The Worst Superhero Date Is Kind Of Amazing | Astro City

Superhero romance! While there may be many iconic couples that spring to mind when one thinks of DC or Marvel there are some obscure couples out there, and even among the big two the date issue is a rarity. A compelling romantic issue can be difficult to accomplish, but not so in Astro City. The Samartian and Winged Victory go on a disastrous dinner date that somehow still leaves things open for them to become a couple. Find out all about it here on Casually Comics!
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[@DillonMaynard]

The Samaritan has a really good origin story. It's so easy to create a Superman--esque figure, the hard part is making them interesting.

[@joelpartee594]

Very much agreed, he brings an interesting twist by combining the common tropes of orphaned and out-of-time.

[@COMICSAREAWESOME]

One of the biggest reasons why Astro City is one of my favorite comics is because its a superhero world with forward momentum. We get to see these characters grow and evolve over time and I can't wait to see where the series goes next since the special that came out last year.

[@ProjektTaku]

you'll probably love the invincible comic. One story from start to finish with 144 issues.

[@danielcarrasco5251]

​@@ProjektTakuLegitimately my favorite superhero comic as a result of that. It's legitimately epic and more often than not actually brilliant

[@esean1]

I honestly have never cared if the classic DC or Marvel characters ever aged but it's cool to see in a creator-owned series. Another appeal for me about AC (as well as POWERS, INVINCIBLE, IRREDEEMABLE and others) is a whole superhero universe (mostly0 contained in one book!

[@MrThomasC22]

For the most part, I agree. But the moving in real-time does bother me sometimes. Particularly with the delays. I mean, Astra is now in her late 30s. Roscoe became Jack-in-the-box 27 years ago Sometimes it just feels tragic, to get attached to these characters and then only see them through small glimpses for the rest of their heroic careers

[@joelpartee594]

@@MrThomasC22 I do understand what you mean, but I really feel the opposite, that I love how Astro City feels like a novel that way - a character can fascinate over a few pages and never be seen again, but still have a lasting impact on myself as a reader.

[@Tamlinearthly]

I worked as a factchecker at a magazine when I first read this issue, and I took Winged Victory's comments about the job VERY personally.

[@Nell_Tanya]

The biggest red flags: The date not being interrupted by villains Having character development

[@crows2808]

My favourite isn't really a date story, but it's Wally and Linda having lunch at the beginning of the Savitar arc in Flash. If only because it contains one of my favourite narration boxes from Wally as Linda mentions her parents getting on her case about kids. "And out of the blue, ninjas attack. Thank god."

[@ProjektTaku]

The flash can outrun ninja's, but can he dodge talking about having kids and pressure from the in-laws?

[@ChaosMechanica]

I'm glad that the last Flash story I read a few months ago was the modern era giving Wally a break and just writing good Dad stories. I hope DC can avoid trying to ruin him long enough for us to get a longer good run of him. Or for someone else to get a chance at being Flash

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

What is the comic

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

A bad date and Lois Lane is nowhere to be seen. What's the world coming to? Edit: Lois goes on dates all the time, they just end with her getting engaged. Which you shouldn't do on the first date, you wait to the second.

[@dallasgrey4247]

If you’re invited by Lois on a date, you know something’s wrong with you. Lois doesn’t go on dates. She just gets married.

[@OtakuD50]

The topic is bad dates, not bad engagements.

[@jaynewman6420]

​@@dallasgrey4247Early and often.

[@MakiPcr]

Lois Lane is in Astro City: Local Heroes #2

[@redrasegarden]

@@MakiPcrthat one made me sad

[@Hasmanian]

Astro City is such an amazing series. It's the most grown up superhero comic in a world where most people confuse grown up with R rated.

[@hartthorn]

That was indeed fascinating. It spent a nice bit of time letting you try to understand things from the sort of blue/orange morality that would come with someone living this life. They have to make decisions no real person has to and that is going to shape them. And the idea that Winged Victory has sat down and CONSIDERED what her order of priorities are versus Samaritans more passive "kinda making it up as I go along" can reveal the issues in both. WV has definitely pondered the Trolley Problem, while Samaritan would be utterly confused by it.

