There are many constants within the world of comic books, but there’s one that is perhaps more constant than others: when Shaky Kane releases a new comic book, you buy this comic book.
And in June, Shaky Kane is releasing a new comic book.
Announced via a press release from Image (see below), “That’s Because You’re A Robot” is the latest Shaky Kane comic, written by Armando Iannucci collaborator and award winning Veep writer David Quantick. A one-shot book for $3.99, the book is described as a “Cop-Buddy” book where two cops patrol future LA, and one is a robot. Only problem is, we have no idea which one is which.
The book will debut in June for $3.99, and it will be full of Shaky Kane goodness, as all Shaky Kane comics are. For the full press release from Image Comics, please see below.
Image Comics Press Release
Coming from Image Comics this June, BAFTA winner and writer on HBO’s award winning Veep David Quantick teams up with legendary comics artist Shaky Kane (THE BULLETPROOF COFFIN) on the migraine-inducing Pop Art, Cop-Buddy one-shot THAT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE A ROBOT.
Two cops patrol a near-future Los Angeles together in an oversized patrol car, and one of them is a robot—but we don’t know which! “Welcome to a world where identity is uncertain, the definition of humanity is open to question and there is an evil giant leprechaun who can fly,” said Quantick. “Welcome to That’s Because You’re a Robot.”
Kane further described the mix of styles in THAT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE A ROBOT. “Imagine ‘Car 54 Where Are You?’ channeled through Philip K Dick’s cryogenically preserved brain, broadcast via the first Pye color television set with the color turned up to full retina burn,” said Kane. “If you did, you’d get something close to That’s Because You’re a Robot… but not that close.”
THAT’S BECAUSE YOU’RE A ROBOT arrives in stores on 6/11 and will be available for $3.99. It can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code APR140504.
