Thursday, October 5, 2017

Machine Man and The Original Robotman



I always thought it was cool that Machine Man was a spin-off character from Marvel's 2001 series. I was a huge fan of Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and I loved the idea that it could be connected to the Marvel heroes that I read about.  I have been a fan of X-51 ever since.
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7 comments:

  1. AirDaveOctober 5, 2017 at 7:44 AM

    Wasn't X-51 one of the characters featured in Earth-X?

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  2. UnknownOctober 5, 2017 at 9:05 AM

    @AirDave: "By George, I think you've got it!"

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  3. MarchHareSupremeOctober 5, 2017 at 9:10 AM

    X51/ Machine Man featured in STF #2001; brilliantly subtle .

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  4. KenOctober 5, 2017 at 12:49 PM

    I am constantly amazed by Kirby's use of varying-width squiggles to give figures shape & form!

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  5. SonofjackOctober 5, 2017 at 10:06 PM

    I always felt that the original Robotman was an underrated character.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 6, 2017 at 12:39 PM

    I couldn't agree with Sonofjack more.

    P.S.---I am neither one of these robots.

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  7. SmearySoapboxPressOctober 11, 2017 at 11:44 AM

    I read Kirby's Machine Man for the first time this summer, and it was surprisingly good. More meat to it than the covers (and the jokey villain name Ten-For) led me to expect...

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