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Frank Miller's RoboCop #VS
Robocop vs. Terminator Gallery Edition
Comics’ greatest creators pit the supreme machine killer against the ultimate cybernetic cop in one of the most celebrated crossovers ever! When fate reveals that the technology that built RoboCop will lead to the creation of Skynet, Alex Murphy must engage in time-twisting battle against both the murderous computer network and the human resistance fighters out to destroy him! Dark Horse is proud to collect for the first time ever, Frank Miller and Walter Simonson’s classic RoboCop vs. The Terminator #1–#4 in a newly restored edition! * From the all-star team of Frank Miller and Walter Simonson! * New cover by Simonson!
160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1992
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Frank Miller
1,344 books5,277 followersFrank Miller is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. He is one of the most widely-recognized and popular creators in comics, and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. His most notable works include Sin City, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Year One and 300.
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April 15, 2018
Just like the oversized sound effects depicted within that crash through delicate paneling, so too does this story of an equal length of breadth and power cast its ferocious narrative across +100 pages of delirium inducing awesomeness! Packing a meaty wallop that seamlessly smashes through aluminum and steel before arriving at our eyes, all senses are crushed by this furiously illustrative assault. Featuring Frank Miller’s subversive writing which is well complimented by Walter Simonson’s killer artwork, two worlds are wonderfully melded together in the unforgettable crossover that is RoboCop Vs. Terminator.
And it’s precisely this merger that is its greatest success. Just like the twin Snakes of Mercury’s caduceus, these dual streams of narrative are not just mutually intelligible but perfectly complimenting each other again and again against the connected rod this is the shared story-line. After reading this, I kept asking myself, “why were these never crossed-over before?” By the end you’ll agree with my assessment that RoboCop and Terminator are stupendous compliments, well akin to other tried and true duos, Amos ‘n’ Andy/Martin ‘n’ Lewis/Peanut Butter ‘n’ Jelly/ perfectly meant to be paired.
Seemingly able to commit no wrong, Miller ‘n’ Simonson have woven a tale that is as raw as it is surprisingly internally cohesive across this epic tale that well exceeds +100 pages. With both worlds so well morphed into each other, I kept forgetting that this was a cross-over half of the time. A true testament to Miller/Simon’s capacities as writer/illustrator to weave such a phenomenally well executed story.
Even though featuring a relatively small panoply of main characters, all are well developed and intriguing – intersecting perfectly across their trials and tribulations. Even when the very fabric of the time-space continuum is warped beyond belief, I remained strapped in my set with a solid sense of where I was in the story.
Without a scintilla of waste, the flow of action doesn’t cease until the very last page. Constantly amazing and phenomenally well-written – RoboCop Vs. Terminator will remain one of the crowning achievements of The Modern Comic Book Era.
Two *Yuge thumbs up!
And it’s precisely this merger that is its greatest success. Just like the twin Snakes of Mercury’s caduceus, these dual streams of narrative are not just mutually intelligible but perfectly complimenting each other again and again against the connected rod this is the shared story-line. After reading this, I kept asking myself, “why were these never crossed-over before?” By the end you’ll agree with my assessment that RoboCop and Terminator are stupendous compliments, well akin to other tried and true duos, Amos ‘n’ Andy/Martin ‘n’ Lewis/Peanut Butter ‘n’ Jelly/ perfectly meant to be paired.
Seemingly able to commit no wrong, Miller ‘n’ Simonson have woven a tale that is as raw as it is surprisingly internally cohesive across this epic tale that well exceeds +100 pages. With both worlds so well morphed into each other, I kept forgetting that this was a cross-over half of the time. A true testament to Miller/Simon’s capacities as writer/illustrator to weave such a phenomenally well executed story.
Even though featuring a relatively small panoply of main characters, all are well developed and intriguing – intersecting perfectly across their trials and tribulations. Even when the very fabric of the time-space continuum is warped beyond belief, I remained strapped in my set with a solid sense of where I was in the story.
