Jimmy PalmiottiStarfire Vol. 1: Welcome Home (Starfire, 1)

This book was positively a delight. Kori is a cross between her more traditional warrior princess origin with her naive Teen Titans cartoon personality. While there's some monster and alien battles in these stories the main focus is about her trying to fit in (spoiler: she doesn't and its great) with human society and learn about our culture. Starfire is very hedonistic and uninhibited about her sexual desires but its not done in a voyeuristic way like the New 52 title was and honestly its not really a focus of the story. Kori is overjoyed about everything in life from showering outside to renting a shabby trailer with the "flower of Jamaica" on it and then beating up a giant rock demon that eats people.The action is there, but this and the the next book feel more well rounded by balancing that out with Kori forming friendships with others in Key West. The artwork is lovely; I tend not to favor overly stylized artwork and this has a nice feel for me. Plus the visual gags are great. I genuinely laughed out loud multiple times while reading this. I've loved Starfire since the days of Marv Wolfman and George Perez and this is a great addition to her character. Unfortunately this comic was only a 12 issue run and is already over, though it sounds like it was never planned to be more than that. I'm really crushed that Palmiotti and Conner (the team behind the new Harley Quinn comics) didn't keep going with this.

Perhaps you have read some Teen Titans comic books with Starfire or have watched Teen Titans Go! or it’s predecessor Teen Titans. Maybe you’ve seen one or more of the excellent Teen Titans animated movies. Perhaps it’s all of or a combination of the things listed.The point is, if you enjoy this lovable orange alien Princess of Tamaran, you will not be disappointed by this series.The story finds our lovely heroine looking for a new place to live like a “normal “ person. She settles on Key West and immediately makes friends with local Sheriff Gomez and others.Of course, wherever Koriand’r goes, she’s sure to turn heads and find herself helping citizens of her adopted home.Highly enjoyable read with plenty of action, heart and humor. Excellent illustration and good storytelling throughout.

Amanda Conner is among my favorite comic artists, so I'll read just about anything with her name on it, especially if it is accompanied by Jimmy Palmiotti. Starfire tells the kind of fish out of water story that I really like in comics. Here we have an orange alien who looks like a supermodel, has super strength, can fly, and can shoot energy blasts but her big problems are finding a job and an apartment. There are some big action scenes of course, and monsters as well but I'd be okay even without that. The entertainment for me comes from things like Starfire discovering what a cheesesteak is or how to buy groceries.

Excellent. Great story. Superb artwork with vivid, action packed imagery, and razzle-dazzle coloration. A feast for the eyes for sure. My 9 year old loves it. She was the biggest Teen Titans Go fan and now is transitioning into a tween. Reading is Fundamental (RIF!) Anything that gets her to read I am all for and these graphic novels make it easy.Starfire and Raven are her favorites in the DC Universe and now she gets to follow them starting with this reboot and origin story.

From the same people that brought you Harley Quinn, Kori finally gets her own series. I loved this book. I secretly hope she gets in a relationship with Stella and Atlee because they're all three so cute together. The writers allow the book to rely on charm, rather than outright in your face humor (compared to Harley Quinn) which really works in it's favor. Starfire is an endearing superhero, something you'd expect in a kind hearted Alien.The great part? It's not even "Geared Towards Women". I don't feel like it was written FOR any specific gender, which is awesome. It's just a great book.There are some super-heroine type stuff going on. But mainly she's just trying to adapt to her new life of trying to blend in and become more human.I think this series is ending soon, which is sad because I really loved it.

The duo of Amanda Connor and Jimmy Palmiotti have proven they are a force of nature when it comes to the comic world and Starfire is no exception. Bright and vivid artwork and a fun female empowered story line. This is something I would recommend to teenagers and adults a like!

