Writer/Artist: Adam Rifkin, Les Toil
Publisher: Boom!, $14.99
Why You Should Know It: Basically, it's just about a bunch of lazy, stupid, sexist robots hanging around trying to get enough money to eat and pay the rent. And a serial robot killer is on the loose, but most people don't seem to care cause the robots are useless anyways.
Some key selling points include the hookerbots designed after the Metropolis robot, the Kitten Channel, egg salad tacos, "The yiddish language is replete with colorful words to describe your husband. Shlemiel, shlimazel, shlump, shnook, shrek, yuts, putz, klotz–", and Yamsicles
Personal Review: This is the first time I've read anything by these creators and I have to say it's very impressive. The dialogue is funny, the art clean (it's kind of like the bastard child of Steve Rude and Daniel Clowes), the characters well defined (mostly in their stupidity), and the overall story entertaining. It's kind of like a robot version of 'Friday', since basically the main plot is 'some guys hanging out'. Stuff does happen, it just doesn't mess around with the status quo that it set up too much.
If you like this then try: Flaming Carrot, Mystery Men, Arsenic Lullaby, The Goon
Related Links: Shmobots
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