Category Archives: Robots

Transmorphers Come, Man Falls

Posted on Sunday, June 21, 2009 by Robert Hood

Next on The Asylum’s agenda (as I’ve indicated on Undead Brainspasm) is Transmorphers: Fall of Man (US-2009; dir. Scott Wheeler). This one is actually a prequel to The Asylum’s Transmorphers (US-2007; dir. Leigh Scott) — a film that was apparently … Continue reading →

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Creating Robot 13: Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford (2)

Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 by Robert Hood

Part Two of an Interview with Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford Continued from Part One here. UB: Daniel, in terms of your artistic style (at least in Robot 13 and KING!), what influences are you willing to admit to? I … Continue reading →

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Creating Robot 13: Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford (1)

Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2009 by Robert Hood

Part One of an Interview with Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford Thomas Hall and Daniel Bradford are co-creators of a new comic series, Robot-13, about a robot with an identity problem and a penchant for tussling with giant mythological creatures. … Continue reading →

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MORAV: the Comic

Posted on Sunday, June 7, 2009 by Robert Hood

Whatever the state of play of the in-development TV series of M.O.R.A.V., creator Fon Davis has been speeding ahead with a comic version of the story, which features 30-foot robots and “a global arms race to build the greatest giant … Continue reading →

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The Last Week (or Two) on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 by Robert Hood

O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown (24 May 2009) Orange Country zombies attack Orange Country zombies! (That’s what it says…) Update: Mortis Rex (20 May 2009) More images from the Ancient Romans vs Giant Demonic monster flick Update: Metallic … Continue reading →

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Cybernetic Murder Mystery

Posted on Saturday, May 23, 2009 by Robert Hood

A new scifi thriller Surrogates (US-2009; dir. Jonathan Mostow) sets up a scenario that sounds intriguing enough — a variant on the “locked-room mystery” subgenre, only with robots, and with an added apocalyptic feel. Isaac Asimov’s classic Robot series of … Continue reading →

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Kaiju Tourism

Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Rumour has it there has always been a certain competitive quality of the “casting” of cities in Godzilla movies, with local tourism councils keen to have their city trashed by the King of the Monsters, all in the cause of … Continue reading →

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The Coming of Robot-13

Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

If you were a robot with a human skull for a head, and you’d just been dredged up from the depths by fishermen, without memory of who you are or why you existed, you’d no doubt be plagued by all … Continue reading →

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The Last Week (or Two) on Undead Brainspasm

Posted on Sunday, May 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

Update: New Transformers 2 Trailer (3 May 2009) Big action, big robots! Kirk vs the Snow Monster (2 May 2009) Clip of James T. Kirk’s fight with a giant beast in new Star Trek prequel New Trailer: Pig Hunt (27 … Continue reading →

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Sexy Cyborg from Another Dimension

Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 by Robert Hood

Obsessing (as I am) about robots and cyborgs — being in the middle of writing a short novel titled Robot War Espresso — and having just penned a review of a nerd-fest short film about an obsessed fan, I found … Continue reading →

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