DC Graphic Novel #6 is an issue of the series DC Graphic Novel (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1986.
Synopsis for "Metalzoic"
This is a world after a event which changed the Earth's magnetic field, and humanity has abandoned the planet, leaving it to multiple species of sentient robots, which after centuries of evolution similar to the now extinct Earthly animals.
Appearing in "Metalzoic"
Featured Characters:
- Armageddon of Mekaka Tribe
Supporting Characters:
- Jool, a female human
- Mekaka tribe (robotic simians)
- Gompho
- Ham
- Jugarjuk the shamek
- Koola
- Mandrel
- Trog
- Vengoid (Armageddon's brother)
- Tallulah (Single appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Amok the God Beast (Single appearance; dies)
- Wheeldebeasts (robotic mammoths)
- Attila (Single appearance; dies)
- Buboc
- Slayvar the Skimitek (robotic Smilodon)
- Mirrodillo (robotic armadillo)
- Helicock (robotic helicopter-cock hybrid) (Single appearance; dies)
- Mugger bug (robotic car crasher/giant crab hybrid) (Single appearance; dies)
- Traffid (robotic building mimic) (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Scentroids (robotic dogs)
- Giranes (robotic giraffes)
- Nikku the Loco-constrictor
- "Cows" (robotic quadrupedal component manufacturers)
- Zinja people (humans)
- Ngila (Single appearance; dies)
- Vgarro
- Vul-curs (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- 22nd Century (Mentioned only)
- 24th Century (Mentioned only)
- Robocene (Mentioned only)
- "Metalzoic Era"
- Mekaka territory
- Zinja camp
Items:
- Master Program
Vehicles:
Notes
- Pat Mills / Kevin O'Neill's first work as a team for American comics. They already had long careers in British comics and would publish other work in group, Marshal Law, in 1989.
- This was highly acclaimed and one of the first creator owned stories published by DC. The story was reprinted in 2000 AD later the same year.
Trivia
- According this issue, there will be 4 eras: Humanic (until 22nd Century), Necromic (24th Century), Robocene and Metalzoic.
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