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{PDF EPUB} Boilerplate History's Mechanical Marvel by Paul Guinan Paul Guinan Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Boilerplate History's Mechanical Marvel by Paul Guinan Paul Guinan. Multimedia artist Paul Guinan is a founding member of Helioscope Studio, the largest collective of comic book creators in North America. He started out at First Comics, retouching art on one of the first manga translations published in the U.S., Lone Wolf and Cub . While at First, he co- created Cargonauts , a precursor to Firefly . Paul later teamed up with writer John Francis Moore to create the time-traveling hero Chronos for DC Comics. With his wife, Anina Bennett, he created the groundbreaking science fiction series Heartbreakers , about a team of female clones, which debuted in Dark Horse Presents in 1989. Paul’s innovative art for their graphic novel Heartbreakers Meet Boilerplate was nominated for an Eisner Award. In 2000 he created online stories about Boilerplate, a mechanical soldier at the turn of the previous century, that garnered international media coverage. Most recently, Paul collaborated with Anina on the unique illustrated historical/science fiction books Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel (expanding on his earlier short stories) and Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention . His current project is an historical comic book series titled Aztec Empire , about the fall of the Aztec, with artist David Hahn. About Boilerplate. Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel , ostensibly the biography of a 19th-century robot soldier, is an illustrated hardcover book that deftly blends historical fiction with science fiction. It dramatizes formative events at the dawn of the 20th century through tales of the robot and its inventor, Archibald Campion, who thinks his machine can “prevent the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations.” Boilerplate charges into combat alongside Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia, builds railroads in Africa, makes silent movies, and more, all while hobnobbing with the likes of Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla. Also featured as a supporting character is Archie's friend Frank Reade Jr., hero of dime novels and of our companion book Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention . Paul came up with the concept for Boilerplate long before we did this book. He built a model robot, digitally inserted it into some old photos, and posted a few very short stories on our old website. Those early stories were published in our graphic novel Heartbreakers Meet Boilerplate . For Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel , Anina created a complete timeline of Boilerplate’s adventures, expanded on Paul’s original stories, and wrote many all-new tales. Paul photographed, drew, or digitally altered most of the images; and wrote most of the image captions and historical sidebars. Books and Merch. Autographed Boilerplate books and comics are available from our Etsy shop . Our Threadless shop carries a variety of art prints, T-shirts, and other fine goods. Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel. Meet Boilerplate, the world’s first robot soldier—not in a present-day military lab or a science-fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history. Designed by Professor Archibald Campion in 1893 as a prototype, for the self-proclaimed purpose of “preventing the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations,” Boilerplate charged into co Meet Boilerplate, the world’s first robot soldier—not in a present-day military lab or a science-fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history. Designed by Professor Archibald Campion in 1893 as a prototype, for the self-proclaimed purpose of “preventing the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations,” Boilerplate charged into combat alongside such notables as Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia. Campion and his robot also circled the planet with the U.S. Navy, trekked to the South Pole, made silent movies, and hobnobbed with the likes of Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla. You say you’ve never heard of Boilerplate before? That’s because this book is the fanciful creation of a husbandand-wife team who have richly imagined these characters and inserted them into accurate retellings of history. This full-color chronicle is profusely illustrated with graphics mimicking period style, including photos, paintings, posters, cartoons, maps, and even stereoscope cards. Part Jules Verne and part Zelig, it’s a great volume for a broad range of fans of science fiction, history, and robots. Get A Copy. Friend Reviews. Reader Q&A. Be the first to ask a question about Boilerplate. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. It sounded like a genius idea: a robot appearing Zelig like throughout historic events . but, the book never really took off. The layout and artwork is great, resembling a history textbook. We see Boilerplate posing with the Rough Riders, and taking on Jack Johnson. And, the photos are well done; it's the rest of the book that's lacking. I think the root of the problem is that Boilerplate is not a robot with a personality: he is simply a device, a tool, and a weapon. Perhaps if we'd heard his It sounded like a genius idea: a robot appearing Zelig like throughout historic events . but, the book never really took off. The layout and artwork is great, resembling a history textbook. We see Boilerplate posing with the Rough Riders, and taking on Jack Johnson. And, the photos are well done; it's the rest of the book that's lacking. I think the root of the problem is that Boilerplate is not a robot with a personality: he is simply a device, a tool, and a weapon. Perhaps if we'd heard his "thoughts" on the events he was taking part in it would have made all the difference. As it is, this is really nothing more than a bland, altered-history, history textbook. more. Every critic hopes for the day that a small portion of greatness crosses their desks. This is no small portion, my fiends. This is the whole kit and kaboodle! When I cracked open Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel for the fist time, I was blown away. I have not felt this way about an illustrated book since the first time I laid eyes on Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein. Though the subject matter is drastically different – they are both pieces that were made with love, by people who are insan Every critic hopes for the day that a small portion of greatness crosses their desks. This is no small portion, my fiends. This is the whole kit and kaboodle! When I cracked open Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel for the fist time, I was blown away. I have not felt this way about an illustrated book since the first time I laid eyes on Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein. Though the subject matter is drastically different – they are both pieces that were made with love, by people who are insanely talented. Every time I open Boilerplate it brings a smile to my face. This illustrated book is not easily pinned to a genre. It is a healthy mix of Science Fiction, Steampunk and History. We follow Boilerplate, the first robot soldier – designed by Professor Campion in 1893, through his adventures in war and in peace. We see him battle along side Teddy Roosevelt, we witness rubbing elbows with folks like Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla and so much more. This book is rich with history, gently woven with fiction and endlessly fascinating. I have read through it a couple of times and I am still picking up on new things. The period style graphics, the photos, the paintings… they are all done with such attention to detail that it is hard to tell what is physically real and what is illusion. The research that went into this book must have meant many sleepless nights for this talented husband-wife team. Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel is stunning, spellbinding and nothing short of brilliant. It is something I will read over and over and over. I cannot say enough about this book. It gets my highest praises and my highest recommendations. By hook or by crook, you MUST own this book. If you like Science Fiction, Strange Tales, Steampunk, Robots, the Victorian Era, History or if you simply like to smile! Great premise, terrible execution. Basically, it's "What if Forest Gump was a robot?" After about the 5th-6th historic event where they'd photo shopped the robot into a historic photo or piece of ephemera*, I got really bored. The sad part is that in going through my list here and thought that Scott Westerfeld's "Leviathan" was this book, or at least I thought that book was the one I'd read the hype about. They are both steampunk, but it turns out my confusion led me to read the more entertainin Great premise, terrible execution. Basically, it's "What if Forest Gump was a robot?" After about the 5th-6th historic event where they'd photo shopped the robot into a historic photo or piece of ephemera*, I got really bored. The sad part is that in going through my list here and thought that Scott Westerfeld's "Leviathan" was this book, or at least I thought that book was the one I'd read the hype about. They are both steampunk, but it turns out my confusion led me to read the more entertaining book first. Two stars for the art and photos. Also, maybe I'm being picky but no mention of the provenance of the robot's name. Or even just making up an entertaining steampunk explanation for robot AI and verbal abilities.
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