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Other Things => Off The Wall => Entertainment => Topic started by: Rin on March 03, 2009, 03:34:11 AM
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Hai! Some of you might remember that in one discussion topic about comics, I was raging at Archie Sonic Comic because it sucked...
NO MORE! I officially love this comic book right now. And I remember that there were people here who bought the comic on regular basis once upon a time, but stopped because the comic got shitty. Well, guys. The comic is good again so I suggest you start buying it again... OR, download it at least.
Seriously.
Ever since they fired those [Top Spin]s who were the cause of the series becoming shitty, and hired new writer and main artist, this comic really became a fun read.
They constantly make fun of themselves, characters like for example Shadow. HECK! Even characters from games became much better, for example Silver who was recently introduced.
Here: Have an example of the awesomeness:
PAGE 1 (http://i42.tinypic.com/nqtovn.jpg) PAGE 2 (http://i42.tinypic.com/16096z7.jpg)
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these two pages have changed my entire outlook on the comic.
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Best picture of Shadow ever.
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Avatar'd for incredibly great justice.
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Normally, I hate everything with Marine in it, but I'll have to make an exception this time XD
Best picture of Shadow ever.
I'll have to agree with this.
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these two pages have changed my entire outlook on the comic.
this andBest picture of Shadow ever.
this.
seriously. that was [tornado fang]ing epic.
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If you're interested, it's from mini-series that just started called Sonic Universe, issue 1.
And yeah, I burst out laughing at the second page. And I still lose it. That expression is just priceless.
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WAT R DIS I CANNOT UNSEE!
This comic will go places~ >U< </wii>
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It's Shadow's "I don't have time for your bull-[parasitic bomb]" face.
In a totally unrelated topic, Bull-[parasitic bomb] doesn't get censored without the hypthen there.
That is until the mods take notice and censor it. 8D
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It's Shadow's "I don't have time for your bull-[parasitic bomb]" face.
In a totally unrelated topic, Bull-[parasitic bomb] doesn't get censored without the hypthen there.
That is until the mods take notice and censor it. 8D
You of course do realize that you can turn off the censorship, right?
And I think it was more of a "FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF" face. Or maybe "I'M SPEECHLESS" face. Either way, it's awesome.
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more like "FGDGDGSDGDGDSGDS FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUU-"
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Oh man, I LOL'd at the final 2 panels of the second page...
Simply priceless... XD
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I remember seeing this in someone else's sig twenty fourms away. Basically, these "What If" scenarios look rather funny, now let's see Shadow going WTF over a geinie that Sonic has dealt with awhile back.
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I am so gonna start buying the comic again now. That was just awesome. XD I miss their classic funny action romps.
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The book has improved by leaps and bounds since Ian Flynn took over with #160. I can hardly for the 200th issue extravaganza.
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I'll be buying Sonic Universe tomorrow or so. I've still got a buttload of the old comics and the most recent I bought was.. Um.. #100 I believe, just because. I have heard great things about Ian Flynn and I would love to get back into these books so lets hope for the best.
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Guys... ummm... guys?
[spoiler](http://i51.tinypic.com/2nbx9ch.jpg)
(http://i56.tinypic.com/124ww0z.jpg)
(http://i52.tinypic.com/2j199ms.jpg)[/spoiler]
Are you reading this comic or not? I want some discussion dammit.
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My face when Naugus (http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Ixis_Naugus). 0v0
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hgB4mBGmTc[/youtube]
Sally... O^O
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Didn't know people actually cared for the Hedgehog still.
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I only came here to remind you people that this comic is facing its most interesting saga yet, ever since Ian Flynn took over.
Also, guess who owned Naugus in the recent issue of Sonic Universe?
[spoiler]http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Grand_Battle_Kukku_15th[/spoiler]
God damn... this comic is too good to be true right now.
Posted on: December 31, 2011, 19:47:36
[spoiler](http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu170/megabeatman/IMG_0178.jpg)[/spoiler]
Someone posted this over at retro.
SO EXCITE.
Can't wait to read this issue.And yes, that's...
[spoiler]Roboticized Sally[/spoiler]
Welp, though I dunno why am I posting this since no one here actually follows this comic.
I thought you guys loved Sonic, so why? Why am I the only one who cares?
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Oh I care. I'm just the quiet type.
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Oh I care. I'm just the quiet type.
THE POST MORE YOU... YOU...
Anywayyy.