Without a scintilla of waste, the flow of action doesn’t cease until the very last page. Constantly amazing and phenomenally well-written – RoboCop Vs. Terminator will remain one of the crowning achievements of The Modern Comic Book Era.
Two *Yuge thumbs up!
December 14, 2017
Not just a money-grabber-inter-franchises-crossover.
Miller and Simonson are really at their best here in this 90s epic, dark and brutal well aged storyline, Robo's one influencing and changing for good the Terminator one, giving to the steel robotic killers an amazing and original one origin.
Sadly first part of the series is far better than second one, and that silly ending (probably Miller forgot taking his medicine and remembered writing Robocop 2 and 3 movies screenplays... Ugh) lowered this review from a perfect 5 stars read to a 4 one.
Still a very good one.
August 6, 2018
Pretty decent. So I have never been a Robocop fan, my dad let me watch most of them as a kid and they actually freaked me out a lot. But I'm trying to engage my fears, so I thought I'd read some of the comics. Terminator though I always loved! So the story has a solider from the future resistance come back to kill RoboCop, because at some point he is hooked up to Skynet which causes the rise of the machines. Murphy obviously has to then stop the future from happening.
From a story perspective, I thought the idea of RoboCop leading to the creation of the terminators to was very smart narratively on Miller's part. Aside from that the story is fun, its not amazing, but its as good of a crossover as we will get clearly. I wasn't a fan of the over the top violence, (one scene in freaked me out a bit), but I'm informed enough to know, thats what a lot of RoboCop fans would want anyway, so I think they will enjoy it. It's just too over the top for my tastes. Overall though, this is a fun enough read.
From a story perspective, I thought the idea of RoboCop leading to the creation of the terminators to was very smart narratively on Miller's part. Aside from that the story is fun, its not amazing, but its as good of a crossover as we will get clearly. I wasn't a fan of the over the top violence, (one scene in freaked me out a bit), but I'm informed enough to know, thats what a lot of RoboCop fans would want anyway, so I think they will enjoy it. It's just too over the top for my tastes. Overall though, this is a fun enough read.
July 30, 2014
There was a time in my childhood that the only thing I can think about is to watch RoboCop 3. I did not care about how bad it was or what was really happening, I love RoboCop. He made me walk like a robot and turn my head like a robot and make metal sounds like a robot. I can still remember flashes of RoboCop using his jetpack. This very comic collection brings back that childhood memory.
Oh yeah, RoboCop.
RoboCop versus The Terminator has so much 90's feels in it! Heavy, dark narration, lens flares on heroic poses, and high-contrast color palette. RoboCop versus The Terminator is a testament on how entertainingly fun 90's sci-fi action was. It is a visual spectacle. The shallowness of the story and the amount of cinematic scenes make this a perfect blueprint for a crossover movie.
Frank Miller has effectively injected RoboCop into the world of Terminator, where its future, as we all know, is dominated by Skynet robots who are on the verge of annihilating the human race and any living creature on the planet. It is not forced. Even though RoboCop plays the protagonist here, the our Skynet steel buddies are given respect and enough badassery for a thrilling showdown. And yes, each battle gives man-giggles.
Seek this one out if you want a solid yet mindless sci-fi entertainment.
Oh yeah, RoboCop.
RoboCop versus The Terminator has so much 90's feels in it! Heavy, dark narration, lens flares on heroic poses, and high-contrast color palette. RoboCop versus The Terminator is a testament on how entertainingly fun 90's sci-fi action was. It is a visual spectacle. The shallowness of the story and the amount of cinematic scenes make this a perfect blueprint for a crossover movie.
Frank Miller has effectively injected RoboCop into the world of Terminator, where its future, as we all know, is dominated by Skynet robots who are on the verge of annihilating the human race and any living creature on the planet. It is not forced. Even though RoboCop plays the protagonist here, the our Skynet steel buddies are given respect and enough badassery for a thrilling showdown. And yes, each battle gives man-giggles.
Seek this one out if you want a solid yet mindless sci-fi entertainment.
