Magnus: Robot Fighter

If this comic doesn't get a little smile out of you, I understand. At first look Magnus comes across as a goofy, dated, sexist, off-brand, candy-assed, confused excuse for a superhero comic, all subsequent looks would also give that impression because "Magnus: Robot Fighter" is all those things.    

The thing that makes it worthwhile is the character design and city/landscapes have a retro-futurism that is absolutely engaging and creative. Magnus is a good example of how speculative fiction from the predigital era can have a uniquely unhinged idea of what technology will look like and how it will change the way we live. The ways the Magnus comic succeeds makes all the faults endearing. 

The premise is that future humans have become overly dependent on robots and Magnus (normal human) has to karate chop through metal to balance the scales. Any mention of this comic has to address Magnus’ outfit. His outfit is so futuristic is hard to put into words: he wears a crimson, sequined, miniskirted (whose length is really pushing boundaries) onesie. If Zap Brannigans outfit isn’t based on Magnus I’d be absolutely shocked.

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