Astro City: Astra Special No.2

© Juke Box Productions Previous Issue: Astro City: Astra Special No.1 Next Issue: Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four No.1 Full Title: Astro City: Astra Special No.2 Story Title: The Gordian Knot (Story) While most people celebrate their college graduation by going to dinner, Astra and her boyfriend celebrate hers with a trip into The Gordian Knot, a cosmic caldera teeming with strange life and unusual encounters. It was meant to be a party, but for Astra, who has lived her whole life in the glare of the spotlight dealing with the bizarre and unexpected, it becomes much, much more Cover Date: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Cover Price: $3.99 Credits: Kurt Busiek (Writer), Brent Anderson (Art), Alex Ross (Cover), John Roshell and Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt (Design and Lettering), Wendy Broome (Colors), Scott Peterson (Editor), Kristy Quinn (Assistant Editor), Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor) Publisher: Wildstorm(DC Comics Imprint) Appearances: Armageddon*, The First Family (Astra Furst, Augustus Furst, Julius Furst, Natalie Furst, Nick Furst, Rex), Matt Zimmer, Gordian Knot, Prince Gavrad*, Carissa* * denotes first appearance Mentions: Skysweeper Narrative Voice: This two issue arc is a major departure from most Astro City comics to date, in that it uses very few narration captions to weave its tale. Date of Story: Over a night in Late May or Early June 2009, continuing the same night as Astro City: Astra Special #1. Collected Edition: Shining Stars Notes: The cover dress of this issue is designed to evoke that of a news magazine à la Time. Events: This issue's Events & Annotations list.