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bairfanx posted:Amazon and booksellers have different dates than comic shops do, though July is pretty drat far away. If you're already ordering via mail, might I suggest Midtown Comics? Their discount isn't as deep as Amazon's, but Midtown has it in stock and it'll still be May by the time it's delivered.
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I'll keep an eye on Amazon for now, maybe send a message their way later on. This wouldn't be the first time they said the release date for something was way off in the future only to send me an email saying, "Good news! This item that was supposed to ship in 4 months actually ships TOMORROW!"
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May 13, 2012 22:45
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Also I almost forgot to ask, are the "Real Science Adventures" issues I see listed on the Robo website going to be collected/sold in a TPB at some point?
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May 14, 2012 22:21
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Xenomrph posted:Also I almost forgot to ask, are the "Real Science Adventures" issues I see listed on the Robo website going to be collected/sold in a TPB at some point?
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May 14, 2012 22:41
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Hyperactive posted:And I'm not sure why, as I know for a fact Amazon gets our books through Diamond. Sometimes they've been a week or two behind the real release, but July is 100% absurd. Midtown it is, thanks again!
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Hyperactive posted:Yup! When they are collected will they have all the different stories grouped together or will they be in the published order?
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Why didn't you tell us there's going to be a Atomic Robo RPG!? Shame on you! This is one of my favourite comics, because it does not take itself very seriously, and is great fun to read. I just love this guy: 
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Riso posted:Why didn't you tell us there's going to be a Atomic Robo RPG!? Shame on you!
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Riso posted:Why didn't you tell us there's going to be a Atomic Robo RPG!? Shame on you! This sounds awesome, let me click through to the press releas-  
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Riso posted:Why didn't you tell us there's going to be a Atomic Robo RPG!? Shame on you! Yeah it's on the last page. There's not much to the thread you could have read it at least. Edit: Though for anyone going to Gencon there's games every day which is the best news. Len fucked around with this message at 14:14 on May 15, 2012 |
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Ohtsam posted:When they are collected will they have all the different stories grouped together or will they be in the published order? It's either that or in chronological order. Riso posted:This is one of my favourite comics, because it does not take itself very seriously, and is great fun to read.
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May 15, 2012 15:48
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Hyperactive posted:There are two multi-part stories that each come to 24 pages. Those will be arranged as if they are full single issues. Everything else will appear, I dunno, probably more or less as originally published. I dunno man, Robo deadpans a lot and it's often hilarious. And he does hilarious poo poo all the time.
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Hyperactive posted:Thanks! It's hard to pin down the tone of the series. For me, anyway. Most folks refer to it as a comedy, but outside of Dr. Dinosaur I don't see it. We just aren't afraid to let our characters point out what the audience is probably already thinking: this poo poo is weird. Robo says some drat funny stuff all the time. His tirade about the evil computer is probably one of the funniest moments in the series. Him yelling at his Action Scientists for using Wikipedia is easily a close second though.
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I love Atomic Robo. Setting up Thomas Edison as Tesla's archenemy was a stroke of brilliance. And yes, Doctor Dinosaur has been used so drat well. "Trickery! Mammal trickery!"  "I'm a robot!""MAMMAL ROBOT!" "That doesn't even make sense!!!"EDIT: Also CRYSTALS.
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ShadowCatboy posted:I love Atomic Robo. Setting up Thomas Edison as Tesla's archenemy was a stroke of brilliance. There is a Proactive commercial that ran last year that heavily featured that word. And every time they said it I could not help but yell out "CRYSTALS!"
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Hyperactive, have you read High Roads? I ask because tonally it's very in-line with Atomic Robo. I blew through it in one sitting last night, and while it had some mis-steps I thought it was a lot of fun.
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Xenomrph posted:Hyperactive, have you read High Roads? I ask because tonally it's very in-line with Atomic Robo. I blew through it in one sitting last night, and while it had some mis-steps I thought it was a lot of fun.
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It isn't perfect (and it plays the "cheesecake" card once in a while, but no moreso than any Indiana Jones movie does) but it's totally unapologetic about being really goofy fun. The main "hero" is pretty hilarious just in how straight-laced he is. I wouldn't quite say he's "naive", more that he's... "principled", I guess.  Similarly, the Rocketeer comics (both the original Stevens ones that IDW has reprinted, and the more recent "Rocketeer Adventures" anthology stories IDW has been running) are awesome and a total blast.
