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American Gods producer FremantleMedia North America has acquired the rights to Astro City superhero comic book series to develop as a live-action TV drama series.

The Astro City comics, created by writer Kurt Busiek and artists Brent Anderson and Alex Ross, spans 16 (and counting) standalone yet loosely-connected story arcs containing more than 2,000 original characters. It is claimed to be the last, fully fleshed out superhero universe in the English language comic book business that has not been exploited for the screen. Astro City made its debut in 1995 with Image Comics and is currently published by DC Comics.

Astro City is one of the greatest deconstructions/love letters to comic books ever created. I’ve always adored this series, so it’ll be awesome to see it come to life.

For those who have never read it - first, fix that - second, think a far more optimistic version of Watchmen. 90’s comics are continuing to have a moment.