June 24, 2021
Fun read of a time traveler who must go back in time to destroy the machine that causes Skynet robots to take over the world: Robocop. Obviously, Robocop isn't aware of this and eventually aids her in going to the future to battle them. The result? It's spoiled right there on the cover. That's exactly what happens.
September 2, 2019
This is the most bonzo awesome comic ever. Great Walt Simonson artwork and a lunatic cannonball of a story. Man, if you don't enjoy this one, that's fine and all, but you probably shouldn't be buying a comic called "Robocop versus the Terminator."
++++++++++
This comic is still crazy fun, and if you can spare the coin, the Gallery Edition is an amazing treat - seeing all Simonson's artwork, xeroxes, whiteouts, and designs is mindblowing.
++++++++++
This comic is still crazy fun, and if you can spare the coin, the Gallery Edition is an amazing treat - seeing all Simonson's artwork, xeroxes, whiteouts, and designs is mindblowing.
January 8, 2013
Clever integration of Robocop in the Terminator timeline, this action-packed graphic novel could actually be a great movie source material some day. Since Hollywood is intent on rebooting/sequelizing both the Robocop and Terminator franchises, this storyline is a creative mix of those both. And could be good, since it's rooted in the classic Robocop/Terminator movies.
October 14, 2014
Yes, of course it was over the top - but who cares? It was fun!
January 2, 2022
Yes, I gave Robocop vs. Terminator 5 stars. It's that awesome.
January 4, 2019
Una forma magistral de mezclar las dos sagas y, a la postre, darles a ambas un cierre que ni las secuelas de Robocop a partir de la original ni las de Terminator a partir de la segunda han sabido darle.
De los últimos buenos trabajos de Miller antes de que le consumiese el facherío y un Walter Simonson sacándose la cuca a los lápices.
De los últimos buenos trabajos de Miller antes de que le consumiese el facherío y un Walter Simonson sacándose la cuca a los lápices.
March 30, 2019
It's a classic and what we do with classics.. we BUY, READ and COLLECT them.
I used to think, can Robocop defeat Terminator? Well, Robocop is slow and have limited weapon access while on the other hand Terminators are fast and are equipped with future weapons and tech. Aprat from Superman V Batman and Iron Man V Captain, this is more dark and interesting take by Frank Miller.
What makes story more interesting that heroes and villains both are killable. Terminators die. Robocop dies and gets captured. Humans die a lot and humanity is always fighting for survival in most of the stories. But when time travel is possible it's hard to stay dead.
Part man. Part machine. Full cop. It's a good take of Robocop's human side and emotions that flows in him. After getting equipped with high technology it's his human brain which helps him win. Prove that high tech circuitery have no replacement for guts.
Overall, it's a old classic by master of Comic world.. Frank Miller And I would love to suggest it strongly.
I used to think, can Robocop defeat Terminator? Well, Robocop is slow and have limited weapon access while on the other hand Terminators are fast and are equipped with future weapons and tech. Aprat from Superman V Batman and Iron Man V Captain, this is more dark and interesting take by Frank Miller.
What makes story more interesting that heroes and villains both are killable. Terminators die. Robocop dies and gets captured. Humans die a lot and humanity is always fighting for survival in most of the stories. But when time travel is possible it's hard to stay dead.
Part man. Part machine. Full cop. It's a good take of Robocop's human side and emotions that flows in him. After getting equipped with high technology it's his human brain which helps him win. Prove that high tech circuitery have no replacement for guts.
Overall, it's a old classic by master of Comic world.. Frank Miller And I would love to suggest it strongly.
August 25, 2018
This was all kinds of epic! In this "what if" version of both franchises, Robocop is the reason Skynet becomes sentient, so he must be destroyed by a soldier sent from the future! What starts as a seemingly straightforward plan, becomes a series of crazy twists. Each chapter, though quick and action-packed, feels so comprehensive and satisfying that you feel as if you're reading movies in a franchise. The final chapter has Robocop in the future fighting the ultimate battle, before making it back to present day. Though now considered a classic, the story holds up, the art holds up, and it's just flat out enjoyable. Highly recommended for Robocop fans and Terminator fans. A treat if you're both!
