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	Comic Book Resources - CBR News: Astro-Policy 101 With Profesor Busiek
		All the featured characters of "Astro City," whether super-powered or pedestrian, have been people who wrestle with assorted conflicts in their lives.
		"Astro City's" Silver Agent is, as many of the book's characters are, a pastiche of established genre archetypes and concepts, most obviously Captain America.
		The trials and tribulations of the fascinating Williams' brothers and the chaotic Astro City of the 1970s and 1980s continue on into books 2, 3, and 4 over the next couple of years.
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	Astro City: The Dark Age : HollywoodJesus.com : Comic Reviews, Previews and Spiritual Commentary
		Obviously Astro City occupies a special place for him and is the most personal to him, one that allows him to explore the heart of what he loves about comics and super heroes.
		In it’s way, Astro City: The Dark Age serves as a critique of the trend toward the joyless comics of the early 90s that have preoccupied the minds of writers and readers alike.
		Astro City: The Dark Age is about the loss of idealism and innocence, yet about having hope during the dark times.
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	Astro City
		Kurt Busiek's Astro City is a comic book series centered around a fictional American city of that name.
		Astro City exists in a world where superheroes have existed since at least the 19th century, the first public hero, Air Ace, appearing during World War I.
		The essential hook of Astro City is that it explores the reactions that people - both ordinary people and the heroes and villains themselves - have to living in their world.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/a/as/astro_city.html (304 words)

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		Astro City is set in a world where superheroes have existed since at least the 19th century: the first public hero, Air Ace, appeared soon after World War I.
		Astro City is made up of numerous neighborhoods, which include the rebuilt City Center, centered around Binderbeck Plaza; Old Town; Chesler (also known as "The Sweatshop"); Shadow Hill; Bakerville; Derbyfield; Museum Row/Centennial Park; Iger Square; Kiefer Square; Kanewood; South Kanewood; Fass Gardens; Gibson Hills; and Patterson Heights.
		Astro City has been stated to be a city in the western United States, presumably west of the Mississippi River due to the "K-designations" of two stations (KBAC, KACT).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Astro_City (3304 words)

	SurReview: Astro City
		Like Sandman, Astro City wanders from one story to the next, from one set of characters to the next, not quite giving us the chance to grow too attached.
		Astro City itself is New York, filtered through the Gernsback Continuum (the city's symbol is an old school sci-fi rocket within the electron paths of a model atom -- iconography just doesn't get more 50's sci-fi than that).
		Astro City works on the level of good story as well -- on top of the novelty, on top of unusual perspective, on top of the critical acclaim, it's fun to read, and Busiek tells good stories.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs/user/jthomas/SurReview/reviews-html/may98.html (1015 words)

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		Astro City differs from the other two in that the universe it explores was created especially for it, whereas Marvels and Kingdom Come explored the characters of the Marvel and DC universes.
		Perhaps the most serious problem that Busiek faces with Astro City is the fact that we readers don't have any previous experience with the characters of his world.
		This all works because what Astro City is about isn't just simple superhero stories of the old school, nor the costumed vigilante anti-hero slugfests that have been so common over the last several years.
	home.comcast.net /~brons/Comics/AstroCity.html (703 words)

	Criminal Justice Policy Foundation: Books: Astro City Vol. 3: Family Album
		Here the writer shows us a city where people and superheroes have their own stories to tell and the stories are so well written, that you want to read more.
		Astro City really is one of the very few good superhero books left.
		First take a look at how a dad rasies his two girls in the city, and then look at a superhero as he faces the challenges of being a dad in the near future, then see how a little girl of a superhero family just wants to be treated like a normal kid.
	www.cjpf.org /shop.php?mode=Books&item=1563895528 (867 words)

	Astro City Life in Big City: Current Amazon Canada One-Edition Data (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Astro City itself is a rich setting with a lot of references to other heroes and events that would be worthy of a long established universe such as Marvel or DC.
		Astro City is an unsung great of the superhero genre, a pure and distilled rendering of the archetypes immediately familiar to anyone who has ever read a superhero comic book.
		Astro City is bright, clean, the good guys work around the clock protecting the innocent and they generally prevail.
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		The second Astro City volume collects the first extended storyline from the award-winning comics series as a young man struggles to earn his place as sidekick to the forbidding hero known as the Confessor, only to learn that his hero holds a dark secret.
		And while the crimefighting duo become a team, political forces are in motion to restrict the actions of the citys heroes.
		Astro City is a great series, and a sure fire favorite for anyone who enjoys comics.
	www.rasalvatore.com /bookstore/itemDetails.aspx?asin=1563895501 (507 words)

