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Issue: Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn]
Publication Date: March 1997
 
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Variant: 2nd Printing
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: Homage Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 212
ISBN: 1563895501
UPC/EAN: 76194121860100112
Price: $31.50 CAD
$19.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 42 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Layman (Collected Edition Editor); Jonathan Peterson (Original Series Editor); Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor, Juke Box Productions)
Disclose Notes: First printing published by Image (1997 series). Second and later printings published by DC. Copyright on item 1997.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession

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Dedications

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Confessor
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Introduction

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Chapter 1

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New Kid in Town

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Kurt Busiek
Brent Eric Anderson
Will Blyberg
Alex Sinclair
John Roshell
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superhero
Astro City
Brian Kinney; Crossbreed [Mary; Peter; Daniel; David; Joshua; Noah]; Black Badge [K.O. Carson]; First Family [Rex; Julius Furst]; Sledgehammer; Rockslide; Krunch; Wrestla; Lummox; Ironhorse; Jack-in-the-Box [also as Zachary Johnson]; Jedson Godfrey; Crackerjack; Quarrel [Jess]; Tamra Dixon; Glue-Gun; Confessor
Brian Kinney arrives in Astro City and finds a job at Bruiser's, a bar "costumes" frequent. The owner, seeing something more in Brian, helps him get a job at a classier place, Butler's. When Glue-Gun crashes through the skylight there and tries to make Brian a hostage, Brian knocks him out, drawing the ire of his fellow busboys, but also the attention of the Confessor.
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FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City #4 published December 1996
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Homages in this story include the Outcalt Bridge, Fass Gardens, and Bakerville. Some of the people of Astro City call the Crossbreed, the Jesus Freaks. Brian's narration mentions the Devil's Own and Temblor. Also mentioned in the story are Samaritan, Air Ace, and Anders Van Rupert, who is rumored to have been Leopardman. This storyline picks up plot threads from Kurt Busiek's Astro City (Image, 1995 series) #5.
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Chapter 2

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Learning the Game

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superhero
Astro City
Altar Boy [Brian Kinney]; Confessor; Mr. Tugliewski; Honor Guard [Samaritan; N-Forcer; Beautie; Quarrel]; Crackerjack
Brian Kinney begins his training as the Confesor's sidekick Altar Boy, but is frustrated by all the mysteries surronding the Confessor. Though Brian wants to solve the Shadow Hill murders, Altar Boy's first big solo case involves uncovering the truth behind a seemingly rogue Crackerjack.
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FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City #5 published January 1997
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Homages in this story include Gibson, Fass Gardens, Grandenetti Cathedral, Robinson Prep, Sprang House, and Mooney's. Winged Victory's controversial schools are mentioned on a TV news report. The Chessmen, including Sean Hanrahan, the original Queen's Bishop, are mentioned in Brian's training. At the Astro Mart there are Zot!, Little Lulu, Groo, Air Ace, and First Family comics on the rack.
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Chapter 3

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The Gathering Dark

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Kurt Busiek
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superhero
Astro City
Sara-Lynne Felton; Gunslinger; Confessor; Altar Boy; Samaritan; Juice; Crackerjack; Quarrel; Hanged Man; Chet; Mayor Stevenson; Mordecai Chalk; E.A.G.L.E. [Extranormal Activities Garrison for Law Enforcement]; Winged Victory; Jack-in-the-Box; Frigians; Thermians; Cleopatra; Black Rapier; Beautie; N-Forcer; MPH; First Family [Astra Furst; Rex; Julius Furst; Augustus Furst; Nick Furst; Natalie Furst]; Crossbreed; Palmetto; Ruby
Altar Boy continues his training, as the public becomes increasingly anxious about the Shadow Hill murders. The mayor of Astro City brings in monster-killer Mordecai Chalk and makes plans to register the superhumans. But Confessor concentrates on bringing in Gunslinger, as Altar Boy begins to suspect Confessor's true nature.
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Homages in this story include Biro Island Ferry.
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Chapter 4

