Popbot: Symbolic Machine Code/A

Popbot #1-7

by Ashley Wood, Sam Kieth

This new 8-1/2" x 11" collection includes the complete contents of the sold-out Popbot Collection, along with issue #7 of the series of artistic wonderment. Wood provides an all-new cover, too!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Art

352 pages, Hardcover

First published August 6, 2008

About the author

Australian artist known for his works in comics and ilustration.

Reviews

[Reyel2107 · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great sci-fi tale with a perfect art !!!!

[Milla Urszulan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book I picked up from a used book store Ashley wood is a amazing artist and introduced me into a3 toys the girls are badass and sexy.

[Damon · Rating 2 out of 5]

So far, I have absolutely no idea what I'm supposed to be getting out of this. It's beautiful, there's tons of naked chicks, and a cat that's kind of a dick, but nothing so far seems to add up to a story that I can understand. Not bad, just baffling. Maybe it all comes together in the end.
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Okay, so it doesn't. Really, it doesn't come together at all, at least not in any way I could comprehend. The story would seem to sort of be going in one direction, there'd be a big battle scene, then in the middle there's be a full-page painting of a naked chick, and then after that the story is off going somewhere totally different. I guess I just didn't get it. I really wish I could give this a higher rating - it DOES look really nice - but as far as enjoyment of reading, it just ain't got it.

[Luke · Rating 4 out of 5]

An odd, off-beat future forward tale of a band of oddball misfits in their involvement with the next world war scenario being played out between robots and human engineered sexbots that have evolved into their own consciousness. Silly, really. Although the presence of an Andy Warhol clone is at least cleverly entertaining. The story is sub-par at best; often times choppy and seemingly non-sensical, making it difficult to follow (or care for that matter). But given that this is the baby of the ever prolific Ashley Wood his lush visuals are more than enough compensation to delight each turn of the page. Whether it is his raw, sketchy ink work or the rich lush patina of his paintings, from robots to sexbots, his artwork is an absolute delight! Probably my favorite contemporary artist out there churning out work on a regular basis.

[A.J. Bauers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was absurd, hard to follow, and filled with naked women.

I'm all for sexual empowerment, but I feel like the theme of society hating women who are sexually dominant was WAY overblown. I think this is derived from Ashely's Wood artistic aesthetic. While there is no doubt that his artwork is stunning, I did feel like this book could have had a greater range of subjects (I mean, you have Elvis Samuri bots and the son of the devil, yet they barely grace the pages) instead of having so much focus on the naked female form.

I did appreciate how unapologetic Kitty was and witnessing the effects of his selfish nature to the multitude of characters in this story. But for me, I wish Kitty tied a lot more of the story together, as I felt there were too many loose threads and gratuitous side stories.

[James · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pretentious, self indulgent, repetitive, and besides a handful of nice paintings of naked women, pointless. I went into this hoping for something better, but it wasn't that funny or inventive. It felt kinda lazy actually.

[Trey · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars for the art. 3 for the story, it was entertaining, but I could skim a lot of it and not feel bad. Enjoyable lunacy all around, and again, love the art.

[Joshua Rea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the strongest writing, but I will never get tired of his art.