[@generalmortars7557]

I LOVED this issue, it's so heartwarming and human. People writing Superman/Wondewr Woman really should be reading Astro City, Kurt knows how to make these characters human, powerful and, for lack of a better choice, like actual grownups.

[@MysteryFoxx3506]

Agreed. Well said.

[@ProjektTaku]

Idk, I think Superman & Lois is a better example. That Clark is very humanized and he does get mad at points but never overly so and he, at heart, is a big softie who just wants the best for his kids. He has a grit to his superman that leads to him feeling real but also powerful and awe-inspiring. Plus bonus points for adapting the fleischer suit, atom man and Bizarro was a very good parallel to Clark.

[@aiakumu3579]

​@projekttaku1753 My issue with Clark and Lois is that it never actually feels like Lois and Clark, it's almost always Lois and Superman. Sometimes Clark and Superman don't even feel like a singular person.

[@ProjektTaku]

@@aiakumu3579 I'm confused, are you talking about the old "lois and clark" or "superman & lois"? Anywys I think they balance the regular clark kent dad stuff with the superman stuff, plus clark and superman not feeling like a singular person is a mainstay since reeves and All-Star.

[@Fenris30]

Superman/Woder Woman by Charles Soule had that.

[@Anynom]

God I love this book. In just a few pages Busiek makes you feel like you've been reading these characters for years.

[@wtf943]

More Astro City please. Seeing Anderson's art warms my heart.

[@hotspurre]

It really is very good.

[@kerry-j4m]

I've always been a fan of Anderson's work,he's under-rated for sure.

[@hotspurre]

Astro City is my favorite superhero comic, period. I stumbled on the "Child Astra strikes off on her own" issue at a friend's house and have been loving it ever since. This one in particular is a great one as it really is a deep dive into the "high powered superhero" personality and relationship. They both learn a lot about both themselves and each other. Another wonderful little detail about them eating in the fast food place - people kept bumping into WV like she wasn't there, kind of stressing the "insignificantness" of her normal identity, and/or highlighting that women are overlooked much more than men -- no one bumped into Samaritan, after all. It ramped up her tension, made her lashing out more believable, and highlighted her point.

[@davea136]

I love Astro City. I almost hope it doesn't get noticed and turned into a Netflix show. Please make an episode about Jack-in-the-Box. He's my favorite, and he has that interesting aspect of being a multi-generational hero, like Black Canary or the Wasp.

[@euansmith3699]

I'm impressed at how much Sasha can get out of reading a comic. 👍 I think that most comics that are rated"A" for "Adult" should actually be rated as "A" for "Adolescent". It is refreshing to see a grown up story, rather than one that just leans in edginess, sex and violence.

[@xtifr]

I was coming to the comments to say something similar! "Grown up" is _exactly_ the right term, since "adult" is so often misused. (As is "mature".) And, while I don't mind "adult" or "mature" comics, I am far more impressed by the still-too-rare people who use the medium to tell stories for grown-ups!

[@patrickmoler8025]

Reminds me of the flex mentally quote. "Only a foolish adolescent could confuse pessimism for realism"

[@euansmith3699]

Ah, Flex Mentallo; the man, the myth, the leopard print shorts! @@patrickmoler8025

[@100dfrost]

I have been on much worse dates. Overall I would say it was a success. They got to know more about each other, knew a moments peace together, and shared a sweet kiss (at least I didn't detect any tongue action). Great video, thanks.

[@chrisk3824]

This story really made me want to look for an omnibus. I just love these sort of conversations where I almost feel awkward for overhearing (well... reading) because they seem so siginificant for both of them

[@joelpartee594]

The most recent Astro City collections are published by Image as "Metrobooks". This story is in Metrobook #1, and if you liked Sasha's reading, you'll probably love the whole series.

[@RainbowWarrior71]

I remember when this came out. It was a great story. Two great characters trying work things out. More Astro City please. I loved the Confessor, Astra runs away, and the fugitive Winged Victory storylines.

[@artemiswolf4508]

I really appreciate how Winged Victory is written in this story. I mean “feminist superhero that prioritizes saving women over men” sounds like a caricature a male conservative writer would write to make fun of feminists but WV is actually very thoughtfully written, you can disagree with her methods but still deeply understand where she’s coming from and why she thinks that way, and she never comes off as a cruel or callous person. Just someone good with some deeply held beliefs.

