In 1995,writer Kurt Busiek,along with artists Brent Anderson and Alex Ross began "Astro City",a recurring anthology series centered around a major American city where superheroes and masked vigilantes,many of them variations on the archetypes created by the many superhero comic book publishers like DC and Marvel,serve and protect their city.Many of these stories are about the heroes themselves,but there are a few centered around seemingly ordinary citizens,many of whom whose lives have been touched by life in Astro City.
In this volume,the thirteenth in the series,several artists new to Astro City stories weave several tales of various members,past and present,of the cadre known as Honor Guard...who are presented with a mysterious offering of otherworldly cakes each year;the first tale is how it relates to those who provide the pastries,and how it relates to the deceased hero Stormhawk. The next story is of the cosmically-powered Starfighter,and what became of him since he left his home planet Earth. We then learn of legacy superheroine Hummingbird,how she assumed the mantle first worn by her mother,and of her powers,gained through an accident,and what they may mean for her in the future. The anime-inspired American Chibi takes center stage next,as we learn her origins,and how she may need to confront the very power that made her one of the latest members of Honor Guard. Another fairly recent inductee,Wolfspider,comes face-to-face with an unexpected part of his past,as his origin also unfolds before us. This volume concludes with a tale of the Living Nightmare,an accidental creation that is part rampaging menace to society,part noble hero...in fact,a past Honor Guardsman...as it begins an assault upon humanity,triggered by an unknown source,the creature is forced to reconcile with what may very be its own soul,these actions sending his existence in a new direction.
Regular Astro City artist Brent Anderson is absent here,but a new group of illustrators bring these fantasies to life,a chronicle that presents many ideas not seen in some of the previous volumes.This is definitely a treat for any Astro City fan.
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