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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the better series in the superhero-genre,
By Ron Tothleben (tothleben@hotmail.com) (Tilburg, Netherlands, Europe) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Astro City Vol. 3: Family Album (Paperback)
Astro City is a city filled with superpowered beings. You can't walk from street to street without noticing at least one meta-human, if you're an inhabitant of the city. But not so like most 'superhero-titles' the focus here isn't only on the heroes and their deeds, but on the regular people who live (and try to cope with all the supernatural activities around them) there as well. It tells about their personal lives as well as about the events they all witness.This Trade-Paperback is the first Astro City collection that collects issues from the ongoing series (#1-3 & #10-13, no loose ends there though). The great thing about Astro City TPB's is that they both work for longtime readers as for people who are new to the title. For 'experienced' readers there are many recognizable (background-) characters, surroundings and situations that it feels familiair (without being repetitive), yet never the same. At the same time all those recognizable parts aren't vital points to the story-arcs so that new-comers will never feel like their missing out on something (and once they're through reading their first TPB and move on to another Astro City book THEIR party of recognition begins, without anything being spoiled in a previous book. No matter what order you read them in because they work as self-contained books as well). The issues in this book I'd like to advise to especially take a good look at are #10-12. Issue #10 is about a man called "The Junkman" who once managed to pull off the greatest bank-robbery in the history of Astro City. Only the one thing he wants most, recognition for it, he doesn't have. He decides to go back and do it again. Issues #11/12 are about one of the most famous characters of Astro City namely 'Jack-in-the-Box'. One evening he leaves home and he gets confronted with some persons from his 'possible futures'. An event which makes him rethink his activities, both private as professional. Finally the volume is concluded with some pages filled with sketches of how the characters came to be what they are now AND the Alex Ross covers to the original issues which are collected in here. Like I said in my review-title, I consider this one of the best titles in the genre where superheroes are involved. It's about superheroes AND about regular folks among them AND about the the lives these metahumans have apart from being heroes. Especially people who liked "Marvels" and Alan Moore's "Top Ten" will have a good time with this book, but it really should appeal to most other comicbook-readers as well, both superhero-fans as fans whose interest lies in the more 'serious' sub-genres. Really well-executed.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Characters first, fighting last,
This review is from: Astro City Vol. 3: Family Album (Paperback)
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.
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Astro City Vol. 3: Family Album (Paperback)
Very well-written, engaging and at times rather clever storylines.
Some of the stories are rather dark which just adds to the contrast of the more light-hearted ones. Dearly recommended!
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