Tag Astro City

Moment of the Day – A Little Respect, Please

Astro City #10, by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson Astro City is one of those great series that is a love letter to superheroes, but you can only really appreciate it having read comics for a few years. Here, the villain Junkman gets himself cau... [read more]

RETRO REVIEW: Kurt Busiek’s Astro City #1/2 (1996)

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Or – “This One Is In My “Stuff That Makes Me Cry” Shortbox…” There’s a certain magic to comics books that is seldom found in other media, a combination of the written word and a pictoral image that often amplifies both to a [read more]

‘Astro City’ Movie Will Go Through Some Changes, Says Kurt Busiek

Earlier this year, it was announced that writer Kurt Busiek's "Astro City" would become a feature film by way of Working Title Films. Busiek's story about an American city populated by superheroes and villains will come to theaters courtesy of a screen treatment from Busiek himself -- not to mention [read more]

REVIEW: Astro City – Silver Agent #2 (of 2)

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Or – “To Our Eternal Shame…” Any longtime Astro City fan probably remembers The Silver Agent as a Captain America archetype (at least that’s how I remember him) whose fate was implied to be horrible, and whose statue in Astro City bears the [read more]

Astro City: Silver Agent #2 (of 2)

The mystery of the Silver Agent has been lingering around the Astro City series practically since the beginning of the run 15 years ago, and those questions are finally answered in this issue. The series is famous for telling its stories through a "... [read more]

‘Astro City’ Film Rights Go To Working Title Films

Kurt Busiek has made a big name for himself in superhero comics with runs on A-list titles like "Avengers" and "Superman." "Astro City" showed what he could do in his own, independently created world, though, and Working Title Films wants to take that vision into theaters. "I'm thrilled to be doing [read more]

Top Ten Tiresome Tropes

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A trope is a recognizable theme used in storytelling. The kidnapped princess, the final battle, the training montage, these are all tropes we have seen again and again. Usually recognition of a familiar trope is a good thing, it lets the audience know [read more]

Review: Astro City – The Dark Age Book IV #4 (of 4)

Or – “I’m So Glad That I Don’t Have To Type That Faceful Of Title Again…” It’s been a long, hard road for the Williams Brothers, and they’re now within striking distance of the man who killed their parents so many years ago.  The Silver [read more]

Astro City: The Dark Age: Book Four #4 (of 4)

With this issue of Astro City the Dark Age reaches the end - finally! And it earns the title of being the first Astro City story that I really didn't much care for. There are a few reasons for that. For one, the story was [read more]

Rapid-Fire Reviews: Spring Cleaning Edition!

Or – “Rule 34 In Action…” When I went searching for an image for today’s review, I knew that certain search strings would be problematic, as my SafeSearch is (and will always be, so long as I have a computer to myself) off.  “French [read more]

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