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The release of Atomic Robo and the Shadow From Beyond Time along with the re-print of Atomic Robo and the Fightin’ Scientists of Tesladyne have been plagued by some kind of curse. It may have been from when I ran over that gypsy stereotype’s kid with my car and she brushed my cheek and said in a rasp like the sigh of a tombstone, “Delaaay.”

What you should take from that is the following: both volumes will come out Wednesday. But your specific store may not get one or both. If this happens, do not panic. Your order has not been lost, you have not been cheated, everything is super kosher. It just means you won’t get your Robo book(s) until the next time Diamond ships to your store, Jan 6th, 2010. If you placed your order online, uh, I dunno! Assume Jan 6th as the release date if you don’t get a shipping confirmation e-mail by Dec 28th.

These delays have nothing to do with Team Robo or Red 5 Comics, by the way. The comics printer and the comics distributor are to blame. And that gypsy stereotype.

I guess a case could be made that I shouldn’t have run over her kid. But in my defense, I was running a red light and that’s something you just have to do all the way once you make the commitment.

This December, for the first time ever, all three volumes of Atomic Robo will be available. If history is any guide, these things will fly off the shelves, so be sure to pre-order from your local shop or online store. Don’t risk being left in the cold unforgiving darkness of a world without joy!

	Atomic Robo TPB Volume 1 (Second Printing) (OCT091063) In his double-Eisner-nominated debut series (Best Limited Series, Best Coloring), ATOMIC ROBO takes on Nazis, giant ants, clockwork mummies, walking pyramids, Mars, cyborgs and his nemesis, and Baron von Helsingard. Reprints the sold-out first edition of the smash hit with all-new cover. 180 pages, $18.95, 2009-12-09
	Atomic Robo TPB Volume 2 (DEC084219) Eisner-nominated ATOMIC ROBO lands on the front lines of World War II against the science freaks and devastating weird weaponry of Nazi Germany — from invincible walking tanks to atomic-powered weather cannons to the Monster Soldiers of the Third Reich. Can ROBO and THE SPARROW, Britain’s greatest covert operative, complete their mission and turn the tide of the war without killing one another? 152 pages, $19.95, 2009-02-25
	Atomic Robo TPB Volume 3 (OCT091062) It is 1926 when H.P. LOVECRAFT comes calling to warn ATOMIC ROBO of imminent doom. But the SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME escapes into the future, intersecting with our world through the 20th century. The future and history of the universe hangs in the balance as ATOMIC ROBO teams up with, uh, ATOMIC ROBO in a last ditch effort to protect reality itself. 160 pages, $18.95, 2009-12-09

Saw some posts and e-mails looking for a place to talk about the new issue, so let’s make that happen!

In case you live under a rock, which is totally understandable in this economy, the fifth and final issue of Atomic Robo and the Shadow From Beyond Time came out this week. Don’t forget to get your copy. For those of you who prefer trade paperbacks, that’ll be available on December 9th. Meanwhile, here’s a non-spoiler preview of what you’re missing.

Let’s open the floor to discussion about issue five, or hell, the whole series, what we’re doing next, all that jazz. If it’s Robo related, get to typin’!