[@ProjektTaku]

It is a fairly interesting idea to ponder. Not some psycho villain masquerading as a hero, she's simply a hero with biases she can't help and it causes you ponder whether or not she is actually correct, instead of the story deciding it for you. She says she consciously decides to save women first, but also states that its only if everything else is equal. Is she right since she could probably save both? Or not so since she is actively prioritizing someone more personal to her, a woman (in a sense its the question of "would superman save lois lane before he saved some random window wiper?"), over someone she seemingly has less of a personal relation to, a man, and potentially, intentionally letting someone die over personal beliefs? Does that even matter since if she rescues the man first the woman dies and if she rescues the woman first the man dies, and then it becomes about the message each rescue and death represent. Or is that even right since she's choosing lives over what message they could send?

[@MakiPcr]

The new series follows up on that, and it's pretty good on that; I don't know if Busiek was aware of trans-exclusive radical feminists at the time, but my god, her group gave such strong vibes. Not to go into detail but I like the resolution of the story, felt like finally letting go of the unhealthy ideas of the 90s and Second Wave feminism (according to WV patrons a female hero having being in relationship was bad, apparently)

[@wtf943]

"understand where she’s coming from and why she thinks that way," No I can't.

[@uranuslad9855]

'I'd LIKE to save the world, but I can't DO that and not save the men as well...." Yeah, that's borderline psychopathic. Reminds me of the old Green Lantern/Green Arrown scene where an old geezer accuses Hal of not helping SPECIFICALLY black residents of Earth.

[@DCNerdBoi]

@@ProjektTaku Defiantly makes you ponder. Really this makes me think that there are times where the message does need to take a backseat. If everything is about sending a message you don't always see situations for what they are. In beginner first aid your taught in triage to save those who you can save as safely as possible. I would choose the woman but that's because I know I can swim, I was taught how to get someone out of water and know CPR. I can at least try to fix drowning. I can't fix a guy mid fall. The desire to send a message can also backfire. Messages only work if people get the one your trying to send. deliberate saving a women when it may have been more convenient to rescue a man, and chauvinists will cry out sexism and use it as a example of straw man feminists being real. Your not getting sexists to change their minds by doing that at best, actively hurting the feminist cause at worse. Maybe you help a woman you save realise she isn't invisible anymore after rescuing from drowning. People aren't going to suddenly feel empowered by a conscious choice to choose a minority in a weird situation. I sent this to a friend. As she points out the issue isn't with the answer. It's with the question itself. Its a the trolly problem. Everyone is talking about witch track instead of the true hero answer: You throw the switch as it goes over the split to derail the train and possibly save everyone.

[@Anondod]

Astro City is my favorite superhero comic, and this issue is one of the reasons why. It shows two individuals with different perspectives disagreeing without getting into a fight or one of them being wrong or evil.

[@darrylapeterson]

I am really enjoying your videos. I bought the Tom Strong Compendium because of your video. I'd love more Astro City. I found Astro City #52, "The Nearness of You", to be the story I remember the most. For me, that story along with Samaritan's backstory, did not just affect the reading of Astro City but affected how I view all of the "crisis" events. The uncountable lives that are changed or erased are mostly (or completely) ignored. In a way, Astro City made it impossible for me to take interest in those events (along with their frequency).

[@steinarbergstl5799]

Wait... Asa Martin. A Samaritan! Oh, godsdammit! I can't believe it took me all these years to get that, and only because Sasha said his name out loud! I am an idiot! 😅

[@jimgillespie6109]

Don't worry. Your secret is safe with the Internet. 😄

[@hotspurre]

Saaaaaaaaaame!

[@ShadowWingTronix]

If it helps, I didn't get it until I read this comment.

[@fbrume]

I love this series, and the first six issues are a landmark of storytelling that also show why it would never make it as a movie or TV series: the strength of it is the plot and dialogue, and the action is incidental. And it's hard to see, modulo Oppenheimer, any studio correctly budgeting this.

