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Welcome to Astro City

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 – running time 22:55
Astro City, the creator owned comic from Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross and Brent Anderson is one of iFanboy's favorite comics of all time. By taking a look at some of the best stories, we find out that it's also been quite influential on other comics as well.

Astro City is published currently by Wildstorm/DC but originated at Image Comic, allowing writer Kurt Busiek to team up with his art partner on Marvels, Alex Ross, to design a new universe of super heroes, illustrated by Brent Anderson. The end result is one of the greatest, freshest and most unique takes on the super hero genre within an imaginative world full of heroes, villains, history and great stories.

The first mini series is collected in trade paperback, Life in the Big City, and is an anthology of one issue stories about several of the characters, such as Samaritan, Crackerjack, Jack in The Box and Winged Victory. It's the perfect introduction to the world of Astro City

The first mini series paved the way for the second trade paperback, and probably the best story arc in Astro City's history, Tarnished Angel, telling the tale of Steeljack, a low level villain who served his time and tries to live the straight life. The recent stories in Astro City, The Dark Age, are a period piece of a darker time during the 1970s in Astro City

One of the near perfect comics in existence, Astro City continues to be one of the shining spots in comics and we hope that Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson continue their series for a very, very, very long time.

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" Sources say the best comics you read since say 1995 such assessment now. Jail right now they're -- not ultimate Spiderman no new measures now final crisis now -- metropolitan. Now. You got an answer yet. It's from -- listening. Visit the sort of a fan boys brought to you by godaddy.com. And netflix.com. -- boy your comic book discussion -- website iFanboy dot com I'm just landing and that. You -- date apparently to get to this conical -- how to go about your."

" And I'm Ron Richards I'm so excited today because we are talking about one on my all time -- account books. -- And it's a rare on little -- and what effect. After -- one of the few titles that all three of us all agree. I'd like -- in my right yeah. Like without caveat so -- in the ninety's and early ninety's. Currently second out -- the marbles from marvel which is the Greek you know kind of painted story can put out trust. From a lot of -- around the -- put it kicked up into. And right 1985. I at this point I was reading all its closeup of getting into the image thing and I saw solicitation and I just saw this image of the character samaritan and the problem -- city as a little drama of Ross and written record of the -- of marbles like -- and the the first issue of the nieces and it counts then and it kicked my ass it's yeah it was so good. Basically what happened was her music and -- collaborated created a -- characters' confusion imagine this whole separate alternative superhero universe centered around the -- electricity which is a city where all the superheroes kind of came -- like talent in marvel you know all New Yorkers and what what I found really really -- and read this is get this is -- episodes on Mars and that's without really fascinating about it was that. How many times we've read news marvel and DC so firmly plant is that how times have we read a new superhero character and yeah. Universe may be added some new Superman. Analogy yet. Or or an event that universal heroes those -- you -- all night and whatever. This was so fully formed -- and so relatable and flesh flesh out that from the first issue -- but it was just amazing and you this is going to be some -- watch and now we are them fifteen years later the."

" You know this is the only comic book series that I ever went back and watch every single issue front and -- should I bought it because this came out mostly the first. Sort of two volumes -- mostly have a comics artery comics again that and I went back up I found every single issue through comic shops or are you there whatever and I have football player."

" Awful fact this image. The first editor -- you wouldn't have -- folder options would have gone. Yeah 992000. So on so what what that person leases was false claim engines. And magnified and it featured on the covers about Ross partners about Ross buttons and your -- by Brad Anderson I never heard of that came to love from his work in actually. And it was a it was an F five or six and she's decency and users and they were warned on issues focusing on to retire as little -- it is almost an anthology of different stories and different characters from this world. The cool thing about it was that they were all. It decline in there there was that mythology and history everything Mac and not -- an idea of the map but not only that Wednesday they're all kind of their clients -- be happening to left and the right of the story that would -- reference but then at the same time would an idol only realizes fifteen years later. Very subtly. The seeds were sown for all the -- had been -- up to this point right those five issues that he did some amazing -- early on just totally amazing I was not surprised -- you so much you hate. College."

