Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Homage Comics (1999), Edition: Gph, 208 pages
Description
"Brian Kinney has left his rural home, seeking adventure in the big city - Astro City. After working his way into the super-hero scene as a busboy and waiter, Brian attracts the attention of Astro City's vigilante Confessor. Dubbed Alter Boy, Brian becomes the Confessors sidekick. While Astro City suffers under the looming threat of a serial killer on the loose and the city government moves to ban super heroes altogether, Brian questions the actions of his mentor. If that weren't enough, there just may be an alien invasion looming!"--
User reviews
LibraryThing member stephmo
This volume of Astro City stands alone with the majority of the trade taking up the story of The Confessor and Altar Boy. More than that, as Introduction writer Neil Gaiman promises, this is a story where there is room for things to mean more than they literally mean. As a stand-alone story about a
As always, Astro City is a lush and colorful place thanks to the talented artistry. Costume design for superheroes featured in just a few panels get amazing detail and thought.
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wide-eyed teen being mentored by one of Astro City's more mysterious heroes during one of it's darkest hours it is a great story. As a story about the nature of heroics and what it ultimately takes to be called a hero - it becomes so much more. When it begins to dig into the nature of humanity in the face of the gift of heroics - and whether we even recognize them when we see them, it is even better. As always, Astro City is a lush and colorful place thanks to the talented artistry. Costume design for superheroes featured in just a few panels get amazing detail and thought.
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LibraryThing member drewandlori
The first novel-length story in the Astro City series. It tells the story of the Confessor and Altar Boy, (essentially the Astro City equivalent of Batman and Robin). There are no bad Astro City stories in my opinion, but this is probably my favorite of the whole series. As a bonus, it also
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includes the brilliant short story "The Nearness of You" at the end, which is probably the most famous AC story. Show Less
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
When teenager Brian Kinney comes to the city where superheroes live , he has dreams, those dreams involve superheroes. When he gets a chance he finds that there's mystery involved and his superhero mentor has secrets he's hiding from everyone. It's a story about why and what it means to be a hero
This is a graphic novel series that I'm going to have to keep looking for.
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and I enjoyed it a lot. The short story about an alternative world and a love that never really happened was sweet. I did like the end.This is a graphic novel series that I'm going to have to keep looking for.
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LibraryThing member clfisha
Astro City is a metropolis filled by a multitude of superheroes and dastardly villains. It’s a place where Busiek explores the genre, the cracks in between the stories and how real people would fit into and react to such a world.
Confession is the 2nd in the series but I think can be taken
It’s another great multilayered tale with luscious artwork. A tale of sidekicks and their teachers, of what it means to be a hero and if we can ever recognise those that are. It's a commentary on popularist politics, a fun superhero fight to save the world and an intriguing mystery.
Personal preference means I preferred the short story approach in Volume 1. However there is an extra separate story at the end of book, a lovely heart-rending story of loss and the comfort of memory. Gets extra brownie points for that.
Highly recommend this series to even non superhero fans.
Confession is the 2nd in the series but I think can be taken
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standalone. We follow young Brian Kinney running from his past to become something big in the city and so he does.. sidekick to mysterious The Confessor. It’s another great multilayered tale with luscious artwork. A tale of sidekicks and their teachers, of what it means to be a hero and if we can ever recognise those that are. It's a commentary on popularist politics, a fun superhero fight to save the world and an intriguing mystery.
Personal preference means I preferred the short story approach in Volume 1. However there is an extra separate story at the end of book, a lovely heart-rending story of loss and the comfort of memory. Gets extra brownie points for that.
Highly recommend this series to even non superhero fans.
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LibraryThing member A_Reader_of_Fictions
A solid effort. The graphic novel follows a teenager who wants to get into hero-ing. He wants to be someone important and respected, not like his father, so he thinks a hero is ideal. He learns something, in the process of becoming a hero, that teaches him that life may not be so black and white.
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The one shot at the end is less interesting, could use more fleshing out to be really successful. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume of Astro City there are two stories, one about a superhero called the Confessor and his sidekick Altar Boy and another about a man named Mike who remembers a girl. The first story is just so incredibly engaging, especially the relationship between the hero and his sidekick. The second
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story while incredibly short, is so heart wrenching how could it fail to move anyone. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume of Astro City there are two stories, one about a superhero called the Confessor and his sidekick Altar Boy and another about a man named Mike who remembers a girl. The first story is just so incredibly engaging, especially the relationship between the hero and his sidekick. The second
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story while incredibly short, is so heart wrenching how could it fail to move anyone. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume of Astro City there are two stories, one about a superhero called the Confessor and his sidekick Altar Boy and another about a man named Mike who remembers a girl. The first story is just so incredibly engaging, especially the relationship between the hero and his sidekick. The second
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story while incredibly short, is so heart wrenching how could it fail to move anyone. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This volume of Astro City there are two stories, one about a superhero called the Confessor and his sidekick Altar Boy and another about a man named Mike who remembers a girl. The first story is just so incredibly engaging, especially the relationship between the hero and his sidekick. The second
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story while incredibly short, is so heart wrenching how could it fail to move anyone. Show Less
LibraryThing member questbird
A young wannabe superhero called Brian Kinney arrives in Astro City and through diligent work attracts the attention of the Confessor, who takes him under his wing. He becomes a crime-fighter with the Confessor and finds that the superhero life is not all roses. The climax of this story made me
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sad, so that's a decent achievement. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1997
Physical description
10.2 inches
ISBN
1563895501 / 9781563895500