Astro City: Confession #[nn]

In "New Kid in Town," Brian Kinney, a fresh face in Astro City, starts working at Bruiser's, a bar popular with costumed patrons, before catching the eye of the owner who sees potential beyond the barkeep role. His quiet determination leads him to a job at the more refined Butler's, where a sudden attack by the chaotic Glue-Gun forces Brian to act—saving himself and drawing the unexpected notice of the Confessor.

In "Learning the Game," Brian Kinney takes on the role of Altar Boy, the Confessor’s new sidekick, eager to prove himself despite the cryptic nature of his mentor. His first real test comes when he’s sent to investigate a Crackerjack acting out of character, pulling him into a mystery that’s as much about trust as it is about justice.

In "The Gathering Dark," Altar Boy pushes forward in his training while the city braces under the weight of the Shadow Hill murders. As the mayor calls in the monster-hunter Mordecai Chalk and pushes for a superhuman registry, Confessor quietly focuses on tracking down the elusive Gunslinger—leaving Altar Boy to wonder if the man he’s come to trust is hiding something deeper.

In "Eye of the Storm," as Honor Guard intercepts an alien scout ship, Confessor shares a long-hidden truth with Altar Boy—his origins—just as a vast alien armada looms over Earth.

In "Patterns," the Confessor finds himself hunted by government forces after the mayor pins the Shadow Hill murders on him. As he fights to survive, the truth about the mayor’s hidden identity begins to unravel.

In "My Father's Son," Jo confronts the legacy of a father whose choices echo through time, as the weight of a shared past reshapes the present. The story unfolds in the wake of a global alien invasion, where the Hanged Man faces a creature tied to the Shadow Hill murders, and Brian Kinney steps into a new chapter of his mission.

In "The Nearness of You," Michael Tenicek is haunted by dreams of Miranda, a woman he can't place but can't forget. The Hanged Man offers him a choice: to let go of the memory or face the truth of what those dreams might mean.