At CollectionDX, we love anything to do with Giant Robots. But we love it more when it's Giant Robots done by some local guys who grew up in the same era we did.
Robot God Akamatsu is a comic created by James Biggie and Frankie B Washington, who are from New England. Their comic is a giant love letter to the robots and culture we all grew up with. Here's a brief synopsis of the story:
Robot God AKAMATSU is a valentine to the Super Robot genre of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Giant robots and monsters attack Boston, and Robot God Akamatsu (RGA, for short) is the city’s only form of defense!
RGA is also about the relationship between a father and his estranged son, about the abuse of power and how far some are willing to go to see their goals met. It’s a little bit Ultraman, a little bit Voltron, a little bit Force Five, and a mighty dollop of Shogun Warriors.
CollectionDX celebrates the occasion of the new Robot God AKAMATSU site at http://www.robotgodakamatsu.com. On the site you will find the first chapter for free, with some shout-outs to some people familiar to our readers in the back!
The team at RGA designed new artwork exclusively for CollectionDX and it now graces our banner:
Check out some of the other amazing artwork!
Be sure to visit http://www.robotgodakamatsu.com and also check them out on Facebook!
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4 comments postedThis looks bitchin'! I'll definitely keep an eye on this.
It is so great to see someone do this. I've drawn thousands of robots over the years but never did anything with them. I'm so happy to see someone run with their ideas and really making something of this. I'd love to see a toy of this guy :) And the poster art is REALLY incredible.
-Ted
www.rivetwars.com
Great news,and just a couple of months after a new comic about giant robots was released in Italy (the comic,published in a 'manga' format is called Beta)
Looks sweet !
Here is a link to some pictures of the Italian BETA. Just scroll down :)
http://gonagai.forumfree.it/?t=59127146