And there’s that fabulous very near-future sense of this London, a London of wonderful tech and equally wonderful diversity. But there’s also that deeper emotional element to it all – something I’ll develop more when looking at the second book in the series. The great things about MRB are all here – there’s a comedic touch that’s just delightful, whether that’s subtle humour or out-and-out slapstick, Cameron has a stand-up comic’s sense of timing. And that’s not even to mention the mysterious evil robo figure intent on destroying their lives. They go to school, they fall-out with each other, they go out with their mom and dad, they squabble with each other, they deal with giant robotic dinosaurs threatening London, they argue with each other, they beat the marauding palace robot guards at the Royal street party, they bicker with each other… you get the idea.īecause, no matter how normal Mom and Dad want them to be, there’s always something around the corner that’s going to need their robo-powers to sort out. And that’s pretty much all you need to know.īecause Cameron is so good at what he does, the stories are packed with all manner of ridiculous, wonderful, silly, funny, down to earth, touching moments with both the boys. Nita Sharma and her very down to Earth husband, Michael.
Roboticus Freddy (6, the red one) and Alex (12, the blue one) who’ve been adopted by robotics scientist Dr.
#MEGA ROBOT BROS FULL#
It’s still full of all the action and adventure of before, still has moments of wonderful comedy, still contains all that emotional depth far beyond what you’d initially expect from a comedy adventure about two young boys who just happen to be robots.Īs I said when I was looking at the Scholastic Graphix version of Mega Robo Bros, it’s all about the trials and tribulations of two robot brothers created by the mysterious Dr.
#MEGA ROBOT BROS SERIES#
And now, David Fickling Books are re-releasing the Mega Robo Bros books in the digest format (think Dog Man and Smile sort of size), with Cameron taking the chance to do a lot of additional work on the strips in addition to the necessary reformatting of panels and pages to fit the digest size.īut one thing that hasn’t changed is the brilliance of the books themselves, every bit the wonderful kids’ comic series I’ve told you all about before – just in a different format this time round.