Astro City: Local Heroes HC

Astro City: Local Heroes HCTake a walk through the streets of Astro City, seeing it through the eyes of the people who know it bestthe people who live there. From its inception, Astro City has been amazing readers with its depiction of life in a world of the extraordinary, where heroes, villains, and monsters mingle with ordinary citizens, and human truths take precedence over cosmic adventure. Astro City: Local Heroes is another storytelling tour de force, showcasing this

Take a walk through the streets of Astro City, seeing it through the eyes of the people who know it best—the people who live there. From its inception, Astro City has been amazing readers with its depiction of life in a world of the extraordinary, where heroes, villains, and monsters mingle with ordinary citizens, and human truths take precedence over cosmic adventure. Astro City: Local Heroes is another storytelling tour de force, showcasing this extraordinary world through the perspective of some of its many and varied inhabitants, including:

• The doorman for a luxury hotel, who knows the city like the back of his hand, but carries secrets he'll never share...
• A soap-opera actor who plays a fictional hero on TV—and gets a taste of what it's like to play the hero for real...
• A woman who loved and lost a superhero—she has lessons to pass on to her daughter, but not the ones she thinks...
• A young girl sent away from Astro City for the summer—she can't imagine anywhere cooler than her home, but she's in for a surprise...
• A lawyer who bolsters a shaky case by arguing the "evil twin" defense, and finds his faith in the justice system tested...

These and more are among the locals with a story to tell. Stories of heroes, or horrors...but above all, or humanity.

Astro City: Local Heroes collects nine unforgettable stories, including the Harvey-Award-nominated "Shining Armor."