Comic Review - Atomic Robo Volume 1

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Science and Action. On the rare occasion when the two meet, it's either: bad science with great action (read: Michael Bay Movies) or good science with boring action (documentaries anyone?). But when beautiful minds collide, we are blessed with a perfect combination. Atomic Robo brings us fun and enjoyable action science in comic book form.

I'm going to start at the beginning of the Atomic Robo saga, (the series is now on Volume 4) because it's where I first fell in love with this comic booky goodness. Volume 1 is a brilliant introduction to a Robot with "automatic intelligence". The cool thing is that we start our journey with Robo a good 15 years after his creation and read our way through Lost like flashbacks.

The writing and the art compliment each other and make the bright world of Atomic Robo shine. Thanks to the witty writing, humor is never far to be found in this series. I recommend the 4th issue featuring Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking for a good laugh. As for the art: it began a bit stiff but has become better and better since the artists found their stride in the third issue.

The overall story of Volume 1 isn't my favorite of the series... not because this particular volume is in any way bad; in fact, volume 1 really helps you get a feel for Robo's world. The majority of it is set on earth where we meet characters that are central to future stories and Atomic Robo's arch-nemesis (*dun dun dun*). 

I may be gushing, but this comic is really something I've grown attached to and has brought me back to comic books. I found Atomic Robo at a Free Comic Book Day event here in Edmonton and have never looked back. It's a gem in the indie comic book genre and if you are at all into comics, science, science fiction or pop culture, you owe it to yourself to at least check this comic out.

5/5
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