Astro City: Samaritan
DC · 2006 · 1 issue
About the series
In this one-shot from the acclaimed Astro City universe, writer Kurt Busiek and artist Brent E. Anderson turn their focus to the iconic, Superman-like hero Samaritan. Published by DC in 2006, the issue explores the quiet, human cost of a life spent ceaselessly saving the world, revealing the private longings and impossible choices that define a true legend. It’s a poignant, character-driven meditation on heroism from the creative team that made Astro City a benchmark for thoughtful superhero storytelling.