[@ShadowWingTronix]

I have a few issues but not enough. This is a great way to look at superheroes different, a deconstruction of a superhero world that isn't a condemnation of superheroes or making them look bad. One of my favorite stories is a group of people with powers who don't want to be heroes or villains so they form a commune of sorts to hide from both groups. It's grounded without being negative or negating the fantastic. and it totally stands out. Busiek loves and understands superheroes and it shows in the series.

[@stagewalker]

God, I love his writing. Astro City is probably my favorite series.

[@DrSimian]

Astro City has always been a fantastic series. The use of alternative viewpoints was unique at its inception, and carried through to the series’s end.

[@ogfail1867]

All things Astro City are amazing, except how the Silver Agent storyline went.

[@galactic85]

What's so bad about the silver agent story?

[@ogfail1867]

Silver Agent is my favorite Astro City hero, and we waited so long for his story to be told, I guess I had high hopes. It's been years since I read it and I remember thinking it was convoluted and kind of "meh"@@galactic85

[@hotspurre]

I think I agree. I think it was a bit disappointing how it all came out, particularly when we got a number of references before we got the actual story. I *really* thought it was going to be a comment on McCarthyism....

[@haldon12]

So glad we got more Astro City. This issue feels very true to life, not in terms of how the date goes, but in the way that both characters felt like people, with strengths and flaws. I especially like how both of them have a kind of core optimism, an idea that the world can be better, and that their work is making it better. Just really solid. In terms of superhero dates, I gotta go back to the Wayne Family Adventures with Tim and Bernard - love those two issues. I suppose it's cheating a bit because Bernard isn't a superhero, but WFA is my favorite current superhero comic.

[@dramonmaster222]

Dating isn't easy especially for Superheroes.

[@OneThousandTerabytes]

My name is really uncommon so I get such whiplash whenever fictional characters use it. Also I'm impressed that you pronounce it correctly most of the time

[@edhlegal1]

Thank you Sasha. Now I have two old comics to explore: Astro City and Tom Strong. Both comics seem quite interesting. I also want to check out Punchline. Seems to be the freshest of the new characters in DC.

[@f12mnb]

A great story - more like real life. A lot of AstroCity stories have this sort of feel. Yes, it is still a super hero story but one that looks like some logical implications: Busiek later covers aging, retirement, how does one break into the super hero business. It is a great series and deserves to be better known.

[@Persoon56]

Firstly, I remember loving this issue when I read it for the first time. While Winged Victory and Samaritan couldn't be more different at first glance, they had great chemistry and it was interesting to see their shared issues as well as their own unique baggage. I think they make a great couple, and this issue makes a strong case for it. Also, yes, more Astro City, please! I'd really love to see your take on the Dark Age arc or the Confessor

[@sarahanley7142]

I was surprised twice here 1- I had missed your previous Astro City video, 2- I looked to see if you’d done a “Top 10” one as well, not yet? Here’s to hoping we get another Astro City video at least, maybe on Confessor for spooky season?

[@cherch222]

I might be pretty busy right now, but I see Sasha talk about Astro City and I click. Your videos got me into Astro City and it has become one of my favorite books/universes. Thank you for that!!!

[@paultapner2769]

One that always sticks in my mind was in Legionnaires when Bouncing Boy and Shrinking Violet went out for an evening together. They play crazy golf. Do a few other things. And have a nice night. It's the narration box though that is so great, it says 'by the end of the evening, two very shy people feel just that little bit less alone.' They never did anything with them after that as a couple, but the point of it was two people just trying to have human contact. It worked.

[@cpuuk]

I thought that if you take the super hero out of the date, what you have are two people looking for that common ground on which to build. Which is what a good first date is.

[@Dougeb7]

I've read this story a couple of times. I still didn't get everything that was there. You brought out some things I didn't catch. But what I took away as the point of the story is that, if people sit down and have an honest, respectful, rational, good-faith conversation, "there is always hope" that they will bridge whatever divides them. I don't know, maybe I'm reading into it, but I think it's a good message that we all need. Thank you for introducing me to this and other great comics!

