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Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne (Atomic Robo #1)
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, cyb...more
Paperback, 180 pages
Published
December 29th 2009
by Red 5 Comics
(first published June 25th 2008)
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I love Atomic Robo. I fell in love with it after the first one I read, on Free Comic Book Day, in which there is a evil mad scientist velociraptor running through the corridors as walls are being torn down around him yelling "DO NOT BLAME ME IT IS NOT MY FAULT." [Grammar as presented, which for some reason makes it even funnier.]
I fell in love with Dr. Dinosaur right there, evil or not. And all the rest of the Atomic Robo universe. I've enjoyed all the comics I've read since then, and now, graph...more
I fell in love with Dr. Dinosaur right there, evil or not. And all the rest of the Atomic Robo universe. I've enjoyed all the comics I've read since then, and now, graph...more
Just read 4 volumes of Atomic Robo on my phone from Comixology (couldn't stop at the expected single digit for the challenge). Family is in a bit of a tailspin with the loss of a loved one this last week, and being able to retreat into something this good when it all got too much has been a life saver.
Such brilliant fun!
This is the epitome of what imaginative comics can be without having to resort to the grim and gritty Moore/Miller archetype deconstruction we see all the time (It's not that I d...more
Such brilliant fun!
This is the epitome of what imaginative comics can be without having to resort to the grim and gritty Moore/Miller archetype deconstruction we see all the time (It's not that I d...more
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 similarities), to do so without further examining Atomic Robo is to do a grave disservice to the charm and energy of Clevinger's creation.
Atomic Robo is a journey through a world inspired by the entire breadth of science fiction, with special emphasis on its pulp heyday (Nazi robots) and the Atomic Age excesses of the 1950s...more
Atomic Robo is a journey through a world inspired by the entire breadth of science fiction, with special emphasis on its pulp heyday (Nazi robots) and the Atomic Age excesses of the 1950s...more
Mar 01, 2011
Andy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Andy by:
www.weeklycrisis.com
Shelves:
comics
I picked up the first volume of Atomic Robo after the glowing reviews on www.weeklycrisis.com and very much agreed (unlike their praise of Hercules recently). It's a great example of how to write a really fun and entertaining comic. If you can accept the premise that Nikola Tesla invented an atomic power robot back in the 1920s who has gone on to form his own league of 'adventure fighting scientists', repeatedly saving the world from a gamut of B-movie villains and monsters then this is up your...more
Originally posted on NewPulpFiction.com:
Atomic Robo works with a very specific concept—what if Doc Savage was a robot. And from that has come a modern comics masterpiece.
Writer Brian Clevinger and artist Scott Wegener have created dozens of stories for the characters, but this time we will look at the very first one. Future volumes will be covered in future installments.
The first six issues that make up Atomic Robo Volume 1 revolve around a disturbance in Egypt. A pyramid has came alive with mac...more
Atomic Robo works with a very specific concept—what if Doc Savage was a robot. And from that has come a modern comics masterpiece.
Writer Brian Clevinger and artist Scott Wegener have created dozens of stories for the characters, but this time we will look at the very first one. Future volumes will be covered in future installments.
The first six issues that make up Atomic Robo Volume 1 revolve around a disturbance in Egypt. A pyramid has came alive with mac...more
This is a zany and big-hearted book, with a metal hero bounding around and shooting ray guns at robots and giant insects and mummies, and I love it. I've heard many comparisons to Hellboy, but since I've never read that title, I can only talk about this book on its own merits. The art, for example, is terrific, very simple figures with big ears and strong jawlines, and there is a lot of energy on the page. Which is pretty important when the writing has such a similarly high energy level. There i...more
Jan 21, 2010
William Kulesa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of Hellboy, pulp, steampunk, and science-fiction
Shelves:
science-fiction,
graphic-novels
In many ways, Atomic Robo is very similar to Mike Mignola’s Hellboy as it deals with a non-human protagonist living in a world populated by humans that frequently misunderstand him or seek to use him in some manner. Unlike Mignola, series creator Brian Clevinger doesn’t mine fables, fairy tales and myths for his inspiration but pop culture and the mythology of the American experience. Throughout the series Robo finds himself facing giant ants straight out of the 1954 B-movie classic “Them!,” Naz...more
Lots of great funny bits and also hints of some neat sci-fi/fantasy ideas. Its shortcomings are as follows:
So far, the robotic nature of the protagonist is mostly used for jokes without any real thought given into what it's like to be a robot. I suppose this is an unfair standard for the genre, but it's glaring when one reads Hofstadter at the same time.
The very interesting array of quirky conflicts making up Robo's life all suggest great stories, but the comic moves quickly between them, leavin...more
So far, the robotic nature of the protagonist is mostly used for jokes without any real thought given into what it's like to be a robot. I suppose this is an unfair standard for the genre, but it's glaring when one reads Hofstadter at the same time.
