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Rising Stars, Vol. 2: Power Paperback – June 1, 2002

by J. Michael Straczynski (Author), Ken Lashley (Illustrator), Christian Zanier (Illustrator),
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TOP COW is proud to bring you issues 9-15 of the critically acclaimed series RISING STARS. This second story arc written by J.MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (BABYLON 5, CRUSADE) continues the tale of the Specials as they wage war between themselves and the rest of the world. With an all new cover by current series artist Brent Anderson (ASTRO CITY), this great collection is the perfect way to revisit your favorite Rising Stars moments or finally piece together those missing issues.
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  1. Part of Series
    Rising Stars
  2. Print length
    192 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Image Comics
  5. Publication date
    June 1, 2002
  6. Reading age
    13 - 16 years
  7. Dimensions
    6.75 x 0.25 x 10 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1582402264
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1582402260
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image Comics (June 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1582402264
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1582402260
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 16 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 0.25 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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J. Michael Straczynski

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J. Michael Staczynski was born in Paterson, NJ in 1954, from a lower-middle-class blue-collar family that moved 21 times in his first 18 years. He began writing in earnest and selling at the age of 17 and hasn't stopped since. He graduated San Diego State University with degrees in Psychology and Sociology.

As a journalist, he has written over 500 published articles for such periodicals as The Los Anglees Times, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Writer's Digest, San Diego Magazine, the San Diego and Los Angeles Reader and TIME, Inc. He has also published numerous short stories in Amazing Science Fiction Magazine, Pulphouse, and various anthologies.

As a television writer and producer, he has written over 300 produced episodes, including work on The New Twilight Zone and Murder She Wrote. He also wrote, created and produced the series Babylon 5, Crusade, Jeremiah and most recently, Sense8 for Netflix.

Moving from TV to film, he wrote Changeling (directed by Clint Eastwood), Ninja Assassin (produced by the Wachowskis), provided the story for Thor (directed by Kenneth Branagh), wrote Underworld 4 (starring Kate Beckinsale), and has written numerous other films that are currently slated for production.

He has won the Hugo Award (twice), the Saturn Award, the Eisner Award, the Inkpot Lifetime Achievement Award, the E Pluribus Unum Award from the American Cinema Foundation, the Space Frontier Foundation award, the Ray Bradbury Award, the Christopher Award, and over a dozen others.

He was also nominated for a British Academy Award (BAFTA) for his screenplay for Changeling.

He writes ten hours a day, every day, and he likes it a lot.

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Kevin Barron
5.0 out of 5 stars Best realistic superhero story
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014
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Best realistic superhero story. Very impressive follow up. Ending doesn't really make too much sense, that may have been because I read too quick. Wonderful book.
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norman marraccini
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Great read!
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Justin McGuire
5.0 out of 5 stars Reached all my high expectations
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2002
Rising Stars continues to be one of the better comic book series out there. This second act of the story continues to develop the specials and drop more hints on what's really going on. Also you'll start to get a better idea of how (and why) the story ends the way it does, as was seen in the very first issue of the first book.
When it comes to telling stories over a long period of time, JMS is easily one of the best. His planning and foresight is exceptional, and as the story unfolds you'll want to go back and reread the previous issues to see all the foreshadowing.
As I've come to expect, the story ranges from the most intimate character development, to intense action, to very broad dramatic themes. This really is a comic to look for.
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baylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good almost to the end
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For some reason i remember this comic getting really knocked, but i'm looking again at the reviews (only 4?) and they're uniformly good. Huh, maybe my memory is slipping.
i'm not going to describe the book because it's the second half of the Power duo. Read the first, see the cliffhanger, read this story which starts 10 years later.
i thought i heard reviews claiming this book wasn't as good as the first one. i suppose that's true, although this is one really good book. i also remember reading that people thought this was kind of cliche comic book stuff, and it really isn't. It's still in the Moore/Miller adult theme where the characters have insecurities and make mistakes and all that. It's good stuff.
My one complaint is this - the book completely wimps out in the end. And by end i mean the very, very end. All this build up about complex politics and factions and ideas and conspiracies and in the very end we find out who the real villan is and it's... lame. Really lame. Standard comic book villan stuff. Nothing interesting or realistic or insightful or novel. That was a let down. But i'm still glad i spent the money to read this whole series
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Timothy J. Terry
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2008
This the conclusion to one of the best written comic graphic novels I have ever read.
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alexi_m
3.0 out of 5 stars Skip the first one go straight to this
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2013
Straczynski's Rising Stars: Powers is the ultimate combination of what 90s comics meant. It is an independent book from Image that deconstructs superheroes in what they act and are treated in a world where fear is the dominant rule. 113 unborn children are contaminated by a flying comet that gives them all kinds of powers. Their powers leads them to being surveyed by the government and put under the scrutiny of the public which in this case is driven by fear. Straczynski works hard on making these characters be isolated with the rest of the public starting off with some great fake articles. The story follows of these "specials" to go after a special turn villain controlling Chicago. Some guys try to fix the world others just want to been work for the government and corporations

There is some eye catching moments with some of the fighting. I would recommend this book for anybody interested in 90s comics and the deconstruction of the hero. It also has maybe of one the best ways of explaining fear in society which why I gave it the extra star. This is a strong story that you can get into without reading the 1st one. Skip the first one, its better to jump in.
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thirdtwin
2.0 out of 5 stars Bad Story And Bad Presentation This Has It All
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2016
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Weak characters- dull plot and unattractive art; didn't care (literally) for volume one; and you probably won't care about them either- but had heard good things and hope it might have improved by volume 2 and found its stride. Unfortunately things didn't change any for the better in this volume. Give it a pass since there are thousands of other books out there.
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Joseph P. Menta, Jr.
4.0 out of 5 stars This star continues to rise
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2008
Solid continuation of the initial collection, "Rising Stars: Born in Fire". I liked stories that go off in unexpected directions and keep you guessing. This volume does that. We get some final business with the "Who is killing the Specials?" storyline from volume 1; a short arc involving the Specials undertaking a mission to take down a renegade Special who's taken over an entire city; surprising revelations about the true nature of the killer in that first "Rising Stars" storyline mentioned at the outset; and the beginning of the epic storyline where the Specials decide to solve all the world's problems, up to and including ridding the world of nuclear weapons (in other words, writer J. Michael Straczynski re-visits the plot of "Superman IV", only with better creativity, quality, and, well, talent). With its combination of a traditional superhero story "feel" and not-seen-a-million-times-before story developments and characterizations, "Rising Stars: Power" is a winning collection, and one that will immediately have you seeking out the big close in volume 3.
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5.0 out of 5 stars new lining to an old hat
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2016
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A superb book from the creator of Babylon 5. A new take on the very human side of people with exceptional abilities and a perfect reminder of the old adage ' faster doesn't make you smarter'.
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