Astro City #50

Reaching its 50th issue milestone, Astro City delivers a cover by Alex Ross that speaks to the series' remarkable breadth — a lone figure in a suit, briefcase in hand, strides forward as a swirling mosaic of scenes radiates around him, depicting heroes, monsters, a charging zebra, energy-blasting combatants, a green-skinned alien, a star-spangled champion, and dozens of other vivid moments from across the city's history. It's a visual celebration of everything that has made this Vertigo series — brought to life by Busiek, Anderson, and Pantazis — so quietly extraordinary: the sense that ordinary people and extraordinary beings share the same streets. Issue #50 feels like both a homecoming and a reminder of just how rich this corner of the comics universe has become.