Astro City Metrobk V02 [TRADE PAPER ]

A super-powered convict must turn detective to protect his community. A young lawyer becomes entangled with a chilling avenger. A television actor finds himself playing superhero for real. A living cartoon reflects on his strange life. And much more, including a guide to Astro City’s heroes, history and neighborhoods illustrated by an all-star roster of artists.
Star creators Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Alex Ross and friends bring you more stories that changed how we think about superheroes.
Collects ASTRO CITY vol 2 #13-22, ASTRO CITY: LOCAL HEROES #1-5, ASTRO CITY SPECIAL #1, portions of 9-11 - THE WORLD’S FINEST COMIC BOOK WRITERS & ARTISTS TELL STORIES TO REMEMBER #2 and ASTRO CITY: A VISITOR’S GUIDEKurt Busiek broke in as a comics writer in 1982, with stories inGreen Lantern#162 andPower Man & Iron Fist#90, both out the same day. Since then, he’s worked on just about everything fromAction ComicstoZot!, including runs onAvengers, Iron Man, Superman, Conan, and others, along with co-creatingThunderbolts,The Power Companyand more. Best known for his work on the multiple-award-winningMarvelsand ASTRO CITY, he’s been turning more and more to creator-owned work of late, including such projects as ARROWSMITH,Superstar,Shockrocketsand THE WIZARD'S TALE, and is currently working on more ASTRO CITY along with his new series THE AUTUMNLANDS, drawn by Benjamin Dewey.

Brent Eric Anderson was born in San Jose, California in 1955 and grew up on the West Coast. His favorite comics – on the rare occasion he was allowed to read them – wereArchie,Stumbo the Giant,Hot Stuff the Little Devil, andDennis the Menace. His mother, influenced by the widespread bias against comics in the 1950s, favored classic children’s literature, such asTreasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson and theJust So Storiesby Rudyalã"