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I feel like we've been here before
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# ? Aug 17, 2015 18:50 |
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Cryophage posted:Could this maybe be a stretch goal on the next kickstarter you guys do? I could see Warbot as part of the Atomic Robo universe. But maybe we should add Some More Warbot Comics to the list of possible goals. The true story this page was based on was probably lost to a server change a million years ago. But the short version is: in a game of Shadowrun, one of our players walked up to someone on the street and said "Hi, I'm a Shadowrunner and I'm looking for this other Shadowrunner and--" so, yeah, things went downhill right quick.
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# ? Aug 17, 2015 21:45 |
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Hyperactive posted:... Vaguely related to the current AR page and the current discussion: in Shadowrun's Seattle there's this place called the Crime Mall. I was led to assume that Shadowrunners were a wee bit more subtle than that. My GM didn't really appreciate my Kim Possible jokes when we needed to meet a contact there.
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# ? Aug 17, 2015 22:36 |
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If this whole situation doesn't progress into Robo's head getting installed into a giant mech to let him punch biomega I've been misreading this comic the whole time.
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# ? Aug 18, 2015 22:54 |
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Well we just know he's going to be eating his words when he meets ALAN 2.0.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 00:16 |
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thatbastardken posted:If this whole situation doesn't progress into Robo's head getting installed into a giant mech to let him punch biomega I've been misreading this comic the whole time. The problem is that it's too obvious. Too direct. It makes everything that is not that scene a complete waste of time. Because we all know if that is on the table, then everything that is not that is a huge waste of time. Around the office, we have a saying: "When do they get to the fireworks factory?" But then Not Doing That Thing is even worse. Because you're wasting everyone's time as above, but then on top of that there's no pay off! It's twice as bad! Augh! So, what do you do? You do A Different But Also Very Cool Thing. that is not the obvious one the audience should naturally expect. And it's risky to do that because maybe your calculations about what Very Cool Things aren't right. And some folks will always balk when you subvert their expectations of what should obviously happen. TL;DR: Robo will absolutely punch Biomega, but in a bigger and better and more sci-fi way than "merely" installing his head in a giant robot.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 02:38 |
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Obviously, Robo is going to have his head attached to a not-so-giant robot, which will then be used to pilot the really-giant robot used to punch the biomega.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 03:00 |
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Bucnasti posted:
Minimus Robo?
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 03:36 |
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"I ask for guns and what I get is fungus-human hybrids?" is pretty much the essence of action science. Or a Brainstorming session from the RPG. One or the other.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 03:40 |
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Don't diss chitinous human mushroom hybrids yo.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 05:25 |
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Evil Mastermind posted:"I ask for guns and what I get is fungus-human hybrids?" is pretty much the essence of action science. So you saying this comic is the prequel for The Last of Us?
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 14:10 |
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Hyperactive posted:TL;DR: Robo will absolutely punch Biomega, but in a bigger and better and more sci-fi way than "merely" installing his head in a giant robot.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 15:33 |
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BooDoug187 posted:So you saying this comic is the prequel for The Last of Us? No, it's the prequel to Super Mario Brothers.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 15:43 |
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BooDoug187 posted:So you saying this comic is the prequel for The Last of Us? Last Of Us is actually the
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 15:46 |
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Evil Mastermind posted:"I ask for guns and what I get is fungus-human hybrids?" is pretty much the essence of action science.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 15:49 |
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Bucnasti posted:
Why is there a 'Robo in a wig' figurine?
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 18:37 |
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Yvonmukluk posted:Why is there a 'Robo in a wig' figurine?
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 18:39 |
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When I saw that I assumed the toy company made an Atomic Girl-bo figure.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 18:58 |
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Every time I see that panel my desire for Robo Action Figures wells up anew. God I want some good Atomic Robo action figures.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 19:26 |
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Yvonmukluk posted:Why is there a 'Robo in a wig' figurine? Honorary 'Flying She Devil of the Pacific', and I don't care what anyone says.
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# ? Aug 19, 2015 21:32 |
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Cricken_Nigfops posted:Every time I see that panel my desire for Robo Action Figures wells up anew. I'm pretty sure if they started doing a line of figures and/or statues I'd never have money again. I'd just drive down to Hyperactive's house every payday, hand him my check, and take my toys.
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# ? Aug 20, 2015 03:20 |
In the absence of a Robo toy to purchase, some have turned to making their own.
