What Is Giant Robot Club?

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Giant Robot Club (giantrobot.club) is an independent webcomic site that publishes original comics, primarily Antihero for Hire, ADVENTURERS!!TWO, and ADVENTURERS!. If you are looking for a place to read those comics online, browse character bios and glossaries, or follow site news, this is what the site offers.

What you can find on the site

The site is organized around its comic titles, with supporting pages for background material.

Comics

  • Antihero for Hire — Described as "the ongoing encounters of night-time superhero Shadehawk, as he battles against a truly baffling rogues gallery." The tagline on the site reads "Villains thwarted, rock bottom prices."
  • ADVENTURERS!!TWO — Framed as a comic with "OPEN WORLD PROBLEMS," where you "join Protagonist as she shakes up the destroyed world, one murder at a time." The site notes that you, the reader, are "there too."
  • ADVENTURERS! — Called "the original classic JRPG comic," following Karn, Ardam, and the rest of the party as they parody JRPG tropes on a quest to defeat the evil Dark Lord Khrima.

Supporting and extra content

Beyond the comics themselves, the site includes:

  • INFO and BIOS — character information and biographies
  • FILLER and EXTRAS — additional material
  • DRAMATIS PERSONAE — a cast list
  • GLOSSARY — terminology reference
  • EXTRANEOUS and MISCELLANY — other odds and ends
  • CARDMASTER CONFLICT — listed under the site's other content
  • News — site updates and announcements

Where else to read and follow

The site points readers to several external platforms and communities:

Platform What it's for
WEBTOON Antihero for Hire — "Remastered, Rerun, Reread!"
TAPAS Antihero for Hire — "Upscaled, Uploaded, Upvote!"
Discord Discuss GRC's comic offerings
TOPWEBCOMICS Vote for ADV!!TWO or Antihero for Hire
TVTropes Pages for ADV ADVENTURERS! and Antihero for Hire

Site news and activity

The news section shows updates dated from 2020 to 2021, including posts about the Discord, "Spring Cleaning," a post titled "Let me tell you about my Waifu," and a December 2020 post about "ADVENTURERS!!TWO and ADVENTURERS!ONE." The most recent entries visible on the page are from April 29, 2021.

Who this site is for

Giant Robot Club suits readers who enjoy:

  • Superhero parody and satire (Antihero for Hire)
  • JRPG-inspired comedy and trope play (ADVENTURERS! and ADVENTURERS!!TWO)
  • Webcomics with accompanying lore, character bios, and glossaries

If you want to start reading, the comics are the main entry point, with the INFO and BIOS, GLOSSARY, and DRAMATIS PERSONAE pages available for background as you go.