[@astrocitizen]

I remember getting this issue when it first came out... mor eor less. My local comic shop only picked up the first two issues and I had to hunt the rest down elsewhere, but i digress. One part I remember was how the Honor Guard, the First Family, and a few extra heroes had to get together to handle some kaiju-ish villain in order to give Sam and Vic some free time. Part of the dialogue was Crackerjack -- Astro City's resident "what if Spider-Man or pre-Millar Daredevil wasn't just a wisecracker but an actual d*ckhead" -- complaining about having to risk his life just so Samaritan could get lucky.

[@Weap0]

I haven't read a lot of Astro City but one story that always stuck with me is Astro City 1/2, The Nearness Of You.

[@RennocD]

Always love being able to talk about Astro City!

[@EverydayMick]

This is one of my favorite Astro City issues. The characters work so well, and their interactions are so genuine.

[@jaynewman6420]

I remember Astro City very fondly. While this issue is one of my faves, my #1 is the Astra story. She, the youngest child of the Furst Family, ran away to find a success of her own. She didnt tell anybody so her family starts going around and "asking" their enemies where she is. That read similarly to a Fantasic Four story. Now, how many analogs to the FF are there? I recall this one, and the Four from Planetary, though they were villains there.

[@joelpartee594]

The Incredibles is/are a great FF analogue.

[@alexbraun3595]

I love that your voice for Samaritan is so monotone and tired. That would make any woman snap on a date. Also Winged Victory has the most Karen haircut I’ve ever seen. Also, I think it’d be fun if you tackled the Beautie special..

[@esean1]

ASTRO CITY is one of my favorite comics. It's easily one of the most thoughtfully written superhero series, ever. I've been worried that its sporadic publishing schedule has been causing it to fade from memory so its gratifying to see it being discussed. Curious: Have you ever read Bendis & Oeming's POWERS? If so, did you like it? It's a lot more violent and riddled with profanity but I really loved it and it was coming out regularly around the same time AC was.

[@tigrezangel]

This was very interesting. They are distinct enough from Superman and Wonder Woman that I never crossed my mind to compare them. I like this channel because you always bring interesting content that I have never heard of on other comic book channels that I follow. And yes, I'd like more content from Astro City.

[@AtomJebus]

I'm in the middle of rereading Astro City again (number 3 for me), and I love that issue. I'm glad they could find the time to fly. The .5 Hangman/Retcon issue haunts me forever. If you need a good October vid, I'd recommend reviewing it, or the Confessor saga would work too. Astro City is amazing.

[@sheriffkimbo]

So this is ironic but I only watched your other Astro City vids earlier this week, therefore this video was most welcome. I deffo need to explore more.

[@Magnero]

I remember this one, before I left the country. A final favorite series. Coming back, watching now I feel nostalgia. It's been a while.

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

More Astro City please 🙏

[@bluespaceman7937]

Always appreciate an Astro City review or analysis.

[@LLorax0]

First video of yours I saw was the Samaritan and Infidel date video and have been hoping for more Astro City since. Right after you had put it out. It's actually why I started hunting down the trades. Gave up on that and just bought the Metrobooks instead. For more Astro City a video going over Atomicus and Irene Merryweather and how their story is a homage/deconstruction of the Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane comics and the antics and behavior of Lois in them.

[@Peecamarke]

Okay, you got me. I wasn’t expecting this to be interesting at all but this video made it so much more interesting

[@dyingbreath7]

The first two volumes of Astro City might have been Kurt Busiek's best work. It created a superhero world that just feels lived in and real. I love that when you called out the beeper and translated to cellphones that it actually works because the comic should feel like the 90s since it runs in real time. I love the discussion they have about their methods and reasons. It feels like something that should be done more. Also Winged Victory running shelters also shows she truly is trying to help at all times. Its such a grounded approach that I can't say I've seen anywhere else outside of like Heroes for Hire.

[@thomasdeja523]

I absolutely adore ASTRO CITY... Dare I ask for your thought on my favorite arc, 'The Tarnished Angel' ? As for favorite date comics, there's the one that made me a shipper (and I usually dislike shipping!). BLACK CAT #6 (2009) shows us Felicia on a date with George Batroc and it is GLORIOUS! There's a moment involving a juicer that says so much about both characters, and they're wonderful together. I'm a big Batroc stan, and ever since I read this issue I ship CATROC (BLACKROC? You know what I mean....)

