Kurt Busiek

Issue 7 of “Astro City”, which hit stands this week, stars Winged Victory, the unabashed Wonder Woman of the Astro City universe, though she looks more like Katherine Hepburn mugged Xena and Hawkwoman. The issue, the first in a four-part story, both recants WV’s origin, and sees her slandered by her foes, implicating all her battles with them are staged, and offers an overall introduction to Winged Victory’s side of the the “Astro City” universe, which till now had only been referred to rather than shown.

Astro City # 6 Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Eric Anderson Published by DC/Vertigo Comics Since returning to stands earlier this year under DC’s Vertigo imprint, Kurt Busiek’s Astro City has been fluctuating up and down in quality with more fervor and energy than the needle on a seismograph placed next to a …

Astro City # 4 Written by Kurt Busiek Artwork by Brent Eric Anderson Published by DC/Vertigo Comics A really great comic can expand its universe and teach us more about the world we’re visiting while telling a story at the same time. It’s a hard balancing act to pull off, and usually readers have to …

Astro City # 3 Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Eric Anderson Published by DC/Vertigo Comics Like a tumescent, throbbing perfect batting average, a good streak of comics is hard to keep up. Oh sure, it’s easy to put out one awesome comic, and probably to put out two, but to keep that level …

Astro City # 2 Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Eric Anderson Published by DC/Vertigo Comics The first issue of  the triumphant return of “Astro City” to comic store shelves, now under the umbrella of DC’s Vertigo imprint, felt like a step in a new direction for the series. “This is a new day” …

Astro City # 1 Written by Kurt Busiek Art by Brent Eric Anderson Published by DC/Vertigo Comics For the past few years, the absence of Kurt Busiek’s “Astro City”, easily one of the best new superhero properties of the 20th century, has been sorely felt by fans. Since the shutdown of former “Astro City” publisher, …