Astra comic books issue 2

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Written by Jerry Robinson, Sidra Cohn and Ken-Ichi Oishi. Art by Shojin Tanaka. Cover by Frank Thorne. Jerry Robinson, creator of the Joker, collaborator with Bob Kane in the earliest years of the Batman, has created a new comic book series in collaboration with top Japanese creators! Astra is a funny, sexy science fiction story about the beautiful Princess Astra, the heir to the throne of a planet entirely populated by women! When all the men of her planet were killed in an interplanetary war, the people of the planet Eros survived by artificial means. But their supply of precious bodily fluids is nearly gone, and Astra goes to find a man! She meets up with Yosuke, a rough-and-tumble Earthling who wants to sweep her off her feet. But she has been warned by her mother, the Queen, about the wiles of men, and she's not about to give in! The story is brought to life by Japanese good girl comic artist Shojin Tanaka, creator of Metal Boy and Shibuya Honky Tonk, published in the Weekly Playboy manga anthology. 32 pages, B&W. Suitable for All Ages. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Brent Anderson. Covers by Alex Ross. It's a big turning point for Astra Furst, the third-generation Super Hero of Astro City! Last we saw her, she was a 10-year-old girl playing hopscotch. Today she's graduating from college. It's a time of friends and family, new opportunities, new dangers, and changing relationships. Featuring the First Family, the creatures of Monstro City, a new hero team and more in a graduation night nobody's ever going to forget! And in issue #2, 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! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kenta Shinohara.

The situation aboard the Astra intensifies as Zack reveals to Kanata that the ship's communication system has recently been sabotaged and that it's likely one of their new friends who tried to murder them! The mystery deepens as the crew members are overtaken by confusion and anger and start to question each other's motives.

Softcover, 248 pages, B&W.

Cover price $9.99.

Escape into Free Space - Written by Isaac Fox. Art by Sara Deek. Cover by Sayako Rush. The hunt continues! Maria and Shay close in on their bounty only to find themselves in the middle of an ambush. It's gonna take more than a little luck to escape this one.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. By Tomohiro Chiba and Koichi Tokita. From the creators of Gundam Wing comes the latest Gundam invasion! As a scrappy Junk Tech, Lowe Gear scours the war-torn solar system for salvageable parts. When the colony Heliopolis is decimated in a brutal attack, Lowe and his crew quickly plunder the ruins for booty. What they unearth shocks and delights them - a fully functioning, top-secret Mobile Suit Gundam dubbed "Red Frame"! Lowe is in for the ride of his life as devious factions attempt to claim Red Frame as their own! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. By Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Tomohiro Chiba, and Yasunari Toda. In the war between Coordinators and the Blue Cosmos - a terrorist organization for the promotion of Naturals -- everyone is claiming to be fighting for peace...but the perpetual battle never ends. Lowe is just your average parts scavenger with big dreams. When Mondo, a coordinator, asks Lowe for a favor, he has no choice but to get involved. As they wander through space in search for parts, danger is never far away. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. With the Dreadnought activated, Lowe's crew wins a game of chicken with Canard forcing him to retreat. With the ship still damaged, Canard returns with Hyperion to do battle. Despite frail health, Prayer deploys in the Dreadnought to face Hyperion. Prayer must realize that a weapon of war can be used not just for killing people, but perhaps, to save lives as well. Will he learn the meaning of "ASTRAY? " Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Adventures of Rocco Vargas: Book 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Daniel Torres. The Astral Adventures of Rocco Vargas continue in this space western as rivals from different parts of the galaxy shoot it out for control of the krop distribution network. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.