Because I’m probably a bit of a Dr. Dinosaur fanboy.
The fact that I currently don’t own a Dr. Dinosaur action
figure is largely on account of how they currently don’t make them and sell
them in stores (yet???). So if it sounds like I’m gushing a little, now you
know why.
You now how they say that great antagonists make for great
protagonists? Or that a hero is only as good as the villains they have to
fight? That kind of thing? Considering how great a character Brian Clevinger
and Scott Wegener’s Atomic Robo is already, it would take a pretty fantastic
villain to really stand out.
That’s exactly what Dr. Dinosaur is – a dang fantastic villain.
He’s arguably a classic silver-age style bad guy written in a way that fits
with a modern age sensibility. He’s a frikken talking velociraptor, for one
(Hollywood version, but that’s neither here nor there). Then pile on top of
that his crazy mad evil genius scientist credentials, his claims of being a
time traveler, and the fact that he proves to be a genuine threat to Atomic
Robo, and you have yourself a bad guy the likes of which you won’t find
anywhere else.
Oh, and in case I forget, more often than not everything he
says or does is downright hilarious. He’s legitimately dangerous, certainly,
it’s just that he happens to be laugh out loud funny while doing it.
But don’t take my word for it – Dr. Dinosaur’s shown up in
just about as many free comics as he has regular Atomic Robo volumes. Most of
them are currently online, too, including his debut in “Why Atomic Robo Hates Dr. Dinosuar” and the Atomic Robo FCBD 2011 issue.
There’s also the 2012 FCBD issue, though that one currently
isn’t online. A shame, since it’s also probably one of my favorite single comic
issues in years. Given that it was free, I think it’s a pretty strong statement
about how much care Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener, and the rest of the Atomic
Robo team put into each and every issue.
Your world without a Dr. Dinosaur action figure can be at an end!
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This is a really lovely collectable figure. I am almost tempted myself and until this week I had no idea who Dr Dinosaur even was. However after some research and little reading I have very quickly come to love him.
DeleteWhat's more, on the off chance that you need to go all capricious, there is additionally the Pterodactyl Dinosaur which is the Jurassic variant of the cutting edge feathered creature.realistic dragon costume
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