The original ASTRO CITY collection is offered in a new edition, simultaneously available in hardcover and trade paperback with new cover art by Alex Ross Welcome to Astro City, a shining city on a hill where super heroes patrol the skies. Each chapter in this collection is a standalone story, highlighting different aspects or characters in the Astro City world. The cityrsquo;s leading super hero tries to be everywhere at once, and berates himself for every wasted second as he longs for just a moment of his own. A smalltime hood learns a herorsquo;s secret identity, and tries to figure out how to profit from the knowledge. A beat reporter gets some advice from his editor on his first day on the job. A young woman tries to balance the demands of her family with her own hopes and desires. Despite the fantastic settings, the characters in these slice-of-life stories feel like real people, and that gives the stories real power.
- Genre: Comics + Graphic Novels
- Subgenre: Graphic Novels / Superheroes
- Publisher: DC Comics
- Pages: 192
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: August 30, 2011
- Date Published: September 13, 2011
- Author: Kurt Busiek