Every family has treasured memories... and isn't that what a family album is for? You're invited to share in some of Astro City's greatest memories...
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Feb 16, 2008
Kirsten
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This series suffers a bit due to being a vignette series rather than focusing strongly on a handful of characters -- it's hard to get any sense of a continuing storyline. On the other hand, the vignettes let you get to know a number of characters, and tend to prevent this series from accumulating the same the morass of backstory that is the blessing and curse of any long-running comic series.
This collection has a nice mix of short, one-issue stories and longer multi-issue storylines. More...
This collection has a nice mix of short, one-issue stories and longer multi-issue storylines. More...
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Apr 29, 2009
Sarah
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A further exploration of team and family dynamics by Busiek and company. Not as electrifying or all-encompassing as Confessions, but rich in the superhero history that marks the series. We get a further look at the Furst family from its youngest member's point of view, allowing for loopiness of all kinds, and we finally learn about Jack-In-the-Box, whose problems mirror Spiderman but whose wholeness is actually what leads to conflict in the space-time continuum.
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Oct 10, 2010
D.M.
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Still good, but after the first story Busiek totally abandons his original concept. In the intro to the first AC book, Busiek expresses at length his dissatisfaction at the continuing deconstruction of superheroes (a la Watchmen or Dark Knight Returns), without 'reconstructing' them. Astro City was meant to be that, but by way of telling the stories of normal people who live in the superhero-populated world. That first book was almost entirely that, while this book is the opposite: rather than o
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Feb 10, 2012
Federiken
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Quizás el tomo que menos me gustó de Astro City y, aun así, muy buen tomo. La historia de Astra de la Furst Family (me niego a llamarla "Primera Familia" por culpa del poco imaginativo y contraproducente traductor) está muy linda, y me alegra poder haberla leído completa después de más de cinco años de haberla empezado (en las revistitas de Planeta). La de Jack Caja de Sorpresas (este lo perdono un poco más) también, sobre todo por cómo le da mil vueltas a cualquier historieta superher
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Jun 20, 2009
Nat
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I am constantly amazed at the quality that comes from Astro City tales.
It's like discovering a mythos for the very first time, but also realizing that they are near copy-cats.
My only complaint is that I feel the Jack in the Box character was cut off before his prime in the storytelling narrative. (I've only read the first three trades--I have a hunch we'll see more of the character as presented here).
Clearly, he's the Peter Parker/Spider-Man of this particular More...
It's like discovering a mythos for the very first time, but also realizing that they are near copy-cats.
My only complaint is that I feel the Jack in the Box character was cut off before his prime in the storytelling narrative. (I've only read the first three trades--I have a hunch we'll see more of the character as presented here).
Clearly, he's the Peter Parker/Spider-Man of this particular More...
Sep 22, 2010
Ryan
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Astro City is what the business books might label a "game-changer" for the super-hero comic. While traditional super-hero comics pile on the number of protagonists in a vain attempt to add freshness, Busiek and company start out with a plethora of heroes, but they aren't always the main focus. The strength of these stories is that they are stories: whether they are about a dad moving his daughters to a new town and wondering if he is teaching them the right lessons or about a hero comi
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Aug 09, 2009
Nicholas
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What else could I give this but 5 stars? This time Busiek and crew go back to the anthology format, but follow a theme. All of the stories are about family and family issues. The best story in the entire anthology is the very first one, which won an Eisner Award for best single issue. It's about a father moving his two daughters to Astro City to escape the east coast and a messy divorce. He wants a fresh start and some excitement, so he comes to the most hero populated city on the planet an
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Jul 31, 2008
Trebro
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Our next visit to Astro City finds us back into the set of smaller vignettes that I liked so much in the first volume. While there's really nothing to dislike about anything in Astro City, I do think it works best in the shorter story format, where Busiek can pick a theme from a part of the traditional superhero canon and take it in a different direction.
Our first story is that of a man who moves to Astro City to leave his past problems behind. But this new place has its own proble More...
Our first story is that of a man who moves to Astro City to leave his past problems behind. But this new place has its own proble More...
Feb 26, 2011
Christian
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The world that Busiek and Ross have created feels REAL, and that's what makes it stand out. Almost an extension of the duo's Marvels, this is a "real life" look at a city with superheroes. And these heroes have lives and problems like everyone else. A fantastic series, and this volume was very emotionally-charged, with stories about belonging, and responsibility to family.
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Jul 21, 2010
Although this one has a similar style to the first book, Life in the Big City, I think Family Album is better constructed. There are four stories in this one with the uniting threads much more easily visible. The stories are much more even and interesting than those in the first volume as well.
Dec 21, 2009
Rosalia
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Another phenomenal volume of Astro City. This volume focuses on different families found in Astro city, from the First Family to a new regular family that just moved to the neighborhood. As always the stories are interesting, moving and incredible. Just can't gush enough.
Jul 27, 2011
Ernest
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Imaginative and engaging, the stories has the deceptive simplicity of the superhero structure with a fresh look at the lives of those with powers. This was a pleasure to read.
Mar 05, 2011
Arnon
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Nice stories and good art. Astro City is cool and interesting but I guess i'm just not that big a fan of many costumed heroes and strange villains running around.
Aug 16, 2009
Frank
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Good stories throughout with wonderful art. The Astra series was wonderfully done
Nov 07, 2011
Brian
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nice handful of stories set in Astro City...including 2 Eisner award winning tales!
Apr 23, 2008
Aaron
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I hear this is the worst of the collections. That seems amazing to me. I don't know why I put this series off for so long.
Jan 31, 2008
Mike
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This volume includes the Spider-Man/Street level super Jack-in-the-Box and some weird time-travel-y family drama.
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