" It's input isn't a dollars in the first the first to France's period politics so good that it didn't like it or complete story. In it saying you know they were each really good now. And when you talk about -- the first issue blew away -- so first the prestigious best one first issue that's of cities -- the best probably the best single issue out of all of these. One of the best English is an ever in my life yes armed because. We read submit stories rid of billions Superman stories and it's it's really imaginative man is not exactly Superman. It is this weird combination of silver age golden age in modern age. Crossroads he had it all comes together in this. Really. Interesting. Picture of what samaritans like -- like for."

" And and what you that is and he works is they researches exactly check -- and not -- in need the ability to come and I was pleases that he. It is this friendly go around the world he's got he's got a little radios here's have been. Dangers happening his different view fly these superpowers and movement is that that -- net and then yeah this whole art is basically came from the future to stop a disaster there and then got -- here we can get it -- that in the -- did -- and and became and became the severe samaritan within ten -- and he doesn't have a life didn't."

" The most beautiful thing for the first issue is is he instructed the jury he's dreaming -- and -- flying. I have to soaring. Through the fair and just make enough and important just flying. And you think well to begin flies. -- through the course issuer realized she doesn't ever get to enjoy it flies right in effect when that's one -- the next he's -- for two separate. -- are effectively commanded used to really like going to comic book convention. You have the dollar just enjoy the that it but it's it's -- that all he wants the world is available. Fly without purpose and I'm gonna -- to see if somebody and and studious he's tracking how long flights -- from the tornado to this robbery three seconds right edit a break today cycles the death of 38 seconds it was like. All he wants the world systems soar up without -- it just so beautifully."

" China and ends up until very light is a different tactic this thing is a lot of this we talk about this a lot of this is just archetypes and what have you looked through this is certainly the trade this is -- city this let's efforts many citizens of this matters on which is this is an hour -- Then there's a store that's silver region which is a is the old it was a reporter writing about a older hero who you know that that's something -- general history he gives you the sense of history then you get a story about the first family which is like the fantastic four and then you get a story about Jack in the Box it's on like the street level Carriker is almost back. He's not -- professors -- declare loyalty and this is more like yeah all that I guess is why they don't even get the need to -- it when victory is what the wonder woman and then you get the story about cracker Jack which lays the groundwork for later story line yep and then the last this book and is America and we victory on Hannity. Where that there's superhero -- that you may June taken -- horse -- into this ties into his -- not living and I shouldn't problem and so so it touches native people. And it up right they do they don't do it right so it touches on all of these are -- lays the groundwork for that also doesn't -- so unique and so on like any anything that I have read at the time."

" We talk a lot about how mark on these books it's so mired in the history in their continuity. And what this does is freeze -- sixty -- explorer. Arch types -- out the bad."

" Right now but what's interesting though is that he has the baggage but he's also only the bag as is released which is citizen is damaged -- richer the exact."

" But don't get it it's just his story where no 10 yeah he just to can look at the stuff on it so. It's so focus this is so much single voice and it is best part three got we're -- but still."

" So called currency -- breweries so. The wraps -- that mini series -- and -- in 1996 and then after city goes away and when we come back from break appointment when it came back."

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" So that in the late ninety's before word -- the broke away from image -- and then sold to DC -- he he wants improved under under while some called -- comics that he is -- a couple of wants titles and as the crew rooms can trigger -- going to suffer from the author humorous and when it was is that he's been launched with -- mortgage -- of paradise. He got up Paulson and James robinsons and leave the chance this chance I've heard of it and other Paul Smith and and -- and Turkey's accession city. -- Can we got a little -- resource are about for Stanley which was good which is all right."

" What this -- all of us. There adviser when it won best continuing series one that's covers one best single achieved it it it and a beer it cannot it -- ago."

" This so -- it's sort of kind of nice and rim really balances drama lessons whenever it bot then -- five knocked me on my -- And what we got was we got a -- of the six -- story are so spot finish -- this order -- numbers. -- Focusing on the character of compressor and this -- and his case I like it all of which sounds lame this year and this let me with no hyperbole you know completely serious. One need that story -- single stories ever told -- public that I've ever read. -- hands that. But it's it's amazing it's up there yes it's definitely that."

