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''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' (1995) began as [[Frank Miller]]'s and [[Geof Darrow]]'s much more family friendly collaboration after the energetically demented Hard Boiled. The Comic was a big over the top tribute to [[Silver Age]] comics, [[Godzilla]] and [[Astro Boy (Manga)|Astro Boy]]. The story is about a giant, primordial monster unleashed upon Tokyo which the military is unable to defeat it; subsequently the government is forced to send the newly developed and inexperienced Rusty the [[Robot Kid|Boy Robot]] in to try and neutralize the threat. Unfortunately he is also overwhelmed by the monster and the government calls on the aid of their [[America Saves the Day|American allies]] who send in Big Guy, a bigass humanoid robot, with two fists and [[More Dakka|a whole lot of guns]].
''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' (1995) began as [[Frank Miller]]'s and [[Geof Darrow]]'s much more family friendly collaboration after the energetically demented Hard Boiled. The Comic was a big over the top tribute to [[Silver Age]] comics, [[Godzilla]] and [[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]]. The story is about a giant, primordial monster unleashed upon Tokyo which the military is unable to defeat it; subsequently the government is forced to send the newly developed and inexperienced Rusty the [[Robot Kid|Boy Robot]] in to try and neutralize the threat. Unfortunately he is also overwhelmed by the monster and the government calls on the aid of their [[America Saves the Day|American allies]] who send in Big Guy, a bigass humanoid robot, with two fists and [[More Dakka|a whole lot of guns]].


=== Tropes from the comic: ===
=== Tropes from the comic: ===
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* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Apparently the dinosaurs were all actually examples of this.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Apparently the dinosaurs were all actually examples of this.
* [[Everything Is Better With Monkeys]]: Jenny the talking monkey of the scientist who was in charge of the experiment that reawakened the monster. She had the jitters about it.
* [[Everything Is Better With Monkeys]]: Jenny the talking monkey of the scientist who was in charge of the experiment that reawakened the monster. She had the jitters about it.
* [[Expy]]: The monster to [[Godzilla]], Rusty to [[Astro Boy (Manga)|Astro Boy]] and Big Guy to [[Iron Man]].
* [[Expy]]: The monster to [[Godzilla]], Rusty to [[Astro Boy (manga)|Astro Boy]] and Big Guy to [[Iron Man]].
* [[George Lucas Throwback]]
* [[George Lucas Throwback]]
* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Big Guy curses like this.
* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Big Guy curses like this.

Revision as of 20:23, 8 April 2014

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The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (1995) began as Frank Miller's and Geof Darrow's much more family friendly collaboration after the energetically demented Hard Boiled. The Comic was a big over the top tribute to Silver Age comics, Godzilla and Astro Boy. The story is about a giant, primordial monster unleashed upon Tokyo which the military is unable to defeat it; subsequently the government is forced to send the newly developed and inexperienced Rusty the Boy Robot in to try and neutralize the threat. Unfortunately he is also overwhelmed by the monster and the government calls on the aid of their American allies who send in Big Guy, a bigass humanoid robot, with two fists and a whole lot of guns.

Tropes from the comic:

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