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Astro City #8

Jun 2014 · DC · 16.99 USD; 19.99 CAD
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This volume collects the first story arc of the acclaimed Astro City series, originally published under DC's WildStorm imprint. It introduces readers to the richly detailed world of Astro City, a superhero metropolis where ordinary lives intersect with extraordinary powers, focusing on characters like Samaritan, Jack-in-the-Box, and the Confessor. Written by Kurt Busiek with art by Brent Anderson, this collection sets the stage for the series' exploration of superhero tropes through a humanistic lens.

Contains 6 stories
The Eagle and the Mountain
40 pp · Superhero
SamaritanInfidel
Her Dark Plastic Roots
40 pp · Superhero
BeautieBlack RapierSamaritanMPHQuarrelHummingbirdCleopatraN-ForcerToymakerLeopardmanStarfighterDoctor Gearbox
Graduation Day
24 pp · Superhero
Astra Furst
The Gordian Knot
24 pp · Superhero
Astra Furstthe First FamilyMonstro City creatures
To Serve and Protect
24 pp · Superhero
Silver Agent [Alan Jay Craig]
Home to the Hill
24 pp · Superhero
Silver Agent [Alan Jay Craig]

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Full credits

writer Kurt Busiek
artist, inker Brent Eric Anderson
colorist Alex Sinclair
letterer Jimmy Betancourt
letterer Comicraft
letterer JG Roshell
cover pencils, inks Alex Ross

Reprints

↩ Reprints Astro City: Samaritan #1 (2006), Astro City: Beautie #1 (2008), Astro City: Astra Special #1 (2009), Astro City: Astra Special #2 (2009), Astro City: Silver Agent #1 (2010), Astro City: Silver Agent #2 (2010), Astro City #8 (2011)

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