Robotika
(Archaia, 2005-2006, 2009)
™ and © Archaia Studios Press
Set in a distant, dystopian future where humans, robots and cyborgs live in uneasy détente, this series about a mute samurai-warrior named Nico features various organic-mecha grotesqueries, savage mercenaries and nebulous corporate conspiracies. The threat of civil war looms large as a silent man with a big sword stands between chaos and more chaos. Writer/illustrator Alex Sheikman’s vision descends from classic comics like Frank Miller’s Ronin and popular role-playing games like Final Fantasy.
Robotika debuted in a four-issue run from Archaia Press Studios with the trade paperback coming shortly afterwards. Evaluating Robotika, critics compared Sheikman to the likes of J.G. Ballard, Guy Davis, and Mike Mignola.
— Leland Burrill
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Mar 2005
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Hardcover Edition with cover by Alex Sheikman and Joel Chua
Nov 2006
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Collects Robotika #1–4; With dustjacket