RoboCop: Last Stand, Part 2

Frank Miller's RoboCop #3

by Steven Grant, Frank Miller (Original Script), Korkut Öztekin (Illustrations)

In the vein of The DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, this is RoboCop’s final chapter, as envisioned by Frank Miller.

The unfiltered imagination of Frank Miller comes to life in the pages of LAST STAND, an exact adaptation of his original screenplay for RoboCop 3. A worthy companion to the all-time classic, full of all the action, blood, and ahead-of-its-time vision you have come to expect from Frank Miller’s best works. The war between RoboCop and OCP is raging, as the hostile takeover of Detroit is in its final hour. Cadillac Heights is the last remaining piece to OCP’s endgame, but with RoboCop and Marie in their way, no one is safe and everyone is a target. Many will die. Few will rise.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Thriller, Action

128 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_...

Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as previous volume, but the final appearances of sgt. Reed and Cain's robotic body raised one star the final vote for good.



And Robocop's current power level shown at the start of every issue was a real touch of genius.

A flawed mini-series, but still far better than the movie which is based on and the movie remake that I'm never going to watch!
If Frank Miller's screenplay of Robocop 3 was really this and Orion Pictures not rejected it partly, that flick was going to be a cult movie for real. But I'm afraid that was still not going to happen because of Otomo the Robo-Ninja... Such a shame!

[David Dalton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the first four issues then jumped on this collection to finish off the story. Loved it. Robocop as it should be. Plenty of sci-fi action, blood, oil, guts, and mayhem. Go Robocop Go!

[Letande D'Argon · Rating 1 out of 5]

OK, the first part was bad. Really, really bad~ ♪♫ (try not to sing along). But in this part... the comic discovers the new bottom. Frank Miller and Co (it ends with the epilogue by Ed Brisson) just threw the whole setting away and started some sort of LSD trip that feels more like a mix between RoboCop TV series and Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace. People turning themselves into AI, kissing robots, Faxx having sex with Otomo... After reading this it feels exactly like after a party night. When you wake up and remember all the crazy stuff. That "Ah, bollocks!" effect... that's what this part is all about. It's a really, really bad trip. With... you know... Lucy from PEANUTS and diamonds from Rihanna's song flying with a freakin' superman in No Man's Sky. On PS4. Trust me, you don't want this mess in your life. You just don't...

[47Time · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story jumps around even more than in the previous volume. I expect Robocop to be dry, but not everything else along with it. The mediocre art doesn't help much. At least it's a fast read.

Robocop is defeated by the Kanemitsu androids - there's many more of them. OCP recovers his body and the belongings of his allies. Marie is killed, but she leaves behind a set of disks that secretly contain a virus based on her consciousness that infects the OCP systems. The installed AI rebuilds Robocop with enough tools to defeat the enemy androids and bankrupt OCP.

In the wake.of all this chaos, the Scavengers take control of Detroit. Robocop still has the support of the people who are more than willing to fight back. After winning the fight, they begin the long rebuilding process.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bearable. Everything improved in some way- other than the bad guys.

[Erik Dreiling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read.

Overall, the comic did a good job at telling a RoboCop story. Without much spoiling, a surprise character from RoboCop 2 makes a cameo appearance.

[Abu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again beautiful artwork, great storytelling and a very exciting RoboCop adventure.

[Jesse A · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit cleaner than the previous volume with slightly more consistent Robocop characterization.