Re-Reading: Magnus Robot Fighter #6
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Re-Reading: Magnus Robot Fighter #6
I thought we could do a book a day (that way people can read one every day or catch up on weekends), talk about it on its own, in the context of whats next, in regards to what expectations it creates and vote on how good it is. I don't have to be the one that posts everyday. If I miss a day or if someone wants to take over please do
For voting think of your single favourite comic book (not just VALIANT) as the benchmark - thats a 10 - and grade according to that.
Make sure to mention what you like'd about the book, what you didn't, what you wish they would have done, your favourite panels, lines of dialogue, little bits of trivia etc.
Magnus Robot Fighter #6
For voting think of your single favourite comic book (not just VALIANT) as the benchmark - thats a 10 - and grade according to that.
Make sure to mention what you like'd about the book, what you didn't, what you wish they would have done, your favourite panels, lines of dialogue, little bits of trivia etc.
Magnus Robot Fighter #6
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C'mon... what needs to be said? Great story, great art, an appearance by Solar, and the first story with VALIANT's first original hero, Rai!!! I usually don't like "flip-books," but for some reason this one doesn't bother me.
This is almost perfect, if there were a 9.5 option I'd give it that...
-slym
This is almost perfect, if there were a 9.5 option I'd give it that...
-slym
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Wonderful issue.
I love the "fake out" where Shooter sets up cliched reasons for Magnus and Rai to fight and then steers clear of all of them. The background on Japan was fascinating. Magnus calmly gives the Anti-Grannies the only moral answer there was (how many writers would've let their hero get dupped by them?). The appearance by Solar was cool as was Rai's half of the issue.
It's a very neat idea to tie all these titles together with the spider aliens' invasions without doing x-overs. You didn't have to buy the other Valiant titles to see their first invasion but, boy, did I want to. It was actually that stroke of genius that got me into most of the titles while Shooter was there.
A 9
Continuity Notes: There's a very slight continuity goof here. Magnus states that Solar hasn't been seen in over a thousand years but Solar 11 will show Solar on TV in the year 3002. But it's very minor and we can right it off to Magnus simply misphrasing the sentance. Grandmother, next issue, says Solar hasn't been seen in a thousand years so it can't be a history book glitch.
Of course later, the dialog in Rai 0 will say Solar never appeared publically between the 21rst and 41rst centuries but that's a frustration for another time
I love the "fake out" where Shooter sets up cliched reasons for Magnus and Rai to fight and then steers clear of all of them. The background on Japan was fascinating. Magnus calmly gives the Anti-Grannies the only moral answer there was (how many writers would've let their hero get dupped by them?). The appearance by Solar was cool as was Rai's half of the issue.
It's a very neat idea to tie all these titles together with the spider aliens' invasions without doing x-overs. You didn't have to buy the other Valiant titles to see their first invasion but, boy, did I want to. It was actually that stroke of genius that got me into most of the titles while Shooter was there.
A 9
Continuity Notes: There's a very slight continuity goof here. Magnus states that Solar hasn't been seen in over a thousand years but Solar 11 will show Solar on TV in the year 3002. But it's very minor and we can right it off to Magnus simply misphrasing the sentance. Grandmother, next issue, says Solar hasn't been seen in a thousand years so it can't be a history book glitch.
Of course later, the dialog in Rai 0 will say Solar never appeared publically between the 21rst and 41rst centuries but that's a frustration for another time
Slightly "in-between" issue. The two "flipped" stories are getting closer to each other. Lots and lots of new things come into play. Both Solar and 1-A are introduced into the story. Maybe a tad bit too much is put into the pages. Still, that's me desperately looking for imperfections in a story that is way better than most things we normally see.
Btw, we also get to see the first version of the Harbinger 1 cover in an ad here.
/Magnus
Btw, we also get to see the first version of the Harbinger 1 cover in an ad here.
/Magnus
Seaborn's synopsis (for the Magnus part):
Preparing to depart for Japan, Magnus and Ambassador Tsuda are attacked by a bionic Ninjatron. Magnus defeats the assasin, but is left wondering why Tsuda is marked for death. Arriving in Japan, Magnus is informed that the island-nation is covered by a continuous structure, the Host Body, which is run by a freewill computer, Grandmother. Magnus is taken to a headquarters on a small island where he learns that Tsuda represents the “Anti-Grannie” Humanist movement seeking to overthrow Grandmother. Magnus is not eager to bring to Japan the chaos he wrought in North Am.
That night, Magnus is visited in his chambers by Solar, who hasn’t been seen in over a thousand years. Solar warns Magnus that the Spider Aliens stand ready to reinvade Earth and Grandmother is humanity’s only hope. Magnus must not harm her. Solar departs and Magnus goes to check on the Humanist council.
The Humanists have just received a new weapon, a carcinopod, to use a aginst Grandmother. The weapon will destroy Grandmother’s intellect without damaging the life-support functions within the Host Body.
Meanwhile, 1-A has arrived in Japan. It seems that Grandmother is 1-A’s lover. Grandmother must now inform 1-A that the Anti-grannies have recruited Magnus to help murder her.
And in the Humanist council room, Magnus walks in as the carcinopod is unveiled by its mysterious provider. Magnus suspects that the man and the weapon are actually alien. A battle erupts as Magnus tries to warn the Humanists of the impending alien invasion. But Tsuda will hear none of it, and he runs off with the carcinopod. Making a kamikazee run with a small transport, Tsuda sacrifices himself to deliver the carcinopod into Grandmother’s neural web. Donning a jet-pack, Magnus rushes to the Host Body to see if Grandmother can still be saved.
/Magnus
Preparing to depart for Japan, Magnus and Ambassador Tsuda are attacked by a bionic Ninjatron. Magnus defeats the assasin, but is left wondering why Tsuda is marked for death. Arriving in Japan, Magnus is informed that the island-nation is covered by a continuous structure, the Host Body, which is run by a freewill computer, Grandmother. Magnus is taken to a headquarters on a small island where he learns that Tsuda represents the “Anti-Grannie” Humanist movement seeking to overthrow Grandmother. Magnus is not eager to bring to Japan the chaos he wrought in North Am.
That night, Magnus is visited in his chambers by Solar, who hasn’t been seen in over a thousand years. Solar warns Magnus that the Spider Aliens stand ready to reinvade Earth and Grandmother is humanity’s only hope. Magnus must not harm her. Solar departs and Magnus goes to check on the Humanist council.
The Humanists have just received a new weapon, a carcinopod, to use a aginst Grandmother. The weapon will destroy Grandmother’s intellect without damaging the life-support functions within the Host Body.
Meanwhile, 1-A has arrived in Japan. It seems that Grandmother is 1-A’s lover. Grandmother must now inform 1-A that the Anti-grannies have recruited Magnus to help murder her.
And in the Humanist council room, Magnus walks in as the carcinopod is unveiled by its mysterious provider. Magnus suspects that the man and the weapon are actually alien. A battle erupts as Magnus tries to warn the Humanists of the impending alien invasion. But Tsuda will hear none of it, and he runs off with the carcinopod. Making a kamikazee run with a small transport, Tsuda sacrifices himself to deliver the carcinopod into Grandmother’s neural web. Donning a jet-pack, Magnus rushes to the Host Body to see if Grandmother can still be saved.
/Magnus