Citizen Rex

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Citizen Rex
Date2011
Page count144 pages
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Creative team
Writer Mario Hernandez
Artist Gilbert Hernandez

Citizen Rex is a graphic novel by American cartoonist brothers Gilbert (art) Mario Hernandez (writing), published by Dark Horse Comics in 2011. It tells of the robot CTZ-RX-1 (a.k.a. "Citizen Rex") and his quest to avenge himself. The story mixes science fiction, drama, mystery, and comedy. [1] Citizen Rex was first serialized as a six-issue limited series from Dark Horse that débuted in 2009. [2]

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References

  1. Collins 2011.
  2. Renaud 2009.

Works cited

  • Collins, Sean T. (2011-07-26). "Citizen Rex". The Comics Journal .{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  • Renaud, Jeffrey (2009-06-01). "Los Bros. Hernandez Reactivate Citizen Rex". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 2015-10-18.