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# ? Aug 20, 2015 05:11 |
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I just go to Target and scribble CRYSTALS on all the Jurassic World toys.
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# ? Aug 20, 2015 07:07 |
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Rhyno posted:I just go to Target and scribble CRYSTALS on all the Jurassic World toys. Good to know I'm not the only one.
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# ? Aug 20, 2015 10:22 |
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Lurdiak posted:In the absence of a Robo toy to purchase, some have turned to making their own. I really need to remember where I put that gun.
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# ? Aug 20, 2015 14:37 |
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Lurdiak posted:In the absence of a Robo toy to purchase, some have turned to making their own. I think that's a cosplay, actually. Isn't that this guy?: Nephzinho posted:
I'd buy that. It's pretty, dang well-made.
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# ? Aug 21, 2015 02:22 |
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Covok posted:
Oh, if only it had joints.
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# ? Aug 21, 2015 05:01 |
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Cricken_Nigfops posted:Oh, if only it had joints. I'm ok with a statute-like deal. It's not like I'll be playing with it.
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# ? Aug 21, 2015 05:03 |
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Covok posted:I'm ok with a statute-like deal. Truth. Covok posted:It's not like I'll be playing with it. Lie.
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# ? Aug 21, 2015 05:07 |
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Covok posted:I'm ok with a statute-like deal. It's not like I'll be playing with it. I totally will be. Also, I would like to make stop motion films with it.
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# ? Aug 21, 2015 05:08 |
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There were Dr Dinosaur maquettes. Wish I had gotten one while they were available.
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# ? Aug 21, 2015 06:55 |
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Not enough crystals.
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# ? Aug 21, 2015 19:40 |
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Recently, I've been reading over the Atomic Robo RPG again and I noticed the pictures of the psychic soviets as well as a few other images that I couldn't recognize. Were there some issues that I missed? I'd be glad to go find them.
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# ? Aug 27, 2015 19:17 |
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Covok posted:Recently, I've been reading over the Atomic Robo RPG again and I noticed the pictures of the psychic soviets as well as a few other images that I couldn't recognize. Were there some issues that I missed? I'd be glad to go find them.
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# ? Aug 28, 2015 04:29 |
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Related to stuff only in the RPG so far, I'm super excited for the volume that will feature '60s Sparrow.
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# ? Aug 28, 2015 04:34 |
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TurninTrix posted:Related to stuff only in the RPG so far, I'm super excited for the volume that will feature '60s Sparrow. Not sure when we'll get around to it though. The story after Ring of Fire is our ode to classic Indiana Jones and to Asian Westerns like The Good, The Bad, The Weird and Let the Bullets Fly. And then the one after that should bring us back to the modern day to see how things are coming along in the aftermath of however the hell Ring of Fire ends. So it might be a while.
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# ? Aug 28, 2015 14:45 |
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All of that sounds fantastic though, the only complaint I can make is that they should all come in faster. (Current page remark: Goddammit, Bernie.)
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# ? Aug 28, 2015 15:07 |
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TurninTrix posted:(Current page remark: Goddammit, Bernie.)
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# ? Aug 28, 2015 16:04 |
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TurninTrix posted:All of that sounds fantastic though, the only complaint I can make is that they should all come in faster. So, The Ring of Fire will be followed by The Temple of Od and that's followed by, uh, poo poo, I don't think we have a name for the one after that yet. We should figure that one out. After that we have a toss up. We're doing all of these eventually, we just don't know in what order. Definitely not chronological though, 'cause that's boring. Also it behooves us to cut back to the present day for every second or third story to see how things are progressing in The Weird Future. There's our big '60s spy escapade with The Spear of Destiny. This would be the Sparrow II story. Probably Sparrow I too. She still hates Robo. Or our big '70s blaxploitation (botsploitation?) opus with Diamonds are for Never. Heroes for Hire crossed with Leverage in the 1970s. Also, I appreciate the irony that we're not using the Bond-like title for the Bond-like story. Or our big '80s cyberpunk foray with The Mirrorshade Overdrive. Wargames by way of Project Daedalus. Or our big '90s action movie romp with The Soldiers of Fortune. A bunch of old school Cold War science agents get dragged out of retirement for one last big mission to save the world. Evil Mastermind posted:I don't know which is funnier; the fact that Bernie picked those names, or that nobody else at Tesladyne has watched Hackers, even ironically.
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# ? Aug 28, 2015 20:22 |
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Hyperactive posted:The Mirrorshade Overdrive. Objectively the best title.
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