Astro City - Album de famille #[nn]
In *Astro City - Album de famille* #, Kurt Busiek and Stéphane Deschamps deliver a poignant moment as The Box and Jackson vanish, leaving Jack-in-the-Box face-to-face with a future son who hasn’t yet been shaped by his father’s past. With a quiet determination, Jack-in-the-Box confronts the weight of legacy, realizing the future remains unwritten—and that he might still become the father he never thought he could be. Brent Anderson’s art, refined by Will Blyberg and Gary Martin, brings emotional depth to the moment, while Alex Ross’s striking cover captures the story’s haunting, hopeful core.
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The Box and Jackson disappear, but Jack-in-the-Box meets yet another person claiming to be his son come back from the future. Because this son has not become twisted due to being his son, Jack-in-the-Box decides that the future is as yet unwritten, and takes steps to ensure he will be able to be a good father to his son.
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