[@prince_nocturne]

Man, I love Astro City. It's such an upbeat series. It really does fly in the face of how dark and a lot of modern comics were, especially at the time. I love the more slice of life moments it shows, the civilian point of view it likes to adopt at times, and just how dang hopeful it always comes across. I really need to finish it one of these days. And Thanks to Sasha for telling me it exists way back when!

[@jessemartin7718]

I love seeing non-dc non-marvel comics from the past covered like this. It's so inspiring to learn about a superhero/heroes who don't have the endless baggage of a superman or spiderman and also who's stories are the result of mostly just one or a few writers. It's the best form of superhero comics to me, even when it somewhat relies on the reader to have some concept of popular characters.

[@salmocanutius]

I like how her Samaritan voice is her Superman voice missing 10 hours of sleep with heavy shoulders.

[@danielnugent6545]

She was intentionally condescending or insulting for much of the date. It starts with, "oh, you're dressed like that?" and just keeps going harder and harder. When he seemed to accidentally make her self-reflect for two seconds, she literally lashes out. Then he had to chase her and apologize. 10/10 for authentic storytelling.

[@akiraishin7141]

Thanks for letting me know these books are now getting reprinted! I read the first Astros city issue a while ago and wanted to get into the rest of the story!

[@illithidlore]

Dang, I've always heard Astro City was good but this makes me really want to pick it up. I see there's an omnibus coming in December...maybe I'll grab that.

[@moosevelt9148]

Just caught up in Astro City, its been on the to-do list for a bit, and so far I'm loving the initial, largely one off stories that are just as much a celebration on the genre as they are tackling major tropes. Great review, as always

[@mikecase2372]

More Astro CIty, please. I'd suggest "The Nearness of You" or the first Jack-in-the-Box story.

[@jazzmyn5804]

It's been 84 years...since this video topic was first proposed on the channel lol. I'm super glad Astro City is getting re-released. I've been wanting to pick it up since I first heard about it on your channel years ago but with it being kind of an anthology series, I wasn't sure where to start but now I do!

[@mckinnonjames]

You got me hooked on Astro City. Who thought 90's comics could be good.

[@villeuusivuori7150]

Astro City has the feel that Busiek wrote it to make the point that telling superhero stories for adults is not about cursing, sex and ultra violence. That you can have emotinal depth in the stories while being surrounded by bright colours and the absurd hijinks of silver age stories he grew up with.

[@tomjohnson4922]

I collected a ton of comics throughout the 90s I don't think I bothered with Astro City... I think I had too many super heroes at the time

[@reynard3767]

Always here for more Astro City, awesome to hear about the collections coming out for it

[@bsabruzzo]

Winged Victory reminds me of what She-Hulk has in her character... the choice she makes to always be big and green and those story arcs where she realizes being just Jen and being her more un-Hulk self doesn't make her weak, just bring a different side to her. It's how her father is uncomfortable with her as She-Hulk and John Jamison sorta forced his preference onto her and she goes back and forth at times not knowing if she is using one version to hide from the other.

[@RennocD]

One of the things that stuck with me is how Winged Victory did specify if all other thing are equal she would save the women.

[@rodneylindsey849]

🥹 Poor Harley 😢 I commend the writer 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 a very thought provoking story, I could see them having a similar conversation if they were of different ethnicities…Damn It , now I want Astro City …Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾

[@DrSimian]

I love that “Asa Martin” is an anagram of “Samaritan”.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Astro city as a whole is a very interesting comic series at least in my opinion.

[@Syntox]

Never heard of these characters but this is SO DOPE

[@ogieogie]

You're so good at reading. Very well expressed.

[@zabeerfarid7687]

Love the focus on non mainstream superhero comics!

[@wanderslostify]

I love your channel in general, but this and your Tom Strong have been exceptional.

[@X_Blake]

I think this was a great conversation between two individuals with different perspectives on certain situations. Best thing is that it ended both peaceful with two understanding and respect where their arguments come from. Something I wish most people in real life and social media (X) would do more often.

[@andrewogunmokun9309]

Great issue. I hope we get more Astro City please!

