History ComicBook / MagnusRobotFighter

A [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] [[{{Comics}} comic book]] hero created by writer and artist Russ Manning, originally published by Creator/GoldKeyComics in the 1960s. He was revived by Creator/JimShooter for Creator/ValiantComics in the 1990s, and has appeared sporadically under other publishers' banners since then.

So it goes for a while, and then [[BizarroEpisode aliens invade.]] Specifically, alien ''robots'' called the Malevs who had appeared in UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|of Comic Books}} series, but had been a minor plot element there. Here, they arrive, co-opt most of the existing robot population, and conquer the Earth. All of the original plot arcs are overwhelmed by the fight against the alien invaders. While the Malev War certainly has strong fans among the Valiant Comics fanbase, it can also be argued that it drastically derailed the basic premise of the comic. Here we get a Robot War, but ironically, it's one that has little to do with the original human/robot conflict. The war does end, eventually; [[spoiler: but not well for Earth's robots.]]

* CrapsackWorld: The Valiant version certainly had [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks elements of this]] (that is, the setting as it was portrayed prior to the Malev Invasion; the invasion itself was portrayed as full-on WarIsHell), with its three factions in conflict with one another, but at least it still has that bright sunny Silver Age aesthetic. The Dark Horse cyberpunk version seems, well, darker.

* LoveTriangle: The Dark Horse version has given Leeja a strong rival for Magnus's affections.

--> Do not be afraid. You are not alone. There are ten million of us.

* TheQuisling: In the Silver Age series, Xyrkol tries to sell out humanity to the alien Malev robots.

* CrapsackWorld: The Valiant version certainly had [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks elements of this]] (that is, the setting as it was portrayed prior to the Malev Invasion; the invasion itself was portrayed as full-on WarIsHell), with its three factions in conflict with one another, but the Dark Horse version seems, well, darker.

* CrapsackWorld: The Valiant version certainly had [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks elements of this]] (that is, the setting as it was portrayed prior to the Malev Invasion; the invasion itself was portrayed as full-on WarIsHell), with its three factions perpetually on the verge of war, but the Dark Horse version seems, well, darker.

* CrapsackWorld: The Valiant version certainly had [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks elements of this]] (that is, the setting as it was portrayed prior to the Malev Invasion; the invasion was portrayed as full-on WarIsHell), but the Dark Horse version seems, well, darker.

* CrapsackWorld: The Valiant version certainly had [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks elements of this]] (that is, the setting as it was portrayed prior to the Malev Invasion, which was portrayed as full-on WarIsHell), but the Dark Horse version seems, well, darker.

* FemBot: Tekla [[WesternAnimation/ShadowRaiders (no relation).]] Also Grandmother's physical form (later co-opted by the Malev Emperor).

We also get to see some of the world beyond [=NorthAm=], most notably Japan, home to the hero ComicBook/{{Rai}}, who then got his own spin-off comic. Magnus's world is also fully incorporated in the the Valiant [[TheVerse universe,]] crossing over with its other titles either by time travel or by the presence of long-lived characters like [[ComicBook/EternalWarrior Gilad the Eternal Warrior]].

%%* TheFuture

* CrapsackWorld: The Valiant version certainly had [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks elements of this]] (that is, before the Malev Invasion, which was portrayed as full-on WarIsHell), but the Dark Horse version seems, well, darker.

* CrapsackWorld: The Valiant version certainly had [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks elements of this,]] but the Dark Horse version seems, well, darker.

A [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] [[{{Comics}} comic book]] hero created by writer and artist Russ Manning, originally published by Creator/GoldKeyComics in the 1960s. He was revived by Creator/ValiantComics in the 1990s, and has appeared sporadically under other publishers' banners since then.

* DependingOnTheWriter: It's probably safe to say that if Creator/JimShooter had stayed on the title, Magnus's attitude toward [[spoiler: robot rights would not have undergone the ugly shift it did by the end of the Malev War.]]