" All chances of a twist to -- that we -- witness but this is the bad bad character where Batman and Robin character in this story and it's and it's. What is great about it is it goes in many different directions he didn't expect from the president you."

" And it's and it and it stays consistent with the with the narration to nicely united -- the kid. Goes all the way. You fight -- he moves after city grew up somewhere in the midwest or somewhere where there's not yours during the hero's father dies. He moves the city trying to cancel become hero and this is his kind of his story of how he does that mean."

" And then and then it goes well we have to kind of get to the weirdness are. There's not point this -- life -- reading you."

" The groundwork relayed in the miniseries. Okay what happens in this is the mayor starts to act kind of strange there's a thing that happens and Acer's is it that is you're paying attention. On America accessories and decides to start there there's a series of murders in. Which is the in the county with the immigrant section and I'll throw off just yet. And incorporating a shadow -- It more we were getting killed more were getting killed. And the mayor says you know we're gonna register superheroes. Some Miller. Everybody has to register and register your name. All right about privacy information leaking out you know Sarunas please some of the heroes -- and it looks like a -- You're missing out. The -- then that he sometimes everybody everybody anyway yeah that's civil war. -- war I'm gonna go ahead and tell you what happens this is not that is not the -- the sword because that happens later that -- to reveal that and you can still read it unites we will we'll be around a lot. That the second half of that the reasons and I as the mayor is part of an alien shape shifting invasion force if it. That is trying to that is right yeah as a hero that you take over yeah. I historic that you civil war and secret invasion but it'd be fun she's. And as beautifully that the heads up to confess and I -- boys negating a demo files. It is a little -- lottery regrets for the show. I don't know what's."

" What's holy Cassidy is that the registration. And the invasion. Are all so plots and today's guest yeah yeah but the basic is is that the kid who has multiple like he couldn't get front tutelage of of the professor whose mysterious there's lives and -- the cathedral -- work tonight also hesitant fashion's there the independent record he's a Catholic feedback man. Yeah and which works much faster -- you. It's really and we find out more about his origin and who he is where he came from and then eventually some have him and then he get his secrets revealed and then at the boy becomes a man gecko."

" Get that straight putts publisher issued here. It's like wow that's a hold two Summers of our hope that 525 inches and not just a little bit about this this now this was. I'm from its all come back to me when this came out we were colleagues and I remember who was. Is -- issue that is an extension that business because it ends on cliff hangers and it like and it was like oh my god and did you read that only -- it was great development through the that you re right now. So this -- trade paper and Walt called confess our compassion or whatever is. My favorite one of my favorites or as well I can't -- can't. Right get used to it and yes now that's Anderson remarkably is is that class LA is going like classic comic book stories like. -- blast hunt yes or or you know confection -- there -- he's passed -- receivers like. Dark Knight returns like literally in the -- all affluent in that camp on Hillary's and I and I don't want to feel like we're totally gushing about it even. Going back and reading these comments now I have read the men in 810 years blew my mind I've read last week -- and yes it's amazing who expected to accommodate nearly it's -- you can exhibit really I had the real televisions and in -- I could not."

" and I read a lot is we. The show I read this in the once and everything -- once famous for the straight once and I just didn't he can't stop reading his."

" It was such exciting common with it was such love. Put into these issues in this fought to -- doesn't work and let's hit this whole -- planned not just -- market but this whole arc where. So we take a break we'll come back we'll talk about what happened after this."

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" Wrestler that's a lot of focus on the whole idea the craft and everything reunion it's so. After city itself as a city but it's not like it when you read DC main cities it's like oh yeah Koppel's news Chicago enough of the or whatever money. After -- never feel like sometimes feel like San Francisco sometimes for the Saint Louis sometimes it feels like York. Like it's it's such except a crossroads of all the things that we know about comics and -- and a love letter to comics and and I think that's what part of it when the suspect that."

