RoboCop Versus The Terminator (comics) RoboCop Versus The Terminator (comics) RoboCop Versus The Terminator is a four-issue comic book crossover limited series published in 1992 by Dark Horse Comics. It was written by Frank Miller and drawn by Walt Simonson. Using elements from both the "RoboCop" and "Terminator" universes, the comic book series begins with Skynet sending three Terminators back in time to Detroit to protect a turmoiled RoboCop from a lone human soldier also sent back to destroy him. Discovering that the technology used to build him is partly responsible for the future development of Skynet, RoboCop sets out to take down Skynet in
RoboCop 3 which he responds with, "My friends call me Murphy. You call me RoboCop." The film was directed by Fred Dekker, a director primarily known for cult horror films ("Night of the Creeps", "The Monster Squad"). Popular graphic novelist Frank Miller returned to write the screenplay for the film. Still optimistic that he could make an impression in Hollywood, Miller accepted the job of writing "RoboCop 3", hoping that some of his excised ideas would make it into the second sequel. Major themes of the plot were taken from Miller's original (rejected) draft of "RoboCop 2". Disillusioned after finding that his