And Then I Read: ASTRO CITY 23

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In the 1950s and 60s, then DC Comics chief Irwin Donenfeld used to track all kinds of cover elements to see how they affected comics sales, and it was discovered that whenever a gorilla appeared on a cover, it sold more. For a while there were gorillas on lots of DC covers. I was never that interested in gorilla covers per se, but this one sure works for me!

And what a great character he is: Sticks, a drum-playing sentient, speaking gorilla has come to Astro City not, as one might think, to become a super-hero, but to find and join a band. Trouble is, in Astro City, one is likely to get sidetracked by super-heroes no matter what your intentions are…

Great writing and art, as usual, highly fun and recommended.