Atomic Robo: The Ghost of Station X #1 (Red 5 - Clevinger / Wegener / Pattison / Powell)

There are two kinds of people. Those who love Atomic Robo and those who haven’t read it yet. What’s that? You don’t want to start on the sixth volume? Well, GOOD NEWS! Every volume is stand alone. BOOM. You can start with this one and know what’s going on from page one. KA-BOOM. Then go back and read the other volumes in any order. THWACKA-BOOM. Oh, a plot? Okay, fine. Astronauts are stranded in a deteriorating orbit, and it’s up to Atomic Robo to save them in a race against the laws of physics!

There are three things that people wait for all year:  Christmas, their birthday and the next volume of Atomic Robo!

The creative dream team behind the legacy of Atomic Robo work their magic again!

The first issue sets up the new volume as a “disaster story” of sorts with the lives of astronauts in the balance and a secondary plot device involving a missing government building with a note signed by “The Ghost of Station X” who seems to be from Robo’s past – plus a fantastic cliff hanger.  As with the previous volumes – it’s nothing short of pure entertainment in the form of a comic book adventure.  This creative team is pure platinum!

The Bottom Line: Awesome! Brilliant! Loved it!  ’nuff said!

On your comic book shelf now!

Issue Grade: A+