Age: 54
"Starman" is a song by English musician David Bowie. It was released in April 1972 by RCA Records as the lead single of his fifth studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Co-produced by Ken Scott, Bowie recorded the song on 4 February 1972 at Trident Studios in London with his backing band known as the Spiders from Mars – comprising guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Mick Woodmansey. The song was a late addition to the album, written as a direct response to RCA's Dennis Katz's request for a single; it replaced the Chuck Berry cover "Round and Round" on the album. The lyrics describe Ziggy Stardust bringing a message of hope to Earth's youth through the radio, salvation by an alien 'Starman'. The chorus is inspired by "Over the Rainbow", sung by Judy Garland, while other influences include T. Rex and the Supremes. Upon release, "Starman" sold favorably and earned positive reviews. Following Bowie's performance of the song on the BBC television programme Top of the Pops, the song launched to number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and helped propel the album to number five. It was his first major hit since "Space Oddity" three years earlier. The performance made Bowie a star and was watched by a large audience, including many future musicians, who were all impacted by it; these included Boy George, Bono, Robert Smith and Ian McCulloch. Retrospectively, the song is considered by music critics as one of Bowie's finest.
5 years ago, during the battle against Thanos on Xandar, a cosmic power known as the Nova Centurion was lost in space with Romahn Dey and ended up on Earth being found by Richard Rider, a 17 year old who apparently has no specials. Richard absorbs the Centurion's powers and falls into a coma. In 2025, about a year after the events of Endgame, Richard. The last survivor of Xandar is the warrior Garthan Saal who has been driven mad by a connection with the terrible Annihilus. Annihilus to Saal, a small extension of his negative power for Saal to steal Rider's powers and open a portal to the zone to free him and exchange restoration and exchange. Rider will have to learn to use his new powers with the help of his old high school friends Laura Dunham and Caps Cooper to stop Saal, while being pursued by the organization S.W.O.R.D. and becomes the target of the Kree Yon-Rogg as well!
