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Atomic Robo Volume 6: The Ghost Of Station X (2012)

by Brian Clevinger(Favorite Author)

4.4 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0986898503 (ISBN13: 9780986898501)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Red 5 Comics

series

Atomic Robo

review 1: A bit different from past Robo episodes, Volume 6 is a conspiracy and mystery thriller that brings two seemingly disparate problems to a single resolution. Robo is trying to hunt down whomever it is wants him killed, while a couple of his employees are helping modern-day Sparrow find out why an entire, seemingly innocuous building, has disappeared completely. The text and dialogue in this volume was much more dense than in previous volumes, mostly because so much needs to be explained and communicated to the reader. But this doesn't take away from the excitement of the story and the panels themselves. I especially enjoyed the ham radio operator network helping Robo (but I am kind of a sucker for tales where groups of people come together to help the hero, even if it seems ... morelike they don't have the skill to be of any use). The most interesting things about this volume is it touches on an interesting theme: mortality and immortality. ALAN is immortal, and plans to use his immortality to the utmost, to seed the universe with immortal intelligences like himself. Robo, so far as we know, is also immortal - but he isn't just a computer brain. But, interestingly, ALAN brings up that Robo is only alive so long as his core is functioning. He seems to imply that, one day, his core will cease functioning and there will be no way to fix it. Ergo, it is to Robo's benefit to join him in the stars. While this wasn't the main focus of the conflict, I felt it was a strong moment, throwing light on the fact that, while Robo is long lived, and will likely outlive all his human friends across time, he is not, strictly speaking, immortal.
review 2: Review for Sept 8, 2014:I love Jenkins. He seems even better on the re-read. This is an interesting one. I think I understood it better with a slower re-read because I wasn't so caught up in the humour (which, granted, is still awesome!) and I could appreciate the story telling. So very much fun.Review as of October 6th, 2012:Liked this one! It's been a while since I read Atomic Robo (been a few other stellar graphic novels in the meantime) but I hadn't forgotten how much I love that guy. I like how each story arc shows us a different part of Robo. In this one, it was his inner workings. By the end of all of it (which had better be a long, long way off) I imagine we might have a complete picture but I'm in no rush at all to reach that end.So... Babble aside, I like this volume. Maybe not as many laugh-out-loud moments as some volumes but it's definitely up there at the top of my Robo-list. less

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