. . . So I Just Push This Button?

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 May 2009 03:26 Written by Scott Wegna Sunday, 24 May 2009 03:26

Hey gang. Brian and I are talking about combining the Robo Blog and the I Hate Blogs, Blog from over on ScottWegenerDotCom. So this is me testing it out.

Notes To Self – Volume Titles

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 04:38 Written by Brian! Saturday, 23 May 2009 09:39

This post is entirely for my own benefit as my memory is not cut out to juggle all that Atomic Robo has done, is doing, will be doing, and will have already done. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, then at least a couple of these will sound familiar. And if you’re new, just think of them as teasers.

Atomic Robo and Other Strangeness – this is Volume 4. I’m working on the first issue at the moment!

Atomic Robo and the Ghost of Station X – this will probably be the fifth volume as it takes place “now” and I’d rather it be a current “now” than a later one.

Atomic Robo in Diamonds Are For Never – this is a ’70s science heist adventure. Working title.

Atomic Robo and The Flying She-Devils of the Pacific – Post-WWII air-piracy with a load of weird Jet Age tech. It’ll probably be the sixth volume.

Atomic Robo Under an Iron Sky – The return of an old foe with a new weapon and an old friend who is a new friend and also a foe (whew). Working title.

Wherein we talk like morons

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 May 2009 03:10 Written by Brian! Friday, 22 May 2009 11:53

Atomic Robo and the Shadow From Beyond Time #5 is now available for pre-order. You should totally check that shit out.

In the meantime, we’ve got a new (ongoing?) feature here at robo.com. We’ve done a couple commentaries on individual issues of Atomic Robo through the magic of instant messaging systems. Today we bring you our first foray into audio commentary. We decided to start with a look at the mysterious origins of Atomic Robo as a concept.

Enjoy!

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Here’s some supplemental material. Specifically, here’s some of the original character designs for what would become Atomic Robo. Many (all?) of these can be found in the bonus material for Volume 1: Atomic Robo and the Fightin’ Scientists of Tesladyne

Possibly the first batch.

This is where Scott first planted the seeds that Robo needed to ditch the built-in weaponry. His case: “He looks cooler holding a gun.” Can’t argue with the facts!

I liked the #4 and #5 head, but Scott went with #6 for the final design. The jerk!

I loved the cables-as-musculature in the neck, but we both figured that’d be way too much of a pain in the ass for Scott to draw every single time.

Atomic Robo ver 1.0. We very nearly went with this version, but Scott busted out with the versions linked above after taking a month-long break to draw Killer of Demons #1