# Astro Boy !!! YYEEEAAAHHH!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-boy-yyeeeaaahhh/115608 "2002-06-23T23:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-boy-yyeeeaaahhh/115608/1 "2002-06-23T23:08:59Z")
HE’S BACK! [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1569716765/qid=1024872916/sr=2-2/ref=sr\_2\_2/002-0589074-5951224](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1569716765/qid=1024872916/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/002-0589074-5951224) I watched _Astro Boy_ on TV in Chicago during the 1960’s, & I’m thrilled to see that the original manga are being re-printed in softcover book format. Recently, **Tezuka** ’s _Metropolis_ was made into a full-length animated motion picture, & I remembered how fond I was of his work. **Osamu Tezuka** ’s art & stories are wonderously charming, & knowing that at least 7 volumes are planned…will put me back about $70. Oh well. It’s worth it. Anybody else remember _Astro Boy_? ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-boy-yyeeeaaahhh/115608/2 "2002-06-23T23:16:17Z")
Hey! In the Calvin & Hobbes strip he DID look like Astro Boy. I always thought he just looked like an astro boy. Didn’t even know there was an Astro Boy. My post needs more exclamation points. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-boy-yyeeeaaahhh/115608/3 "2002-06-23T23:53:58Z")
AstroBoy bomb’s away! ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-boy-yyeeeaaahhh/115608/4 "2002-06-24T01:04:21Z")
Astro Boy 4 is coming out this week, BTW. A great place to buy comics at a discount is here: [http://www.comicsnow.com/](http://www.comicsnow.com/) (Although all fans should support their local comic book store, assuming one exists nearby.) Here’s a publication schedule: Astro Boy Volume 8 TPB Oct 30, 2002 $9.95 Astro Boy Volume 7 TPB Sep 25, 2002 $9.95 Astro Boy Volume 6 TPB Aug 28, 2002 $9.95 Astro Boy Volume 5 TPB Jul 31, 2002 $9.95 Astro Boy Volume 4 TPB Jun 26, 2002 $9.95 I picked up #3 last month and will probably take a look at other issues. Astro Boy rules! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-boy-yyeeeaaahhh/115608/5 "2002-06-24T11:55:58Z")
I’ve got #'s 1, 2, &3 already, & #4 on order from _What It Is, Comics & Collectables_, which is Murfreesboro’s oldest comics shop. No, I don’t own it. Wish I did! 😉 Note to mods–I don’t get anything from the above, so I hope you don’t regard it as spam. ---
**Author:** ![BalmainBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@BalmainBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BalmainBoy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astro-boy-yyeeeaaahhh/115608/6 "2002-06-26T07:55:14Z")
I loved the punch-ups that resulted in instant (crossed) band-aids on the faces of the combatants.