Silver Surfer: Homecoming

Silver Surfer: One-Shots

by Jim Starlin, Bill Reinhold (Illustrator), Linda Leesman (Colorist)

Book by Jim Starlin

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

64 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1991

About the author

James P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine.

In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).

When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. (

In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.

Reviews

[Rick]

I was really expecting more from this with Jim Starlin at the helm. But even though it didn't quite live up to my hopes, it was still enjoyable.

[Evey Morgan]

Menudo final. OMG. Dos comics leidos de Estela Plateada y me tiene ganadísima. Necesito más.

[Artur Coelho]

Jim Starlin foi um dos grandes praticantes da space opera cósmica e psicadélica dos anos 70 nos comics, vertente que consegue manter viva quando escreve neste género. É sempre bom recordar que foi o culpado de The Infinity Gauntlet, um clássico dos anos 90 que se tornou a pedra chave do universo cinematográfico Marvel. Silver Surfer foi um dos personagens onde Starlin mais conseguiu estar à rédea solta nos seus deslumbres cósmicos, e este Homecoming não é exceção. Não faz por menos. Nesta aventura, o Surfista terá de investigar o desaparecimento do seu planeta natal, descobrindo que foi incorporado na imagem interior de um enorme cérebro que vaguiea pelo espaço, incorporando civilizações para lhes dar imortalidade como utopia virtual. Uma história com um final amargo, quando a interferência do herói que apenas deseja largar a realidade e juntar-se à utopia é rejeitada pela entidade cósmica, levando à dissolução da virtualidade. Este é daqueles comics dos anos 90 criados num claro espírito de "o que é que a equipe criativa andava a fumar", e ainda bem que assim foi.

[C.]

The Silver Surfer is one of those characters who can never catch a break. Which sometimes can make his issues feel contrived, as if he perpetually suffers at the wim of the writers.
And occasionally its aggravating, but since he's a character who exists pretty explicitly as a vehicle for melodrama its something I can not only forgive but that I can appreciate. The last panel in particular hits SO hard in that respect.

[Your_Average_Magical_Girls_Fan]

More a 3,5 than a 3. The art is Awesome, the story very enjoyable even if not that groundbreaking like other works of this author used as to. Jim Starlin doing Marvel Cosmic stuff is, for the most part, always a good experience.

[Greg S]

Reminded me of Moore’s Swamp Thing especially the three surrealism panels. Great art and the plot reminded me of a good Star Trek TNG episode.

I like the cosmic tragic hero Silver Surfer. What did Aristotle say? Pity and fear?

Great last panel too; no notes

[Ekenedilichukwu Ikegwuani]

Amazing art. Great story. Really sad

[Luiz Santiago]

3,0

[priya]

Is it good? Debatable. But does it have many beautiful illustrations of Moondragon? Absolutely. And sometimes that’s what you’re here for.

[Zachary Blake]

This is a self contained Silver Surfer story as part of the Marvel Graphic novels that were released in the 80's and early 90's. Jim Starlin writes a good cosmic tale that is a solid characterization of Silver Surfer. Surfer is a character that faces a great deal of tragedy and this story is no different. Art in this book is enjoyable but is not as good as Starlin's own pencilled cosmic work. This graphic is worth reading if you are a Silver Surfer fan or looking to read an enjoyable Marvel cosmic tale.

[Matt Piechocinski]

Pretty good cosmic tale, but I think I have a low tolerance for brooding emo heroes. The best part was when Moondragon calls out the Zenn-La-ians.

[Devero]

Una graphic novel dedicata a Silver Surfer che è, nel complesso, più che dimenticabile e priva di senso.

[Little Timmy]

Good Silver Surfer Comic. Nice art and story. Recommended

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Especial de Silver Surfer en edición española, originalmente publicado como Marvel Graphic Novel #71.