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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:graphic_novel
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:art_style
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painterly
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Kurt_Busiek
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gptkbp:available_formats
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hardcover
digital
softcover
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gptkbp:awards
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Eisner Award nomination
Harvey Award nomination
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gptkbp:character_development
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gptkb:complex
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gptkbp:colorist
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gptkb:Alex_Sinclair
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gptkbp:cover_artist
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gptkb:Alex_Ross
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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recognized for its storytelling
influenced modern superhero narratives
celebrated for its art
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Scott_Dunbier
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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Astro City series
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Astro_City:_The_Dark_Age,_Book_Two
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gptkbp:format
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gptkb:trade_paperback
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:superhero
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gptkbp:illustrator
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gptkb:Brent_Anderson
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Silver_Age_comics
noir fiction
Golden Age comics
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-1401202003
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:The_Confessor
gptkb:The_Dark_Age
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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non-linear
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gptkbp:page_count
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128
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gptkbp:plot
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explores the origins of superheroes
features multiple timelines
focuses on the Confessor's past
involves crime and corruption
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Astro_City:_The_Dark_Age,_Book_Zero
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gptkbp:publication_year
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gptkb:2005
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:DC_Comics
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gptkbp:reader_demographic
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young adult
adult
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Astro_City:_Life_in_the_Big_City
gptkb:Astro_City:_The_Dark_Age,_Book_Three
gptkb:Astro_City:_The_Dark_Age,_Book_Two
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gptkbp:series
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gptkb:Astro_City
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Astro_City
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:heroism
gptkb:identity
morality
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Astro_City
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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