ASTRO CITY: HONOR GUARD VOL 13 FREE DOWNLOAD Brent Anderson,Kurt Busiek | 176 pages | 23 Aug 2016 | DC Comics | 9781401263874 | English | United States Astro City, Vol. 13: Honor Guard Appearances in Publication Order :. Featuring Astro City: Honor Guard Vol 13 by guest artist Jesus Merino, Merino has proven that he's got what it takes to be a m This is the collection Astro City fans have been asking for. It is 6 stories, each centering around a different hero. A story of sacrifice, a story of retirement, a story of coming of age, Astro City: Honor Guard Vol 13 origin story, the nostalgia of youth, and another origin story. Here's a taste of the wide variety. Honor Guard battle an alien scout ship assumed Astro City: Honor Guard Vol 13 be Enelsian orbiting Earth. Subscribe to continue. View 1 comment. That's not inherently a bad thing. This line-up would remain relatively stable for many years to come. The book contains 6 solo stories focusing on some of the unsung members of Honor Guard. This is the real reson that so many writers balked at Peter and Mary Jane's marriage, they couldn't write something interesting about a married couple without it being stale because they weren't allowed to let the characters grow. Astro City isn't slacking off here, even if the stories are less tied to classic comic book eras. I was pretty disappointed with this collection. Jun Astro City: Honor Guard Vol 13, Cale rated it really liked it. Not a whole lot of politics filter in and even less profanity. Rating details. He is even clever enough to regularly go back and forward in time. I'm assuming that he was off working on that "bigger thing" because I can't imagine this series drawing to a close without Anderson doing the art. He's been almost the exclusive artist on the book to this point. Also the Hummingbird issue almost made me happy cry. But the last half of the book really took off! Honor GuardThe First Family. Phone answering servi I think I've made it abundantly clear in my earlier reviews of Astro City and The Legend of Wonder Woman that I am a pretty big of Kurt Busiek and his work, especially on Astro Citywhich I feel is his love letter to the history of comic books and superheroes in general. Original Title. A story that could change the team forever. Monitor Movie Guide. During the last semester of his senior year, Busiek submitted some sample scripts to editor Dick Giordano at DC Comics. The Formation of Honor Guard. InMax O' Millions brought together a group of fellow heroes to combat the Legions of Midnight. What do I prefer? Privacy policy About Herocopia Disclaimers. Maybe Anderson contributes more than just the art, but story ideas as well? Namespaces Article Talk. The artwork is great, the writing is taut and the storylines range from good to great. Astro City, Vol. That's what this is. Consistently good, often great stuff. Return to Book Page. Got it. Jun 11, Timothy Boyd rated it it was amazing Shelves: shelfari-favorites. Start your review of Astro City, Vol. In deconstructing the classic hero tropes Busiek has found a way to make them fresher than ever before. How can you leave a legacy if you are a perpetual young adult? Mar 22, Shannon Appelcline rated it really liked it Shelves: comics-indy-superbuffy-tvs. Get the Monitor Stories you care about Astro City: Honor Guard Vol 13 to your inbox. None of them sold, but they did get him invitations to pitch other material to DC editors, which led to his first professional work, a back-up story in Astro City: Honor Guard Vol 13 Lantern Mar. Renew subscription Return to the free version of the site. Retrieved March 23, I hope this "nostalgic but new" superhero series continues for quite some time to come. Busiek was the writer of Superman for two years, before followed by James Robinson starting from Superman No trivia or quizzes yet. Inwhere there are so many violent and Astro City: Honor Guard Vol 13 gray heroes in comic books, this comic is a breath of fresh air. This comic is never stale and it only gets better and better the longer Busiek and crew keep at it. So even if a character dies there is nothing stopping Busiek from writing a story in the past - and he does, regularly, we readers are conditioned to it. Every once in a while, we would get a dramatic and punctual issue or plot that really stood out, but those big arcs, comfortably plodding and taking their time seem to have fallen aside in favor of a bunch of random superhero ideas in Kurt's head. This collection is all one-off issues, most of which are very strong. .