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Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City
by Kurt Busiek
A re-read. Not quite as impressive as the first time I read this. I guess the difference this time is I know this book is not a standout. That there are at least ten other volumes basically just as good. And the characters are more familiar, because I've seen them before. And not familiar because they are supposed to just feel familiar.
This is not a series I even remember hearing about. Its definitely a modern take on what it means to be a superhero comic and not be [b:Watchmen|472331|Watchmen|Alan Moore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442239711l/472331._SY75_.jpg|4358649] or [b:Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1|19030845|Batman The Dark Knight Returns #1|Frank Miller|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385673312l/19030845._SY75_.jpg|27054644]. It kind of has a flavor of the really old comics that I didn't like, say the original Brave and the Bold. What makes this like the old comics is its campiness. Almost anything happens in Astro City. What makes it like a modern book is its seriousness and its world building. The characters are real like a modern book, but they are goofy like the old books. With quite good enough art and excellent writing.
This is not a series I even remember hearing about. Its definitely a modern take on what it means to be a superhero comic and not be [b:Watchmen|472331|Watchmen|Alan Moore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442239711l/472331._SY75_.jpg|4358649] or [b:Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1|19030845|Batman The Dark Knight Returns #1|Frank Miller|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385673312l/19030845._SY75_.jpg|27054644]. It kind of has a flavor of the really old comics that I didn't like, say the original Brave and the Bold. What makes this like the old comics is its campiness. Almost anything happens in Astro City. What makes it like a modern book is its seriousness and its world building. The characters are real like a modern book, but they are goofy like the old books. With quite good enough art and excellent writing.