After The Robot Apocalypse #1

182 Comics

Set 57 years after a mysterious Robot invasion that resulted in the end of the world as we know it. Most of the population of the world has been wiped out, everything has changed but how do those left behind survive…

Thoughts…

The first page really struck me as soon as I first saw it. I liked the attention to detail and the way the foreground and background had a visual difference in the shading and the little easter egg style drops of the 182 and the SP logo, these extra little details continued throughout the book and added something extra to the reading enjoyment. The comics visuals are very strong, you can tell this was created by an artist that has their own style and they are comfortable working within it. I liked the panel layout; it had a bold edge to it that really made them stand out against thicker than usual white borders. The issue is bold and bright and uniquely stylised, even the speech bubbles have their own little style choices for each character. 

I liked the setting for the series, post apocalyptic is always a story style that piques my interest. When I asked Keith if I could review the issue having seen the new Kickstarter campaign he described the issue as an opening scene to a movie. like BLAM!! straight in, and this issue definitely lives up to that. We get the introduction to the world and our main characters. There is plenty of action throughout this issue to get your heart racing and more than a  little danger to our protagonist's lives. The issue ends in a place that leaves things open for so many possibilities and was not all where I thought it was heading at all.

I liked this first issue, it's a solid start and a great first entry into the comic book world. I liked that throughout the issue there were adverts for upcoming titles my favourite being Fancy Rock, these added to the humour of the whole thing. This has a very homegrown UK based feel to the tone of the writing and style, this “genre” of comic seems to be getting more of a viewing these days and deservingly so. A lot of work has gone into this issue and you can tell that, for that I would give it 8 out of 10, and congratulate Keith on a job well done and a lot of good luck for issue 2 and beyond.