshop.com/megastore/search?pcat=Comics%2DAll&til=10229


lol


I definatly want the complete run, cant beat the price

[Roquefort Raider]

what's a Dreadstar? that's not the space guy who looks like a cat is it?

That would be his pal Oedi.

Dreadstar is a space adventurer who tend sto get drawn into galaxy-spanning quests and wars. He was instrumental in blowing up the M ilky Way galaxy to spare it enslavement by a totalitarian civilization (talk about radical solutions)! And then moved to a new galaxy where he helped topple a religious dictatorship. Moving on to yet a third galaxy, he managed to topple another tyrant.

It was an excellent adventure-SF series, honestly, and even the change of tone under Peter David's tenure went by smoothly (it went from serious drama to comedy-adventure).

Highly recommended.

[Shellhead]

I just finished re-reading it, and had mixed feelings. Most of the first 30 issues were great, although I disliked it when Vanth started wearing that bright blue and yellow costume instead of his old drab hooded getup. Issues #31-40 were difficult to like, since the main hero got massively de-powered, everybody was grim all the time, and the artwork was below average. It was like going from Disney World to Stalin-era Siberia.

The final run, #41-62, was written by Peter David and drawn by Angel Medina. The tone was lighter, but the stories were still pretty great... until the final few issues. #58 and #59 were more serious and yet less interesting, and then issues #60-62 descended into very lame satire. The artwork was variable. Medina was okay, but when he was inked by Bob Dvorak (about half the time), the faces came to life with such expressiveness.

While the overall setting was a high-tech science-fiction future, there was often the presence of high-powered sorcery, too. It was impressive the way Starlin was willing to shake up the status quo so often, with empires toppling and new ones rising several times during the series. Overall, I would definitely recommend the series.

[hondobrode]

This was one of the best sci-fi titles ever, at least up until Starlin took it to First. It started to slowly backslide after that.