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So the Sonic comics debacle
- Thread starter Boss Doggie
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Shadow Hog
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If you just want a quality read, start with the Mega Man crossover and work from there. Not that there weren't quality issues before then, but everything since then has definitively been quality, to my understanding.
Aren't. Sega finally came down against the game cast getting hooked up at all, and Archie's happy to wash their hands of the whole no-win situation (and equally happy to tease the fans mercilessly about it).
At this point you're better off ignoring most of the series and picking it up at #257 or 258, and Universe #55 or 59 if you want more.
Sega wants no official relationships.
Sonic is too cool for that, jeez
The going theory is Archie won't risk another court case where them having lost the contracts he was under can come up again. Sega is kind of pissed at them over that.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
And Sega is continuing battles against Penders or not?
balladofwindfishes
Member
Those Dreamcast redesigns of the old crew are really cool. They should include those characters in an actual game, I miss them.
Yeah, that way they can be just as useless as the games' usual side cast /s
They do look really good now, but they're much better off in the comics. The only character getting any kind of justice with their in-game characterization is Eggman.
They never went up against him directly, it was Archie who did and they ultimately settled out of court and now live in fear of him bringing them to court again because Sega was so pissed over the "losing contracts"it's believed they were threatening to pull Sonic from Archie and finding a company that can keep track of impotent documents, and it's thought any more court cases could push Sega to do that.
MagnaderAlpha
Member
the cover, for those wondering:
Holy shit, this guy was serious? I could understand having a love for your own creations(even though I would've just gone ahead and do something NEW, because if you are creative, you could creation a NEW world/universe/cast of characters to TRULY make it your own), at least hire a fuckin' artist.
Hmm. Well I was wrong. I really should buy those books but I've never seen them in stores.
the cover, for those wondering:
This hurts my eyes to look at
UberTag
Member
Does that include Bunnie and Antoine? Did that universe reset effectively divorce them?
MAtgS
Member
Penders is beyond rational. He sued over Sonic Chronicles having characters similar to his creations & yet fully intends on having a guy whose basically Knuckles in all but name. The hypocrisy of that seems to elude him.
Just game characters, those two are still married.
holy crap what did i miss in sonic comics it thought i recently caught up.
It was starting to get interesting, im not even sure if i missed the reboot u guys are talking about with ken leaving and taking his characters with him. One thing for sure is the knuckles future fam thing was waay to confusing for me to care.
left off with some secret freedom fighting force with silver n bunch of others,n the skunk betrayed them to work with that wizard. oh and robo sally was a thing too
tiggerkiddo
Member
Still sucks that all those prior years of the comics mean absolutely zilch now thanks to Penders. That was a lot of history just tossed out. I try to keep up with it but so far none of it seems interesting to me.
UberTag
Member
Gotcha. So Sally is now in perma-friend limbo because Sonic moonlights in shitty game reboots every year.
Makes sense.
You could always read Ken's graphic novel when he releases it
I just started reading some of these the other day, starting with the 252 reboot (though I'm probably going to go back and check out the Mega Man crossovers as well).
They're really neat, and it's nice to see the vast array of Sonic characters depicted by people who can actually write.
They're really neat, and it's nice to see the vast array of Sonic characters depicted by people who can actually write.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I didn't like quite a few things Penders had been doing with the comics later on so...no.
Basically all that Secret Team stuff died with the reboot. It Headed by Alias, Sally's brother, created by Penders. Same with St John.
Naugus is still in the Canon, but his background is quite different.
Basically the Sonic comic can use anything from:
- The video games
- The AoStH series
- The SatAM series
For example, the current story:
MAtgS
Member
But not Sonic Underground or Sonic X. There were even plans to give SU a long belated finale in the comics that got canned.
PS Oh shit Breezie! Forgot all about her!
More Sega feels have a girlfriend would make him less cool.
MAtgS
Member
Didn't they base his personality on Bill Clinton or something?
Mufausa The 3rd
Member
If it aint Sonichu, it aint a sonic comic lol jks. Pls don't ban
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Sonic really feels like it'd be a fun series to work in when it comes to creating a comic around it...I mean despite the flaws recently in the games, Sonic is still a cool and fun character at heart.