December 2, 2020
Walt Simonson at the height of his powers. Frank Miller, just before he took that boat into the Bermuda Triangle and was never seen again. Florid, purple, messy, sometimes gross, but kinda everything you want from ROBOCOP VS TERMINATOR. Describing the plot would be like explaining how a kid bashes his action figures together. But it’s kinda great?
June 22, 2017
Very fun!
July 27, 2025
Skynet uses Robocop’s human consciousness to gain sentience and start the apocalypse. Frank Miller!
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April 3, 2022Frank Miller writes, Walt Simonson draws: it's not the only time a licensed comics crossover was much better than you might expect, but those are still probably the two biggest names to work on a project like this. And it really does feel like them, opening with the nightmare Skynet future lit up by classic Simonson sound effects, and taking full advantage of his facility with shining, impossible machines. The Miller, meanwhile, comes through in the obvious badasses kicking ass stuff, but also in the sly satire his later stuff increasingly lost, most particularly the way that the denizens of Verhoeven's violent Detroit will all pull weapons at the least provocation – and then cravenly realise they have somewhere else to be the instant they realise they're outgunned. Skynet actually feels like it has a motive for once, and it's disgust with the "whimpering, chittering infection", the messiness and disorganisation of organic life, very reminiscent of the Surgeon General in Give Me Liberty. Perhaps my favourite was the deployment of that device where his characters will often have a refrain which, just as you're getting used to it, flips into something new, so that after two issues of destructive comedy based around ED-209s not being very bright (the traffic policing is a particular treat), they get a heroic moment: "Not very bright. But hard working. And quite sincere." The plot hangs together pretty well too, hinging on the human resistance's discovery that it was the incorporation of Alex Murphy's brain which tipped Skynet over the edge, and everything that follows from there makes sense, for a timey-wimey value of the word. Though of course, in a 1992 comic read now, there's the further temporal hijinks of our being well past the original datestamp for both of these dark futures, resulting in a bonus laugh when RoboCop's accomplice is plugging him into various computer systems so he can investigate the truth of the warning from the future, and she's worried what it will do to the phone bill. But that's a rare and hardly culpable false note in a story which feels like it fits perfectly with both of its parent properties, and even managed to anticipate The Matrix along the way.
January 16, 2015
Two of the cinema’s most popular cyborgs clash in this cult-classic series by comic book legends Frank Miller and Walt Simonson. When Robocop learns his technology will be used as the basis for the Skynet defense system responsible for the nuclear fire that will consume Earth, he wages a one-man war across the decaying urban surroundings of Detroit and the future world of a Terminator-infested Los Angeles, determined to prevent the destruction he will cause.
Bringing together the Robocop and Terminator franchises in one story works so well in comic book form it’s hard to imagine why this has never been considered for an adaption to the big screen in all the years since its initial release. Miller and Simonson have crafted a piece that not only bridges the gap between the sagas, but also combines them in a way that is both faithful to the respective movies and believable to their fans. Having Robocop as the catalyst for the creation of Skynet and the Terminators is nothing short of brilliant and Miller ensures there are plenty of fun surprises to keep the pages turning. He makes the most of integrating Robocop into the time-traveling aspect of the Terminator series, with excellent results.
Walt Simonson’s art brings such a cinematic-level of quality that it’s easy to think of this book as a movie-that-never-was, but should be. Robocop and the Terminator are in fine form here as are the environments and denizens of their worlds, from the brave and desperate resistance fighters and the sleek and deadly HKs, to the amoral and self-serving population of Old Detroit and the dull and clumsy ED-209s.
ROBOCOP VS. THE TERMINATOR is one of the best entries ever in the “Vs.” subgenre and has gone far too long without being revisited. Thanks to Dark Horse Comics for re-releasing the series as a fully restored collected work. It’s Robocop. It’s the Terminator. It’s Frank Miller. It’s Walt Simonson. You can’t go wrong.
