ostrava's review against another edition
2.0
A bit of it is volume 1 stuff, a bit of the rest was new stories that failed to capture my attention. Overall, a fairly unimpressive anthology, the lower rating than the first volume is just me growing more and more impatient of seeing ANY of the supposed brilliance of this series.
So, wow, you've turned superheroes and supervillains into human beings, what an accomplishment. Out of the first three volumes, only the second one was aiming at something but didn't quite accomplish what I wanted it to accomplish, and we're going nowhere.
But I'm stubborn, so I'll read some more. EVENTUALLY, there's gotta be a book that grabs me. This stuff is doing nothing for me, we're still on square one.
So, wow, you've turned superheroes and supervillains into human beings, what an accomplishment. Out of the first three volumes, only the second one was aiming at something but didn't quite accomplish what I wanted it to accomplish, and we're going nowhere.
But I'm stubborn, so I'll read some more. EVENTUALLY, there's gotta be a book that grabs me. This stuff is doing nothing for me, we're still on square one.
ostrava's review against another edition
3.0
Sort of okeysh. Some of the stories were nice, others needed more polish and emotion.
I don't know, it's enjoyable I guess, but Astro City doesn't impress me. I'll go back for more in the future but so far, only the Tarnished Angel was noteworthy.
I don't know, it's enjoyable I guess, but Astro City doesn't impress me. I'll go back for more in the future but so far, only the Tarnished Angel was noteworthy.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
The grand re-read continues. Though I'm pretty distracted by the election week counts. This didn't work for me quite as well on this time through. Maybe because the characters felt more old and defeated. Maybe because I've liked the longer stories on the re-read better. The city girl visiting the country was probably my favorite this time through. Drop the review from 4.5 down to a 4.
Another great book. All good stories, all different and unexpected. Real characters, good writing. Maybe a little bit too heavy on living in a superhero world as a non superhero, but hey I like that kind of thing. Even the city girl visiting the country worked better than expected and showed a possible difference in the rural superhero world. 4.5 of 5.
Another great book. All good stories, all different and unexpected. Real characters, good writing. Maybe a little bit too heavy on living in a superhero world as a non superhero, but hey I like that kind of thing. Even the city girl visiting the country worked better than expected and showed a possible difference in the rural superhero world. 4.5 of 5.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
5.0
A re-read. I definitely preferred the longer story of volume 2. But this definitely still works. The little kid art was perhaps a bit off.
Wow. This series just keeps on getting better and better as I read more of it. This book is all disconnected short stories but all set in the superhero community in some way of Astro City. And the pacing and the range is just really good. The characters are all different but believable, even the cartoon lion brought to life (as a cartoon). Sure others have played in this space, the famous kid who just wants to be a kid, the scary clown. But the old smart guy criminal who just wants respect for his brilliance and maybe even pulls it off. Maybe I'm just getting old.
Wow. This series just keeps on getting better and better as I read more of it. This book is all disconnected short stories but all set in the superhero community in some way of Astro City. And the pacing and the range is just really good. The characters are all different but believable, even the cartoon lion brought to life (as a cartoon). Sure others have played in this space, the famous kid who just wants to be a kid, the scary clown. But the old smart guy criminal who just wants respect for his brilliance and maybe even pulls it off. Maybe I'm just getting old.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
5.0
A re-read. I was as impressed with the Astra story this time. But the first two stories. Beautie was just really different and yet really good. But The Eagle and the Mountain was just fantastic. The art, the story, the colors, the writing. So many details were just so good.
Wow. This series just stays great - volume after volume, story after story. And they are all different. And I'm not sure what order you read them truly matters. In this one the last story, of the time-traveling Silver Agent was certainly the weakest and somewhat confused. But the other three ... Beautie - a Barbie doll superhero basically come to life but still plastic - works like some of the best of short stories. And really The Eagle and the Mountain with a superhero and his Nemesis works the same way. Graduation Day is a lot lighter and yet gets into the nature of celebrity. Really, you want to read good superhero graphic novels - Astro City is what you should read.
Wow. This series just stays great - volume after volume, story after story. And they are all different. And I'm not sure what order you read them truly matters. In this one the last story, of the time-traveling Silver Agent was certainly the weakest and somewhat confused. But the other three ... Beautie - a Barbie doll superhero basically come to life but still plastic - works like some of the best of short stories. And really The Eagle and the Mountain with a superhero and his Nemesis works the same way. Graduation Day is a lot lighter and yet gets into the nature of celebrity. Really, you want to read good superhero graphic novels - Astro City is what you should read.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
5.0
Continuing the re-read of Astro City. This is a longer story on Winged Victory with a shorter backstory of an Intro to Astro City. Winged Victory is basically a Wonder Woman knock-off. But as always in Astro City it's not really a knock-off. This story basically is the story of fake news and a frame up. And had yells of "Lock her up". Some of it felt scarily current. 4.5 of 5. I've been a little harsher on this re-read. Mostly because it's hard for Astro City to feel like something I've never read before on a re-read. It was really nice to have Confessor back in the mix - and yes that makes this a Superman, Batman, Wonder-Woman teamup.
A shorter volume, but still very good. This one tell us the story around Winged Victory with a couple of other heroes and villains thrown in for good measure. And it rings true like it could be happening in the real world. And then there is an Intro to Astro City done as a travel magazine which isn't bad. The writing and story-telling on Astro City is consistently fantastic, it makes everything else kind of look bad.
A shorter volume, but still very good. This one tell us the story around Winged Victory with a couple of other heroes and villains thrown in for good measure. And it rings true like it could be happening in the real world. And then there is an Intro to Astro City done as a travel magazine which isn't bad. The writing and story-telling on Astro City is consistently fantastic, it makes everything else kind of look bad.
jonmhansen's review against another edition
4.0
I love reading these to spot the original inspirations.
kavinay's review
4.0
Bit of a strange subject, but it's stories like this that make you realize how dull the Marvel and DC fare are compared to homages like Busiek's.
mattmaison's review against another edition
5.0
This is the best Astro City I've read so far. Recommended.