Roboy #1-6 Review | Roar Comics

By Bryan Jefferson

Megaman meets Street Fighter in the new comic published by Lion Forge Comics. It is written by Brandon Easton, directed by Carl Reed and art by Sendol Arts. By combining the boss skill mechanic of the Mega Man series with the aesthetic of a fighting game it gives an enjoyable, visually unique style the same way Scott Pilgrim vs the World did for movies. This allows it to have an exciting perspective on the battles without over doing the violence. It presents an engaging story presented with additional characteristics that aren’t necessarily needed but are greatly appreciated by the reader.

The story focuses on Aiden Cross and his best friend Madison. They are casually talking about school when they find themselves in the middle of a battle between their hero Bold Mighty and a giant pill bug robot known as 765. After seeing his idol tossed aside and blocking an attack against his friend, Aiden learns he isn’t a normal boy, which is where the story starts to take shape. He discovers that he is a cyborg that can obtain new abilities by obtaining Pyramoids that contain different data types. The most interesting being Micro-Mees that allow Aiden to transform into multiple smaller versions of himself while still retaining the same power as his larger self. Learning about this true origin and discovering his new abilities he believes he could be the next superhero, which attracts ire from the hero he once looked up to.

The most notable imagery of the series is the way the fights are presented like a fighting game. Whenever Aiden encounter an enemy there is a VS screen showing the names of the characters and a  life bar. Throughout the fights the life bar will pop up showing damage received. Special moves are shown by name when used sand upon acquiring new Pyramoids, it displays a BONUS with the new ability. Each chapter is presented as a new level and each issue starts with an INSERT COIN panel and ends with an INSERT COIN TO CONTINUE panel which adds to the video game feel of the series. I’ll be saving my coins for the future of this series and am really looking forward to delving more into the world of Roboy.

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Trimaxx Comic Review | Lion Forge Comics

by Bryan Jefferson

Trimaxx is a new sci-fi comic from Lion Forge Comics written by David Gorden with art and colors by Sendol Arts. It has a welcoming art style reminiscent of the Mega Man imagery mixed with a more unique, darker artwork when introducing the alien monsters. The language and content are family friendly making it easily approachable by readers of all ages. It also beckons to a theme that has been gaining popularity in the last few years with Pacific Rim or big monster and robot battles.

It takes place in the near future year of 2055 with mysterious aliens known as the Mechani invading Earth for a second time. A young program tester named Mayuri is found to be the only person who is able to sync with and pilot an experimental robot known as Trimaxx. To help Mayuri with her mission she is assigned a team of experts under the guidance of Invincible Joe, her childhood idol and the hero who repelled the first Mechani invasion. Trimaxx has a myriad of energy weapons, a grappling hook hand and more mysterious systems that will be revealed as Mayuri increases sync with the giant robot.

The characters seem to have much larger background that I would be excited to explore more in depth and hopefully will be fleshed out in future issues. Learning the motivation and reasoning of the Mechani invasion is something to look forward to in future issues. Trimaxx does not hold back when placing the reader directly into the monster action of the world and will leave readers with questions they will look forward to discovering the answers to.  

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