Bringing together the Robocop and Terminator franchises in one story works so well in comic book form it’s hard to imagine why this has never been considered for an adaption to the big screen in all the years since its initial release. Miller and Simonson have crafted a piece that not only bridges the gap between the sagas, but also combines them in a way that is both faithful to the respective movies and believable to their fans. Having Robocop as the catalyst for the creation of Skynet and the Terminators is nothing short of brilliant and Miller ensures there are plenty of fun surprises to keep the pages turning. He makes the most of integrating Robocop into the time-traveling aspect of the Terminator series, with excellent results.
Walt Simonson’s art brings such a cinematic-level of quality that it’s easy to think of this book as a movie-that-never-was, but should be. Robocop and the Terminator are in fine form here as are the environments and denizens of their worlds, from the brave and desperate resistance fighters and the sleek and deadly HKs, to the amoral and self-serving population of Old Detroit and the dull and clumsy ED-209s.
ROBOCOP VS. THE TERMINATOR is one of the best entries ever in the “Vs.” subgenre and has gone far too long without being revisited. Thanks to Dark Horse Comics for re-releasing the series as a fully restored collected work. It’s Robocop. It’s the Terminator. It’s Frank Miller. It’s Walt Simonson. You can’t go wrong.
April 29, 2015
Fantastic fun. A merging of two perfectly matched franchises that weirdly, last I checked, is still considered canon in both. And who better to tackle it than one of the most iconic writers in comics, whose classic 'Rōnin' was a seminal influence on the first RoboCop, and who in turn was involved in the later films' writing?
I must note: Frank Miller is a frustrating public figure, tarnishing his own image and work in recent years with more and more reprehensible politics, and less and less concern for quality. But when he was good, he was really good.
In typical Miller form, the dialogue and sequencing here are straightforward and compelling - but ensconced in a deliciously recursive time travel yarn that finds our beloved RoboCop, Alex Murphy, subject to the story mechanics of the Terminator universe. Ultimately, he turns out to play a pivotal role in Skynet history, but I'll let you have fun finding that out on your own.
As a follower of both franchises and a great fan of both original films, it's so exciting and rare to see two houses, so perfectly suited, marry so completely and under such skillful hands - much less accept the crossover as official mythology.
This is pure pulp joy, with heart and guts.
It's possible this bit of canon will be retconned by the upcoming Terminator: Genisys, but then, we all know the true Terminator franchise is the first two films anyway.
I must note: Frank Miller is a frustrating public figure, tarnishing his own image and work in recent years with more and more reprehensible politics, and less and less concern for quality. But when he was good, he was really good.
In typical Miller form, the dialogue and sequencing here are straightforward and compelling - but ensconced in a deliciously recursive time travel yarn that finds our beloved RoboCop, Alex Murphy, subject to the story mechanics of the Terminator universe. Ultimately, he turns out to play a pivotal role in Skynet history, but I'll let you have fun finding that out on your own.
As a follower of both franchises and a great fan of both original films, it's so exciting and rare to see two houses, so perfectly suited, marry so completely and under such skillful hands - much less accept the crossover as official mythology.
This is pure pulp joy, with heart and guts.
It's possible this bit of canon will be retconned by the upcoming Terminator: Genisys, but then, we all know the true Terminator franchise is the first two films anyway.
March 15, 2017
To be fair, the first half of this book deserves 5 stars, it's the second half that is a repetitive, quasi-existential bore.
I didn't expect much of this book, as I don't care much for Frank Miller and his "me-so-macho" writing style, but I have to admit I did enjoy it quite a bit to a point. Had he stayed within the frame of the Terminator coming to the past and have RoboCop confront him this would've been a great action series, but alas, Frank Miller decided to be Frank Miller and not know when to stop it.
It is also enjoyable in a retro way... oh, the big-arse guns and lame dialogue that was common in the 90s! Reading it today I couldn't help but smile at the ridiculousness of it all.
Last but not least, Simonson's art, it was efficient, great at times and not very on the mark at others... some pages, such as the one of RoboCop holding the head of the Terminator, are beautiful, but then surrounded by many other mediocre ones.
