Atomic Robo Goes Hollywood!

Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2008 08:30 Written by Brian! Thursday, 31 January 2008 07:44

Too bad it’s not quite as cool as it sounds.

Apparently there’s a scene in the upcoming Superhero Movie that takes place in a comic book convention where Red 5 Comics has a booth. Among the booth’s props is a 6ft tall cut out of Robo from the first printing of Issue #1. No idea what kind of screen time we’ll have, but it’s got to be tough to miss something like that.

If there was any kind of immediate feedback system in theaters, I’d ask folks to watch it. The message, “I paid eight bucks just to see Atomic Robo in a movie,” would not be a subtle one. But, alas, there is no such immediate feedback system in place.

You know how back issues of Atomic Robo are really hard to find? Well, Heavy Ink’s got them, but there’s no telling how fast they’ll go so don’t slack around.

This has nothing to do with anything, but I finally got around to picking up Burnout Paradise. It’s nice to finally enjoy a Burnout game again. It’s not the return to the franchise’s origins; it’s not the Burnout game I would’ve made; but it’s a game I’m glad they made.

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Titles, T-Shirts, and Tpictures!

Last Updated on Monday, 28 January 2008 01:00 Written by Brian! Monday, 28 January 2008 12:10

Three things.

First of all, thanks for all the suggestions for Volume 1. You jerks did not make it an easy decision, as there were about half a dozen that made us go, “Oooh, man.” But, just like immortals, there can be only one (every time you need to make a movie). I’d like to thank mechapolis.com reader NLink for his title suggestion Atomic Robo and The Fightin’ Scientists of Tesladyne. We very nearly went with another title, but I used my power of veto that 1. comes with being the continuity and story guy, and 2. I made up. Volume 1 doesn’t really have a theme or on-going story, but it is an introduction to Robo and the Action Scientists of Tesladyne (who sometimes fight). So that’s the the title! NLink, e-mail me.

Second, you should buy an Atomic Robo T-shirt. They come in a variety of colors and sizes. Their quality is high. And it hasn’t been proven that they don’t prevent cancer. By that faultless logic, not buying one could kill you. Think about it.

Lastly, I’d like to take a moment to point out how amazing Scott’s art has become in the last year.

Here’s an action scene from Issue #2, originally drawn Nov ‘06.

And here’s an action scene from our FCBD story, originally drawn Jan ‘08.

The difference is pretty striking. More character detail, more (any!) background detail, more interesting angles, more dynamic composition within and across panels. Our little Scott’s all grown up!

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Think Of A Title For Me!

Last Updated on Friday, 25 January 2008 12:55 Written by Brian! Friday, 25 January 2008 12:54

So, here’s the thing. We’re preparing the trade paperback collection for the current mini-series, but we can’t think of a title!

We (by which I mean I) want our trade titles to go along the lines of Atomic Robo and…. For instance, the next volume? Atomic Robo and the Howling Commandos. The one after that? Atomic Robo and the Flying She-Devils of the Pacific. Or maybe Atomic Robo and the Shadow from Beyond Time. Not sure if we officially decided which one would be Vol 3 and 4 yet.

Anyway.

We need a title for Vol 1 in that general vibe. The difficulty is that Vol 1 doesn’t really have a unifying storyline or theme like the upcoming volumes will. My original title for Vol 1 was Atomic Robo and the Brain That Wouldn’t Die. But Scott pointed out that most people who pick up the trade will be experiencing Robo for the first time, so it might feel to those folks as if issues 2 – 4 are filler because they don’t address a brain that won’t die the way 1, 5, and 6 do. P.S. pick up Issues #5 and #6, there’s a brain that just won’t die in them.

We’re still tossing around ideas for the title, but nothing’s really grabbing me. And so, I turn to you folks. Think of a title for me! If we pick your title, we’ll get you a free copy of the trade when it comes out later this year. It’s win-win!

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