Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Characters created by Kurt Busiek, List of Astro City characters, Thunderbolts, Conan, Superman: Secret Identity, Marvels, Samaritan, Jack-in-the-Box, Delroy Garrett, Silverclaw, Crimson Cowl, JLA/Avengers, Firebrand, Ninjak, Cyclone, Skyrocket, Exemplars, Power Company, Jolt, First Family, Batwing, Scorcher, Honor Guard, Winged Victory, Sapphire, Josiah Power, Confessor, The Liberty Project, Bloodshed, Fathom Five, Headsman, Beautie, Witchfire, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Supercharger, Arrowsmith, Airborne. Excerpt: The world of Astro City has numerous heroes and villains in the cast, as well as normal, everyday civilians along with other, stranger entities. It is a rich, well textured array of characters, influenced from a broad spectrum of history, myths, classic literature, and the world of comics itself (both real and fictitious). The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 (February 1997), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley. The Thunderbolts were first presented as a group of superheroes like the Avengers, both to readers and to the Marvel Universe, who became heroes to help protect the world when the Avengers were declared dead after the events of the 1996 “Onslaught” crossover. However the final page of the first issue of their comic book revealed that the Thunderbolts were the Masters of Evil in disguise, a surprise twist carefully guarded by Marvel. Themes of redemption and the nature of heroism are often featured in Thunderbolts comics. In subsequent storylines, the group rejects their leader Baron Zemo and attempts to become heroes in their own right, eventually under the leadership of the Avenger Hawkeye. The book has also garnered critical praise for its use of secondary charact…
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