" every every name in the city is as old creator yeah you know and she knows costume show happens -- Jerry Robinson. And the -- like that manager Robinson's this college kid goes to and every name you know Shuster avenue in every bit as he's. That's good music good music is famous for loving yet Comex. That everything about the so this is like his love --"

" So after the confess or sort of like him that -- I don't think you'd ever reach that level again but it's still been a loss there is it will be what do you -- US -- the sort of the short story one million dollars in format. Where we we met a bunch of different people we spent little time when Jack in the Box who is -- I actually always really liked a lot. He's kind of ridiculous like he's got these whole these like a toy theme Jack device that. He's been around long thing Rudy bounces around and fights crime on a street level and there you know works for the kids in the neighborhood and does that then there's a whole. Lineage thing that happens with and some of a lot of that sort of DC that stuff that happens. There really nice story with him and the guy who. Old man. And he he wants very badly to be a known criminal."

" this this this story in this one it shouldn't be robbed the bank he's successful he beat out with everybody gets the ways and again like Brazil I think with two million dollars yeah and he's bored because no one knows who did it settles back and blows off for."

" A big theme of national city is the public facing of the heroes and villains and and -- pain that comes and it doesn't -- the end the president council that don't -- so hot you're really."

" Really like the one shot format because I like that you know not just most of the camera here but. Here's one story in the back currency this character in the next issue there's that pictured read or you've got -- restaurant. Volleyed on it and fortunately. You know but we'll find out about what to do that restaurant yeah that's what's been great structure but yeah this."

" And then and then you go to that that -- for a sort of the first the second. Long story and this also -- trading easily and as well and -- focuses on steel Jack who's this kind of on this guy this low level villain who's all -- and he gets out of prison after twenty years and he's trying to go. The straight life and realizes that it's hard because only season as an element known as a felon and Mike. And it's easy to pull back into the old you know yeah -- game into an all access look at. Have read since. -- feel like they've they've retreated this stuff like daredevil. Or terminal -- Yeah. Isn't that pathetic to say yeah I'd say exactly but I didn't -- expect Masterson yeah but on target you'll want it was a really really guitar and after that are things that they get a couple -- here and there and it kind of cute way. And also victory in visas or analyst at he -- help from the play and he was on the dangers of this -- Anderson of a lot of this is is focused but -- was always stick around their background and so it agents especially in the -- and then. In 2000. Four so two of five. Launched into what is going to be and the -- sixteen issue. Tale -- called dark age which again it was a reference to in the miniseries is where at some point there's a couple throwaway lines like going to get that now -- back in the seventies yeah format and this is -- on the seventies and and -- up with facility another -- agent and -- and -- these two Brothers -- the -- animals -- from -- Captain America. And yet he is the whole awful thing happens that is -- and you -- the first the first -- that is out. -- Is the universe is is you know this city -- live and I would like to right now start asking you to donate money so we can just take for PC to do this for the rest of the trio because I you know trinity was all right then and all all those subpoenas are commands all right. Just -- Kurtz please please please tell us the precious it's ought to want -- all that would make me so happy."

" There's more dark age coming up -- going to get that and then I'm gonna. Keep going presumably for Canada because there's elements of the heat you know yeah I the funny thing. Think about is is always been exactly same team yet branch is always done the pencil and everything was being for awhile and now easy himself. It looks a little different and compress is on the lettering -- Arafat's -- then did you yourself of the early is a nerdy comic -- early lettering in its comical to me is that fox was disciplined. With -- yet. And announce Ross is on every cover every character does yeah."

" The best things about the trades is that you've got a lot of back matter where they talk about the character -- the city desires with a -- is this person out his personal look. You see -- of the evolution wrote about trust subtle terms having your great -- yeah."

