Après trois ans de hiatus suite à la fermeture du label Wildstorm; Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson et Alex Ross sont prêt à reprendre leur analyse du comics mainstream débuté en 1995 dans les pages de la série Astro City. A travers le point de vue des citoyens et des héros archétypaux de la ville, Astro City retrace l’évolution du mythe super-héroïques américain depuis sa création.
Le premier numéro sortira en juin 2013 chez DC Comics. Cependant, l’auteur tient a préciser que l’univers d’Astro City reste en marge des autres séries de l’éditeur malgré l’assimilation de Wildstorm et Vertigo depuis le New 52.
Et le retour du Busiek, aussi.
Je ne le voyais plus trop, depuis sa participation au truc sur Kirby chez Dynamite, et je suis content de le voir revenir.
Oui, il y a des années, il a fait un empoisonnement à cause de plombages dentaires, d’après ce que j’ai compris. Et j’ai entendu dire que ça a eu des séquelles récentes, mais j’en sais guère plus. Je suis content de le revoir en selle.
Oui, il y a des années, il a fait un empoisonnement à cause de plombages dentaires, d’après ce que j’ai compris. Et j’ai entendu dire que ça a eu des séquelles récentes, mais j’en sais guère plus.
Jim[/quote]
Il en parle sur sa page facebook.
il a plutôt la santé fragile l’ami Kurt.
[quote]Astro City #1
Story by Kurt Busiek
Art by Bent Anderson
Colors by Alex Ross
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher Vertigo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, June 5th, 2013
ASTRO CITY is back in a new, ongoing monthly series that showcases old heroes and new, as The Ambassador comes to Earth, and an ordinary man is caught up in a cosmic conflict! Featuring the return of favorites like Samaritan and Honor Guard, and the debut of some new sensations! Plus, the seeds of a new mystery: Who is the Broken Man? The entire award-winning creative team is back to kick off a new epoch of the human and the super human. Get in on the ground floor of Astro City’s next epic![/quote]
[quote]Astro City #2
Story by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher Vertigo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, July 10th, 2013
When the Honor Guard charges into battle, they’re not alone. They’re backed by a crack support staff, from researchers to threat assessment teams to hotline switchboard clerks. And when one young woman gets the job offer of a lifetime, it opens the way to a world of wonder, of possibilities—and possibly, the greatest mistake of her life. The return of the acclaimed series continues, with a closeup look at the humans behind the super humans.[/quote]
[quote]Astro City #3
Story by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson
Colors by Alex Sinclair
Letters by Comicraft
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher Vertigo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, August 14th, 2013
In the midst of all-out battle between Honor Guard and the Skullcrushers in the mountains of Ecuador, we see the human cost, as HG support staff member Marella Cowper wades into the middle of it. Why is she there? What will she find? And why does she consider it all her fault? The award winning ASTRO CITY continues to explore life in a superhuman world. Featuring the second half of a diptych cover by Alex Ross.[/quote]
[quote]Astro City #4
Story by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher Vertigo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, September 11th, 2013
Mattie Sullivan isn’t a super hero or a villain—she uses her telekinetic powers to do special effects for movies and television. But when she’s forcibly “recruited” by a new criminal mastermind, Mattie faces a choice: Will she fight, or will she continue to stay on the sidelines? A look into the lives of super humans who’ve taken different paths, and how they manage.[/quote]
[quote]Written by: Kurt Busiek.
Art by: Brent Anderson.
Cover by: Alex Ross.
Description: What secrets hide in Astro City’s past? And what does the Broken Man fear? Take a look into the days before Astro City was renamed as you meet the Blasphemy Agency, watch Dame Progress battle Mister Cakewalk, and learn what lies behind the mask of Lord Saampa, the Serpent’s Tongue, in a trio of revelatory adventures. Hints, portents, and mysteries unfold, as the Broken Man’s story is explored.
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Oct. 9. [/quote]
[quote]Astro City #6
Story by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher Vertigo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, November 13th, 2013
The Ambassador, Cleopatra, The Ore-Master…what do they have to do with Thatcher Jerome, a mid-level mobster involved with business on Astro City’s rivers? And how does all-out Super Hero battle change his world? A tale of opportunity, ambition and family ties—in a world where even the sky’s not the limit.[/quote]
[quote]Astro City #7
Story by Kurt Busiek
Art by Brent Anderson
Colors by Alex Sinclair
Letters by Comicraft
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher Vertigo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, December 11th, 2013
A major new 4-part epic begins featuring Winged Victory, Samaritan and the Confessor, three of Astro City’s most popular heroes. It begins when a young boy seeks sanctuary and training at Winged Victory’s school for battered women—and builds to revelations, accusations and a threat that may spell the end of her heroic career. Plus: Winged Victory’s origin is revealed at last.[/quote]
