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Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek

4.0

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This was just fantastic. I read it for a book club & I definitely have my fingers crossed that the library carries the rest of these volumes. There are 6 stories in this one, each one from a different perspective, answering the question...in a world with superheroes, *what else* happens? What is life like for the regular joe surrounded by supernatural heroes & villains? There are also stories about the heroes themselves, but more from the perspective that these are living breathing (mostly) humans. What is LIFE like for them, too?

Don't let the medium turn you off. I don't normally pick up comics either, but take a chance & see if you become hooked like I am.