The very interesting array of quirky conflicts making up Robo's life all suggest great stories, but the comic moves quickly between them, leavin...more
A great graphic novel.
All the stories are well done - the first story being my favorite in the compilation. The art is fantastic! I liked how the current day stories are mixed with the flashbacks and creation stories. The short alternate stories at the end of the book were my least favorite but still well done. The art and flavor of these short (2-3 page) stories is quite different form the main story arcs.
The pin up art and sketchbook art in the back of the book was a pleasant surprise. I liked...more
All the stories are well done - the first story being my favorite in the compilation. The art is fantastic! I liked how the current day stories are mixed with the flashbacks and creation stories. The short alternate stories at the end of the book were my least favorite but still well done. The art and flavor of these short (2-3 page) stories is quite different form the main story arcs.
The pin up art and sketchbook art in the back of the book was a pleasant surprise. I liked...more
This is a silly fun action adventure starring a robot apparently created by Tesla. It's very light; no real overarching plot, just a repeating villain Helsingard, and even he doesn't show up in half the stories. It's a science adventure (and the issue that chronicles Robo's trip to Mars is a definite highlight with some classic extraplanetary graffiti), not a super hero book, although it has trappings of that as well. It's snarky and fun, with simple but effective art. I'm curious if it gets dee...more
Nov 23, 2008
Kimberly Ann
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone who loves comics.
Recommended to Kimberly Ann by:
Red 5 Comics
Shelves:
comics-graphic-novels
Earlier this year, during Free Comic Book Day in May, I received the Atomic Robo comic. I had planned on reading it for months, but never got around to it. This year I was attending the Wizard World Texas comic convention in Arlington, TX and saw the Red 5 Comics table. I picked up the graphic novel and that evening read what I felt was one of the coolest new comics to be created in the last 2 years. What I love about this graphic novel is the writing by Brian Clevinger. It's clever and funny wi...more
In 1923, Nikola Tesla unveils a robot with automatic intelligence. Granted full American citizenship in return for his particpation in a top secret military operation, Atomic Robo founds Tesladyne, a think tank dedicated to exploring science. Now Atomic Robo and his action scientists are the go-to defense force against the unexplained.
This is if Iron Man was in Captain America's body. The language of Atomic Robo is very 1930s and reminds me of not only Captain America, but also Indiana Jones. It...more
This is if Iron Man was in Captain America's body. The language of Atomic Robo is very 1930s and reminds me of not only Captain America, but also Indiana Jones. It...more
When you take Tesla, one of the most out there inventors of the modern era, and have him make a Robot to fight the strange things that 'go bump in the night' as the BPRD would have you know... you get an awesome story about some thing that has been around since the 1800s and has done some pretty crazy things.
Sure, I would think that it is a 'homage' to Hellboy, if indeed it was made afterwards, but still... I didn't much like the Hellboyness of Hellboy... and this more than makes up for it.
Plus...more
Sure, I would think that it is a 'homage' to Hellboy, if indeed it was made afterwards, but still... I didn't much like the Hellboyness of Hellboy... and this more than makes up for it.
Plus...more
I've heard plenty of good buzz about this book, but it didn't quite live up to the hype for me. The stories are fast paced and energetic, with several moments of very funny dialogue. The art is also really sharp, with clean panels and a natural flow to the action. There was just too much happening in too short a time. The six issues making up this volume are basically stand-alone tales, but they also kind of run together. The jumps in time and setting are a bit jarring and left me unsure where o...more
Atomic Robo how I love you so, seriously, this is one of those diamonds in the rough. When I first picked up the comic I thought it was a slightly ripped off Hellboy, but boy was I wrong. It is probably one of the most original comics out there with dialogue that is very well crafted and timed. The artwork keeps getting better and better with each volume, as well as the story telling.
I cannot recommend this book or the entire series enough to those who are looking for adventure, hi jinks, and sc...more
I cannot recommend this book or the entire series enough to those who are looking for adventure, hi jinks, and sc...more
First of a new original graphic novel series-an award winner. Features a wise cracking robot who thinks on his own, runs his own company and is a problem solving action hero! Created 80 years ago by the scientific genius Tesla (a rival of Edison) Atomic Robo has been in the midst of rock em sock em adventures ever since. The story keeps shifting backwards and forwards in time and has a lot of things being blow up and shot up. Good art. My son (adult age) read it too and is eager for volume 2!
Ha! This is hilarious! A fantastic take on action-science stories and B-movies, with lots of good one-liners and visual gags.
And I got to say, I loved the Stephen Hawking bit! It's just so appropriate to what I know about him; according to Dr. Susskind (Black Hole War), Dr. Hawking really does enjoy a practical joke. *Especially* the kind that may give some other physicist a heart attack. A brilliant way to put Dr. Hawking in this fictional world, and a really good joke at the same time.
