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This section contains information on "Robotech the movie" book and comic releases. Surprisingly there are few releases relating directly to the movie, all originating from the country which it failed and wasn't widely released in.

 

Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels

Robotech Art 3: The Sentinels

Country of Origin: USA
Publisher: Donning Company
Pages: 186
Size: Unknown
ISBN: 0-89865-575-7
Release Date: May 1988
Availability: Out of Print

Although this book focuses mostly on the aborted Robotech series The Sentinels, there are a couple of pages here dedicated to "Robotech the movie", mostly character profiles and a story outline. However both differ slightly to what is in the actual film. This book was also released in a limited signed hardcover edition (ISBN: 0-89865-576-5).

 

Robotech: The Masters' Gambit

Robotech: The Masters' Gambit

Country of Origin: USA
Publisher: Del Rey
Pages: 261
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0-345-38775-9
Release Date: 1 March 1995
Availability: Out of Print

Sort of, but not really a novelisation of "Robotech the movie" by Jack McKinney, which is a pseudonym for authors James Luceno and Brian Daley. In the novel, most of the elements are there, but the MODAT 5 seems to have been replaced by a group of hackers who help stop the Robotech Masters' plot.

 

Robotech the movie Comics

Robotech the movie comics issue 1 Robotech the movie comics issue 2

Country of Origin: USA
Publisher: Academy Comics
Pages: 32 Pages Each
Format: Comic
Release Date: November and December 1996
Availability: Out of Print

A two comic adaptation of "Robotech the movie" by writer Benny R. Powell and artist Chia-Chi Wang. According to Powell, at the request of the publisher, the story diverted from the source material. The first issue borrowed heavily from the movie while the second diverted greatly from it.

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