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There is a certain innocence to the Astro City comics that still speaks with wisdom and intelligence. They are beautifull to look at, funny, self-referential, and you always get the "why hasn't this been done before" feeling whenever you read one. This is the best of the four collections that are thus far available. The story of a young "robin-like" sidekick before, during, and after his initiation into the super-hero field. You can actually see the character grow as a person, a person who is likeable in all stages of his life. All the comic cliches are here, subtely altered and so made new again. There are super-heroes galore, but this story focus's on two in particular. Some of the twists are predictable and some aren't, but you always get the feeling that it doesn't effect the quality of the comic. If you guess it ahead of time, it is still a good read. The comic is something that you can give to your children, and they will enjoy it, but, aldults can enjoy just as much on an entirely different level. The comic is fun, intelligent, and still has that sense of wonder you remember from reading comics as a child. Don't pass this one up.
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I had all three other TPB's of Astro City and loved them all. "Confession" was the last one I read and I have to say it was a little bit dissapointing. Not that it wasn't a good read, but the hype from all the other reviews was very misleading. Perhaps it is the parallels between the Confessor/Altar Boy and Batman/Robin of DC. There were some twists and turns, but at times the story was a bit redundant and not as interesting as I would have believed by the hype.
Astro City is a great comic, no doubt, but if you are looking for the best issues, these aren't them. If you are a fan of the series, buy this, you won't be dissapointed, it is still Astro City and fun. Just don't get ahead of yourself.
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I remember when this series first came out. I was allready an Astro City fan and I was just reading the books as they came out. When I finished with the story, I remember saying to myelf that this is one hell of a story and this was before Wizard magazine mentioned anything about the series! I recommend reading some earlier astro city books to get a feel for Kurt Busiek. The man is a woderful writer. He tells all his stories from a first person perspective. He puts you in the story as if you were seeing everything unfold right before your eyes. Like you were floating above the scene watching everything happen. This particular story is a vampire story. Definetly the best astro City story out there. Highly recommended!
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This comic continues from Issue 4 or 5 (I can' recall, it was the Cracker Jack story) but you don't realize it until the end of the book. A young teenage orphan from a small community comes to Astro City to become famous. He gets a job as a bus boy in a private club that is frequently visited by super heroes. The boy then meets The Confesser, a Batman like super hero and the boy becomes his new side kick. The kid becomes the talk of the town as photos appear of him in the newspaper saying he is the Confessers side kick, but the Confesser never appears in the photos. However there is more to the Confesser than meets the eyes...
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Kurt Busiek's "Astro City," while infrequent, is still hands-down the best comic book in recent memory, and possibly the best superhero series ever written. Busiek has created an entire universe with the feel and flavor of everything good about Marvel and DC's superheroes, yet injected them with his own flavor. He's got twists that make archetypes a little different than you'd expect -- sometimes a little more human, sometimes a little less, always something you wouldn't have thought of yourself but that leaves you slapping your forehead and going, "of COURSE!"
"Confessions" is the second Astro City collection, and the first extended storyline. (The first trade paperback, "Life in the Big City," was a collection of single-issue stories, this is one story over six chapters). Brian Kinney has come to Astro City in the hopes of becoming a superhero, a wish that seems on its way to fulfillment when the mysterious Confessor takes him under his wing. But the city is troubled at the moment. A serial killer terrorizes the people of Shadow Hill. Public sentiment is turning against superheroes. And Brian's mentor is not at all what he appears to be.
For all of the great work Busiek has done, this book is easily my favorite. It's everything that makes "Astro City" great -- classic archetypes twisted around, lots of mysteries, a logical but unexpected point of view... it is superhero storytelling at its finest.
This book also contains the short "The Nearness of You," which -- I'm sorry, Alan Moore fans -- gets my vote for finest single issue comic book story ever. It is tender, heartbreaking and wholly uplifting all at the same time. I still get teary-eyed when I read it.
"Astro City" is set to finally return to comic book shelves. If you haven't read it before, get books like this for a primer, then jump on-board!
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