Dr. Robot Special [2000] .cbr

Dr. Robot Special (One-Shot)
English | 1 Comics | CBR | 10.95 MB

Dark Horse Comics entitled Dr. Robot Special.

Dr. Robot is the name of a kindly old Japanese scientist who built a giant robot ("No. 1"). No. 1, in addition to being the doctor's metaphorical son, is in many ways an extension of Dr. Robot himself. No. 1 isn't a remote-controlled machine or an independent artificial intelligence. Dr. Robot must climb inside No. 1 to operate him. Yet, despite No. 1's dependence on the good doctor, his system configuration includes gauges for motivation, self-esteem and loneliness. No. 1 is simultaneously alive and inanimate. It's an absurd ambiguity that contributes to the fairytale aura of the series. In one episode, the doctor builds No. 1 a "female" companion to cure him of his loneliness. In the previous episode, Dr. Robot himself, with No. 1's help, had found his true love, Dr. Ingrid, so it was only fair that the doctor share his newfound romantic bliss with his mechanical doppelganger.

Although there is some sparsely scattered text -- signs, newspapers, sound effects -- the Dr. Robot stories are told entirely without dialogue or captions. Mireault is a wonderful storyteller and words would only mar these "silent" tales that evoke the pre-verbal relationship of young infants to the world. The art is not only gorgeous to look at for its own sake but is also perfect cartooning: the narrative is sharp and crisp, with never a confusing scene or sequence.