Terminator / Robocop: Kill Human #2 – No Directives Found

Back in 1992, Frank Miller and Walt Simonson did a four-issue miniseries for Dark Horse Comics called Robocop Vs. Terminator, where Robocop singlehandedly takes on Skynet for the future of mankind. It was a story by two legendary creators at the top of their game who were immersed in the mythology of both the Robocop and Terminator universes (Miller wrote the screenplays for the movies Robocop 2 and 3). It has never been reprinted.

In 2011, Rob Williams and P. J. Holden are doing a miniseries for Dynamite Comics called Terminator / Robocop: Kill Human, where Robocop singlehandledly takes on Skynet for the future of mankind. It’s a series by a guy who did a pretty good indie book (Cla$$war) nine years ago and a guy who did some Judge Dredd comics once, who apparently have never seen any Robocop or Terminator movies. It will never be reprinted.

I’m not going to bother going into too much detail here, but I know I read the first issue a month ago and it in no way stuck to my brain. I remember opening it, and then closing it, but that’s about all. This issue I paid closer attention to. I probably shouldn’t have.

You’ve seen Robocop, right? Maybe even Robocop 2 or 3 on G4 late nights? Sure you have. Now, I want to you to listen in your head to anything Robocop ever said across six hours of movies, either as Robocop or as Alex Murphy. Get that voice in your head. You have it? Good. Okay, now look at this:

Wrong, huh? Yeah.

If you want something good by Williams, I do recommend Cla$$war, which was reprinted a year or so back. And your local comic store probably has the back issue of Miller’s Robocop Vs. Terminator if you’re in the mood for those characters. But skip this one.