I guess I recommend this book, especially if you are a Miller fan, but skip it if Miller annoys you. He will do so here as well.
I didn't expect much of this book, as I don't care much for Frank Miller and his "me-so-macho" writing style, but I have to admit I did enjoy it quite a bit to a point. Had he stayed within the frame of the Terminator coming to the past and have RoboCop confront him this would've been a great action series, but alas, Frank Miller decided to be Frank Miller and not know when to stop it.
It is also enjoyable in a retro way... oh, the big-arse guns and lame dialogue that was common in the 90s! Reading it today I couldn't help but smile at the ridiculousness of it all.
Last but not least, Simonson's art, it was efficient, great at times and not very on the mark at others... some pages, such as the one of RoboCop holding the head of the Terminator, are beautiful, but then surrounded by many other mediocre ones.
I guess I recommend this book, especially if you are a Miller fan, but skip it if Miller annoys you. He will do so here as well.
November 21, 2014
This is really not as bad as I'd expected it to be. I would have been almost 13 when it was first printed and I'm quite sure if I had read it at the time I would have been absolutely thrilled.
It's a very silly book with some of the worst time travel logic I've seen since Back to the Future. The dialogue never really captures the voice of Robocop (I am aware of how ridiculous that sounds) and there are a few lines by other characters that give me the uncomfortable feeling that I would hate the writer if I ever met him but that would be overthinking things.
If you can connect with your 12 year old self who thought Arnie movies were the best and missed the satire of Robocop then you can probably get some sort of enjoyment from this book. I know I did but I cannot recommend it any more than that.
It's a very silly book with some of the worst time travel logic I've seen since Back to the Future. The dialogue never really captures the voice of Robocop (I am aware of how ridiculous that sounds) and there are a few lines by other characters that give me the uncomfortable feeling that I would hate the writer if I ever met him but that would be overthinking things.
If you can connect with your 12 year old self who thought Arnie movies were the best and missed the satire of Robocop then you can probably get some sort of enjoyment from this book. I know I did but I cannot recommend it any more than that.
September 18, 2014
Ho-kayyyyy
This book is quite silly. Juvenile, really. It reads like the violent robotic daydreams of a bored 10 year old boy stuck in math class. The book's overuse of corny "action onomatopoeia" (POOM BRAKA BRAKA ZAP KRAK! BLAM! ZAZZK etc.) quickly progresses from mildly irritating to full on water torture. I'd say 50% of the text in this book is a variant of CHUNG! SNAK! or WHRRT
I want to read this same comic written and illustrated by Adrian Tomine. Wait... no I don't. I do think we're due for a good comic about Roko's Basilisk and other philosophical AI Risk dilemmas that are in vogue of late.
This book is quite silly. Juvenile, really. It reads like the violent robotic daydreams of a bored 10 year old boy stuck in math class. The book's overuse of corny "action onomatopoeia" (POOM BRAKA BRAKA ZAP KRAK! BLAM! ZAZZK etc.) quickly progresses from mildly irritating to full on water torture. I'd say 50% of the text in this book is a variant of CHUNG! SNAK! or WHRRT
I want to read this same comic written and illustrated by Adrian Tomine. Wait... no I don't. I do think we're due for a good comic about Roko's Basilisk and other philosophical AI Risk dilemmas that are in vogue of late.
April 8, 2015
Me esperaba una historia estúpida a más no poder, de piñas a tutiplén, y aunque es lo que fundamentalmente ofrece, Miller acierta a darle un pequeño giro a los personajes. Fundamentalmente a Terminator; una inteligencia mecánica empeñada en imponer el orden del silicio al caos que es la vida basada en el carbono. Pero lo que lo mola todo es el dibujo de un Walter Simonson desatado, que en los tiempos de la primera Image se entregó a fondo para hacer lo mismo: pistolones, hostias como panes y splash pages que lo molan todo. No es los WildCATS de Moore pero tampoco los de Brandon Choi.
May 10, 2021
3.5 stars.
