Comics
[Comic Book Review] “Robocop” #6 Favors Exposition Over Action
“Robocop” #6 favors exposition over action and focuses in on clearing up some plot elements that have been somewhat vague up until this point. Knowing me you might expect rejection or disdain for a lack of bloodsport, but I actually welcome the detail. Unexpectedly, I found some depth and proper motive has been provided to Killian. The picture gets a bit bigger, but its still a picture of a robot punching a crack heads eye out.
WRITTEN BY: Joshua Williamson
ART BY: Carlos Magno
PUBLISHER: BOOM!
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: December 3, 2014
Reviewed by Eric Switzer
As much as I love the upgraded (both in function and in shit-talking) enforcement droids, I think my favorite thing about them is how everyone says their entire model number aloud when referring to it: “Hey, ED-2000x show Robocop your new toys!”, “You did good today ED-2000x”. There is no cutesie abbreviation or anything, say that outloud and try not to sound ridiculous.
Regardless, more robots with attitudes is always a good thing. Robocop himself is also getting an upgrade. Yes soon Robocop will have the ability to run, he is being upgraded to the Joel Kinnaman model, or JK-4000§. (The “§” means you make a fart sound in your armpit)
Killian’s plan becomes clear here and I won’t spoil it but when I read it I gave a little nod and thought “I’d buy that for a dollar.” The reveal doesn’t drastically change what the book is but it pulls things into focus in a way I think it needed. “Robocop” may be staunchly escapist reading, but everyone can appreciate good story telling.
I’m not certain what to make of Lewis and the dinner party, it sort of comes across as foreshadowing mixed with the introduction of an important character. It was effective, but it seemed to go on a little too long.
“Robocop” is consistently killer and shows no signs of stopping. Everything I have said about it tonally and artistically remains true through each and every issue. There are ebs and flows to the action but the book is never boring, and never drags. It makes me yearn for more Robocop, and I think that is just about the best thing that can be said about any series.
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Eric Switzer is an aspiring filmmaker and screenplay writer living in Los Angeles. His work tends to focus on the lighter side of entropy, dystopic futures, and man’s innate struggle with his own mortality. He can be found on twitter @epicswitzer or reached via email at ericswitzerfilm@gmail.com.
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‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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