" I'm I'm I'm I'm not a big -- out Ross fan I love these covers all of these characters on them and everything else trust of the series that is that is great looking suit and again which had earlier. If nothing -- futures if -- were. -- home runs and I -- not go through the name all the cool of the gentleman that's awesome cracker Jack. You hang out did you. Happen. Hang hang man and man you're gonna like -- Cleopatra like it's all different story isn't very. This these services and -- it's got everything and VH is that if you look comics and you don't worry about the continuity and all the crap just pick -- the first -- necessity and as is often that you could actually pick up the couldn't answer that -- without having -- if it becomes you can pick up you can pick up. Trade or one of them want shots and not need to know anything in the -- little recap it's perfect as good as superhero comics get. So. If you want to send us an email and tell us what you think you guys that contact act iFanboy dot com."

" And give us a voice not hated it and was 32626. Seven there was much talk about this."

" And that I can what I -- check had a discussion and it was upset is what all our all rather be up so -- really great posts and articles there and that's also where you can donate to incur these funds and he -- on him focus on this."

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" Sources say the best comics you read since say 1995 such assessment now. Jail right now they're -- not ultimate Spiderman no new measures now final crisis now -- metropolitan. Now. You got an answer yet. It's from -- listening. Visit the sort of a fan boys brought to you by godaddy.com. And netflix.com. -- boy your comic book discussion -- website iFanboy dot com I'm just landing and that. You -- date apparently to get to this conical -- how to go about your."

" And I'm Ron Richards I'm so excited today because we are talking about one on my all time -- account books. -- And it's a rare on little -- and what effect. After -- one of the few titles that all three of us all agree. I'd like -- in my right yeah. Like without caveat so -- in the ninety's and early ninety's. Currently second out -- the marbles from marvel which is the Greek you know kind of painted story can put out trust. From a lot of -- around the -- put it kicked up into. And right 1985. I at this point I was reading all its closeup of getting into the image thing and I saw solicitation and I just saw this image of the character samaritan and the problem -- city as a little drama of Ross and written record of the -- of marbles like -- and the the first issue of the nieces and it counts then and it kicked my ass it's yeah it was so good. Basically what happened was her music and -- collaborated created a -- characters' confusion imagine this whole separate alternative superhero universe centered around the -- electricity which is a city where all the superheroes kind of came -- like talent in marvel you know all New Yorkers and what what I found really really -- and read this is get this is -- episodes on Mars and that's without really fascinating about it was that. How many times we've read news marvel and DC so firmly plant is that how times have we read a new superhero character and yeah. Universe may be added some new Superman. Analogy yet. Or or an event that universal heroes those -- you -- all night and whatever. This was so fully formed -- and so relatable and flesh flesh out that from the first issue -- but it was just amazing and you this is going to be some -- watch and now we are them fifteen years later the."

" You know this is the only comic book series that I ever went back and watch every single issue front and -- should I bought it because this came out mostly the first. Sort of two volumes -- mostly have a comics artery comics again that and I went back up I found every single issue through comic shops or are you there whatever and I have football player."

" Awful fact this image. The first editor -- you wouldn't have -- folder options would have gone. Yeah 992000. So on so what what that person leases was false claim engines. And magnified and it featured on the covers about Ross partners about Ross buttons and your -- by Brad Anderson I never heard of that came to love from his work in actually. And it was a it was an F five or six and she's decency and users and they were warned on issues focusing on to retire as little -- it is almost an anthology of different stories and different characters from this world. The cool thing about it was that they were all. It decline in there there was that mythology and history everything Mac and not -- an idea of the map but not only that Wednesday they're all kind of their clients -- be happening to left and the right of the story that would -- reference but then at the same time would an idol only realizes fifteen years later. Very subtly. The seeds were sown for all the -- had been -- up to this point right those five issues that he did some amazing -- early on just totally amazing I was not surprised -- you so much you hate. College."

" It's input isn't a dollars in the first the first to France's period politics so good that it didn't like it or complete story. In it saying you know they were each really good now. And when you talk about -- the first issue blew away -- so first the prestigious best one first issue that's of cities -- the best probably the best single issue out of all of these. One of the best English is an ever in my life yes armed because. We read submit stories rid of billions Superman stories and it's it's really imaginative man is not exactly Superman. It is this weird combination of silver age golden age in modern age. Crossroads he had it all comes together in this. Really. Interesting. Picture of what samaritans like -- like for."