Overall, I liked it. The biggest positive was that the two factions of the crossover were well integrated into the overall story.
I didn't like how convenient everything was. SkyNet always knows everything. It knows the precise moments and locations that history was changed and can send Terminators there. It knows Murphy is attracted to Murphy's wife and Flo.
Overall, I liked it. The biggest positive was that the two factions of the crossover were well integrated into the overall story.
I didn't like how convenient everything was. SkyNet always knows everything. It knows the precise moments and locations that history was changed and can send Terminators there. It knows Murphy is attracted to Murphy's wife and Flo.
August 9, 2014
Didn't realize that Frank Miller was associated with this when it was first published. Interesting story.
January 19, 2016
The rules of time travel are complicated, so, you know, why even try.
April 20, 2025
Ah, the 90's. Nothing like it, baby.
A resistance fighter figures out that Alex Murphy becoming Robocop eventually led to Skynet's war on humanity. She travels back to Alex's time to kill him in the hope of saving the world. She is too late to kill Alex. He is already reborn as Robocop, so the hunt is on. She manages to kill him and the timeline begins the reset. Before the timeline completes the adjustments, Skynet sends terminators to keep Robocop alive and kill the woman instead.
A resistance fighter figures out that Alex Murphy becoming Robocop eventually led to Skynet's war on humanity. She travels back to Alex's time to kill him in the hope of saving the world. She is too late to kill Alex. He is already reborn as Robocop, so the hunt is on. She manages to kill him and the timeline begins the reset. Before the timeline completes the adjustments, Skynet sends terminators to keep Robocop alive and kill the woman instead.
May 12, 2025
I recently played Robocop: Rogue City, which left me craving for some more Robocop. Now, after re-watching the movies it's now turn for the comic books.
Maybe the first crazy crossover I remember, mostly because of that (pretty hard) videogame from the early 90s and apparently it all starts here. The first thing I see is the names of Frank Miller and Walt Simonson on the cover and I couldn't be happier...
I'd say Simonson is the best part. Arguably, he's always amazing, and though he could easily have pulled his punches and pull out just some decent licensed art, he just knocks it out the park. He's proved many times his ability to nail down this sort of insane over the top epic, giants onomatopoeias and all, but having to squeeze these two well known characters in it mustn't be easy and still, Walt does it again.
Now, Miller's alright. Already responsible of much of the Robocop lore and, credit where it's due, not only I'm sure most of the problems of the movies he worked in aren't his but I do like the ideas he introduced. Also, not unfamiliar with this cyberpunk dystopian stuff himself, he manages to jot down some cool action-packed plot with crazy sci-fi of all sorts fun enough to read... but I can't help but feeling a massive drop in that last issue, where the batshit crazy just engulfs everything and I can barely find any enjoyment. Both characters feel quite unfamiliar, but I don't think that is (or should be) the problem, it just seems odd, not fitting with the story, which is already crazy enough... Could it have been sorted with more issues? Dunno...
So probably not a great sci-fi tale to enjoy on its own, but if you're a fan of both/any of these characteres/licenses, there's a lot of enjoyment in these pages although it misses the mark towards the end.
Maybe the first crazy crossover I remember, mostly because of that (pretty hard) videogame from the early 90s and apparently it all starts here. The first thing I see is the names of Frank Miller and Walt Simonson on the cover and I couldn't be happier...
I'd say Simonson is the best part. Arguably, he's always amazing, and though he could easily have pulled his punches and pull out just some decent licensed art, he just knocks it out the park. He's proved many times his ability to nail down this sort of insane over the top epic, giants onomatopoeias and all, but having to squeeze these two well known characters in it mustn't be easy and still, Walt does it again.
Now, Miller's alright. Already responsible of much of the Robocop lore and, credit where it's due, not only I'm sure most of the problems of the movies he worked in aren't his but I do like the ideas he introduced. Also, not unfamiliar with this cyberpunk dystopian stuff himself, he manages to jot down some cool action-packed plot with crazy sci-fi of all sorts fun enough to read... but I can't help but feeling a massive drop in that last issue, where the batshit crazy just engulfs everything and I can barely find any enjoyment. Both characters feel quite unfamiliar, but I don't think that is (or should be) the problem, it just seems odd, not fitting with the story, which is already crazy enough... Could it have been sorted with more issues? Dunno...
