![]() They're supposed to be heroes of the Magus' religion, there to convert Warlock to the cause but Warlock's mind-set warps his vision of them so much they appear to him as clowns. This issue is a perfect example as our hero finds himself in a landscape so inspired by Steve Ditko's Dr Strange you wouldn't be surprised to see Dormammu show up. Unlike most who attempt the creative double, he seemed equally adept at both. Was Starlin an artist who wrote or a writer who drew? It was impossible to say. ![]() The difference being that Jim Starlin was an artist as well as a writer and so wasn't going to let the words get in the way of the pictures. With Warlock's tendency to stand around debating philosophical and metaphysical points with himself, he had a touch of the Don McGregor Killraven stories that I reviewed a bit back, aiming at something more than just the usual super-heroics. ![]() I can't say how much I loved Starlin's take on the character but, when I first got this - Strange Tales #181 - and saw the new Adam Warlock, I was hooked. ![]() ![]() But, as somebody else once proved, you can't keep a good Messiah down and so it was that Jim Starlin brought him back. ![]()
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