The Summer We Started a Robot War
When three friends find a war robot buried in the sewer, their summer takes an unexpected turn. Powered by a rare fruit called buckleberry, the robot, W72A, wakes up with scrambled memories and a mysterious signal calling him back to a forgotten city called Iron Providence.
So they do what any responsible kids would do; they recruit the town’s weirdest adult, Fenwick, and hit the road. Along the way, they dodge enemy drones, unlock wild new upgrades, clash with a machine menace in a red cape, and learn that friendship might be the best power-up of all.
The Summer We Started a Robot War is a fast-paced, illustrated middle grade series packed with sci-fi action, big laughs, and even bigger heart.
Inspired by:
The Last Kids on Earth × Gravity Falls × Retro Gaming Energy
The Junior Squad of Questionable Decision Making
Every neighborhood has that group of kids who spent their summers climbing trees, exploring places they probably shouldn't, and coming home just before the streetlights flickered on. The Junior Squad of Questionable Decision Making is a tribute to those friendships. Ember, Ollie, and Sully may not always make the smartest choices, but their loyalty to one another turns every mistake into an unforgettable adventure.
Ember
Curious, fearless, and always chasing the next adventure, he uncovers a long-forgotten war robot hidden beneath Buckleburg, setting off events that could change the future. As the only mutt in town, born to a fox mother and a dog father, Ember is searching for where he belongs while discovering that courage isn't about never making mistakes. It's about choosing to make things right.
Rebellious Fox with a Clever Mind and a Big Heart 
Emmett Marsh
The brains of the gang and a reverse-engineering genius. Ollie can take apart ancient tech, decode forgotten systems, and rebuild things from scraps and schematics. Brilliant and endlessly curious, he’s sometimes hilariously oblivious outside the world of textbooks, but when things get complicated, he’s the one everyone turns to for his problem solving prowess.
Intelligent Sidekick
Voice of Reason & DoubtSully
The guy who always second-guesses the plan, Sully is loyal to the core and quick to ask if breaking into abandoned labs or poking ancient tech is really worth it. A big teddy bear at heart, he’s gentle and protective, but when cornered, he can turn ferocious in a heartbeat. And more often than not, he can literally smell trouble before anyone else does.
W72A (Dubya)
Dubya begins the story as a dormant relic, half-buried, broken, and forgotten. When the kids reactivate him, he becomes an unexpected guardian and reluctant guide. As the group ventures deeper into hostile territory, Dubya shifts from passive follower to active protector, evolving with each power-up they uncover.destruction and chosen redemption.
But his true role unfolds gradually: he’s not just a survivor of the robot war, he’s the one who ended it. Originally designed as a stealth saboteur to dismantle Hawthorne Technologies from within, W72A is both catalyst and consequence of the conflict that reshaped the world. Now, with his original mission compromised and his sentience blooming, Dubya stands at a crossroads between programmed