" And and what you that is and he works is they researches exactly check -- and not -- in need the ability to come and I was pleases that he. It is this friendly go around the world he's got he's got a little radios here's have been. Dangers happening his different view fly these superpowers and movement is that that -- net and then yeah this whole art is basically came from the future to stop a disaster there and then got -- here we can get it -- that in the -- did -- and and became and became the severe samaritan within ten -- and he doesn't have a life didn't."

" The most beautiful thing for the first issue is is he instructed the jury he's dreaming -- and -- flying. I have to soaring. Through the fair and just make enough and important just flying. And you think well to begin flies. -- through the course issuer realized she doesn't ever get to enjoy it flies right in effect when that's one -- the next he's -- for two separate. -- are effectively commanded used to really like going to comic book convention. You have the dollar just enjoy the that it but it's it's -- that all he wants the world is available. Fly without purpose and I'm gonna -- to see if somebody and and studious he's tracking how long flights -- from the tornado to this robbery three seconds right edit a break today cycles the death of 38 seconds it was like. All he wants the world systems soar up without -- it just so beautifully."

" China and ends up until very light is a different tactic this thing is a lot of this we talk about this a lot of this is just archetypes and what have you looked through this is certainly the trade this is -- city this let's efforts many citizens of this matters on which is this is an hour -- Then there's a store that's silver region which is a is the old it was a reporter writing about a older hero who you know that that's something -- general history he gives you the sense of history then you get a story about the first family which is like the fantastic four and then you get a story about Jack in the Box it's on like the street level Carriker is almost back. He's not -- professors -- declare loyalty and this is more like yeah all that I guess is why they don't even get the need to -- it when victory is what the wonder woman and then you get the story about cracker Jack which lays the groundwork for later story line yep and then the last this book and is America and we victory on Hannity. Where that there's superhero -- that you may June taken -- horse -- into this ties into his -- not living and I shouldn't problem and so so it touches native people. And it up right they do they don't do it right so it touches on all of these are -- lays the groundwork for that also doesn't -- so unique and so on like any anything that I have read at the time."

" We talk a lot about how mark on these books it's so mired in the history in their continuity. And what this does is freeze -- sixty -- explorer. Arch types -- out the bad."

" Right now but what's interesting though is that he has the baggage but he's also only the bag as is released which is citizen is damaged -- richer the exact."

" But don't get it it's just his story where no 10 yeah he just to can look at the stuff on it so. It's so focus this is so much single voice and it is best part three got we're -- but still."

" So called currency -- breweries so. The wraps -- that mini series -- and -- in 1996 and then after city goes away and when we come back from break appointment when it came back."

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" So that in the late ninety's before word -- the broke away from image -- and then sold to DC -- he he wants improved under under while some called -- comics that he is -- a couple of wants titles and as the crew rooms can trigger -- going to suffer from the author humorous and when it was is that he's been launched with -- mortgage -- of paradise. He got up Paulson and James robinsons and leave the chance this chance I've heard of it and other Paul Smith and and -- and Turkey's accession city. -- Can we got a little -- resource are about for Stanley which was good which is all right."

" What this -- all of us. There adviser when it won best continuing series one that's covers one best single achieved it it it and a beer it cannot it -- ago."

" This so -- it's sort of kind of nice and rim really balances drama lessons whenever it bot then -- five knocked me on my -- And what we got was we got a -- of the six -- story are so spot finish -- this order -- numbers. -- Focusing on the character of compressor and this -- and his case I like it all of which sounds lame this year and this let me with no hyperbole you know completely serious. One need that story -- single stories ever told -- public that I've ever read. -- hands that. But it's it's amazing it's up there yes it's definitely that."

" All chances of a twist to -- that we -- witness but this is the bad bad character where Batman and Robin character in this story and it's and it's. What is great about it is it goes in many different directions he didn't expect from the president you."

" And it's and it and it stays consistent with the with the narration to nicely united -- the kid. Goes all the way. You fight -- he moves after city grew up somewhere in the midwest or somewhere where there's not yours during the hero's father dies. He moves the city trying to cancel become hero and this is his kind of his story of how he does that mean."

