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adelaidemetzger_robotprophet's review
5.0
Um.
Yes!
FINALLY SOMEONE'S THINKING ABOUT ROBOTS other than the writers of the Transformers books and comics.
I have been waiting for an all-out robot book (or comic) with only robots (no humans) for so long that I actually started writing one and then--BOOM--this hilarious and kind of melancholy story about a retired, war-bot going through a mid-life crisis comes out!
First off, I freaking love this cover. I usually don't go off about the cover of a single issue, but now I have a reason to. I believe this is cover A and it speaks in volumes about the tone of the story, what the plot is actually about, and the character's personality. Whoever made the call to have it be one solid color per issue was smart. It's baffling to think that each issue has a specific cover art design as well as several different versions drawn by several different artists, but this has become an art form in and of itself. My point is that even though each comic on the shelf is drawn by a different artist, most of them--no matter the series--looks similar (I've noticed that a popular one is every character ever in the comic is jammed together in a fight fest. This was used in multiple team-driven New 52's like Justice League, Justice League Dark, Teen Titans, Green Lantern, etc). The style and design of D4ve's cover A's remind me of covers like that of Saga and Quantum and Woody with the bold color and isolation of the character...(edit) which is funny because I just looked it up and turns out Fiona Staples, artist of Saga worked on it with D4ve's artist Valentin Ramon. Plus, scientists say that bolder colors release endorphins that boost our confidence and make us happy and what not, so yeah, smart move because it immediately worked on me.
I am SO happy right now :D This was such a neat idea that isn't used enough--robots are used a bit in comics, I suppose, but never to this extreme. Turns out D4ve's people wiped all organic life int he universe and now have nothing to do but make a living for themselves as the only sentient beings left. Now I could go on and on about how much I love the robotic characters and rave how adorably miserable D4ve is while going through his mid-life crisis, but something hit me that I didn't realize until after I finished this issue. If D4ve wasn't a robot, and these were all human characters, I'd be bored out of my mind because the plot is what you'd expect from a comedy surrounding a man going through a regular, emotional, human crisis. Heck, if this were about a retired superhero in the same situation (basically Pixar's Incredibles) I still wouldn't find the same interest. For me, it's all about the presentation. I happen to love emotional robots. Anything to do with robots behaving human gets me super excited! If this were aliens that didn't really look human, I'd be a little more interested than if they were all out human, but the fact that D4ve is a robot with issues has gotten me hooked and possibly even in love with this series.
Even though the exterior of the comic doesn't say so, this is for ages 17+ so keep in mind there is language and light, (robotic) sexual imagery--in this first issue anyway. If you're looking for any other comic books that involve robots with personalities, I'd recommend Atomic Robo and the current Transformers series (particularly the More than Meets the Eye series. Giant feels). With so many positive reactions to D4ve I'm hoping that more writers and/or comic book peoples will be encouraged to see that there's a robot fan base out there that's generating some real hype (oy, I can't wait to see how the general public will be after Age of Ultron is released in theaters).
Makes me realize that I need to get my robotic novels copyrighted and published. It's time to rise people.
Yes!
FINALLY SOMEONE'S THINKING ABOUT ROBOTS other than the writers of the Transformers books and comics.
I have been waiting for an all-out robot book (or comic) with only robots (no humans) for so long that I actually started writing one and then--BOOM--this hilarious and kind of melancholy story about a retired, war-bot going through a mid-life crisis comes out!
First off, I freaking love this cover. I usually don't go off about the cover of a single issue, but now I have a reason to. I believe this is cover A and it speaks in volumes about the tone of the story, what the plot is actually about, and the character's personality. Whoever made the call to have it be one solid color per issue was smart. It's baffling to think that each issue has a specific cover art design as well as several different versions drawn by several different artists, but this has become an art form in and of itself. My point is that even though each comic on the shelf is drawn by a different artist, most of them--no matter the series--looks similar (I've noticed that a popular one is every character ever in the comic is jammed together in a fight fest. This was used in multiple team-driven New 52's like Justice League, Justice League Dark, Teen Titans, Green Lantern, etc). The style and design of D4ve's cover A's remind me of covers like that of Saga and Quantum and Woody with the bold color and isolation of the character...(edit) which is funny because I just looked it up and turns out Fiona Staples, artist of Saga worked on it with D4ve's artist Valentin Ramon. Plus, scientists say that bolder colors release endorphins that boost our confidence and make us happy and what not, so yeah, smart move because it immediately worked on me.
I am SO happy right now :D This was such a neat idea that isn't used enough--robots are used a bit in comics, I suppose, but never to this extreme. Turns out D4ve's people wiped all organic life int he universe and now have nothing to do but make a living for themselves as the only sentient beings left. Now I could go on and on about how much I love the robotic characters and rave how adorably miserable D4ve is while going through his mid-life crisis, but something hit me that I didn't realize until after I finished this issue. If D4ve wasn't a robot, and these were all human characters, I'd be bored out of my mind because the plot is what you'd expect from a comedy surrounding a man going through a regular, emotional, human crisis. Heck, if this were about a retired superhero in the same situation (basically Pixar's Incredibles) I still wouldn't find the same interest. For me, it's all about the presentation. I happen to love emotional robots. Anything to do with robots behaving human gets me super excited! If this were aliens that didn't really look human, I'd be a little more interested than if they were all out human, but the fact that D4ve is a robot with issues has gotten me hooked and possibly even in love with this series.
Even though the exterior of the comic doesn't say so, this is for ages 17+ so keep in mind there is language and light, (robotic) sexual imagery--in this first issue anyway. If you're looking for any other comic books that involve robots with personalities, I'd recommend Atomic Robo and the current Transformers series (particularly the More than Meets the Eye series. Giant feels). With so many positive reactions to D4ve I'm hoping that more writers and/or comic book peoples will be encouraged to see that there's a robot fan base out there that's generating some real hype (oy, I can't wait to see how the general public will be after Age of Ultron is released in theaters).
Makes me realize that I need to get my robotic novels copyrighted and published. It's time to rise people.
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