![]() ![]() Our Superman-like figure wants us to know that no matter how powerful he is, he only wants to be free to fly wherever he'd like, without the responsibilities of his charge. Each of these stories is given just enough room to breathe and tell us so very much while claiming to tell so little. ![]() But I'm betting that paragraph alone is enough to hook you. If none of the above interests you, then just go ahead and leave now. In this six single issues (another thing that makes this series great, these are comics written to stand alone, not part of a bloated arc), we learn about Astro city from the edges-a superhero's dreams, a newsman's tale, a criminals' fear, a woman's safety, the Tinkerer through the prism of an Eisner story, and even a superhero's first date. (Think Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Marvels, the first part of his Avengers run.) That means that Astro City, a world where heroes have been a part of life for generations and the populace lives in and among them, is right up his alley. Busiek is at his best when he's incorporating the past or finding a new wrinkle on an older idea. ![]() Now that I have said that, let's get on with it. This is probably number one on the "He didn't read this yet? And he's read almost all of the House of M? What kind of a comics fan is he?"Ī bad one, because I didn't read this until a year ago. ![]()
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