It came on time and perfectly intact

Coming off of their very fun (if inconsistent) Power Girl series Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti take on another sexy heroine, Starfire.Starfire is a character whose been around since the 80s mostly as a member of the Teen Titans, but never had her own book so they have carte blanche to build her private life, supporting cast and setting.The results are cute,light and fun, but not all that interesting. Seeking tolerance and acceptance Starfire moves to Key West, because apparently that's the only place a statuesque redhead in a bikini can ever find acceptance.There she quickly becomes friends with the local sheriff Stella and her brother Sol. She has to save the town from a hurricane, then a giant monster, then an alien bounty hunter. She also meets up with Conner and Palmiotti's character Terra. I really liked Terra, I liked her miniseries, I liked her in Power Girl but having her pop up again really feels like they're trying to make Terra happen. It's been almost 10 years, stop trying to make Terra happen, it's not going to happen.The art by Emanuela Lupacchino is fine, but he's no Amanda Conner. If she'd done the art it would get an extra star at least. He has a lot of fun with little doodles showing Starfire misinterpreting English phrases.Overall, there's nothing too bad about this book and a lot that's good. But it's also filled with cliches and has nothing really new to say. I hesitated between three stars and four but in the end felt this was just a mediocre book I wasn't too enthused about. I bought the digital edition and was glad, if I bought the book I'd probably send it to Goodwill or Ebay.

Not a superhero I had ever come across but I’m not a big superhero buffIt was an ok story and readProbably more for those who love superheroesI liked starfire, she seemed sweet and her story was niceAlso some Interesting plot points as well

Muy buena pero no le entiendo a las letras

Starfire has been one of my favourite DC characters since childhood thanks to the tv show. When I found out she had gotten her own limited series, I needed to check it out. First introduced in the 1980s for the New Teen Titans series, Starfire was created as a "team character".The thing with "team characters" is that you never really know what you're going to get out of a solo run since their history and their rogues gallery is generally tied to the team. It can be hit or miss. I can say with a fair amount of confidence that this is a hit, but it depends on who you are and what you want out of this.The gist of the story is that Kori feels she has not seen everything Earth has to offer and wishes to see more of the human experience instead of just doing the superhero gig all the time. With Dick Grayson assumed dead after the events of Forever Evil, this only enhances her decision to leave the Titans. If you didn't read Forever Evil... basically Batman ordered Dick to fake his death so he could infiltrate Spyral for him (see the comic series titled "Grayson" to know more about Dick's time as a superspy).So Superman directs her to Key West, Florida, saying her orange skin won't draw too much attention in an area like that. Thus, she sets out for Key West, befriends local law enforcement and the sheriff's brother and it goes from there.There is no gritty, dark, deep, thought provoking story here. It's more of a light-hearted, fluffy, and amusing read that doesn't take itself seriously. It's almost a nice break from the usual edgy stuff you usually see in hero comics. It's pretty much what I was expecting. I liked it because of that. There is a ton of humour surrounding Kori's cluelessness of Earth culture and her straight-forward nature, and how the normal world reacts to her because of this.The art is gorgeous and your eyes will go bananas for almost every single page. The colours jump off the page, and you'll be happy that they chose to set the story in a tropical location. No complaints on that front. Art is consistent through this book (but it does change in the next volume, and it's not as good. May review that at a later date).That said, I don't know if it's for everyone. I know everyone wants something different from a story, and if you aren't into a humourous romp around the Florida Keys with the orange alien girl from Teen Titans, maybe skip it.

One of the worst books ever. The art is good, but the story is just plain bad. It's poorly written without any depth whatsoever. This book lacks any maturity or any thought whatsoever. Recommended only for 10 year olds who prefer colorful pictures and a childish story. I paged through this hoping for it to grasp my attention, but it failed to do that from page 1. As I read it further, I started hating it all the more. Be warned, if you are looking for good storytelling, this is absolutely a NOT buy. Don't waste your money. Also, if you think you will get some eye-candy since Starfire is supposed to be such a "hot" character, you will be sorely disappointed. So this book failed for me on multiple levels. I am returning this and will put my hard-earned money to better use. Jimmy Palmiotti is a bad writer. Now, I am worried because I also bought the Harley Quinn omnibus by Palmiotti and Amanda Conner with some high expectations. I am afraid that that too will fail to impress me. I mean, Starfire is in the Florida Keys (I think) and there were immense possibilities to explore the voodoo culture and socio-cultural issues and it could have been done with some intelligence. But my hopes were too high I suppose. I really wonder how and why DC publishes such rubbish with bad stories and bad art.

I bought this comic as a Christmas present for a friend and she enjoys it a lot, since Starfire is one of her favourite !