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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
An anthology series that looks at Astro City. I really loved Issue 1 and 0.5, but most parts of Astra's story was a miss and though I liked elements of Brian's I found myself less intrigued as it went on. I am a little confused with caped lion religious zealots, and lots of religious oriented superhero shenanigans with a very weird twist in the end. I can say I did not expect that!
I am enjoying the world and the city that it is building up, and that Busiek doesn't limit the scope of the world. But the anthology ensemble style means that some story lines won't hook me. But I want to work in a superhero bar.
And the humour in the first issue is first rate, so is the mystery and character work.
I am enjoying the world and the city that it is building up, and that Busiek doesn't limit the scope of the world. But the anthology ensemble style means that some story lines won't hook me. But I want to work in a superhero bar.
And the humour in the first issue is first rate, so is the mystery and character work.
Hmm... yes. This was excellent. I will be continuing on.
Astro City is an ambitious effort to create a whole world of super heroes whole cloth that focuses on the world far more than individual characters. It feels like more of an anthology set in the same world rather than a series and that is both the strength and weakness of the collection. Astro City is imaginative, thoughtful and original but you never really feel connected to any of the characters and so largely I felt more like a fly on a bunch of different walls rather than an invested reader. Make no mistake, Busiek accomplishes something remarkable here but, at least for the first volume, Astro City feels more like counter programming rather than building on the great works that have come before it.
Simply amazing. I don’t believe comic books have to be about superheroes to be good, however Astro City Vol. 1 shows that the medium has a natural link with the genre.
Astro City uses the stories and tropes of the super hero genre to examine the super hero genre. It has this in common with Watchmen, where archetypes of super heroes are used and subverted to tell a whole new story of it’s own. However where Watchmen is a long and dark tale, Astro City is light and brief one.
This first volume tells six stand alone stories that only interlink on an thematic and world building level. Different stories show different parts of the city and different aspects of the super heroes that inhabit it.
Every 30 page story is a masterclass in short form story telling, using every page to it’s fullest extend. The art in this book is simply astounding, every page turn gives a new delicately painted canvas. Even fight scenes are drawn thoughtfully, which can only be created due to a true passion for the super hero genre.
Astro City uses the stories and tropes of the super hero genre to examine the super hero genre. It has this in common with Watchmen, where archetypes of super heroes are used and subverted to tell a whole new story of it’s own. However where Watchmen is a long and dark tale, Astro City is light and brief one.
This first volume tells six stand alone stories that only interlink on an thematic and world building level. Different stories show different parts of the city and different aspects of the super heroes that inhabit it.
Every 30 page story is a masterclass in short form story telling, using every page to it’s fullest extend. The art in this book is simply astounding, every page turn gives a new delicately painted canvas. Even fight scenes are drawn thoughtfully, which can only be created due to a true passion for the super hero genre.
While I am not a big fan of super hero comics, I thought I would give this a try after hearing how different it was. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the super hero-y -ness of it all, which is a shame as it was well written and looked like the world was really quite interesting.
A lot of fun! I was a little disappointed by the art (I think it's too muddy and dark in a lot of places for stories like these) but when it meshes with Busiek's writing, it really works. Looking forward to more.
- Mortal Enemies having Dinner once a year
- Villian POV
- Hero brings the wine
- Very good
- Enjoyable.
- Villian POV
- Hero brings the wine
- Very good
- Enjoyable.