The newest issue of Sonic Universe (#40) was simply amazing. Especially that ending.
Ian really IS a genius. He has his ups and down but the recent happenings in the comic are simply brilliant.
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I happen to be a fan of the comics. I have read up to the parts when The Freedom Fighters lost...to Dr. Robotnik. That is when I stopped. The good guys got screwed over.
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I always thought the Metal versions of the Sonic characters looked weird without mouths. :\
Other than that the overall designs are really neat. :)
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Just saw this. (http://www.sonicstadium.org/2012/07/archie-brings-sonic-and-megaman-together-in-2013/)
Your thoughts?
Me, personally? I'm looking forward to it. It may be what gets me back into this series. I haven't read the comics in ages and I really want to get back into the series, but I just can't forgive Ken Penders for what he did to Knuckles.
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Just saw this. (http://www.sonicstadium.org/2012/07/archie-brings-sonic-and-megaman-together-in-2013/)
Your thoughts?
Me, personally? I'm looking forward to it. It may be what gets me back into this series. I haven't read the comics in ages and I really want to get back into the series, but I just can't forgive Ken Penders for what he did to Knuckles.
Jesus Christ...
Penders stopped having anything to do with this series long time ago.
Knuckles, and hell, everybody else is better now. Thank Ian Flynn.
It's like, I dunno. I've been preaching this here for a long time, but it's like almost nobody listens. WHAT THE FU-
Also, yeah. Sonic x Megaman. Interesting. Let's see how that play out.
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I know things are good now and I've been tempted to start reading the comics again. From what I've read, they're looking pretty decent. However, I have no local comic stores and no way to get to any in the next counties. And memories of Penders' corruption are still there. :|
Though, I am digging the art style in recent issues.
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It's like, I dunno. I've been preaching this here for a long time, but it's like almost nobody listens.
It took you this long to notice?
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The problem may be that many of us are simply jaded and despite what we hear, we're still wary about taking a peek into the comics again. Every time we think of the comics, we remember the corruption of the bad writers. We remember Ken Penders. We remember Sonic Live! and other things that make us cringe. In a sense, we're shellshocked war vets who will need to be eased back into the swing of things, else we'll be diving behind a chair and looking for something with which to fight Enerjak.
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I'll definitely grab that crossover when it comes out, memories of Penders's incompetence be damned.
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Me too. I can't wait!
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They better not team up to fight a Wilyjak! (Basically, Wily as an Enerjak (or an artificial Enerjak made by both doctors, never want to see another enerjak AGAIN) and as already ESTABLISHED, only an echidna with high levels of chaos magi can become an Enerjak)
But those comments.. lo-[tornado fang]ing-l.
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Let's just pretend that Enerjak no longer exists...
But, Wily teaming up with Robotnik sounds promising. Wily has Quickman. Quickman vs. Sonic.
You know that would RULE.
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Let's just pretend that Enerjak no longer exists...
It's funny.
Cuz in recent years, we've got two good stories related to Enerjak. One of them took place in alternate world, though.
[spoiler]Both of them have Knuckles being Enerjark. Why? BECAUSE [tornado fang]ing FINITEVUS![/spoiler]
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*Screams and dives behind a chair and looks for something with which to fight Enerjak.*
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The problem may be that many of us are simply jaded and despite what we hear, we're still wary about taking a peek into the comics again. Every time we think of the comics, we remember the corruption of the bad writers. We remember Ken Penders. We remember Sonic Live! and other things that make us cringe. In a sense, we're shellshocked war vets who will need to be eased back into the swing of things, else we'll be diving behind a chair and looking for something with which to fight Enerjak.
Little late, but I remember Sonic Live! I sacrificed my copy to Linkara because he needed a more intact copy to critique. It was worth the sacrifice.
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Ah, so that's where he got it! Good for you. A sacrifice for the greater good. I enjoyed that review.
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Little late, but I remember Sonic Live! I sacrificed my copy to Linkara because he needed a more intact copy to critique. It was worth the sacrifice.
Was it a part of Atop the 4th Wall, or another review? I need to look at that as I might've missed it as my computer was acting up at the time.
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It was for the 100th episode of Atop the Fourth Wall. A great episode. Truly worth a watch.
My brother is currently torrenting that comic. 8D
As for the comics we've been reading? The Fleetway comics! They're great!
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The Fleetway comics! They're great!
