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Herocopia, the officially sanctioned, fan-developed website for all things relating to the award winning comic series, Astro City. Biographies of heroes and villains, information on special places, insights on supporting cast, ordinary citizens and events, background details on weapons, headquarters, gadgets and gear. Along with histories, issue summaries, annotations, time-lines, and fan speculation galore. It's all here and we welcome you to join in the fun.

Showcase... The Oubor Conspiracy The Broken Man Gregor Hussarian The Silver Adept Wonder Science Western Rover Seamus Finneran Dame Progress Ironhorse Starbright Sorna-Capsules Telseth The Blasphemy Boys The Oubor Oubor Conspiracy The Sideliners The Early 1900s Ironhorse The Confessor Air Ace The Hanged Man Mister Cakewalk Old Soldier Dame Progress Romeyn Falls The Furst Family Astra Furst Rex Zorus Julius Furst Augustus Furst Natalie and Nick Furst Kaspian Natalie Furst First Family Mount Kirby Madame Majestrix Darcy Conroy-Furst 'ranium

Featured Articles Cleopatra II Sarah Brandeis was a regular working woman, assisting Dr. McGillicuddy, an archaeologist investigating a somewhat insignificant historical site. But then they discover the Gem of Thebis, a necklace with great magical powers. After that, Sarah's life is changed forever. More... Dame Progress One of the most incredible, absolutely amazing, stunningly beautiful battles of all time occurred on a cold winter's night over 100 years ago. Astro City was still called Romeyn Falls in those days. Along with trolley cars and horses, a rarely seen heroine by the name of Dame Progress wandered the city. Her weaponry and vehicles are finely crafted, state of the art instruments. She had a target that particular night, a target that was interfering with a special mission. The target, was a gentleman named... ...Mister Cakewalk Like jazz itself, this guy was cool and smooth. He too had a mission on that brisk winter's night in the early 1900s. He planned to share it. It was just a matter of timing things just right. More... Martha Sullivan "I found out I had telekinetic powers when I was fourteen. I've never been sure where I got them." "So I decided I was going to be a super-hero. I even sewed myself a costume, kind of. I was going to call myself "MIND-OVER-MATTIE..." More... Starpower He makes a one panel appearance and then mixes it up a bit on the cover of the latest issue of Astro City. Now he features himself on the Main Page of Herocopia. Some super-heroes sure are pushy. More... Astro City Aliens Astro City Aliens Alien life forms, species and civilizations have impacted Astro City and planet Earth to varying degrees. Very little is know about some. Their interactions are just minor background elements --for example-- the Universals. A few are beneficial and helpful allies like Starwoman. Others are extremely dangerous, threatening our very existence. One of the most terrifying were the Enelsians. Over the years, Astro City and its denizens have been exposed to lots of Aliens. The Herocopia Project has cataloged a few of them. There are others to research and discuss. More... Altar Boy There is no blueprint for how to become a super-hero, but Brian Kinney has a plan. A high risk decision to move to Astro City, an area saturated with superheroes. There he hopes to mingle and learn, and with luck perhaps a chance as a side-kick or assistant to an already established mask. It's not like it hasn't happened before. His break comes sooner than he expected. He also didn't expect the Confessor to be the one to offer the chance for him to be Altar Boy. More... Marella Cowper She was looking for work. Something stop-gap to help with day-to-day expenses until a real job came along. So who knows. It might have been just the right tag word in her resume, or perhaps someone already working for the company marked her as a strong candidate for the position as a Call Center Specialist. Then too, they put her through a large battery of tests when she applied for the position. Endlessly long tests, and even a psych exam. She was really getting suspicious. More... Roustabout "HMPH! A third-rate generic outlaw hero, farting around with two-bit bank jobs." --- Cammie(sushigirl3@acity.com) The city of Caplinville is a small rural town located in a whole different cultural landscape from Astro City. But they do have a super-hero of their very own. One which they are mighty proud to brag about to any and all who come for a visit. More...

Special: Cover Gallery Tribute to Nick Cardy Interrupting our regular Astro City cover gallery here for a few days to pay tribute to one of the giants of the comic book industry. These are a mere fraction of the covers he illustrated. All of them great. All of them superb. Visual storytelling at its finest.