Mega Man 4: Spiritus Ex Machina

I have skipped Volume 3 only because it's unavailable on Amazon and Archie's site. Instead of waiting to read three, I just decided to jump to four. This is not a hard comic to follow, so skipping a volume is fine. Moreover, they tell you within the dialogue what you have missed. It's a comic meant for kids and old Mega Man fans alike, so they need to keep it simple.I think this is my favorite one out of the three I have read. It's a little darker than the others are and it introduced some cool characters like Quake Woman and Pharaoh Man. Of course for me this is the first time I read Rush in the comic too. I always liked Mega Man's robot dog too. By dark, I mean you get a life or death scenario and even a terrorist organization keeping the scientist hostage.I love how this series is not just entertaining with colorful art and coloring, but it tells a great story too. Each character is their own person, they have different personality types, and they are booth likeable and unlikeable at times, including Mega Man. I love Mega Man, but in this comic, he sometimes forgets he's not only a hero, but just a kid as well. I said this before, but I feel like I'm watch a Saturday morning cartoon from my childhood.

Amazing and the best book I’ve ever read in humanity! Where are all the #1st’s? Why is only Elecman there? Is he the favorite child? We will never know…

After 3 volumes of half-hearted and rushed "adaptations", volume 4 confirms what I always suspected would be the case: Mega Man as a series would only truly start to shine when Archie & Co stepped away from its formulaic roots and started having some fun with it.Volume 4 introduces a lot of new (to Mega Man) characters that fit in well with the existing mythos, including a new, complex and misguided villain to take some of the pressure off Doctor Wiley to always be so evil all the time.Important and complex questions about robotics and technology get asked, yet the discussion is well managed so that no adult or child reading this will ever feel like the content is either too far above or below them.Add to that the appearance of characters destined to play a part in future events like Dr. Kossack, his daughter and Pharoh-man and we start to see the universe get well and truly fleshed out, instead of a series of quick adaptations with little time spared to give the characters the proper attention they deserve.If I were to recommend the series to someone, I'd tell them to start with volume four, because it demonstrates exactly how much potential Mega Man has in comic book form.

The media could not be loaded.  Let me say that I am a big fan of Ian Flynn's adaptation of the Mega Man Universe. Owning the other three books, I have been engrained in this series since the beginning. Being on the edge of my seat for every book, this one leaves a little to be desired. It is by no means a bad book, but it just isn't as good as the high standards that are the first three. I like the unique characters, especially Quake Woman, but the story is a little flat, and is not as exciting as the plot lines of the first three books. The artwork is amazing as usual, and the book itself is printed on very high quality stock. I look forward to the 5th entry in the series:  Mega Man 5: Rock of Ages  which is due out this Summer. I hope this series lasts a long time, and if you are considering picking this up, make sure you own the first three to follow the storyline! I recommend this book and series to anyone interested in Mega Man, retro gaming, or video games in general. Keep up the great work Ian Flynn!

A superb original story set in the Mega Man universe that combines the classic Blue Bomber's friends and rivals into a fast-paced yet humorous arc. It's clear that the writers and illustrators of these comics know their source material, as the personalities and design of each robot and professor are spot-on.A personal note, this is (so far, reading sequentially from the first graphic novel) my favorite out of all of them, notably because of a good balance between the writer's original content and the Mega Man content from its various games, leading to a great mesh of ideas that greatly expand the Mega Man atmosphere as a whole!

The newest arc and where we get more original characters for the Mega Comic. The artwork continues to be dynamic and the writing has some quality tension and the antagonists really do set up what could be part of the Megaman X timeline and world-building in general. It is a must get for Megaman fans.

Our oldest loves the old school megaman games and comics, she reads straight through them and they are very hard to find. Amazon stocks them at a reasonable pride and the quality was perfect even for a used item! There were zero signs of wear and tear upon arrival. Great product that matched the description.

I love the way this series continues to alternate the Mega Man canon. New robots, new allies, and a villain who isn't in any way affiliated with Dr. Wily. Looking forward to reading the next volume when the series does it's take on Mega Man 3 and Proto Man.

Excellent

If you played the games on classic Nintendo then you would definitely enjoy this comic series! Well-made and fun to read. Hope the story keeps going on.

In a time where Capcom is literally dead and beating its own dead horse, Archie Comics are saving the days by re-releasing amazing quality content for the robot we all love.

Got exactly as advertised.

アメリカはアーチー社発、アクションゲーム "Mega Man（日本名ロックマン）"のコミカライズ版第四巻。時系列的には原作ゲーム「ロックマン2」と「ロックマン3」の間です。が、今回ワイリーは次の野望の準備中。メインのストーリー・敵キャラは完全オリジナル。ライト博士も出展する世界一のロボット展示会「A.R.T.S（先端ロボット技術博）」。当代最高の技術と頭脳が一堂に会し、一般客も多く訪れるその会場を、「エメラルド・スピアーズ」と名乗る過激派グループの人間たちが占拠した。ロボット技術の発展を人類にとって有害とみなし、ロボットの破壊も辞さない彼らに対して、人質となった博士たちはアイデンティティを懸けた反駁を試みるが……これまで誰も描かなかった、しかしあってもおかしくなかった物語です。メガマンが守るべき人間の側からついに突き付けられたNOサイン。原作からずっと暗黙の了解だった「正義＝ロックマン／メガマン」VS「悪＝ワイリー等の敵」の構図がここに崩れます。メガマンを悪と断ずる者の出現で、メガマンは「作品世界の中心」から「作品中の一勢力」に引き下ろされ、同時に作品の世界は大きく拡がることになります。むろん原作重視のマンガなので、話は落ち着くところに落ち着くのですが、一筋縄ではいかない背景世界を垣間見せ、「ロックマン／メガマン」というブランドの可能性まで広げた、実は結構重要な話です。初登場キャラは原作からコサック博士・カリンカ父娘。オリジナルキャラも味方側に女性科学者ラランド博士とそのロボット「テンポ」、そして敵方エメラルド・スピアーズ。彼らの間で、人間とロボットを巡る侃々諤々の激論が飛び交います。セリフの多さに戸惑いますが、ロボット擁護派（博士たち）、アンチロボット派（エメラルド・スピアーズ）双方の立ち位置さえ把握していれば解読は難しくありません。突っ込みどころもあるものの、双方の決して他人事ではない意見に考えさせられることも多々。今回の作画担当はJonathan Hill氏。やや荒削りな印象ながら、各キャラ実によく動きます。全編に渡ってひしめく人間とロボットの描き分けも見応え充分。