So probably not a great sci-fi tale to enjoy on its own, but if you're a fan of both/any of these characteres/licenses, there's a lot of enjoyment in these pages although it misses the mark towards the end.
May 15, 2021
Wow, this is way more than your run-of-the-mill crossover coming with a trite storyline. This is some seriously great writing by Frank Miller that gave us an intricately crafted narrative that nicely combined the storylines of these two franchises, that being RoboCop and Terminator, and created an amazing story.
The basic shape is familiar - Skynet rules the future and seeks to eliminate all of humanity. The people of the future discover that the key moment of Skynet's elevation involved the linking of a human mind - that of Alex Murphy, the man who became RoboCop. And thus a brave warrior jumps back in time to try to kill Murphy before he can join with Skynet, but the machines recognize this plan and send their own Terminators back in time as well to keep Murphy alive - at least long enough to fulfill his destiny to enable Skynet to transcend.
And this is not a straight-up story with a single loop. The 4-issue mini-series manages to include multiple efforts by both sides to change the past in order to steer things into a "better future". All the while we have our troubled RoboCop trying to make sense of the chaos now around him and the different forces pulling into this or that future.
THIS IS AN AMAZING BOOK. I cannot explain more without spoiling some of the best parts. Miller really conceived some fascinating possibilities for the past and the future and this comic deserves all the love it can get.
The basic shape is familiar - Skynet rules the future and seeks to eliminate all of humanity. The people of the future discover that the key moment of Skynet's elevation involved the linking of a human mind - that of Alex Murphy, the man who became RoboCop. And thus a brave warrior jumps back in time to try to kill Murphy before he can join with Skynet, but the machines recognize this plan and send their own Terminators back in time as well to keep Murphy alive - at least long enough to fulfill his destiny to enable Skynet to transcend.
And this is not a straight-up story with a single loop. The 4-issue mini-series manages to include multiple efforts by both sides to change the past in order to steer things into a "better future". All the while we have our troubled RoboCop trying to make sense of the chaos now around him and the different forces pulling into this or that future.
THIS IS AN AMAZING BOOK. I cannot explain more without spoiling some of the best parts. Miller really conceived some fascinating possibilities for the past and the future and this comic deserves all the love it can get.
May 15, 2023
Great writing by the legend, Frank Miller, along with fantastic artwork by Walter Simonson. I've never read a crossover where both sides of the story compliment eachother. Each characters' lore is provided nicely and a lot of that has to do with Frank Miller being a co-creator for Robocop and really understanding the character.
Although a lot of the story involving the Terminators can be a bit redundant, each "franchise" shares the story about equally. Most of the time the Terminators are mentioned it's just, "the Terminators go back in time. There's a lot of them. They take over. Earth is dead." Which, honestly sums up the movies pretty well, but still, there's a lot more that could've been written into the story of them.
Regardless, this was a wonderful read that I've been wanting to check out for years. I was unable to purchase this in the book store years ago and it went out of print, sold on eBay for a hundred bucks, etc. So, I was happy to find that the book was available on Kindle. As much as I prefer a physical copy, it sure beat spending $100 or so bucks on something I'd probably only read once.
Although a lot of the story involving the Terminators can be a bit redundant, each "franchise" shares the story about equally. Most of the time the Terminators are mentioned it's just, "the Terminators go back in time. There's a lot of them. They take over. Earth is dead." Which, honestly sums up the movies pretty well, but still, there's a lot more that could've been written into the story of them.
Regardless, this was a wonderful read that I've been wanting to check out for years. I was unable to purchase this in the book store years ago and it went out of print, sold on eBay for a hundred bucks, etc. So, I was happy to find that the book was available on Kindle. As much as I prefer a physical copy, it sure beat spending $100 or so bucks on something I'd probably only read once.
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