Rating | Collected Issues | Reviews |
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8.7
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Not All Robots #1 | 9 |
9.2
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Not All Robots #2 | 5 |
8.7
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Not All Robots #3 | 3 |
8.7
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Not All Robots #4 | 4 |
7.8
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Not All Robots #5 | 4 |
Best AWA book by a mile. This shit was genuinely amazing.
It's a really good little series. It's well written, it has good art and it has interesting metaphors. Overall, really solid. I hope more comes out.
Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)
I picked this trade up after seeing it received a 2022 Eisner nomination for “Best New Series”. I was not familiar with AWA Studios; however, I knew both writer Mark Russell (from his previous Eisner nominations in 2018 and 2019) and artist Mike Deodato Jr. I was a little disappointed with my first impression of the AWA label based on an error on the initial title page of the TPB when they erroneously credited Mike Deodato Jr. as “writer” and no credit as the artist. The book itself was strong. Strong creators. Intelligent story. Complimenting art. Good build up. The theme was dark and heavy. Not a perfect modern allegory but very relevant to modern themes of power, relevancy, obsolescence, tribalism, consumerism, and justice. I think I prefer such heavy themes to be a little more subtle but Not All Robots intended to put them front and center. It felt like a self-contained story (like it should have been a limited series rather than a continuing series).