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I really love the art too. Robo is so INCREDIBLY expressive even though he's a robot and doesn't have the normal facial muscles that humans do. You can see him being incredulous, annoyed, bored, upset, etc just by how those eye covers narrow and how they're oriented. One very nice subtle element is that when you see younger Robo from Tesla's day, you can totally tell from his face that he's really naive. He doesn't have as many eye-expressions as he does in his later years, so he comes off as more fresh-faced and sunny about things, like a friendly puppy who hasn't yet learned about how frustrating other people around him can be.
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Xenomrph posted:Similarly, the Rocketeer comics (both the original Stevens ones that IDW has reprinted, and the more recent "Rocketeer Adventures" anthology stories IDW has been running) are awesome and a total blast. Glad to hear that--I'd been looking at those for a while, having fond memories of the movie. I'll have to pick those up soon too.
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Miyamoto Musashi posted:Glad to hear that--I'd been looking at those for a while, having fond memories of the movie. I'll have to pick those up soon too. I've got this guy standing on my shelf right now and he's absolutely perfect:  Which reminds me, when are we going to see awesome Atomic Robo merchandise and stuff? 
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Xenomrph posted:Which reminds me, when are we going to see awesome Atomic Robo merchandise and stuff? Hopefully not until I get disposable income again.
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Xenomrph posted:Which reminds me, when are we going to see awesome Atomic Robo merchandise and stuff? Yeah, I'm not big on figures or stuff usually but I'd totally buy an Atomic Robo for my desk.
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I've got that badass Dr Dino on my bookshelf but I'd kill for a Robo action figure.
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Len posted:Hopefully not until I get disposable income again.  >
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Rhyno posted:I've got that badass Dr Dino on my bookshelf but I'd kill for a Robo action figure. You can't make a post like this and then not post pictures of Dr Dino on your bookshelf. Len posted:Hopefully not until I get disposable income again. >Also do I smell a team-up????? 
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Well, the TF2 dudes in Real Science Adventures #2 was unexpected. Also, you didn't mention you worked on a Spider-Man book.
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Endless Mike posted:Well, the TF2 dudes in Real Science Adventures #2 was unexpected. quote:Also, you didn't mention you worked on a Spider-Man book.
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Rhyno posted:I've got that badass Dr Dino on my bookshelf but I'd kill for a Robo action figure. http://www.splitreason.com/product/nuklearpower/848
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zerox147o posted:http://www.splitreason.com/product/nuklearpower/848 Like I didn't even hesitate. However I wouldn't mind even more sweet Robo merchandise.
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zerox147o posted:http://www.splitreason.com/product/nuklearpower/848 I said ACTION figure!
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Hyperactive posted:But I have! Just over on Twitter. Had a lot of fun with that story.
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Xenomrph posted:So I pre-ordered vol 6 on Amazon.com literally a day before Hyperactive made a post saying vol6 was out, but the website is saying it doesn't ship until... July 6th or something? Surely that's incorrect, right? My Amazon pre-order just shipped. July was probably just a placeholder date.
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Spikey posted:My Amazon pre-order just shipped. July was probably just a placeholder date.
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For any goons planning to go to Gencon event registration goes live tomorrow and there are quite a few robo games. I'm planning to go to the one Friday at 2. It could be cool to get a goon group.
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I saw someone ask about it earlier, Comixology now has the collected edition of volume 6 up for purchase. I remembered seeing it up briefly, a few days ago, but it had been pulled when I checked back. Not sure why. Seems to be up for good this time.
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Space_Butler posted:I saw someone ask about it earlier, Comixology now has the collected edition of volume 6 up for purchase. I remembered seeing it up briefly, a few days ago, but it had been pulled when I checked back. Not sure why. Seems to be up for good this time.
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Only slightly Robo related but will there ever be another Marvel series in the style of Infinity Gauntlet or do fun books not sell well enough for them to bother?
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Len posted:Only slightly Robo related but will there ever be another Marvel series in the style of Infinity Gauntlet or do fun books not sell well enough for them to bother? Sadly Marvel hates fun these days.
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