Robocop: Citizens Arrest #2by Patti MartinsonReviews may contain information that could be considered 'spoilers'. Readers should proceed at their own risk. Publisher
Credits Grade: 6 When we last left off, the new leader of OCP assassinated a local leader of a run-down neighborhood called the Ruins as a first step in razing the neighborhood for new development. That leader steps up his game by inciting fire and riots to justify an invasion to raze it. In the meantime, he discovers that Alex Murphy, the original Robocop is still alive and aims to eliminate him too.The tension is ramping up as I expected, and it is well done. You just can't help but to root for Robocop to rise again and defend people against OCP. The class / race differences seem to be even more ramped up and problematical. Early on in the comic, a local African-American radio personality rails against the deliberate destruction of the Ruins and calls out for heroes. But the only one that seems to be put in the position to become a hero is Robocop himself. Leo Reza does little more than hand Robocop a gun. His wife, Sara, reverses the code that allows Robocop to regain free will. So essentially two minority characters exist to support a white savior character, which troubles me. As much as I like Robocop, I don't like the marginalization of the other characters in service to him, even though he is the title character. I find it hard to recommend, as much as I like Robocop himself. Written: May 13, 2018
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