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.

7 comments:

AirDave said...

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

Unknown said...

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

MarchHareSupreme said...

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

Ken said...

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

Sonofjack said...

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

Anonymous said...

I couldn't agree with Sonofjack more.

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

SmearySoapboxPress said...

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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