Atomic Robo #1 of 5: The Ghost of Station X

Atomic Robo #1 of 5: The Ghost of Station X
Red 5 Comics
Written by Brian Clevinger
Art by Scott Wegener

Well, Robo has advanced in the world since the last time I reviewed him. This time around he has a team of people either in the present or the future. He’s called by one of the space agencies to rescue a group of astronauts stuck in space and he has only seven hours to do it. After brainstorming ideas of how to get up to him, he gets a call from London about a mysterious invisible building that just disappeared (oh yes, it was there and no one saw it and now it’s gone, go figure). But his contact there has a note that references him having something to do with the building. There are deadlines and then there are deadlines.

This is an issue that you can pick up and run with. The writing is very well done because there are previous stories but you don’t need to know them to have an understanding of what’s going on. When you look at the art on the pages, it’s in the same style as the previous books but it works for the story. The features and style are just a little exaggerated to give it that other place feel. Each panel will lead you to the next well, very simple and it works very well.

When I read this I was surprised of the time change from the first issue I read. But because of how it was presented, I wasn’t lost. It was a fun read and I can’t wait to see how they are going to take the next issue with the ending left in this issue. Oh, if you can catch the Star Wars reference, you’ll get a kick out of it. You’ll want to read this one and, most likely, the ones that come after, in my humble opinion. I give this a 4.5 caps out of 5.