Is astro city any good? I read that it is a series of stories taking place at different momments in a single continuity’s timeline, where a single world went from the golden age to the modern time without rebooting and time has properly passed.
To me, this sounds very appealing, but execution tends to kill great ideas and elevate bad ones.
So, have you read it? What do you think of it.
Why yes, it is the best superhero comic ever written.
Definitely. There are parts that are better than others, The Dark Age is a famously weak portion and some folks aren't as fond of the newer issues as they are of the older ones (personally I like them.)
Worth a look at the very least.
I’m going to be picking it up based on the premise alone. My biggest fear is that it will end up being this kind of baity comic, where the concept sounds interesting, but nothing relating to it ever really happens.
You know, like how most gundam series promise mecha action, but instead deliver a lod of crying about war and naked children floating in space.
Dark Age isn't that bad. Only it took too long to finish at the time, plus the hiatuses. As for the series, its Busiek love letter to superhero comics.
>Reading 90s trash
>Not reading 90’s trash
It’s the best kind trash.
Woah. The series is more focused in character study than an overarching story. Sometimes from the civilian perspective. There are some longer arc later in the run, but it always reverts back to stand alone stories. The Dark Age is the longest arc of the series focusing in two brothers and how they saw superheroing and Astro City change through the decades.
Note you should read up to the Confessor arc, if you don't like it by then. It won't improve for you. It helps having a passing knowledge of the big two properties, kind of like Moore's "Top 10"
Is there any mecha series that doesn't do that though? The whole genre is just one big tease.
It's fucking great. After reading it, I picked up some of Busiek's mainstream work and was surprised at how bland it was. But he's fantastic in his own universe. I particularly liked the one about the Z-list henchmen trying to live their lives. Good stuff, and FUN without being silly and stupid.
Sounds pretty close to the impression I got. Kinda like an anrhology or pulp magazine set up around this world where superheroing is not something that began 15 years ago.
Passing knowledge how? I can identify the various archetypes and have read a few runs for each company. But I always found myself burned by events shaking up whatever I was enjoying, so I never delved too deep. My biggest knowledge base would be cartoons.
My favorite comics are the ones dealing with family themes and civilian life for heroes. In recent comics, these would be Superman’s early post new52 run where clark was settling in after his return, Superior foes of spider-man where Boomerang just can’t stop being scum even if he tries and Super-Man coming to grips with his powers and his situation as a government project.
I think Brent Anderson's art sucks so I only read the first trade.
>I picked up some of Busiek's mainstream work and was surprised at how bland it was.
Eh, Trinity was bland-ish, but Secret Identity is his best work and one of the best comics DC has ever published. Busiek and Immonen created something truly special.
Eh.... Megas XLR? It may be the only mecha series that actually takes advantage of the fact that ot is a mecha series.
General passing knowledge. Like you recognize the Superman, Batman, Fantastic Four, Dr Strange, Wonder Woman analogs.
>Secret Identity is his best work and one of the best comics DC has ever published.
Thanks, will look it up.
it's why I still respect D.C. to some extent, the experimental nature of the title was magnificent, the execution wonderful, read Astro City O.P. & start living your best life.
DC had nothing to do with this comic, the title was first published at Image.
This but semi-unironically, it's top 5 ever for sure
G Gundam
Expected: Street fighter with mechs
Got: Street fighter with mechs
If you end up liking this, try Marvels. Or maybe better: try Marvels anyway. You may like it.
That's what gundam is you shit ass. Go watch g gundam if you want your balls juggled.
Ayy it was on vertigo
>Is astro city any good? I read that it is a series of stories taking place at different momments in a single continuity’s timeline, where a single world went from the golden age to the modern time without rebooting and time has properly passed.
Huh, so kinda like Superman And Batman: Generations or something.
sorta, basically if the comic is not explicitly given a date inside(like say a flashback story to the fifties) then usually it's supposed to be more or less set at the time of publication, so Astro City's modern day started out set during the mid 90's, and in the most recent issues that aren't flashbacks it's set in the present day, so characters have aged and changed over the years
His longer runs are all bland. His limited series like Secret Identity, Marvels are great. Creature of the night is shaping up to be great as well.