Incredible Change-Bots

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ñThis pocket-sized volume is to The Transformers what Avenue Q is to Sesame Street -- a mocking, fawning, idiotic, adoring paean to a pop culture phenomenon inseparable from the artistÍs person. Although allegory without substance, all action and no moral, itÍs delightful fluff.î -- Library Journal
ñItÍs all wonderfully silly and, except for a few pungent expressions, genuinely childlike and playful, radiating an aura of being made up as it goes along. Just plain delightful.î -- Booklist
ñIncredible Change-Bots manages to find the perfect balance between nostalgia and self-aware fun.î -- MTV Splash Page
ñRobots shooting lasers is one thing. But add a well-placed ïBEW BEW BDEW BEWÍ and itÍs magical... Incredible Change-Bots may look like itÍs made for ïboysÍ who grew up in the 80Ís. And it is. But itÍs so much fun that everyone will appreciate it. î -- Playback:STL
ñBrown is a master at lunkheadedly awesome sight gags and wordplay ... I found myself wiping away tears and laughing out loud in inappropriate public places more times than I would like to mention while reading this book.î -- Ink 19

Far away in space, there is a planet populated by machines able to change from robot form to vehicle form --- the Incredible Change-Bots! Leaving their war-torn planet, the Change-Bots arrive on Earth, where their battle continues -- BUT AT WHAT COST?!

Part parody, part nostalgic tribute, part moral fable, with Incredible Change-Bots Jeffrey Brown re-invents the shape-changing robot genre into a goofy action comedy that's full of romance, melodrama, and epic battles! The first FULL-COLOR graphic novel from Jeffrey Brown is an all-ages friendly (only one guy and some robots die) explosion of sci-fi fun.

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