XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #8
Publication Date: April 1997
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #8 of 16 Issues (17 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagImage
Brand: Homage Comics; ImageView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Homage Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $3.50 CAD
$2.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jonathan Peterson (editor in chief); Jim Lee (publisher); Ann Huntington Busiek (managing editor)
Disclose Notes:  
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In5
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (2 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Inker(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Colorist(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): First Family [Astra Furst; Augustus Furst; Julius Furst; Nick Furst; Natalie Furst; Rex]; Nightingale; Sunbird; The Black Rapier; N-Forcer; Beautie; The Gentleman; Samaritan; Winged Victory; MPH; Jack-in-the-Box; Altar Boy; The Hanged Man; Crackerjack; Cleopatra; Daniel (of the Crossbreed)
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAstro City #5 published ?
In Content Item: FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] published January 1997
as Patterns [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] [2nd Printing] published March 1997
as Patterns [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Patterns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent E. Anderson
Inker(s): Will Blyberg
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Comicraft
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Mordecai Chalk; Mayor Stevenson; Confessor; Altar Boy; Winged Victory; E.A.G.L.E. [Extranormal Activities Garrison for Law Enforcement]; Crossbreed; Samaritan; Unclean; First Family; Jack-in-the-Box; Tamra Dixon
Synopsis: The government actively tries to capture superhumans, as the mayor blames Confessor for the Shadow Hill murders. But as the Confessor mounts the fight of his life against government troops, he exposes the mayor for what he truly is.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] published January 1997
as Patterns [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] [2nd Printing] published March 1997
as Patterns [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Homages in this story include Mount Kirby, Gaines River, and Mooney's. It is mentioned in this story that Jack-in-the-Box was presumed dead in 1982. The Gentleman and Hanged Man are mentioned as still at large by a newscast. Part 5 of 6.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2024. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.