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Astro City Vol. 01: Life in the Big City

by Kurt Busiek (Writer), Brent Anderson (Illustrator)

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Series: Astro City Collections (1), Astro City (V1 #1-6)

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Collects the first six volumes of the comic-book series "Astro City," which chronicles the hopes, dreams, and trials of ordinary people and superheroes in a city with a long history of protection from such powerful figures as Samaritan and Winged Victory.
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  freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |
I found another winner. I liked the old-fashioned feel of this book, and it was a cool idea to do a superhero comic mostly from the point of view of bystanders, innocent or otherwise. Good fun. ( )
1 vote Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
A lot of fun! I was a little disappointed by the art (I think it's too muddy and dark in a lot of places for stories like these) but when it meshes with Busiek's writing, it really works. Looking forward to more. ( )
  skolastic | Feb 2, 2021 |
This reconstruction of the superhero comic genre is an interesting look at aspects of the genre typically ignored. As such, despite employing the standard tropes liberally, it still provides a fresh take on the world of the standard superheroic stories, showing us some typically ignored aspects of the everyday lives of both the superheroes themselves and the innocent bystanders around them. A truly well-meaning, self-sacrificing Superman would surely feel guilt for all the people he didn't save because of time spent asleep at night, and that's the basic premise of the opening story in this book, along with the consequences of that guilt for his personal life.

It's almost required reading for anyone who cares about the genre's logical consequences for its inhabitants and exemplars. ( )
  apotheon | Dec 14, 2020 |
This was so much more then a super hero graphic novel. This tells the story of Astro City by following some very different residents through their everyday life. All of the stories are interesting and reveal something not only about the city but the characters who people the stories as well. The art style was also gorgeous, capturing a retro/future feel that can usually only be seen in pieces written in the past that believed we would all be driving flying cars by now. I can't wait to see where this series goes. ( )
  Rosa.Mill | Nov 21, 2015 |
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Busiek, KurtWriterprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Anderson, BrentIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Gaushell, Johnsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ross, AlexCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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To Ann, without whose love and support there wouldn't be an Astro City, and without whose help and hard work it sure wouldn't have been there on time.
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To my Son, Bryce Anson, and my Fathers, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee.
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Yeah, Ann. Can I Say that too? To Ann.
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In my dreams I fly.
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Collects the first six volumes of the comic-book series "Astro City," which chronicles the hopes, dreams, and trials of ordinary people and superheroes in a city with a long history of protection from such powerful figures as Samaritan and Winged Victory.

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