Anywa, this book is always a treat, and this week you can both (1) catch up on the first few arcs of the story in a new paperback collection, and (2) read the start of a whole new story. 1 Kindle & comiXology by Kurt Busiek (Author), Alex Ross (Cover Art), & 4 more Format: Kindle Edition 144 ratings Part of: Astro City See all formats and editions Kindle & Comixology 21.84 Read on any device Kindle & Comixology Paperback 22.99 7 Used from 13.99 19 New from 20.26 A hero dreams of flight. Always with amazing covers from Alex Ross. Instead, Astro City asks a far more interesting question which is “what would it be like to actually live in a world full of larger than life superheroes?” What would it be like to be a cop or a call center operation, or just someone living in a city full of colorful super people? And the wonderful team of Kurt Busiek writing and Brent Anderson has done that skillfully, over many years. So, a boring question to me is “what would it be like if there were actually superheroes in the REAL world.” That question just doesn’t interest me, and thankfully that’s not the question that Astro City asks. But it’s a complex, fully realized world that’s bursting with great stories and great ideas. That’s not to say that bad or dark things don’t happen in Astro City. Astro City was sort of a response to the grim and gritty comics of the 80’s and their less good, more cynical successors. When I was first really getting into comics as an adult, Astro City was one of the first comics I read, and it was a great entree to superhero comics and comics generally.

1 TP, each by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Alex Ross, published by Image ComicsĪstro City is a really great, special series and I’m thrilled it’s back. Astro City: That Was Then and Astro City Metrobook Vol.

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