Adam Strange is one of my all-time favorite characters. I can't tell you why, though. Not because it's a secret, but I really don't know what draws me to him. He's cool, he's got a simple yet effective design, but otherwise, I don't know.
And I should NOT have enjoyed this book as much as I did. The reason being every Adam Strange story is basically the same. He pinpoints when the next Zeta Beam will hit Earth to take him back to Rann. He arrives to be greeted by his true love Alanna, a crisis ensues that only Adam can save Rann from, the Zeta Beam wears off and he's drawn back to Earth. Lather, rinse, repeat. But there is such a charm to these stories that I can't stop reading them.
The bulk of them are drawn by Carmine Infantino, not a favorite artist of mine. But Carmine's work on Adam Strange is some of his finest work. There's some STUNNING Murphy Anderson art in here that fills me with such joy.
There are some stories in this book I've never read before. I had no idea there was an Adam Strange descendant in the future who took on his mantle. Only two or three stories, but still. Brand new to me.
One of the things I discovered in this book, also, is Lee Elias' run on Adam Strange. In his stories, he drew Adam without his familiar cowl, which just looked odd to me at first, but by the time I finished that run, I kind of dug seeing this version.
The New 52 ruined Adam Strange for me. I hope DC gets it's act together to Rebirth him back to his old self.
Adam Strange: The Silver Age Omnibus
Written by: Gardner Fox, Dave Wood, Jerry Siegel, Denny O'Neil
Illustrated by: Carmine Infantino, Gil Kane, Mike Sekowsky, Murphy Anderson, Lee Elias, Phil Kelsey, Joe Giella, Bernard Sachs, John Giunta, Sid Greene
DC Comics
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