Category Archives: Kurt Busiek

Wizard’s Tale by Kurt Busiek and David Wenzel

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David Wenzel had finished his illustrated adaptation of The Hobbit and was looking for something to do until everyone was ready for him to the the same for the Lord of the Rings (which never happened). The editor matched him up with Kurt Busiek, who had a wonderful fantasy story. And so, Wizard’s Tale was born. Busiek has a wonderful mind for taking well-work stories and turning them on their head so they are fresh and exciting. This is exactly what he has done here. So, let’s go visit the wizard.

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Astro City: Confessions by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson

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Yesterday we discussed the first Astro City book which was a collection of one off stories. Astro City:Confession is the first multi-chapter story arc in the Astro City universe. Where in the first book we dealt with a Superman stand-in, here we deal with a Batman stand-in: The Confessor. This is the story of The Confessor’s new sidekick (and much, much more).

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Astro City: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson

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Astro City is Kurt Busiek’s baby. The culmination of his comics career and a damn good read. Busiek loves superheros. Really, really loves them. So he’s created his own superhero universe, stocked with all the typical superhero archetypes and has spent the last 15 years rewriting the superhero mythos. And it all started with a dream of flying in Astro City: Life in the Big City.

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Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross

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I remember when Marvels came out and don’t honestly remember which struck me more, the amazing story or the amazing painting. Kurt Busiek had been overshadowed by his boyhood friend Scott McCloud (author of Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art), but had carved himself a nice career jumping from title to title for decent runs without ever sticking on one title for too long. Alex Ross had a couple series under his belt, but nothing that had caught anyone’s eye. But after this, everyone knew both their names.

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Superman Week: Book #3

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Superman: Secret Identity written by Kurt Busiek (author of Marvels and Astro City) and illustrated by Stuart Immomen is our #3 book. The interesting part about this book is that it’s about Superman and Clark Kent at the sametime that it has nothing to do with Superman or Clark Kent. It’s a different look at a the Superman mythology with a teen named Clark Kent who hates Superman due to his family treating his name as a joke. But his life changes when he becomes Superman. Busiek is famous for showing familiar characters from a slightly different angle and Superman: Secret Identity is one of his better stories.

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