" And then and then it goes well we have to kind of get to the weirdness are. There's not point this -- life -- reading you."

" The groundwork relayed in the miniseries. Okay what happens in this is the mayor starts to act kind of strange there's a thing that happens and Acer's is it that is you're paying attention. On America accessories and decides to start there there's a series of murders in. Which is the in the county with the immigrant section and I'll throw off just yet. And incorporating a shadow -- It more we were getting killed more were getting killed. And the mayor says you know we're gonna register superheroes. Some Miller. Everybody has to register and register your name. All right about privacy information leaking out you know Sarunas please some of the heroes -- and it looks like a -- You're missing out. The -- then that he sometimes everybody everybody anyway yeah that's civil war. -- war I'm gonna go ahead and tell you what happens this is not that is not the -- the sword because that happens later that -- to reveal that and you can still read it unites we will we'll be around a lot. That the second half of that the reasons and I as the mayor is part of an alien shape shifting invasion force if it. That is trying to that is right yeah as a hero that you take over yeah. I historic that you civil war and secret invasion but it'd be fun she's. And as beautifully that the heads up to confess and I -- boys negating a demo files. It is a little -- lottery regrets for the show. I don't know what's."

" What's holy Cassidy is that the registration. And the invasion. Are all so plots and today's guest yeah yeah but the basic is is that the kid who has multiple like he couldn't get front tutelage of of the professor whose mysterious there's lives and -- the cathedral -- work tonight also hesitant fashion's there the independent record he's a Catholic feedback man. Yeah and which works much faster -- you. It's really and we find out more about his origin and who he is where he came from and then eventually some have him and then he get his secrets revealed and then at the boy becomes a man gecko."

" Get that straight putts publisher issued here. It's like wow that's a hold two Summers of our hope that 525 inches and not just a little bit about this this now this was. I'm from its all come back to me when this came out we were colleagues and I remember who was. Is -- issue that is an extension that business because it ends on cliff hangers and it like and it was like oh my god and did you read that only -- it was great development through the that you re right now. So this -- trade paper and Walt called confess our compassion or whatever is. My favorite one of my favorites or as well I can't -- can't. Right get used to it and yes now that's Anderson remarkably is is that class LA is going like classic comic book stories like. -- blast hunt yes or or you know confection -- there -- he's passed -- receivers like. Dark Knight returns like literally in the -- all affluent in that camp on Hillary's and I and I don't want to feel like we're totally gushing about it even. Going back and reading these comments now I have read the men in 810 years blew my mind I've read last week -- and yes it's amazing who expected to accommodate nearly it's -- you can exhibit really I had the real televisions and in -- I could not."

" and I read a lot is we. The show I read this in the once and everything -- once famous for the straight once and I just didn't he can't stop reading his."

" It was such exciting common with it was such love. Put into these issues in this fought to -- doesn't work and let's hit this whole -- planned not just -- market but this whole arc where. So we take a break we'll come back we'll talk about what happened after this."

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" Wrestler that's a lot of focus on the whole idea the craft and everything reunion it's so. After city itself as a city but it's not like it when you read DC main cities it's like oh yeah Koppel's news Chicago enough of the or whatever money. After -- never feel like sometimes feel like San Francisco sometimes for the Saint Louis sometimes it feels like York. Like it's it's such except a crossroads of all the things that we know about comics and -- and a love letter to comics and and I think that's what part of it when the suspect that."

" every every name in the city is as old creator yeah you know and she knows costume show happens -- Jerry Robinson. And the -- like that manager Robinson's this college kid goes to and every name you know Shuster avenue in every bit as he's. That's good music good music is famous for loving yet Comex. That everything about the so this is like his love --"

" So after the confess or sort of like him that -- I don't think you'd ever reach that level again but it's still been a loss there is it will be what do you -- US -- the sort of the short story one million dollars in format. Where we we met a bunch of different people we spent little time when Jack in the Box who is -- I actually always really liked a lot. He's kind of ridiculous like he's got these whole these like a toy theme Jack device that. He's been around long thing Rudy bounces around and fights crime on a street level and there you know works for the kids in the neighborhood and does that then there's a whole. Lineage thing that happens with and some of a lot of that sort of DC that stuff that happens. There really nice story with him and the guy who. Old man. And he he wants very badly to be a known criminal."