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Eye of the Storm

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superhero
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Confessor; Altar Boy; Deacon; Honor Guard [Quarrel; Samaritan; Cleopatra; MPH; Black Rapier; Beautie; N-Forcer]; Mordecai Chalk; E.A.G.L.E. [Extranormal Activities Garrison for Law Enforcement]; Air Ace; Ruby; Stray; El Robo
While Confessor and Altar Boy go after the Deacon, Honor Guard stops an alien scout ship. Later, Confessor tells Altar Boy his origin, as an alien armada approaches Earth.
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FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City #7 published March 1997
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A TV news program mentions Lonestar, the Colonial, and the Astro City Irregulars. Homages in this story include the Gottfredson Bridge, Shuster Expressway, Cardinal Grandenetti, and Mount Kirby.
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Chapter 5

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superhero
Astro City
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
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.
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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.
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My Father's Son

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Astro City
Enelsians; Colonial; Bullroarer; Silversmith; Birds of Paradise; Trolls of Glittertinden; Gentleman; Winged Victory; Quarrel; Beautie; N-Forcer; MPH; Hanged Man; Samaritan; Cleopatra; Crossbreed [Noah; Peter; Daniel; David; Joshua; Mary]; Altar Boy; Confessor; First Family [Augustus Furst; Julius Furst]; Tamra Dixon
Superhumans all over the world repel the alien invasion. Later, the Hanged Man subdues the creature responsible for the Shadow Hill murders, and Brian Kinney takes on a new role.
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FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City #9 published May 1997
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Superhumans mentioned, but not seen, include Kookaburra, Barrier, Skyscraper, Real Thing, Untouchable, Anansi, Iron Cross, Crackerjack, Nightingale, Sunbird, and Starwoman. Homages in this story include the Enelsians.
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The Nearness of You

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The Nearness of You

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superhero
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Michael Tenicek; Miranda Tenicek; Jack-in-the-Box; Hanged Man; Time-Keeper; Tempus Fugitives; All-American; Slugger; Eterneon; Silver Agent; M.P.H.; Samaritan; Winged Victory; First Family [Nick Furst; Natalie Furst; Augustus Furst; Julius Furst]; Lamplighter; Starwoman; Old Soldier; N-Forcer; Beautie; Bouncing Beatnik
Michael Tenicek cannot stop thinking of the woman who appears in his dreams, Miranda. The Hanged Man explains to Michael that he dreams of his wife from a reality that no longer exists and gives him the option of forgetting or remembering her.
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FlagWizard Presents: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #1/2 published January 1996
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A news show mentions the Conquerlord. The Time-Keeper mentions the Astro-Naut.
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Dramatis Personae

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Confessor & Altar Boy

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The Gunslinger

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The Gunslinger
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Ironhorse

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The All-American & Slugger

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Cover Gallery

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New Kid in Town

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Brian Kinney; Rex; Ironhorse; Jack-in-the-Box
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Learning the Game

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Alex Ross (painted)
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Astro City
Confessor
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The Gathering Dark

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Alex Ross (painted)
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Astro City
Confessor; Altar Boy
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FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City #6 published February 1997
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Eye of the Storm

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Enelsians
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Patterns

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Astro City
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)
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My Father's Son

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The Crossbreed [Mary; Peter; Daniel; David; Joshua; Noah]
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The Nearness of You

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Astro City
The Hanged Man; Samaritan; The Gentleman; Winged Victory; Cleopatra; The Old Soldier; The Silver Agent; The Lamplighter; The Black Rapier; N-Forcer; Jack-in-the-Box; Beautie; Confessor
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FlagWizard Presents: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #1/2 published January 1996
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Acknowledgments

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Kurt Busiek; Brent Eric Anderson; Alex Ross
Alex Ross
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The Crossbreed [Mary; Peter; Daniel; David; Joshua; Noah]
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