And I got to say, I loved the Stephen Hawking bit! It's just so appropriate to what I know about him; according to Dr. Susskind (Black Hole War), Dr. Hawking really does enjoy a practical joke. *Especially* the kind that may give some other physicist a heart attack. A brilliant way to put Dr. Hawking in this fictional world, and a really good joke at the same time.
I liked the idea of a sentient (and sometimes wise-cracking) robot who battles odd enemies for the US. It's a sort of super hero comic, but with the twist that the hero is a robot. The art was pretty good and went along well with the story. Nothing too gory in the pictures. My only real complaint is that it is sometimes confusing when the story flashes back in time. Other than that, I think kids who enjoy super hero comics will like this one too. Recommended for middle school and up.
Action! Science! Adventure! Action Scientists! What more could anyone (and I mean anyone from child to adult) ask for in a colourful, well drawn, and well written comic? Not much, actually. Its complete with your snarky, loveable, action hero atomic robot: Robo. Not to mention Jenkins, Nicola Tesla, and Nazis: this book (and series) leaves little wanting. Well, except for more. So much more. I cannot wait for the next book!
SUCH a great character and fun stories! Robo is my new favorite thing. Robo is a nuclear powered artificial intelligence created by Nikola Tesla who now runs a think tank that fights the good fight and generally tries to improve the world through Science. And he's funny.
This is a fantastic series that can be "entered" at any time; you don't have to start at Volume 1.
This is a fantastic series that can be "entered" at any time; you don't have to start at Volume 1.
The Atomic Robo series is hilarious. It's a mix of adventure, science, humor, and mechanics. But really it's a big robot fighting Nazis and evil geniuses and "time-travelling" dinosaurs. For real, Dr. Dinosaur is one of the best comic books characters ever. And one of the craziest. On a scale 1-10 of crazy, he scores a Deadpool.
Enhh. Lots of great sequences and ideas. Very good humor. Obviously highly influenced (in art and concept) by Hellboy. But the stories are too frenetic, too web-comicy choppy. And Atomic Robo's supporting cast just blend together, mostly indistinct from each other. Lots of potential here, but only that.
I can't say enough good things about this book, so I won't even try beyond saying this: READ IT! It's great fun, it's smart, it's often hilarious. There are plenty of samples of Atomic Robo online to whet your appetite, but the books are better. (Although Dr. Dinosaur is hilarious. Go look, it's great.)
What I learned from this book?
If you apply yourself in school hard enough and push for the right to do your Master's thesis on environmentally-friendly death rays, you too can get a job working for Atomic Robo, head of Tesladyne and the coolest, most indestructible robot adventurer scientist ever.
If you apply yourself in school hard enough and push for the right to do your Master's thesis on environmentally-friendly death rays, you too can get a job working for Atomic Robo, head of Tesladyne and the coolest, most indestructible robot adventurer scientist ever.
I loved this book! If I had a son, I would have so much fun reading this with him. The artwork is amazing -- Atomic Robo is downright cute, though I have a feeling I'd be blasted all the way to the walking pyramids in Egypt if he heard me say that. Looking forward to continuing with this series!
Wisecracking robot...check! Brains in jars trying to take over the world...check! Giant Ants...check! Steam powered pyramids run by mechanical mummies (really, steam powered pyra... and the mummies are mech.. well okay).....check! Read Atomic Robo and the Action Scientist of Tesladyne (really Tesla again! Alright!) Read it now!
Really enjoyed this comic! The art, the dialogue, the characters, etc. Definitely look forward to more! The only disappointing thing was that it was too short and I just want to keep reading it!!! (I'm a pretty picky/overly critical comic reader... so this is just me.)
Purchased on Comixology.
Atomic Robo is something akin to a robotic Indiana Jones. Originally built by Nikola Tesla to assist him in his experimentations, Atomic goes on to create a company whose purpose is to protect the world from the "weird" stuff that crops up.
Atomic Robo is something akin to a robotic Indiana Jones. Originally built by Nikola Tesla to assist him in his experimentations, Atomic goes on to create a company whose purpose is to protect the world from the "weird" stuff that crops up.
The dialogue and writing of this comic is spectacular! I was laughing out loud and quoting lines to anyone who would listen. The art was good, solid colouring in a not distracting way. All together, great for sci-fi or robot fans. I can't wait to read vol.2.
Somehow I read the first collection after the fourth, but the best thing about Atomic Robo is that everything pretty much stands alone! Reading volumes out of order doesn't change much. Amazing as always. Will Helsinguard come back someday?
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Brian Clevinger is best known as the author of the most popular sprite webcomic, and one of the most popular webcomics overall, 8-Bit Theater. He is also the author of the self-published novel Nuklear Age. Clevinger has recently received attention for his Eisner-nominated print comic Atomic Robo.
Claiming that his "favorite comics are the ones where the jokes are on the reader," Clevinger is an e...more
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