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From: jeffh@brl-sem.ARPA (the Shadow)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Starstruck
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Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 16:19:06 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 10 16:19:06 1985
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I just wanted to second (third?  fourth?) the recommedation for
Starstruck.  If financial pressures ever forced me to drop all
but one title from my buy list, this is the one I'd continue
buying.  Noting the lack of acclaim in this group, I was on the
verge of writing a review myself, but I was beaten to it.

Anyway, I think the art is the finest I have seen, anywhere.

The story (which always carries a book for me even if the art
is not up to par) is an interesting morass of political intrigue
and general soap opera-ish infighting.  Although it appeared to
be hopelessly tangled on the first reading, it has proven to be
very rich and satisfying on subsequent tours through the story.
Which is not to say that I didn't enjoy it the first time.  I did.
I kind of like the challenge of unraveling a tangled plotline.
The only problem with the book is that the characters sometimes
come off a little stereotyped, but that is commonplace in stories
where the plot rules.

The upshot:  find someone who has the graphic novel and early issues.
Read them.  If you are the least bit intriuged by the story, read
them again.  Then decide whether you want to invest the time and
effort into tracking down the early issues for your own collection.

(BTW, anybody got a spare copy of issue #2 they don't need?)

		"It's not my fault!
		 All I did was kiss a girl."

			the Shadow
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