When Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross first introduced Astro City in 1995, it set the wheels in motion for something fantastic. To those who follow my blog and don't know a thing about comics, Astro City is a series in which there is a world with heroes and villains aplenty. But the premises of these series's is that the characters have been active for a long time in their respective careers, so Busiek and Ross pretty much have created a whole world. One of the interesting things about the Astro City series is that it does chronicle the adventures of heroes yes, but not just from the heroes perspectives, but also from the perspectives of the villains, and the people who live in the city. This comic follows in a way the story-telling style of the great Will Eisner, in whose Spirit stories the regular people of Central City (and no I don't mean the Central City of the DC Universe). This latest series Dark Ages, follows the lives of two brothers in the world of Astro City, one who became a policeman and the other a crook. Now that this series has ended who knows what new direction will be taken in the next chapter of Astro City. I highly recommend anyone who follows my blog to pick up copies of the trade paperbacks, and also to check online or at your local comic book store for a complete run of each of the series. So don't hesitate, get out there and get hooked on Astro City today!
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