Author: Matthew Peterson

Once upon a time, there was a young nerd from the Midwest, who loved Matter-Eater Lad and the McKenzie Brothers... If pop culture were a maze, Matthew would be the Minotaur at its center. Were it a mall, he'd be the Food Court. Were it a parking lot, he’d be the distant Cart Corral where the weird kids gather to smoke, but that’s not important right now... Matthew enjoys body surfing (so long as the bodies are fresh), writing in the third person, and dark-eyed women. Amongst his weaponry are such diverse elements as: Fear! Surprise! Ruthless efficiency! An almost fanatical devotion to pop culture! And a nice red uniform.

Welcome to Inside Astro City, a column focusing on the Vertigo Comics series Astro City from Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Alex Ross!  Each month, we’ll take a look at the current issue of the series, and ask series writer Kurt Busiek questions about the book.  This time around, it’s the one-hundredth issue spectacular featuring the man for whom the city is named, it’s Inside Astro City #41!

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With the Nain Rouge issue on the back-burner, Big Bertha runs into another of Detroit’s super-villain wannabes…  Your Major Spoilers review of Great Lakes Avengers #5 awaits!

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Mordecai Cull wants Jaime Reyes’ scarab… but so does Ted Kord?  Your Major Spoilers review of Blue Beetle #6 awaits!

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Nothing is quite as much fun as a new, heretofore unseen comic book anthology…  Your Major Spoilers review of Sun Bakery #1 awaits!

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Right around the turn of the century, America’s Best Comics arrived on the scene to save us all from the grim and grit that devoured so many comics of the 1990s.  And in an ABC Comics, things get complex, fast…  Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review of Tom Strong #20 awaits!

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There’s an alien bounty hunter a’comin’, and Captain Marvel’s super-powers are on the fritz.  This… could be bad?  Your Major Spoilers review of The Mighty Captain Marvel #2 awaits!

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The Last Boy On Earth is in the clutches of Lord Caesar, king of the tigers, who has possession of an ancient device that he thinks will give him ultimate power.  Turns out, it’s actually an atomic warhead…  This will all end in tears, I know it.  Your Major Spoilers review of The Kamandi Challenge #2 awaits!

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