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Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City
by Kurt Busiek
I love the first chapter of this volume. It's so beautiful. And so sad.
It's interesting - I always thought of this as "what might superheroes be like in the real world." But Kurt Busiek (in the introduction) states that's exactly what he wasn't trying to do.
The superhero genre had already been deconstructed by Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. Busiek set out to put it back together and explore it.
And he does a fantastic job.
And he's right. These stories are less about what it would be like if superheroes were real. It's more about what would life feel like to us if we were in theirs.
And it works.
I love that Busiek creates a new world and can do whatever he wants with the stories. Peeking into every nook and cranny. Exploring the lives of heroes. Investigating the lives of ordinary (well, as ordinary as they can be in this world) citizens.
And I like how the stories make me alternately feel happy and sad.
Good stuff. Great stuff.
If you're like me and have waited a long, long time to get into Astro City, don‰ЫЄt wait any longer. Check it out.
It's interesting - I always thought of this as "what might superheroes be like in the real world." But Kurt Busiek (in the introduction) states that's exactly what he wasn't trying to do.
The superhero genre had already been deconstructed by Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. Busiek set out to put it back together and explore it.
And he does a fantastic job.
And he's right. These stories are less about what it would be like if superheroes were real. It's more about what would life feel like to us if we were in theirs.
And it works.
I love that Busiek creates a new world and can do whatever he wants with the stories. Peeking into every nook and cranny. Exploring the lives of heroes. Investigating the lives of ordinary (well, as ordinary as they can be in this world) citizens.
And I like how the stories make me alternately feel happy and sad.
Good stuff. Great stuff.
If you're like me and have waited a long, long time to get into Astro City, don‰ЫЄt wait any longer. Check it out.