Comic of the Week: Zombies vs. Robots #1

Zombies vs. Robots #1
"Ghost in the Machines" by Chris Ryall & Ashley Wood
Published by IDW ($3.99)

Synopsis:

In the future, a plague has turned everyone on Earth into flesh-eating zombies. Robots that used to serve humanity band together to protect the last living human being, an infant girl, in the hopes that they can use her to restart the human race. The zombies, on the other hand, just want to use her for food.

Comments:

First, I think we can all agree that Zombies vs. Robots is the best title of anything in the history of the world. The question is, does the finished product live up to it, or like Snakes on a Plane, does it turn out that 90% of the entertainment value is in the title? Fortunately, it's the former.

One might wonder how anyone can get a good story out of this concept. After all, what possible threat can zombies pose to robots? And at first, the answer would seem to be, "Not much." At one point, a pack of zombies try unsuccessfully to attack a robot, who then proceeds to literally rip them all to pieces. But at the end, there's a nifty twist that should level the playing field a bit for the concluding issue.

Admittedly, I'm a sucker for any zombie movie, book, or comic. Even bad ones usually have at least one or two cool moments. Zombies vs. Robots has considerably more than just a couple, and is a must-read for any zombie (or robot) fan.

Line of the Week:

"It makes these noises because that's what humans do. That's why I don't miss them."--Scibot-17

Overall grade: A