[@TimKirk]

A new collection is coming out soon. I love the complexity of Astro City, and the fact the heroes aren't perfect they have complex lives and sometimes aren't able to make the best choices or ideal choices. I'm a huge Busiek fan (and Astro City.) I'd love more Astro City content on your channel! As to the date, yeah it was a complex date--not bad per se, just not going as planned. But getting to know the other person is the goal isn't it on a date? Which I feel they did that well.

[@danielnugent6545]

Did anyone else feel like this was the, "Meegan, come back!" sketch from Key & Peele? WV's insecurities set her apart as more than a Wonder Woman pastiche.

[@emoryheirfrost6012]

Wooooo me video! Thank you! ❤❤❤❤❤ Wonderful video! ❤❤

[@AngusJo]

Another really good comic about superhero dating is "Batman/Superman World's Finest #12 - Date from Hell". Can highly recommend it.

[@jessicamorales1556]

More of Superheroes on a date, please!

[@WhiteRaven696]

If you want to make a video on a burger-obsessed hero, can I suggest Sharon Carter? There’s been a long-running gag for decades about her hunt for the world’s best cheeseburger.

[@cheezeofages]

Kurt Busiek is one of my favorite writers in any medium. A master of the human element of the superhero genre. Easy to get immersed in the stories. Often his style feels like someone recounting a story, making it easy to connect with and feel more organic.

[@radiak55]

I'm all for more talk on Astro City, great series and I have recommended it as a great way to like superhero comics, including Invincible. I like the onshot appeal of the series that also approaches the whole as an anthology of a connected world. On the collected front though, great that we are getting things reprinted but I wish Busiek could also provide the more sensible option of a normal OHC. Whatever happened to those, either I have to get a chunky compendium that is not much suited for a quick read and flimsy in desing to a large massive tome that is even harder to go about with, like a chore. A nonsense problem but it is impractical to not have moe OHCs that's why I recommend Invincible first depending if people prefer a good and afforable physical copy.

[@Victor.Alteria]

I was lucky enough to be in on Astro City from the beginning (I'm old), and Sasha you nailed this analysis on all levels, including its reflection of values of the time. Its one of the comics I show people when demonstrating comics can illuminate the human condition. Well done. I also don't have a full run, so I will be investigating your affiliate links. Thank you.

[@OtseisRagnarok]

Love the Astro City content. I Really want to see you talk about either Silver Agent or Confessor sometime!! :)

[@kevinbaird6705]

On a Tom Strong video, I asked for more of that content, and would echo the same sentiment regarding Astro City. Both are excellent. I'd also like to add Atomic Robo to the list of titles to consider focusing on.

[@jpistolas]

Samaritian - A"sa Martin". I see what they did. I think...

[@lukenstein7019]

I really like Invincible. But Astro City will always be my favorite superhero comic.

[@nicksavia3581]

I've recently been diving back into astro city and this has always been one of my favorite single issue stories of any comic

[@Night-Mayor]

This story has me thinking of giving Astro City a read. Thank you. 🤗

[@zettovii1367]

Would be really awesome if you made more videos covering Winged Victory's stories. Not only is she an interesting take on a feminist hero, but the character development and challenges she ends up going through (particularly around issue 7-10 in the 2013 run of Astro City) are pretty thought provoking.

[@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq]

The colors really pop in this episode. Rosey goodness in full effect. Your breakdown of the topic du jour ,is always entertaining.

[@zls72]

Astro City is just amazing! Loved it from issue 1

[@welcometogeektown]

Astro City is one of the best superhero stories of all time. Glad to see it getting more love!

[@Akkbar21]

I’m watching enough of your videos lately that I just subscribed. Ty for being another, unique channel to explore comics. Plus your hair game is omega level.

[@bobmathis-friedman6742]

My favorite Superhero First Date is Off-Ramp and Frostbite, from Young Heroes In Love{"I want yo touch you...and be touched by you.")

[@ToniT-to9rr]

YAY! There are Astro City Omnibuses! I feel like I've been waiting forever for this! Thank you for pointing this out, I'm off to Amazon now!

[@oiwithyou]

I'd never even heard of these characters but now I genuinely want to know more.