false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170799449m/72114.jpg 72114 3 After serving his time, super-villain Steeljack finds himself back on the streets. But for a man who has learned to live and thrive in a world behind bars, freedom can be the greatest prison. Intent to make good with his second chance, Steeljack is unsuccessful finding work until he takes on a dangerous job investigating the murder of several super-villains in his neighborhood. But as he solves the mystery, Steeljack soon finds that he may be the latest victim on the list of deceased criminals. Featuring a painted cover and sketchbook by Alex Ross and an introduction by Frank Miller. 1754050 1 5 2000 Astro City Vol. 4: The Tarnished Angel total:235|5:89|4:105|3:37|2:4|1:0| 235 984 270 17 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 17:08:58 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 07:17:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 30 12:23:35 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:28:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 22 15:02:13 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 10 08:36:28 -0700 2009
In Tarnished Angel (an awesome title on so many levels for this story), Busiek and crew get back to the multi-part narrative format and tell t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 13:33:44 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 13:35:20 -0800 2009 2
Marvelous. The best of the se...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Jan 28 16:14:07 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 16:16:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 00:29:25 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 00:30:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 21:30:14 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 21:34:10 -0700 2007 Watchmen, or Promethea, you owe it to yourself to read this book. I love the main character, Steeljack, so much. It's rare enough in comics to see the "villains" depicted as real people, but to see the class struggles that lead them to crime is alm...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 20 16:36:46 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 18:26:31 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 11:46:28 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 12:41:40 -0700 2008 Astro City. In The Tarnished Angel, we meet Steeljack, a former felon recently released from prison. He’s hired by the folks in his neighborhood to find out who’s killing all the “black masks” (crooks) a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 18:40:17 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 18:46:44 -0700 2008
And, this is the same strength that m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 14:01:56 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 14:05:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Oct 02 10:39:12 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 10:39:44 -0700 2007 Astro City generally with the first book, but this one deserves special mention for being my favorite of the bunch. Steeljack is just a fantastic noir character.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 31 09:21:23 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 09:22:17 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 29 07:33:44 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 07:33:44 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 16:19:53 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 18 18:19:41 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 06:26:35 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 06:32:05 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Apr 23 12:18:57 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 11:52:08 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Nov 25 08:07:46 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 08:07:46 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 18 22:31:30 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 22:31:30 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 30 22:27:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 22:28:18 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=72114