The latest news and updates from in and around Astro City. http://www.astrocity.us/ Collecting the first eight chapters of the 16-part "Dark Age" saga, revealing the history of Astro City and shedding light on some of its greatest heroes! Book One, taking place in the early 1970s, follows two brothers Ñ with one becoming a hero and another taking a far different path. Along the way, the long-standing secret tale of the Silver Agent and his fate is told at last, as the story shifts back to the 1950s and what made the Williams brothers turn out so differently. July 16, 2008 http://www.astrocity.us/features/collections/darkage1_sm.jpg http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/collections/darkage1.html Beautie, the life-size super-powered fashion-doll member of Honor Guard, doesn't know who she is, where she came from or where she belongs. In this extra-length, decades-spanning Special, she searches for answers — answers of history and answers of the heart. February 13, 2008 http://www.astrocity.us/features/specials/acbeautie_cover_sm.jpg http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/specials/beautie.html A kidnapping attempt was foiled today in the City Center district, by a flying woman who appeared to resemble Beautie, the popular fashion doll. Joanie Wheaton, 11, the daughter of Charles Wheaton, owner of financial giant Wheaton Investments, was alone in her parents' city pied-a-terre while her parents conducted business in nearby Binderbeck Plaza. The girl was watching television when several armed gunmen broke in to the apartment, apparently intent on capturing Miss Wheaton and holding her for ransom. January 17, 2008 http://www.astrocity.us/news/pictures/beautie.jpg http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=news/beautie.html The gangwar erupts, embroiling the city's crimelords and crimefighters in a firestorm of violence -- and when the dust settles, there'll be a new power in the Astro City underworld. Plus, one of the Williams brothers lies near death -- and the only way to save him is with a secret from their past. September 26, 2007 http://www.astrocity.us/features/darkage2/cover4.gif http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/darkage2/issue4.html The sorcerer Simon Magus and Grimoire take center stage as a new factor enters Astro City's most turbulent decade: The Innocent Gun! Plus, while the gang war rages, guns of another sort spell disaster for the Williams family, as one brother seeks to kill and the other is targeted for death. April 25, 2007 http://www.astrocity.us/features/darkage2/cover3.gif http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/darkage2/issue3.html Who is The Emissary? What is his message for the world, and how is this cosmic being linked to the Apollo Eleven? Even as cosmic concerns rock the world, more private ones rock the city. Astro City's biggest, most dramatic epic continues as the gangwar erupts and Charles and Royal are both caught up in it. As one brother's life begins to fall apart, the other finds success, bringing him deeper and deeper into danger. And the arrival of Jitterjack, the Divided Man, brings a face from the past into the brothers' lives -- which will spin them further and further into the Dark Age. January 24, 2007 http://www.astrocity.us/features/darkage2/cover2.gif http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/darkage2/issue2.html The acclaimed ASTRO CITY returns with "Eyes of a Killer," the second story arc in the 16-issue DARK AGE epic by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson and Alex Ross! The mean streets of Astro City in the 1970s are getting meaner, and Charles and Royal Williams are drawn deeper into the darkness. Against the background of Astro City's most turbulent decade, featuring the Street Angel, Black Velvet, The Apollo 11, Jack-In-the-Box and more, one brother is targeted for death -- while the other makes a discovery that could change their lives forever. November 15, 2007 http://www.astrocity.us/features/darkage2/cover1.gif http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/darkage2/issue1.html Don't miss this exciting new ASTRO CITY Special that reveals the long-awaited story of Samaritan's greatest enemy: Infidel! In this special bridging the gap between chapters of the epic DARK AGE saga, witness centuries of conflict - featuring weird science, manipulation of time on a vast scale, the Black Plague, Pompeii and more - all in the space of one night, and one fateful dinner. It's Samaritan's first solo special; and the story of one brilliant, tormented man whose will is strong enough to shatter the world. Over and over again, if necessary. July 29, 2006 http://www.astrocity.us/features/specials/acsam_cover_sm.jpg http://www.astrocity.us/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=features/specials/samaritan.html