Colección: Astro City

Astro City: Exploring Life in a Superhero Universe

Astro City offers unique perspectives on everyday life within a superhero-comic universe, blending stories that focus on both a wide array of superhero characters and ordinary people. Created by Kurt Busiek, the series is often seen as a response to the darker tone of the Comic Book Dark Age, aiming to tell more optimistic and thoughtful superhero stories. It serves as a "thesis statement" on how superhero comics work, exploring classic superhero archetypes and using them as a platform to comment on deeper themes found within the subtext of older comics.

Many of Astro City's superheroes share similarities with iconic characters from Marvel and DC Comics. For example, the feminist superhero Winged Victory draws parallels to Wonder Woman, while the superhero team First Family mirrors the dynamic of the Fantastic Four.