Stallion Dan
Member
Is this for the same Sonic The Comic than ran in the UK in the 90s?
tiggerkiddo
Member
At times, the comics seem to benefit when they don't take things too seriously.
No, that was a separate publication by Fleetway which was set in its own universe, though based on the Sega UK background for Sonic.
Another good read based on the same backstory was Sonic the Hedgehog and the 4th Dimension.
I still remember things like the StC 100th issue special and all the build up towards it. Turning Super Sonic into a psychopathic murderer was a stroke of storywriting genius on Kitching's part.
They even took the simple rescued animal sprites and made them into amazing characters, especially Porker Lewis.
You're about a couple years behind now, yeah.
They employ actual talent and have standards now and everything. It's great.
#252 is the reboot's start point. The first few issues reintroduce the cast, the general state of the world, and set up the Unleashed plot, but they also get a bit bogged down in a hamfisted, editorially mandated attempt to tie it into the old continuity when they really should've just made a clean break. #257 is almost clean of it and starts digging into the story properly, and it's been gold from 258 on, although the last two issues have admittedly jumped into a whole different tier of quality altogether.
Universe runs in parallel with it and the reboot picks up at #55, although the first arc was produced in the middle of the legal chaos and doesn't have much of anything to do with anything as a result.
ThaPhantom
Member
Just bought the first two volumes of the reboot off Amazon for $20. I used to love the comic growing up but it got so convoluted I stopped trying to follow it. I had no idea they pulled an infinite crisis and rebooted the whole thing. I am kind of excited to start the series again. Cant wait until they arrive.
Tizoc
Member
How did this thread get to be like 3 pages now 
aS IS? Start with the Worlds Collide series, then read the Megaman comics.
The current Sonic series post reboot is OK, but the current arc in the main Sonic book has finally gotten me to like the book again, great art and all in all fun.
FYI Sonic Universe is mainly to tell stories featuring other characters from the series like Knuckles, Shadow, etc.
aS IS? Start with the Worlds Collide series, then read the Megaman comics.
The current Sonic series post reboot is OK, but the current arc in the main Sonic book has finally gotten me to like the book again, great art and all in all fun.
FYI Sonic Universe is mainly to tell stories featuring other characters from the series like Knuckles, Shadow, etc.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
why is Sonic Underground so weird and out of place it bothers me
RobbieNick
Junior Member
It just is. Fortunately, it's not part of the comics.
I also would recommend starting with the "New 252". Although, there are also some good Sonic Universe arcs from the past you could look into as well. Both of Amy's team ups with Blaze have produced some fun stories. Also, check out the recent Best of Sonic 300 page collection for 10 bucks, which will probably only have very recent stories since the whole Penders ordeal made a mess of everything.
Tizoc
Member
EDIT: Indeed it has, but alas nobody seems to have figured out that SEGA reference :V
Also best troll face evah
Like I said the current story arc is really good and fun and has looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooots of shoutouts to Sonic and SEGA stuff
Also best troll face evah
Like I said the current story arc is really good and fun and has looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooots of shoutouts to Sonic and SEGA stuff
like Honey the Cat appearing in the tourney, mentioning Dreamcasters as the line of clothing Amy's wearing is currently from.
Tizoc
Member
I miss Evil Sonic...there were some fun stories featuring him.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I still find it weird that they made the Fighters cast as convicts (with Bean being insane even) pre-reboot.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Only Knack (who's been a villain from day one back on the Game Gear), Bean and Bark, Bean and Bark are officially convicts in the games too as you an see Wanted posters of them in the City Escape level of Sonic Generations.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Don't stop there, we actually have Page 1 now.
This....this just looks like straight up bad deviantart, and I dont just mean its bad fanart, I mean its "bad" fanart
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Wait, knuckles has a daughter?!
Don't stop there, we actually have Page 1 now.
What the hell?
That's worse than half of what Devianart's Sonic community puts out. Like the only good thing in that frame is that Knuckles on the right.