Machine Teen: History 101001

by Marc Sumerak, Mike Hawthorne (Artist)

High school meets high-tech as an all-new model of Marvel hero debuts! Meet Adam Aaronson - the ideal teenager. Straight "A" student. Captain of the West Tech football team. Smart. Handsome. Charismatic. Every boy wants to be him. Every girl wants to be with him! But after a series of debilitating seizures, Adam makes a discovery that will shake his very reality to the core - the fact that he isn't real at all! Join Adam as he begins to decrypt the truth about his origins and what it truly means to be human! It's not easy being the perfect teen... even when you're built that way! Collects Machine Teen #1-5.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Science Fiction

120 pages, Paperback

First published December 14, 2005

About the author

About Marc Steven Sumerak

Reviews

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty basic story of a teen hero discovering himself as he fights an evil corporation. I really enjoyed the art, which is clear and expressive--it feels like a heavier-lined update of Marvel house style from the 80s. But the story proceeds pretty much as you'd expect it would. There are few surprises, but the familiar is well executed and may appeal to younger readers.

[Devero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sumerak ha scritto diverse miniserie sfiziose. Storie o prettamente umoristiche (come quelle su Franklin Richards e il robottino Herbie) o comunque con toni da commedia leggera e risvolti weird.
Questa storia è di questo secondo tipo, e sebbene il personaggio sia interessante e la storia nel complesso buona, è a mio avviso penalizzata da disegni non all'altezza e da un tono eccessivamente "youg adult" come si dice oggi.
Comunque le 2 stelle e mezza ci stanno bene.

[Sofia · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pretty basic story of the seemingly perfect guy from high school and how he's actually a robot. I liked the art, which was clear and expressive. It really annoyed me how so many words were italicised and bolded to put emphasis on certain words, so when I read it in my head it just sounded weird. Not a fan of that at all.

[Riley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little read from a pre-disney era of Marvel.

[Daikera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Machine Teen is comic book created by Marc Sumerak and Mike Hawthorne. Adam Aaronson (main character), his best friend JT, and girlfriend Carly, thinks that he has it all. After beating his arch-rival Ricky Sims as the starting quarterback on the football team, Adam starts to shock everyone including himself, with his ability tp play football really good. However, before the state championship, Adam had to get a check-up from the school nurse, and she realizes that his pulse rate wasn’t normal, and that he isn’t human. She tries to tell everything to the head coach, but he acts like he doesn’t acre, and put Adam in the football plays anyway. Ricky can't believe that Adam is a better QB, and ends up taking his anger on Adams best friend JT. Adam, accidentally sticks Ricky through his hand. Then, he collapses unconsciously from the heat of the moment (nothing new). JT quickly calls Adam's father, Isaac, and told him what happened. Surprisingly we find out that JT’s lad partner Isaac’s found out that Adam was actually a robot. Isaac then steals the robot from Holden Radcliffe, a worker, while JT chooses to keep the information a secret. Machine teen was very detailed and interesting book, at times I caught myself laughing, but sometimes very shocked. Reporters rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I personally think that it’s 3 out of 5 stars, their could have been a bit more laughs and characters that stood different scenes out.

[Ruhama · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Marvel collection about a boy who really is a robot. Adam has been having some difficulty lately—dizzy spells that knock him unconscious. It seems to be happening during football games/practice, but eventually, Adam finds it happening more and more. His father eventually has to explain to Adam that he’s not a human boy, rather he is the result of years of laboratory work done to create artificial intelligence. Of course, the bad guys show up and there is a show down, with kidnappings, self sacrifice and renewed friendships.

I enjoyed this quick story, which is told in five issues. The book feels like a superhero novel as far as layout, with the drawings to match, but the storyline is new and compelling. If you have readers that adore the Terminator movies, they’ll latch onto this quickly.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little story, which although written 12 years ago, ties in nicely with some of the things I've watched recently, specifically "Westworld" and "Ex Machina".