" this this this story in this one it shouldn't be robbed the bank he's successful he beat out with everybody gets the ways and again like Brazil I think with two million dollars yeah and he's bored because no one knows who did it settles back and blows off for."

" A big theme of national city is the public facing of the heroes and villains and and -- pain that comes and it doesn't -- the end the president council that don't -- so hot you're really."

" Really like the one shot format because I like that you know not just most of the camera here but. Here's one story in the back currency this character in the next issue there's that pictured read or you've got -- restaurant. Volleyed on it and fortunately. You know but we'll find out about what to do that restaurant yeah that's what's been great structure but yeah this."

" And then and then you go to that that -- for a sort of the first the second. Long story and this also -- trading easily and as well and -- focuses on steel Jack who's this kind of on this guy this low level villain who's all -- and he gets out of prison after twenty years and he's trying to go. The straight life and realizes that it's hard because only season as an element known as a felon and Mike. And it's easy to pull back into the old you know yeah -- game into an all access look at. Have read since. -- feel like they've they've retreated this stuff like daredevil. Or terminal -- Yeah. Isn't that pathetic to say yeah I'd say exactly but I didn't -- expect Masterson yeah but on target you'll want it was a really really guitar and after that are things that they get a couple -- here and there and it kind of cute way. And also victory in visas or analyst at he -- help from the play and he was on the dangers of this -- Anderson of a lot of this is is focused but -- was always stick around their background and so it agents especially in the -- and then. In 2000. Four so two of five. Launched into what is going to be and the -- sixteen issue. Tale -- called dark age which again it was a reference to in the miniseries is where at some point there's a couple throwaway lines like going to get that now -- back in the seventies yeah format and this is -- on the seventies and and -- up with facility another -- agent and -- and -- these two Brothers -- the -- animals -- from -- Captain America. And yet he is the whole awful thing happens that is -- and you -- the first the first -- that is out. -- Is the universe is is you know this city -- live and I would like to right now start asking you to donate money so we can just take for PC to do this for the rest of the trio because I you know trinity was all right then and all all those subpoenas are commands all right. Just -- Kurtz please please please tell us the precious it's ought to want -- all that would make me so happy."

" There's more dark age coming up -- going to get that and then I'm gonna. Keep going presumably for Canada because there's elements of the heat you know yeah I the funny thing. Think about is is always been exactly same team yet branch is always done the pencil and everything was being for awhile and now easy himself. It looks a little different and compress is on the lettering -- Arafat's -- then did you yourself of the early is a nerdy comic -- early lettering in its comical to me is that fox was disciplined. With -- yet. And announce Ross is on every cover every character does yeah."

" The best things about the trades is that you've got a lot of back matter where they talk about the character -- the city desires with a -- is this person out his personal look. You see -- of the evolution wrote about trust subtle terms having your great -- yeah."

" I'm I'm I'm I'm not a big -- out Ross fan I love these covers all of these characters on them and everything else trust of the series that is that is great looking suit and again which had earlier. If nothing -- futures if -- were. -- home runs and I -- not go through the name all the cool of the gentleman that's awesome cracker Jack. You hang out did you. Happen. Hang hang man and man you're gonna like -- Cleopatra like it's all different story isn't very. This these services and -- it's got everything and VH is that if you look comics and you don't worry about the continuity and all the crap just pick -- the first -- necessity and as is often that you could actually pick up the couldn't answer that -- without having -- if it becomes you can pick up you can pick up. Trade or one of them want shots and not need to know anything in the -- little recap it's perfect as good as superhero comics get. So. If you want to send us an email and tell us what you think you guys that contact act iFanboy dot com."

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" And that I can what I -- check had a discussion and it was upset is what all our all rather be up so -- really great posts and articles there and that's also where you can donate to incur these funds and he -- on him focus on this."

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