In 1923, Nikola Tesla's career is in its twilight... until he unveils a robot with automatic intelligence - ATOMIC ROBO! After decades of dealing with all manner of weirdness, Atomic Robo and the so-called Action Scientists of Tesladyne become the go-to defense force against the unexplained! See ROBO take on Nazis, giant ants, clockwork mummies, walking pyramids, Mars, cyborgs, and his nemesis, Baron von Helsingard, in his first trade paperback graphic novel. This edition collects the hard-to-find, sold-out, debut issues of Atomic Robo #1-6, complete with cover gallery, pin-ups, concept sketches, and bonus stories.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Wisecracking robot fights everything from an evil Nazi brain-in-a-jar to giant ants. Cameos by Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking. Snappy dialogue, fun bite-sized stories, clean visual storytelling. You can show it to kids without giving them nightmares about women getting chopped up and stuffed into refrigerators. What more could you ask for? Highly recommended. Buy it, enjoy it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a concept, Atomic Robo, built by Tesla in the 1920s, battles Nazis, mummies, giant insects and the ghost of Rasputin.
The humor and action never lets up in this book. Clevinger manages to use the last 100 years of science fiction but without it ever feeling forced or like a parody. Wegener manages to make Atomic Robo a very sympathetic and empathic character, despite his lack of a face.
Lots of fun, highly recommended.
The humor and action never lets up in this book. Clevinger manages to use the last 100 years of science fiction but without it ever feeling forced or like a parody. Wegener manages to make Atomic Robo a very sympathetic and empathic character, despite his lack of a face.
Lots of fun, highly recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By D. Ditmeyer
Format:Paperback
Atomic Robo is a great pulp story. It's strongly reminiscent of Hellboy in a good way, if you replaced a chunk of the mysticism with mad science and the gruff and likable Hellboy with the more snarky and equally likable Atomic Robo.
There will be rockets, there will be a giant ant beaten with a street sign, there will be Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawkings making an appearance (the latter in a brief but awesome antagonistic role). The art and writing are solid start to finish.
I highly recommend this product.
There will be rockets, there will be a giant ant beaten with a street sign, there will be Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawkings making an appearance (the latter in a brief but awesome antagonistic role). The art and writing are solid start to finish.
I highly recommend this product.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
He's an atomic robot who does science with sass
It has been compared to Mike Mignola's Hell Boy and the artist who created Atomic Robo is Okay with that, but I think Atomic Robo is way funnier. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Michael J. Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars
The first comic I have ever loved!
Atomic Robo is astounding. I've never been a comic book fan, but as a scientist and sci-fi fan, Robo hits the spot, big time. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Brian Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Comic
Very fun and funny series. Can't wait to pick up a few more of these to see what other crazy adventures Robo gets into.
Published 5 months ago by Mark T Bierman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like Hellboy, but with more fun (and less mythos)
Reading through Atomic Robo, I'm reminded of Mike Mignolia's Hellboy, which is not all too surprising since artist Scott Wegener explicitly mentions Mignolia as inspiration) - but... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ian T. Spaulding
5.0 out of 5 stars
Atomic Robo is what comics should be
I had almost forgotten how much fun comics could be...and then I came across Atomic Robo. Buy two copies, 'cause you'll want to pass one on to a friend.
Published 8 months ago by Andrew Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars
Science-fiction adventure at its breezy best!
Though it would be easy to describe Atomic Robo as a science fiction interpretation of the basic concept underlying Mike Mignola's Hellboy (there are definitely some surface... Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. Michael Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars
Smart Witty & Action Packed1
Atomic Robo volume 1 was over before I knew it and I immediately wanted more. This is one of the most clever books I have read. Read more
Published 9 months ago by K.A.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Full throttle adventures w/o dark emotional baggage
Atomic Robo is a wonderful, light-hearted series of one-shot adventures that I whole heartedly recommend. Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. Ungerleider
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding
If you haven't picked this series up yet you need to. It's smart, witty, and so charmingly drawn. It's like Hellboy...if Hellboy was a robot and a good series
Published 12 months ago by Travis M Lasiuk
5.0 out of 5 stars
Non-stop scientific mechanical fun!
I first learned about Atomic Robo while browsing a few postings on [...], and after seeing those pages, I was hooked and wanted to read the whole story. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jumpercliff
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