The Resource Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city, Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners
Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city, Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners
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The item Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city, Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city, Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS).
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- Summary
- Collects the first six volumes of the comic-book series "Astro City," which chronicles the hopes, dreams, and trials of ordinary people and superheroes in a city with a long history of protection from such powerful figures as Samaritan and Winged Victory
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Note
-
- "Originally published as Kurt Busiek's Astro City v. 1 #1-6."
- Introduction by Kurt Busiek
- Contents
-
- In dreams
- Scoop
- Little knowledge
- Safeguards
- Reconnaissance
- Dinner at eight
- Infrastructure
- Cover gallery
- Isbn
- 9781887279482
- Label
- Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city
- Title
- Kurt Busiek's Astro City
- Title remainder
- life in the big city
- Title number
- vol. 1
- Title part
- life in the big city
- Statement of responsibility
- Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners
- Title variation
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- Astro city
- Life in the big city
- Title variation remainder
- life in the big city
- Subject
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- trueCity life
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- trueAfrican American superheroes
- Alternative histories (Comics)
- trueBehavior
- trueChild superheroes
- trueCities and towns
- trueFantasy comic books, strips, etc
- Fantasy fiction
- Good and evil
- Good and evil -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- trueHuman nature
- trueLife
- trueScience fiction comic books, strips, etc
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
- Science fiction comics
- Science fiction comics
- Superhero comics
- Superhero comics
- Superheroes
- trueSuperheroes
- Superheroes -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueSuperheroines
- trueWomen superheroes
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Collects the first six volumes of the comic-book series "Astro City," which chronicles the hopes, dreams, and trials of ordinary people and superheroes in a city with a long history of protection from such powerful figures as Samaritan and Winged Victory
- Award
- Harvey Awards, Best Graphic Album - Previously Published, 1997.
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- 077413
- Cataloging source
- JRK
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- 0AL5WP--duY
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- Busiek, Kurt
- Dewey number
- 741.5973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Young Adult
- LC call number
- PN6727.B89
- LC item number
- A88 1996
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- Literary form
- fiction
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- 8
- 12
- Nature of contents
- comics graphic novels
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- 1970-
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- Anderson, Brent Eric
- Starkings, Richard
- Gaushell, John
- Buccellato, Steve
- Ross, Alex
- Electric Crayon
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- True
- Series statement
- Kurt Busiek's Astro City
- Series volume
- 0001
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- Superheroes
- Good and evil
- Good and evil
- Graphic novels
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
- Superheroes
- Label
- Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city, Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners
- Note
-
- "Originally published as Kurt Busiek's Astro City v. 1 #1-6."
- Introduction by Kurt Busiek
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- still image
- text
- Content type code
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- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In dreams -- Scoop -- Little knowledge -- Safeguards -- Reconnaissance -- Dinner at eight -- Infrastructure -- Cover gallery
- Control code
- ocm43653364
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Isbn
- 9781887279482
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)43653364
- Label
- Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city, Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners
- Note
-
- "Originally published as Kurt Busiek's Astro City v. 1 #1-6."
- Introduction by Kurt Busiek
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
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- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In dreams -- Scoop -- Little knowledge -- Safeguards -- Reconnaissance -- Dinner at eight -- Infrastructure -- Cover gallery
- Control code
- ocm43653364
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 192 pages
- Isbn
- 9781887279482
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)43653364
Subject
- trueCity life
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- trueAfrican American superheroes
- Alternative histories (Comics)
- trueBehavior
- trueChild superheroes
- trueCities and towns
- trueFantasy comic books, strips, etc
- Fantasy fiction
- Good and evil
- Good and evil -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- Graphic novels
- trueHuman nature
- trueLife
- trueScience fiction comic books, strips, etc
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
- Science fiction comics
- Science fiction comics
- Superhero comics
- Superhero comics
- Superheroes
- trueSuperheroes
- Superheroes -- Comic books, strips, etc
- trueSuperheroines
- trueWomen superheroes
Genre
- Science fiction comics
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Superhero comics
- Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
- Graphic novels
- Alternative histories (Comics)
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
- trueComic books, strips, etc
- Fantasy fiction
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Awards of Kurt Busiek's Astro City : life in the big city, Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners- Award
- Harvey Awards, Best Graphic Album - Previously Published, 1997.
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