Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 No.21

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Full Title: Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2 #21

Story Title: Where the Action Is

Cover Date: March 2000

Cover Price: $2.50

Credits: Kurt Busiek (Writer), Brent Anderson (Penciler), Will Blyberg (Inker), Alex Ross (Cover), John Roshell and Comicraft's Wes Abbott (Design and Lettering) Alex Sinclair (Color Art) Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor), John Layman (editor)

Publisher: Homage Comics(Wildstorm and DC Comics Imprint)

Appearances: Sally Twinings, Manny Monkton,Crackerjack, Nightingale, Flying Fox II (First), Glowworm

Mentions: Jack-in-the-Box, Lamplighter, Cometeer, Skulliar, Count Downe, Fakir, Apollo Eleven, Thunderhead, The Derelikt, Pulsarr, Unimaginables

Narrative Voice: Sally Twinings

Issue Summary: Sally Twinings has recently begun writing for Bulldog Comics, (in)famous for its unauthorized stories of the world's superheroes. As she discovers, it makes for a crazy, chaotic biz when the characters you're writing about are real people with real opinions about their portrayals, possessing real superpowers.

Date of Story: The story roughly takes place during March and April 2000 at various times until a day in June/July 2000; last part of story takes place six months later in Nov/Dec 2000.