Episode 106 – Starman: Night and Day

<p>Just as Jack Knight was one of DC Comics’ more interesting second-generation superheroes, the book that chronicled his saga from 1994 through 2001 was one of the more literary-minded and ambitious mainstream superhero comics of its time. And that ambition is on full display in issues #9-16 of the series, as collected in Starman: Night and Day, by James Robinson and Tony Harris!</p> <p>Having reluctantly accepted the mantle of Starman from his father Ted, Jack Knight puts a decidedly Gen-X stamp on the role, complete with tattoos, a leather jacket and a staggering knowledge of obscure pop-cultural ephemera. But all that edgy ’90s attitude can’t keep the past from encroaching on the present as he contends with Nash, the vengeful daughter of his dad’s arch-nemesis, the Mist!</p> <p>Can Jack, Ted, the blue-skinned alien Mikaal Tomas and the red-haired O’Dare siblings survive as Nash cuts a swath of murder and destruction through Opal City? And can this story blow the mind of that Starman waitin’ in the sky we like to call ... The Comics Canon?</p> <p><strong>In This Episode!</strong></p> <ul> <li>Stargirl</li> <li>Zero Hour</li> <li>Aliens with human-sounding names</li> <li>Jack Knight is kind of a jerk</li> <li>High Fidelity</li> <li>Quentin Tarantino and all those pop-cultural references</li> <li>Do you know any good sci-fi lit podcasts?</li> <li>A few science fiction writers we like</li> <li>Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.</li> <li>Green Lantern: Rebirth</li> <li>JSA: The Return of Hawkman</li> <li>James Robinson’s Airboy</li> </ul> <p>Join us in two weeks as we commemorate April Fool’s Day with Superman and Batman: World’s Funnest, by Evan Dorkin and various artists!</p> <p>Until then:</p> <p><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-comics-canon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise</a>!<br /> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comics-canon/id1074541605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate us on Apple Podcasts</a>!<br /> <a href="mailto:letters@comics