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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 741 EAN: 9781401218683 ISBN: 1401218687 Label: WildStorm Manufacturer: WildStorm Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: July 29, 2008 Publisher: WildStorm Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: July 29, 2008 Studio: WildStorm Related Items:
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 Rating: - Silver Agent and more!!!Anyone familiar with Kurt Busiek's Astro City knows there was an ongoing foreshadowing to something that ended up seeing the Silver Agent dead. There is a big statue early on in the series with the caption: "Our Greatest Shame" with the agent staring down obviously distraught. It was tantalizing to say the least.. What happened to the Silver Agent? Who was the Silver Agent? But also in Astro City we realize that stories are told through regular people who somehow bear witness to the ... Read More Rating: - A Fine Addition to the SeriesThe Busiek series Astro City is a masterpiece in the comics genre. The latest addition to the series "Dark Age" is a worthy addition. Kurt Busiek's series tackles the superhero mythos from a consistently different perspective. These stories are not about heroes versus villains as much as they are about the personal aspect of living in a world with superheroes. In Dark Age, the two main characters are not superheroes. On the contrary they are two normal brothers who do not even care ... Read More Rating: - The best superhero series around keeps getting betterAstro City creator Kurt Busiek gets it. He realizes that superheroes are a well-established genre and just like crime dramas or westerns he does not need to waste time covering old ground. So in AC we have new characters swiftly introduced with some quick shorthand, and then Busiek starts telling the interesting part of their story. In superhero land aliens and lab accidents are a dime a dozen. Busiek tells new stories with these familiar staples. So in Dark Age he enters ... Read More Rating: - Heroes for the real worldKurt Busiek's Astro City series are modern classics - sometimes told in similar vein as older stories but with fresh perspectives and depth of characterization seldom seen. His stories are more often told from the viewpoint of the man on the street rather than an invulnerable superhero. The Dark Ages continues this trend, but as the title indicates, these are not happy times for the citizens of Astro City. This is where their trust and belief in their heroes gets washed aside, where they fail ... Read More 
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