![]() ![]() The reading order follows the publication order. It clearly came from Busiek’s love of comics.ĭue to its anthological format, you can easily jump into Kurt Busiek’s Astro City at any point. It was seen as a modern reinvention of the genre, an exploration of the possibilities coming with a shared superhero universe. It’s an exploration of the relationship between society and heroes, and how they shape each other. Still ongoing (?), it all started in 1995 at Image Comics, but it changed publishers multiple times-Homage Comics (1996–2004), Wildstorm (2004–2010), Vertigo Comics (2013–2018), then back to Image Comics.Ĭomposed of three volumes, some miniseries, and special issues, Astro City is about the superheroes of the city, a mid-sized American metropolis, and the citizens who are affected by the many super-beings who live there since the end of World War I. ![]() ![]() Created and written by Kurt Busiek, Astro City is an American superhero anthology series (mostly) illustrated by Brent Anderson (from X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills’ fame), with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross. ![]()
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