http://www.night-jaeger.net/fiction/roboman/roboman-20.htm
Mister Watts’ Roboman restarts with some new mysteries.
Whilst there isn’t a whole lot to get involved with in this issue, the focus and theme is primarily that of Sei who, up until now, has remained something of a mystery. The final revelation at the end of the issue was a big surprise for me personally as I certainly had never predicted Sei’s origins as Mister Watts has now revealed…
In fact, I had almost taken it for granted that Sei was either a leftover from the original inhabitants of Blizzard Base Zero or that he was reverse engineered from that very technology.
This feels a bit like a set-up issue than anything, a prelude to events to come, not that I’m complaining though.
It’s not the biggest bang for the series to come back with but it is a bang big enough to cause significant repercussions in the long run.
All in all, a solid issue, if not an action packed one.
30 April, 2008 at 7:52 pm |
Buuuuuut –
Way back when the Robomen were fighting Curtis the Tortoise, Trick actually said “You’re a smart ROBOT, Sei.”
The real surprise should be Jinsei’s claim that he built Sei (although, considering how we first met Jinsei, perhaps that isn’t such a surprise)… I’d be wondering why someone so dedicated to life, who hated the artificial BBZ, would build a robot; and… how did Trick -know- Sei was a robot?
#21-22 will deal explicitly with the mechanics of Sei’s creation, but not the reasons behind it; that won’t come until circa Component 30/#91-93.
And, yes, #21 is MUUUUUUUUUUCH longer than #20 to compensate for this issue’s brevity, and to avoid further delays (the 2 week gap was due to an unshakable cold which is still bothering me) I’ve written ahead to #31 (which is also the cut-off point for the first TPB, which is now being edited together… so many typos…).
Yaaaaaaaaaaay! SEI’S A FREAKIN’ ROBOT! No wonder he doesn’t use contractions.