Review:  As tends to be the case, this is an anthology that is helped immensely by a thematic unity, albeit a loose one.  It's also helped by the presence of some immensely talented writers and artists who each bring their own stamp to the theme of robotics and artificial intelligence.

What separates this from an infinite number of entries in this genre is the focus on interaction between robot and human, synthetic and organic, emotional and programmed.  Rather than treating the subject in a stereotypically "sci-fi" manner and being more attached to the technology of it, the machines in this case serve the purpose of being the ultimate "what if."  We are left to wonder if they could truly become "people" in the common sense, and live, fall in love, and die like any naturally born human being.

And there lies the greatest triumph of this anthology:  Though some of these stories could and should be longer, they achieve something that most comics (or works of any stripe, for that matter) fail to: they manage to incorporate science into fiction without tampering with suspension of disbelief.  These stories become real in the reading, even if for only 4 or 5 pages. 

Definitely a worthy read.

Overall: 4 stars.

Alex Haas