Astro City

Kurt Busiek's Astro City is an American superhero anthology comic book series centered on a fictional American city of that name. Created and written by Kurt Busiek, the series is mostly illustrated by Brent Anderson, with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross.

Astro City
Cover art to Astro City (Vol. 2) #1 by Alex Ross.
Publication information
Publisher
  • Image Comics (1995–1996, 2022–present)
  • Homage Comics (1996–2004)
  • Wildstorm (2004–2010)
  • Vertigo Comics (2013–2018)
FormatOngoing series
Genre
  • Superhero
Publication date
  • (Vol. 1)
  • August 1995 – January 1996
  • (Vol. 2)
  • September 1996 – August 2000
  • Local Heroes
  • April 2003 – February 2004
  • The Dark Age and the specials
  • June 2004 – August 2010
  • (Vol. 3)
  • August 2013 – August 2018
  • (Vol. 4)
  • March 2022 – present
Creative team
Created by
  • Kurt Busiek
  • Brent Anderson
  • Alex Ross
Written byKurt Busiek
Artist(s)
Editor(s)
Collected editions
Metrobook OneISBN 1-5343-2204-3
Metrobook TwoISBN 1-5343-2317-1
Metrobook ThreeISBN 1-5343-2462-3
Metrobook FourISBN 1-5343-9971-2
Metrobook FiveISBN 1-5343-9709-4

The first volume was published from 1995 to 1996 by Image Comics. In 1996, a second volume was launched under the Homage Comics imprint of Image partner studio WildStorm, which was then acquired by DC Comics, where the series later transitioned to the WildStorm Signature Series imprint and continued until 2010. During this period it switched from a regular ongoing series to a sequence of periodic mini-series and special issues. A third, ongoing volume was launched under DC's Vertigo imprint in 2013 and concluded in 2018, reverting to occasional miniseries and original graphic novels. Counting all series, mini-series and special issues, over 100 issues have been published.

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