Today astro city is a shining metropolis on a hill where superheroes patrol the skies. So in dark age he enters the 70s a time when life in america was going through tremendous social upheavals. The mean streets of astro city in the 1970s are getting meaner, and charles. Against the background of astro citys most turbulent decade, featuring the street angel, black velvet, the. Keep track of your comic book collection online with full comic details, cover images, and current market values. Against the background of astro city s most turbulent decade, featuring the street angel, black velvet, the. The dark age follows two brothers in astro city in the 70s, charles and royal williams, who after witnessing a superhero fail to save their parents, have gone in two opposite directions. The dark age is a series that i cant help but think will be looked on more fondly down the line, once peoples primary encounters with it are through the collected editions and not reading it. Today astro city is a shining metropolis on a hill where superh. Dark agebook one comic online free and high quality.
The first volume was published from 1995 to 1996 by image comics. It will have a few minor defects and will generally appear to be in slightly used but not roughly used condition. Once again, readers are reacquainted with charles and royal, two brothers whose lives went in completely different directions. First, when it started running back in 2005, i recall it was heralded as the story that would. Anderson colors alex sinclair letters john roshell. Astro city kurt boucicaut, this comic book series centered on the fictional american town of the same name. Two brothers, one good and one evil, must deal with family secrets and social upheaval, involving heroes from jackinthebox to the blue knight and the unsettling events leading to the final fate of the mysterious silver. Created and written by kurt busiek, the series is mostly illustrated by brent anderson, with character designs and painted covers by alex ross.
Today, astro city is a shining metropolis on a hill where superheroes patrol the skies. The dark age book one sc kurt busieks astro city paperback july 21, 2009 by kurt busiek author. Astro city the dark age hc 20082010 dcwildstorm comic books. The dark age, book 1 by kurt busiek and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The dark age book two 9781401228439 by busiek, kurt and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Buy astro city the dark age hc book 02 brothers in arm kurt busieks astro city 01 by anderson, brent e.
Astro city the dark age book there 14 series complete wildstorm collections astro city the dark age book two 14 series complete wildstorm collections astro city local heroes 15 series complete wildstorm collections kurt busieks astro city volume 2 0. Written by kurt busiek art by brent anderson cover by alex ross astro citys longest and most ambitious epic enters a new era and a new jumpingon point. He grew up in various towns in the boston area, including lexington, where he befriended future. The dark age book one is a comic book series by wildstorm. The superhero had been deconstructed so thoroughly in works like watchmen, miracleman, and the various vertigo series, but few had openly celebrated the superheros as an important mythology of americana. Life in a city full of superheroes, costumed criminals, sorcerers, demons. His work includes the marvels limited series, his own series titled astro city, and a fouryear run on the avengers.
If condition is in question, please request more pictures. He uses superheroes to tell the story of that time and capture the chaos in society. Book one, now in trade paperback, takes place in the early 1970s and follows two brothers with one becoming a hero and the other taking a far different path. Brent andersons art and alex ross designs are just as beautiful as ever. The dark age, kurt busieks comic filled throwback to a less than ideal astro city era is dark, gritty, and strangely realistic even though its filled with literal out of this world events. Astro city dark age book 1 001 viewcomic reading comics. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Book one, now in trade paperback, takes place in the early 1970s, and follows two brothers with one becoming a hero and another taking a far different path.
The dark age consists of four 4issue arcs stretching across astro citys darkest era. The mean streets of astro city in the 1970s are getting meaner, and charles and royal williams are drawn deeper into the darkness. The dark age book two brothers in arms collects astro city. In the summer of 2005, writer kurt busiek and artist brent andersons comic book series astro city launched a new storyline, the dark age, promising a run of 16 issues divided into four 4. The dark age book one busiek, kurt, anderson, bret on amazon. Even weighed down by his heavy metal armor, he can flip off buildings, kick multiple enemies around and tumble. Astro city books belong on every comic fans bookshelf. The dark age book one paperback april 21, 2015 by kurt busiek author. Charles is a cop, acting inside the law to be the hero he doesnt believe the superheroes can be. Kurt busieks series tackles the superhero mythos from a consistently different perspective. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Presenting a group of fourissue limited series stretching across astro citys darkest era.
Find out why the 70s were so troubled through the eyes of two men who. Astro city the dark age book 3 2009 comic books mycomicshop. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Astro city the dark age book one 14 series complete. Writer kurt pusik and series cocreated with illustrator brent anderson character design and drawings cover alex ross. Find out why the 70s were so troubled through the eyes of two men who survived the depths of it. Bringing information on the award winning astro city comics from kurt busiek and brent anderson directly to your screen. The acclaimed astro city returns with eyes of a killer, the second story arc in the 16issue dark age epic by kurt busiek, brent anderson and alex ross.
When dc discontinued the wildstorm imprint, the title was moved to vertigo. It was originally published by image, then moved to homagewildstorm, staying with wildstorm when it was bought by dc. The story is actually about two brothers growing up in the dark age and how their different paths always seem to cross with each other and masks in astro city. Book one, now in trade paperback, takes place in the early 1970s, and follows two brothers with one becoming a. Every issue of this series is wellcrafted, and this is no exception, but the story of the brothers williams has gone on far too long. However, things were not always as bright as they are today. Collecting the first eight chapters of the 16part dark age saga, revealing the history of astro city and shedding light on some of its greatest heroes. Astro city the dark age hc book 02 brothers in arm kurt. The dark age is a series that i cant help but think will be looked on more fondly down the line, once peoples primary encounters with it are through the collected editions and not reading it one issue at a time. In 1996, a second volume was launched under the homage comics imprint of image partner studio wildstorm, which was then acquired by dc comics, where the series. Jun 28, 2016 the dark age has plenty of goofy comic book stuff, like glowing permanent crosshair marks that allow the spirit of police vengeance to hunt you down from astro city. The dark age book one 2005 in the wake of a global catastrophe during the early 70s, two brothers deal with family secrets and social upheaval, involving heroes from jackinthebox to the blue knight, newcomers like apollo eleven, and the unsettling events leading to the final.
Four issue miniseries that starts the epic saga the dark age. The dark age, book 1 hardcover july 29, 2008 by kurt busiek author. The dark age book one busiek, kurt, anderson, bret on. Kurt busieks astro city is an american superhero anthology comic book series centered on a fictional american city of that name. Even weighed down by his heavy metal armor, he can flip off buildings, kick multiple enemies around and tumble through monsters to dodge their teeth. It was originally published by image, then moved to homagewildstorm, staying with wildstorm when it. Book two subtitled eyes of a killer picks up a few years after the first ends. May 14, 2015 kurt busieks astro city marked the arrival of a new kind of alternative superhero story. The history of silver agent is not currently documented. Astro city is a comic book series or, more accurately, sequence of miniseries and ongoings written by kurt busiek and first published in 1995. The dark age is the longest astro city story to date, running 16 issues plus a prologue now collected in books one and two more than twice as long as any earlier story.