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Short version: we’re teaming up with Evil Hat Productions to make our comic book into an interactive game of your mind. And also the minds of some friends.

It’s probably a sad statement about our business savvy that most creators can talk about their projects in terms of the movie deals they’re bound to get. Scott and I? Even before the first issue came out, all we wanted was a tabletop roleplaying game. Y’know, because comics just wasn’t niche enough.

All we can say right now is the game will use a version of the FATE system to be designed by the brilliant Mike Olson. Our plan is to emphasize accessibility, ease of play, and fun so anyone can pick it up and run a game even if they’ve never touched FATE or RPGs at all. And I’ll be contributing a ton of information about Robo’s world. Like, our Timeline, only quite a bit more so.

We’re bringing back the sold out Robo statue for you folks who missed ‘im the first time around.

Oh, and this handsome fellow too.

Both should be coming at ya in 2011. First quarter would be my guess.

. . .Despite Diamond Distributors best efforts to crush it like Fox Television and every Joss Whedon project ever.

The past weeks and even months have been jam-packed with love for Atomic Robo as the Internets look back on the last year of the Twenty-Oughts and decide what was worth the effort and what was just a steaming pile. Continue reading