	Metroactive Books \| Astro City
		Astro City, the superhero-ridden metropolis that Kurt Busiek chronicles in the continuing series, comes complete with neighborhoods, landmarks and city secrets.
		The Confessor makes his headquarters in a Gaudiesque cathedral that's swallowed up 14 city blocks--"never finished, never consecrated, fallen into disrepair." Most of Busiek's heroes are modeled heavily on other comic characters, and for broodiness and goth appeal, this Confesser is obviously meant to be the Batman of Astro City.
		Busiek's challenge in the long run, having set up the plot, is to reconcile the two halves of the city: the sparkling good neighborhoods and the bad parts of town around the cathedral and Bruiser's bar.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/03.06.97/comics-9710.html (818 words)

	comicreaders.com - Astro City: Local Heroes #1 (of 5)
		Astro City: Local Heroes is a five issue, bimonthly miniseries that builds on the Astro City mythos that started at Image Comics and then continued at Homage and Wildstorm.
		At that time, he had announced in the letters page that due to ongoing scheduling problems, a new Astro City would not be solicited until the creative team had enough completed material to be sure the issue would come out on time.
		To the city's inhabitants, the heroes aren't exactly common place, but they have grown accustomed to the added danger that comes with living in a city filled with superpowered individuals.
	www.comicreaders.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=209 (644 words)

	Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City
		Astro City is a title I've seen around but never picked up -- until now, that is, when Life in the Big City, a collection of the inaugural six issues, finally proved too irresistable to pass by.
		With amazing strength, speed and other powers, this man from the future is everything a superguy could dream of being -- and yet he dreams of flying, slowly, enjoying the moment instead of rushing at a breakneck pace to confront various dangers around the world.
		Astro City is fresh and exciting, and while it's not real, it's as close to real as superhero stories can be.
	www.rambles.net /busiek_bigcity.html (456 words)

	The Friday Review: Astro City: Life in the Big City
		Kurt Busiek's ASTRO CITY is a striking work of civic planning - a universe of characters created afresh, but made to feel retro and familiar.
		KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY is one in a woeful string of 90s comics that met with great critical approval on their arrival, but later fell to death or near-death at the hand of erratic, or worse, publishing.
		In the letter pages of the comic, he explained to faithful readers that the particular type of writing ASTRO CITY called for was near impossible for him to undertake in a poor state of health, unlike his more traditional superhero work for Marvel.
	www.ninthart.com /display.php?article=242 (1017 words)

	comicreaders.com - Astro City: The Dark Age, Book 1 #1 (of 4)
		In Astro City terms, The Dark Age promises to be the most epic, ambitious and important story to date.
		We don't know the details of what happened, but we know his death is somehow tied to or was instigated by the people of Astro City.
		I've read enough Astro City to know this story would not only be published eventually but would also be worth the wait.
	www.comicreaders.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1511 (805 words)

	Graphic Novel Librarian
		Rather than focus on the titanic battles between superheroes and villains, Astro City considers the lives of its human inhabitants, and the humanity of its superhuman residents.
		Most importantly, the city itself acts as the main "character," each neighborhood and area having its own unique quality or personality, such as the bustling downtown, or the mystical Eastern European community of Shadow Hill.
		Astro City is published by DC Comics through their Wildstorm imprint.
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	The Astro City Rocket \| Features
		Astro City is a well-populated urban center somewhere in the western United States, lying largely between two rivers — the Wildenberg, to the west, which flows into the larger Gaines River, to the east and south.
		To the north lies the bulk of Mount Kirby, while to the south, in mid-river, is the Biro Island Correctional Facility.
		Until the close of World War II, the city was named Romeyn Falls, but after suffering widespread destruction, it was rebuilt and officially renamed in 1947.
	www.astrocity.us /cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/visitorsguide/index.html (83 words)

	The Comic Treadmill: Kurt Busiek's Astro City 1-5 (1995)
		Astro City 2, “The Scoop” was the “what the!?!” issue for readers like me expecting the next adventure of the Good Samaritan.
		In Astro City 4, “Safeguards”, the focus was on a resident of the mystic Shadow Hill section of Astro City.
		After the first 5 issues, Astro City went to multiple issue story arcs, and the lack of a firm publishing schedule (especially for the "Tarnished Angel" story or whatever it was called) definitely lowered my enthusiasm for the book, though I continue to enjoy it when it does appear.
	www.comictreadmill.com /CTMBlogarchives/2006/2006_Individual/2006_02/001042.php (2004 words)

