“Stop staring at me like that! I didn’t know she wasn’t pregnant!”
Isaac Asimov’s I-Bots #5
Big Entertainment (October, 1996)
“Crackdown” part 4 WRITER: Steven Grant ARTIST: Pat Broderick BACKGROUND INKER: Jeff Whiting COLORING: Mada Design LETTERER: Michael A. Palmer EDITOR: James Chambers CONCEPT: Isaac Asimov DEVELOPER: Howard Chaykin
The UN has made their decision: the I-Bots must be destroyed! Actually, it’s a trick to get them onto Essen’s weather-control station, but Essen is prepared for them and blasts the shuttle, leaving the I-Bots floating in space. Also, that scientist Essen brought with him has a son, the last mutation, and he’s paying dear old dad a visit.
What they got right: All of the plot threads are finally pulled together for the I-Bots (although we readers were made aware of them some time ago). Essen is still a good threat for our heroes.
What they got wrong: I have nothing to complain about.
Recommendation: I’m still very much enjoying this series, and you should too.
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