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Reading this collection of stories was like driving around Astro City and visting different members of it's community. First take a look at how a dad rasies his two girls in the city, and then look at a superhero as he faces the challenges of being a dad in the near future, then see how a little girl of a superhero family just wants to be treated like a normal kid. These are all family oriented stories, and they are another great example of Kurt Busiek's writing. Let;s have more please.!
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This trade paperback collects the stories of some of the super hero characters of Astro City. It follows their joys, their disappointments, their thoughts, and their process of growing. Sure there is fighting, but what is important in this collected stories are the psychological process of dealing with a reality that is filled with different kinds of people, heros , villians, and of course, plain old humans. This is a good and insightful read. The bad? Well, if you want Alex Ross, forget it. This book lied. There is NO alex ross save for the cover art. This is written by Kurt Busiek (a great writer by his own right) and Anderson (whose art is sharp but boring). I wanted Ross. But no,only the cover are by him. So if you want action, you'll be disappointed. If you want characters , this is a good read. If you want a good story, well again, this is good. But I recommend readers to be patient and slow on this. This is one to be cherished and enjoyed slowly. If you are a quick reader, you'll miss something. Not in the art, but in the characterization of a hero, villian, or spectator. I bought the Hardcover version of this collected series. It's worth it for me. I would like more exciting art, but Busiek's writing was the primary reason I bought it. Busiek didn't disappoint me.
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