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4.0 out of 5 stars
Continuity of story makes for a much better book-version,
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This review is from: Confession (Kurt Busiek's Astro city)
I've read a number of the "Astro City" graphic novel series by now, and it's a good thing, because Busiek doesn't generally bother with back-story. But this one is better than most I've seen, probably because it's a continuous story arc, not a collection of individual short stories. The P.O.V. is that of teenage Brian, newly arrived in the big city, whose busboy job results in his being recruited as a sidekick by the Confessor, a Catholic superhero with deep secrets. Brian's new role as "Altar Boy" takes him into superhero society, where he learns that things aren't always as heroic as outsiders think. There's a theme of distrust of power here, too, that feels very contemporary eight years after the book appeared. Brent Anderson's artwork is very good and the early scenes, set in a superheroes' bar, are a hoot.
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