Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
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The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot is a 1995 comic book
written by Frank Miller
, drawn by Geof Darrow
and published by Dark Horse Comics
. The comic book was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name
.
Comics, which was part of Dark Horse Comics
' now defunct Legend imprint
.
The property graduated to its own series, a large format two-issue mini-series in 1995, written by Frank Miller
and illustrated by Geof Darrow
. The story revolves around an attack on Tokyo
by a giant reptilian creature that is originated in an experiment gone wrong, and the failure of the newly-commissioned Rusty the Boy Robot to stop the threat. Subsequently, Japan
requested help from the U.S. Armed Forces, whose ultimate defense, the robot
Big Guy, launches from his air carrier base and uses his awesome arsenal and good old-fashioned American know-how to save the day.
Big Guy also makes an appearance in Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons
' Martha Washington Stranded in Space and cameo appearances in the last Sin City book, 'Sin City
: Hell and Back
.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
written by Frank Miller
Frank Miller (comics)
Frank Miller is an American comic book artist, writer and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300...
, drawn by Geof Darrow
Geof Darrow
Geofrey "Geof" Darrow is a comic artist known for his work on books such as Hard Boiled and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, which was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name.-Character design and Moebius collaborations:...
and published by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
. The comic book was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV series)
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot was an American animated TV series based on the comic book of the same name by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow.-Overview:...
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Overview
After appearing in various comic book pin-up and poster pages,, the Big Guy first appeared without Rusty in issues #6 and 7 of Mike Allred's MadmanMadman
Madman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by Mike Allred and most recently published by Image Comics. He first appeared in Creatures of the Id...
Comics, which was part of Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
' now defunct Legend imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
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The property graduated to its own series, a large format two-issue mini-series in 1995, written by Frank Miller
Frank Miller (comics)
Frank Miller is an American comic book artist, writer and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300...
and illustrated by Geof Darrow
Geof Darrow
Geofrey "Geof" Darrow is a comic artist known for his work on books such as Hard Boiled and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, which was adapted into an animated TV series of the same name.-Character design and Moebius collaborations:...
. The story revolves around an attack on Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
by a giant reptilian creature that is originated in an experiment gone wrong, and the failure of the newly-commissioned Rusty the Boy Robot to stop the threat. Subsequently, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
requested help from the U.S. Armed Forces, whose ultimate defense, the robot
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
Big Guy, launches from his air carrier base and uses his awesome arsenal and good old-fashioned American know-how to save the day.
Big Guy also makes an appearance in Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons
Dave Gibbons
Dave Gibbons is an English comic book artist, writer and sometime letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries Watchmen and the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything"...
' Martha Washington Stranded in Space and cameo appearances in the last Sin City book, 'Sin City
Sin City
Sin City is the title for a series of neo-noir comics by Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special" , and continued in Dark Horse Presents #51–62 from May 1991 to June 1992, under the title of Sin City, serialized in thirteen parts. Several...
: Hell and Back
Hell and Back (A Sin City Love Story)
Hell and Back is a nine-issue comic book limited series, first published by Dark Horse Comics in July 1999–April 2000.-Plot:...
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