	Comic Book Movies -- Astro City
		ASTRO CITY tells stories of human drama in a wildly superhuman world.
		Featuring a widely-varied cast of characters, including superheroes, super-villains, monsters, mad scientists, innocent bystanders and more, ASTRO CITY's focus is on life in a world of the fantastic, where anything from rampaging monsters to alien invasions can happen at any moment.
		One of the most highly acclaimed comic books in history with over two dozen awards, Astro City is the brainchild of writer Kurt Busiek in collaboration with his creative partners Brent Anderson (interior artist) and Alex Ross (cover artist), the three of whom create and design the heroes and world of ASTRO CITY together.
	www.efavata.com /CBM/AstroCity.htm (304 words)

	Astro City: Local Heroes #1
		By virtue of his position, Pete has rather a unique viewpoint of the city and its inhabitants, and often has more than a few ideas about what will happen to them during their day in the City.
		The stories of Astro City have always been more complex and thoughtful than your standard off-the-rack superhero stuff, with internally-oriented structures, and it's nice to see him being able to exercise that range again.
		It's been a long time since we saw new issues of Astro City, and I couldn't be happier to see that logo appearing on the local comic racks again.
	www.scifidimensions.com /Mar03/astrocity_lh1.htm (993 words)

	Mile High Comics: NICE August 2006: DC/Wildstorm: ASTRO CITY: DARK AGE (2004) #201
		ASTRO CITY: DARK AGE (2004) #201 is available for pre-order (and as an ongoing monthly subscription).
		The mean streets of Astro City in the 1970s are getting meaner, and Charles and Royal Williams are drawn deeper into the darkness.
		Against the background of Astro City's most turbulent decade, featuring the Street Angel, Black Velvet, The Apollo 11, Jack-In-the-Box and more, one brother is targeted for death - while the other makes a discovery that could change their lives forever.
	www.milehighcomics.com /comicindex/nice/August-2006/Title-ASTRO-CITY--DARK-AGE--2004---201-by-DC-Wildstorm.html (239 words)

	Astro City: Life in the Big City @ Rice Bowl Journals
		"Astro City" cheerfully riffs on numerous superhero archetypes, with parallels to Superman, Wonder Woman, The Fantastic Four, etc. -- all playfully tweaked into a new, all-fun, irony-free universe, where it's clobbering time all the time and all the streets are named after comicbook artists, publishers and the like...
		It was bold to see the emotions and tribulations of a man that we, as typical audience members, seem to regard as unimportant or irrelevant.
		While this seemed original while I was reading this book, I probably don't think it was a new concept, but what I loved about Astro City is that Busiek made it feel like a brand new concept.
	www.ricebowljournals.com /cgi-bin/store.cgi?input_item=156389551X&input_search_type=AsinSearch (469 words)

	Criminal Justice Policy Foundation: Books: Astro City: Life in the Big City
		With Busiek's skills we are given a glimpse of a sister city to Metropolis or Gotham, and the citizens that dwell within.
		Superheroes are (to quote another) a "tired genre" and to see Busiek breathe a breath of fresh air into them impressed me. It is obvious from reading these stories that Busiek loves superheroes, in fact, one could say that he is quite impassioned by them.
		Astro City has been going on for quite some time now.
	www.cjpf.org /shop.php?mode=Books&item=156389551X (1926 words)

	Books : Astro City: Local Heroes (Astro City) - Shop at Foodinfonet.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Astro City has been a favorite of mine ever since I first stumbled upon it.
		Bringing to mind Hero Alliance with its non-standard approach to superhero comics, Astro City is about the people and the people behind the mask and not about the fights and defeating the supervillains.
		While the Astro City series has always tried to portray its heroes and people in a realistic light, this book seemed to focus more on the people and what it's like to live in the world of Astro City.
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		Astro City : des ailes de plomb qui se changent en or
		Astro City diffuse de la mélancolie sur un rythme presque dangereux pour la santé.
		Astro City est une belle réussite qui fera un beau cadeau de Noël pour les ados et les adultes.
	livres.fluctuat.net /blog (4914 words)

	Astro City
		A witty portrait of life in a metropolis inhabited by super-powered heroes and villains, the critically acclaimed ASTRO CITY: LOCAL HEROES offers a realistic portrayal of the effect that these supernatural beings would have on the lives of ordinary...
		The second Astro City volume collects the first extended storyline from the award-winning comics series as a young man struggles to earn his place as sidekick to the forbidding hero known as the Confessor, only to learn that his hero holds a dark...
		Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Tarnished Angel tells a story that would be just as compelling even if its hapless hero weren't made of metal.
	www.growinglifestyle.com /us/j125353 (331 words)

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