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DFC Library: Mo-bot High [Hardcover]

Neill Cameron
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28 Oct 2010 DFC Library

Asha's new school is insane. Everyone has giant robots that launch out of their mobile phones!

She's only been there five minutes when the school bully challenges her to a fight. So now it's not just about figuring out who's cool and who isn't. She has to learn to pilot her Mo-bot. And fast.

But while Asha gets to grips with her Mo-bot's moves and customises her DMC, she's being watched... Her piloting skills are about to be put to the ultimate test, and there's nothing her new friends can do to help.

Thrilling titanic battles from the DFC Library


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  • Hardcover: 80 pages
  • Publisher: David Fickling Books (28 Oct 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385619081
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385619080
  • Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 1.1 x 30.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 524,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"From that very first page it's just a fantastic, uncontrollable riot of a story, absolutely brilliant fun . . . Grange Hill with giant manga-style robots" (Forbidden Planet 20101028)

"Nothing short of brilliant and a must-read for any graphic novel-loving boys of aged 9+ . . . Mr Cameron's work is incredibly dynamic and bursting with colour during the superb robot fight action sequences, and then suitably toned down for the day-to-day school scenes . . . In Mo-Bot High Neill Cameron has delivered a modern comic book that has strong appeal to both boys and girls and he should be commended for this" (Book Zone For Boys 20101101)

"Neill Cameron updates Transformers for a new generation . . . But there is a lot more going on here than giant robots and spectacular fight scenes - the sinister dinner ladies, and ominous comments about Asha being 'the Harbinger' give this a touch of Doctor Who-style mystery alongside the technological awesomeness" (Armadillo Magazine 20101214)

"Mo-Bot High is a winning fusion of the sensibilities of the school-based serials of British Girls weeklies of the '70s and '80s with a contemporary Manga influence . . . Playground politics combine with dark conspiracies in a strip which can be succinctly described as Grange Hill meets The Transfomers" (Broken Frontier 20110815)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Just awesome! 29 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover
Giant robots that come out of your phone and fight! And demolish your school! Cool!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mo-Bot Magic 24 Nov 2010
Format:Hardcover
If Michael Bay were to make Grange Hill: The Movie, the result might be something like this. Except with half of Mo-bot High's wit, and a tenth of its plot.

Young Asha starts at a new school where the usual playground games are considered a little too, well, childish. Here the kids entertain themselves with spectacular duels, donning Digital Mobile Combat-suits - effectively giant robots that - get this - materialise from their mobile phones. Take note, Apple. If this feature doesn't appear on the iPhone 5, I'm not buying.

Cameron's artwork is a joy. His key elements all have their own style: human characters are colourful and distinctive, with a pleasing hand-drawn look; the deliberately drab 'real world' backgrounds contrast nicely with the vibrant geometry of the digital environments; and the robots themselves, all glowing joints and with a slightly retro vibe, are actually more Tron than Transformers. His writing is also spot-on - the story has a pleasing sense of its own absurdity, with teachers apparently oblivious to the mayhem being wrought under their noses (or rather over their heads), and dinner ladies who are not at all what they seem - and the kids' dialogue has the ring of truth, and lashings of deadpan humour.

The book's title hints at a Part Two in the works. I'll be looking out for it - in the meantime, I thoroughly recommend Part One.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing take on a familiar tale 7 July 2011
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Neill Cameron takes the familiar 'starting a new school' plot and gives it a bang up-to-date and refreshingly original twist. There are echoes of the sinister goings-on vibe of 'The Demon Headmaster' mashed up with great dollops of Transformers and Japanese-style trading card games.

What makes it stand out though are not only the quality of the drawings - and they are very good - but the realistic characters and sly sense of humour. I particularly liked the fact that most of the characters are female, giving this book a universal appeal.

Looking on his website, it seems that Neill does a fair bit of work in schools, and it shows in his writing. I loved the concept of the dinner ladies secretly running the whole school - something I have long suspected...
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