Robocop Vol. 2 - The Last Stand Part 1 by Frank Miller, Juan Jose Ryp (2014) Paperback

Frank Miller's RoboCop #2

by Steven Grant

Excellent Book

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Steven Grant is an American comic book writer best known for his 1985–1986 Marvel Comics mini-series The Punisher with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper.
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Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Essentially a darker (and better) adaption by Steven Grant of Frank Miller's (awful) screenplay of "Robocop 3" movie, adding lots of violence and characters from the previous two: Old Man OCP President, dr. juliette Faxx and Ed-209.





Die-hard fans of the franchise like me are going to love this mini-series, but the grotesque art is confusing sometimes.
A more than good first part with some flaws, like Lewis'death limited to one quick page, but I swear I could hear Peter Weller's voice (I know was Robert Burke playing Murphy in Robocop 3 but that's it) and Basil Poledouris' theme in my mind while reading it!

[Hbksmile · Rating 5 out of 5]

You get Frank Miller, beautiful art, a sense that you are still in the quirky realm of the movie. I put this with Garth Ennis/Steve Dillon titles. It's hard to be more perfect for me. These average reviews are irrelevant.

[Carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adaptación del guión original de Frank Miller para RoboCop 3 en la que nuestro amigo Murphy deberá hacer frente a robots y ninjas cyborg en una Detroit completamente destruida e infestada de agentes de la OCP.

Las escenas de acción están muy bien, pero lo que más me ha gustado ha sido el momento en el que se puede apreciar la parte humana y sensible de RoboCop. El dibujo es muy oscuro y tiene un rollazo ochentero total. Estoy deseando leer la segunda parte.

[Letande D'Argon · Rating 1 out of 5]

We've already got a chance to see Frank Miller's version of RoboCop 2 movie script in Frank Miller's RoboCop comic. A lot of violence and half-naked Lewis again and again with no reason at all. It kind of sucked. But since RoboCop 2 kind of sucked too, it wasn't really a big deal. Especially since both movie and comic sucked for the same exact reason. The original Paul Verhoeven's movie was smart, charming and had a lot of symbolism in it. The sequel threw it all away and replaced it with a lot of violence. So... yeah, it wasn't even nearly as good as the original and the fact that we can see half-naked Lewis again and again in comic was unable to fix the problems. Actually, it made things worse, because it felt ridiculous. Anyway, that comic sucked. But guess what? Here comes the sequel. Based on Frank Miller's original RoboCop 3 script. And man, I'm glad that they didn't use all that in the actual movie.

Sure, RoboCop 3 wasn't as good as the original movie either. But it was a thing on its own. It was almost like those Japanese TV shows from Metal Hero series. One of the reasons why it was so popular in Asia. Anyway, RoboCop 3 was fun. Even though Lewis died, it still wasn't really dark and used to give you a lot of good mood. Now this comic... it has a lot of stuff from what we've seen in the movie. And Lewis is already dead at this point. But, unlike the movie, the comic tries to keep the dark mood and... fails. Without Juan José Ryp's artwork it doesn't look as impressive. With no Lewis there's a big gap that Frank Miller fails to fill. The whole resistance thing feels really bad since there's no proper team to lead it like it was in the movie. There's no characters to catch your attention. The OCP part sucks too, thanks to how Frank Miller returned to Juliette Faxx and she's absolutely awful character. Paul McDaggett in the movie was much better.

It's also surprisingly poorly written, while some scenes deserve to become internet memes. RoboCop throwing the old ladies through the windows, for example. Most of the time this comic is like a boring mess. Rest of the time it's just boring, or dull. Or stupid and ridiculous. One way, or another, it isn't fun. There's no that cool feeling that made RoboCop 3 to actually work. This comic kind of explain that little girl on RoboCop 3 (NES) title screen. But does it really worth reading? Nah... Hardcore fans sure will read it. Because history. But those, who just want something good and exciting... keep looking.

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grant and Oztekin's adaptation of Frank Miller's unused script for the movie RoboCop 3.
With the OCP Corporation using their control of Detroit to drive the poor from their homes and crack down on any dissidents, RoboCop has gone rogue and is working off the grid to protect the people of the city. However, without support he's fighting a losing battle which only gets harder when a mysterious assassin from Japan arrives in Detroit.

It's been a very long time since I watched RoboCop 3 but, from what I gather, Frank Miller's original script for it was garbage. However, in most people's eyes the movie was garbage too, so I guess nobody wins.
What I will say is that there's enough of what I remember from the film here for it to be recognisable as connected, be it OCP trying to drive poor tenants from their homes, the reprogrammed ED-209 or the weird, never entirely explained, Japanese robot assassin.

There is nothing here that made me go "Oh my god! Why didn't they put this in the movie!?" but there's also nothing here that seems to overly justify Miller's ideas being described as garbage.
If anything this book's big failing is that it continues to lean on the 'Corporations = Bad' button long after the original RoboCop nailed that concept perfectly. (Don't get me wrong, corporations having as much influence in the world as they do today is definitely BAD, but anyone who's not already wise to that is either a corporate stooge or an idiot).

So really, this is fine. I'm not going to go out of my way to seek out 'Part Two', but I would still happily read it if the chance arose.

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[47Time · Rating 3 out of 5]

Robocop has gone rogue. Or at least that's what the media claims. OCP has its sights set on some real estate it wants to develop into Liberty Heights, but Robocop is preventing them from being able to start the building process effectively. He is serving the public trust, but this makes him a target.

Robocop is working to prevent OCP from starting the work until the costs of waiting push them into bankruptcy. OCP contacts Kanemitsu from Japan to send an android to handle the Robocop issue. It nearly destroys Robocop before the latter retreats and is rebuilt by his allies. The infighting in OCP threatens to weaken the company further, but they still have the upper hand.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 2 out of 5]

Part one of the ORIGINAL screenplay of Robocop 3 put into sequential art but with the scenes and dialogue unchanged.

MUCH better in story due to the characters who become Robocop's allies but stupid nonetheless. At least it's a quick read.

Grant, without story control, and the artist shouldn't be blamed for this turd and the artist gets HUGE credit from me for avoiding digital stylus rendering to create a well-studied look of the time it was to be released.

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 really

[Gonzalo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Empieza bien pero se tuerce a la mitad. Aún así mejor que el que hubiera sido la segunda película

[Abu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very strong starting of a whole new chapter, beautiful artwork and some writing, RoboCop is back and better.

[Jesse A · Rating 2 out of 5]

The world here isnt bad but the overall characterization of Robocop feels pretty off here.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is okay, but it suffers one glaring flaw - it ends on a cliffhanger, resolving none of its pieces. Robocop has gone rogue, fighting for the little people while his creator corporation looks for him. Robocop is fighting to save a few city blocks from a development scheme. The art and action is gritty, with the villains more memorable than Robocop and his companions. The story is fairly dark, and the picture it paints of the experience of Robocop is an interesting approach. The focus on Robocop's humanity versus his mechanality is an interesting juxtaposition. It's the first half of a decent story, but it in this volume doesn't give anywhere near enough resolution for it to stand on its own.

[La Revistería Comics · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primera parte del último asalto en esta edición tapa dura que muestra cómo habría sido Robocop 3 si no se hubieran cagado tanto en el guion de Miller (mejor que lo que salió, por cierto).

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this . I liked the art and writing. Had Frank Miller strong vibe