Atomic Robo (2007) [+]
Nov 13 2023
Atomic Robo is a comic book series revolving around the eponymous protagonist, a self-aware intelligent robot created by Nikola Tesla in 1923. His stories are mostly present day though there are stories set in the past and there's also a bit of time-traveling. Most of the time he's working with his team of action scientists -- Robo created Tesladyne as a think tank of researchers to invent technologies that will help mankind but Robo's adventures usually have a support team half of them scientists that can handle themselves in a fight (or in running away).
The collection I have are trade paperbacks and a partial run (though almost everything is free in web comic format at https://www.atomic-robo.com):
v3 Atomic Robo and the Shadow from Beyond Time - over the span of a century Robo battles an inter-dimensional horror that only appears every few decades.
v4 Atomic Robo and Other Strangeness - Vampires from another dimension invade Tesladyne.
v6 Atomic Robo and the Ghost of Station X - Someone is trying to kill Robo by sending him on really complicated missions.
v8 Atomic Robo and the Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur - Robo and team travel the Inner Earth and battle Dr Dinosaur (a hyper-intelligent, possibly also hyper-delusional, raptor dinosaur who wants to wipe out humanity and usher in a new dinosaur era) and his mind-controlled crystal-rock people.
v10 Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire - Robo and Tesladyne survivors are on the run from world governments as Biomega's (e.g. giant monsters aka Kaiju) threaten Earth.
v11 Atomic Robo and the Temple of Od - This one is set in the 1930's China. Robo has to stop a secret Japanese lab studying Zero Point Energy, a power that can destroy the Earth.
v12 Atomic Robo and the Spectre of Tomorrow - Robo can finally rebuild Tesladyne without fear of arrest but random people all over the world are turning into weird android things.
One of the cool things with the TPBs is that they have extras and these are mostly Dr Dinosaur's rantings: recipes, plans to take over the Earth or kill Atomic Robo, haiku's, movie scripts, weapon designs, etc. He's really into using crystals to power everything. Actually quite humorous and a great treat to end each TPB.
The general theme is pulp science action. The art looks computer drawn (i.e. drawn on a computer) rather than regular superhero comics art. It kind of remind me of Hellboy which I think has a similar humor and pulp feel. Fairly entertaining comics and maybe I'll buy the other TPB PDFs.
The collection I have are trade paperbacks and a partial run (though almost everything is free in web comic format at https://www.atomic-robo.com):
v3 Atomic Robo and the Shadow from Beyond Time - over the span of a century Robo battles an inter-dimensional horror that only appears every few decades.
v4 Atomic Robo and Other Strangeness - Vampires from another dimension invade Tesladyne.
v6 Atomic Robo and the Ghost of Station X - Someone is trying to kill Robo by sending him on really complicated missions.
v8 Atomic Robo and the Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur - Robo and team travel the Inner Earth and battle Dr Dinosaur (a hyper-intelligent, possibly also hyper-delusional, raptor dinosaur who wants to wipe out humanity and usher in a new dinosaur era) and his mind-controlled crystal-rock people.
v10 Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire - Robo and Tesladyne survivors are on the run from world governments as Biomega's (e.g. giant monsters aka Kaiju) threaten Earth.
v11 Atomic Robo and the Temple of Od - This one is set in the 1930's China. Robo has to stop a secret Japanese lab studying Zero Point Energy, a power that can destroy the Earth.
v12 Atomic Robo and the Spectre of Tomorrow - Robo can finally rebuild Tesladyne without fear of arrest but random people all over the world are turning into weird android things.
One of the cool things with the TPBs is that they have extras and these are mostly Dr Dinosaur's rantings: recipes, plans to take over the Earth or kill Atomic Robo, haiku's, movie scripts, weapon designs, etc. He's really into using crystals to power everything. Actually quite humorous and a great treat to end each TPB.
The general theme is pulp science action. The art looks computer drawn (i.e. drawn on a computer) rather than regular superhero comics art. It kind of remind me of Hellboy which I think has a similar humor and pulp feel. Fairly entertaining comics and maybe I'll buy the other TPB PDFs.