I know I said I would stop posting in Sonic threads or topics on NeoGaf, and I will continue to do so after posting this thread. But I had to share this considering how it might impact the future games & media announced for Sonic's anniversary and just in general how the IP is being used.
Archie Comics announced that they will be making a new Sonic comic telling the origin story on the Blue Blur, but using his Classic Design.
Source: http://segabits.com/blog/2016/06/28...arc-could-classic-sonic-be-making-a-comeback/
What makes this interesting? Consider how Sonic Mega Drive was announced, a comic that was confirmed to be getting a sequel issue telling a story of Classic Sonic fighting Metal Sonic.
SEGA Bits suggested that SEGA lifted the ban on using Classic Sonic designs in other media outside of the Genesis games (citing the Archie Comics as an example). Meaning, this could extend to the games themselves. Here is a quote under the speculation section of the article they put out.
What are you guys thoughts on this possibility? Classic Sonic has been in a lot of the promotional art and material for the anniversary thus far. I would honestly be excited to see a new game having some Classic Sonic-inspired art or him being a unlockable skin or playable character in Boom Fire & Ice this year for example .
Archie Comics announced that they will be making a new Sonic comic telling the origin story on the Blue Blur, but using his Classic Design.
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Source: http://segabits.com/blog/2016/06/28...arc-could-classic-sonic-be-making-a-comeback/
What makes this interesting? Consider how Sonic Mega Drive was announced, a comic that was confirmed to be getting a sequel issue telling a story of Classic Sonic fighting Metal Sonic.
SEGA Bits suggested that SEGA lifted the ban on using Classic Sonic designs in other media outside of the Genesis games (citing the Archie Comics as an example). Meaning, this could extend to the games themselves. Here is a quote under the speculation section of the article they put out.
"SEGA has lifted the ban on classic Sonic and friends (and enemies) appearing in the comics and Archie is playing with the idea of making Sonic: Mega Drive an ongoing series. The main series arc Genesis of a Hero might serve as a bridge between the video game character-only exploits of Sonic: Mega Drive and the ongoing series, giving classic Sonic his own stories that cater to video game fans and Modern (Archie Reboot) Sonic his own stories that cater to all fans including those of the comics. Another possibility is that Genesis of a Hero will serve as an adaptation of the Genesis trilogy. Archie has done this before, with Sonic Genesis for the 20th anniversary, however this was a brief trip to an alternate reality where the Saturday morning characters joined Sonic in an adaptation of the first two Genesis games before snapping back to the old comics continuity. SEGA has already shown that they are not holding back any longer on using classic Sonic, as seen in the 25th Anniversary logo and the tons of merchandise incoming. Could SEGA be on the verge of making classic Sonic a branch just as Sonic Boom is a branch off of the franchise? No doubt classic Sonic merch, including comics, would sell very well far better than Sonic Boom. End speculation."
What are you guys thoughts on this possibility? Classic Sonic has been in a lot of the promotional art and material for the anniversary thus far. I would honestly be excited to see a new game having some Classic Sonic-inspired art or him being a unlockable skin or playable character in Boom Fire & Ice this year for example .