author: Fred Van Lente
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.20
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2015/08/24
date added: 2015/08/24
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Magnus Robot Fighter Volume 2' collects issues 5-8 of the rebooted series. It still has a look like the old comic, but that's not a bad thing.
This time around Magnus has found a group of humans dwelling underground called Gophs. He's convinced that one of their leaders is his long lost wife. She is not so certain. Which eventually leads to fighting, then an unsteady truce. The truce ends up leading to more fighting, but this time it's robots. Magnus and the woman he thinks is Moira end up in a weird club where humans are pitted against robots, and the humans' remains are sold to the highest bidder. Will Magnus end up finding 1A? Will his perky sidekick H.B.R. ever stop with the wisecracks and just shut up?
It was my introduction to the series, but I like it. It reminded me a bit of the edgy 2000 AD comics I read in the early 1980s like Judge Dredd, but I learn that it originated in the early 1960s. I like Magnus and his approach to fighting. Against impossible odds, he manages to pull through. The book has some pretty off-beat humor to it, and lots of robot killing violence. I thought the art was just ok, but I think the artists were going for a Gold Key homage to the original series, so I'll give it a pass.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Dynamite Entertainment, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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