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GoBots is really weird
The GoBots comic books are weird
Note that this was published in 2018, not the 1980s.
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what the fuck is Gobots and what are the creators smoking
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I wonder if this should be its own thread. There's a lot of gems to be found.
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through my powers I can make that happen
but seriously what is GoBots
but seriously what is GoBots
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The Betamax to Transformers’ VHS.
Also, robots should not have tongues
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This is the comic book it came from, part of a 5-issue mini series. Written and Drawn by Tom Scioli.
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Kiss Players comes to mind, please no.Mechanical Ape wrote: ↑Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:54 pmThe Betamax to Transformers’ VHS.
Also, robots should not have tongues
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Gobots are like the 99 cent store version of Transformers.
Yes, they could fly but still transformed into planes, etc.
Watching a bit of it just now, the animation is brutal
Yes, they could fly but still transformed into planes, etc.
Watching a bit of it just now, the animation is brutal
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The actual toys weren't much better.
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Holy shit this really is another Fletcher Hanks styled thing
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They were toys that Tonka licensed from Bandai’s Machine Robo lines, and the actual construction quality wasn’t all that bad. I had way more of them than I did TransFormers because they were much, much cheaper They were just very simple little toys
I don’t know if the Fletcher Hanks comparison is fair, since Tom Scioli is a huge Jack Kirby fan out to make something bizarre and weird on purpose. Like he’s happily retweeting this:
so I think it’s kinda unfair to suggest that he doesn’t realize how weird it is
I’m not sure if I like it or not, but he ain’t Fletcher Hanks drinking up a storm and then carelessly slapping out whatever fever dream came to mind so he could get another paycheck to spend on alcohol.
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the Go-Bots cartoon, though, if Hanna-Barbers ever animated something like a Fletcher Hanks cartoon, that was deffo it
It’s amazingly bad
the actual “challenge of the go-bots” would be to finish watching one entire episode without saying “what” at least once
It’s amazingly bad
the actual “challenge of the go-bots” would be to finish watching one entire episode without saying “what” at least once
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oh no, i’m the reply guy of go bots
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Oh I'm sorry if I came across like I thought the artist wasn't doing this on purpose; in that area, the comparision is indeed not fair
I meant more in terms of art and the particular brand of weirdness I felt very reminded of Fletcher Hanks and since I have a legitimate fondness for his strange work (not the man himself), I was trying to express my appreciation more than anything else
You make the cartoon sound like a hilarious paintube tbh, maybe that'd be worth my time
I meant more in terms of art and the particular brand of weirdness I felt very reminded of Fletcher Hanks and since I have a legitimate fondness for his strange work (not the man himself), I was trying to express my appreciation more than anything else
You make the cartoon sound like a hilarious paintube tbh, maybe that'd be worth my time
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The robots attack a giant playset and one is crushed by a trap into bloody chunks. I guess?
I have a theory that while the Transformers comic takes a toy premise and builds a (relatively) mature and nuanced story around it, Tom Scioli is inspired by how kids ACTUALLY play with toy robots, with all the callous, arbitrary violence that entails. Which if true, is f'ing brilliant.
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the comic ends in mid-page with the kids abruptly being called upstairs for dinner
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no, I’m sorry, I’m bad at reading comprehensionPerrydotto wrote: ↑Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:31 pmOh I'm sorry if I came across like I thought the artist wasn't doing this on purpose; in that area, the comparision is indeed not fair
I meant more in terms of art and the particular brand of weirdness I felt very reminded of Fletcher Hanks and since I have a legitimate fondness for his strange work (not the man himself), I was trying to express my appreciation more than anything else
You make the cartoon sound like a hilarious paintube tbh, maybe that'd be worth my time
The cartoon is definite paintube material, it’s bad even for an ‘80s toy commercial cartoon and an ‘80s H-B cartoon
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some thread content: Scioli also worked on a Transformers vs GI Joe comic
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Issue #2 of this comic is my "Oh shit, I had a lot of these" moment.
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Yeah, the guy who's making the GoBots comic also did the Transformers vs GI Joe comic series, and it was quite possibly equally as ridiculous and amazing in a lot of ways
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There was a link here, it's dead now and I'm sad.
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Now IIRC the Go-Bots premise (at least in this comic) is that Go-Bots aren’t an ancient alien race, they’re regular Earth robots that recently got sentient. I guess some humans are still getting used to their personhood.
There was an Asimov story about robot cars along those lines (“Sally”), and the Three Laws are definitely not in effect in that one.
There was an Asimov story about robot cars along those lines (“Sally”), and the Three Laws are definitely not in effect in that one.
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I don’t know how I missed these series, but I have a deep burning need to read them nowAria Genisi wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 4:14 pmYeah, the guy who's making the GoBots comic also did the Transformers vs GI Joe comic series, and it was quite possibly equally as ridiculous and amazing in a lot of ways
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the Gobot toys were in many ways better than the g1 tfs especially the smaller size classed ones. And take a look at this guy: http://www.toyarchive.com/Gobots/Combiners/Puzzler.html no parts needed and more articulation and die cast. Yeah some of the robots alone look dumb but take a look at most of the g1 combines. Even worse and they had parts to combine. http://www.toyarchive.com/Gobots/Combin ... iners.html I have all three teams. Only 2 G1 teams complete and they were both repaint and or reissues.