Astro City #16

Oct 2018 · DC · 24.99 USD; 33.99 CAD

📊 ~12,480 copies sold its debut month

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About this Collection

This volume collects the story 'Broken Melody' from the Astro City series, focusing on the personal and musical journey of a character grappling with the legacy of a superheroic past. Written by Kurt Busiek with art by Brent Anderson, it continues the tradition of exploring the human side of life in a world of superhumans.

In "This Town," Kurt Busiek crafts a poignant origin tale for the space hero Astro-Naut, tracing the rise and fall of inventor Roy Virgil from wartime hero to forgotten legend. The story unfolds through the lens of Astro City’s founding, where a city’s memory of a lost hero becomes a living monument, shaped by grief, legacy, and the quiet weight of sacrifice. With evocative art by Brent Eric Anderson and a striking cover by Alex Ross, this issue blends personal history with urban myth in a way that feels both intimate and timeless.

Contains 6 stories

This Town

24 pp · Superhero

Broken Man (narrator)SilverstringSkittery Jim CorvusKnights of the Western LilyMister CakewalkHubie FreemanMcCluskeyArdmoreIronhorseDame ProgressJazzbaby

Hot Time in the Old Town

24 pp · Superhero

Jazzbaby [Harmony Chord]Cloak of NightYankee SheikhFive FistsDoctor DestinéDoc Aegyptus (flashback)Minstrel (flashback)HotathJeroabJaguar CultBlasphemy Boys [Cal Tarrant]

The Sky's the Limit

40 pp · Superhero

Astro-Naut [Roy Virgil]Joe GreenwaldJake BullerDimityConvincer [Wilbert]SparkyJohnny HomicideLightning Pirates of AndromedaXalzanaLamplighterAll-AmericanSluggerLittle Miss MuffetTrumpeterMrevani (alien race)Ersatz EdGentlemanBund-O-TeursBouncing BeatnikBroken ManOld SoldierLion (?)Unicorn (?)Honor Guard [Silver AgentStarwomanN-ForcerCleopatraMPHBlack Rapierothers]First FamilyJack-in-the-BoxLooney Leo

My Dad

24 pp · Superhero

Broken ManLord Saampa [Benjamin Naparski]Bouncing BeatnikTillie Armstrong [Matilda Jane Armstrong]The GentlemanDaniel Armstrong (death)Bund-O-TeursMiss SykesProfessor BorzoiSerpent CultYoung Gentleman

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

24 pp · Superhero

Broken ManGlamorax [also as Halcyon Hippiealso as Bouncing Beatnikalso as Zootsuitalso as Jazzbaby]Tom O'Bedlam [Thomas O'Brien]Judy Moonbeam [Judy Manning]Java Joe MooreCarlotta ValdezHonor GuardFirst Family

The Day the Music Died

24 pp · Superhero

Jack-in-the-BoxGlamoraxTom O'BedlamN-ForcerHummingbirdOuborBroken Man (origin)ConfessorSamaritanAstro City Irregulars [StrayEl Roboothers]