(http://i.imgur.com/UgoVn.png)
That was a good one. Tell another!
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I love the Fleetway comics because they don't take themselves seriously, and that's what makes them fun.
And where else will you find Charmy saying such awesome lines as "Yippy-yappy-doo?" 8D
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Well...
What I remember of those comics (and I reread some of them again fairly recently) is that they took themselves FAIRLY seriously.
Though I must say, Brotherhood of Metallix is such a good concept, it hurts.
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I'm still around issue 40 or so, and I'm enjoying the heck out of them.
Posted on: July 26, 2012, 08:34:41 AM
(http://images.wikia.com/sonic/images/5/5a/Protoknuckles.jpg)
Oooooh yeah.
The more I see, the more I'm excited.
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I picked up my first Sonic comic ever a few months ago, and I really wanted to like it, but Sonic literally cried like 2 to 3 times in the issue. Over that dude with the tassels on his shoulders dying, of all things. Eeeeeh
That crossover looks pretty cool though. I saw that advertised in Mega Man a few months ago. I'm pretty sure it's not out yet. I haven't been to the comic book store since I moved a few weeks ago, so I'm sure there's some cool early August stuff waiting for me when I do.
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I picked up my first Sonic comic ever a few months ago, and I really wanted to like it, but Sonic literally cried like 2 to 3 times in the issue. Over that dude with the tassels on his shoulders dying, of all things. Eeeeeh
I have no bloody idea what are you talking about. Can you tell me WHAT character are you talking about? Which issue?
Please tell me, so I can know if I should educate you on what you SHOULD read of the comic and what you should not.
Yes. The comic had such a shitty era under horrible writers, that what you are describing might have happened in those horrible days.
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I think it's 235. Silver's running around making accusations. Sonic spin dashes him through the wall of his house.
The guy with the tassels, he's like one of the really old characters.
The "Last time on Dragon Ball Z" said that Sally became Mecha Sally, and Metal Sonic exploded with somebody in his arms or something.
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I think it's 235. Silver's running around making accusations. Sonic spin dashes him through the wall of his house.
The guy with the tassels, he's like one of the really old characters.
The "Last time on Dragon Ball Z" said that Sally became Mecha Sally, and Metal Sonic exploded with somebody in his arms or something.
Ah so it's one of the new ones, and by guy with the "tassels", I assume you mean Ixis Naugus.
Welp, you should start somewhere at issue 160, if you want to get into the comic FOR real. Because previously the comic was so [parasitic bomb], that when new editor came on board he gave the boot to the hacks who wrote all that crap and Ian Flynn came on board to write the comic into its glorious age that we have now.
Now, Sonic was "crying", because before that issue, he went through a lot of [parasitic bomb]. Antoine went kasplood and his wife Bunnie left (no not him, she simply left the Freedom Fighters). But before that, Sally was turned into Mecha Sally while trying to save the entire world from Robotnik's robotization beam.
Immediately after that, Ixis Naugus became the [tornado fang]ing king of the Acorn Republic, and although he promised to uphold the voice of the Council (because the Kingdom of Acorn became the Republic after Tails' father did some [parasitic bomb].) which along with the king decides on everything. But they all know Naugus is full of [parasitic bomb], and he's up to no good, starting trouble in their neighbourhood.
Whoof. And that's why Sonic was "crying", as you put it. And Silver accusing everybody around, did not help.
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That's Silver's role, so that doesn't bother me too much. He's a character you're not supposed to like entirely. Capricious youth.
It was a very strange time to join the story, I could tell. I haven't written it off, but I wonder about those alternate comics. Like Universe. It's all very overwhelming. I also just got into comics at all this past year.
Archie's stuff is pretty high quality though. I've been sticking to that and the independent rack. DC's and Marvel's stuff is just a deep dive I'm not ready to make yet. Too many choices.
I've been reading Game of Thrones, the new Conan the Barbarian stuff, the new Turtles stuff, and some other stuff I've liked a lot. Oh, The Goon. Now that's some choice stuff right there.
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(http://i.imgur.com/xBKOz.jpg)
I'M SORRY WHAT WAS THAT LADD?! I CAN'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE I'M HAVING TOO MUCH FUN READING THESE!
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If Bunnie gets her cybernetic parts back, I will rush out to the nearest comic shop (that's in the next county) and buy that issue posthaste. Bunnie just isn't Bunnie without her awesome cyborg limbs.
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oh god
was that marine
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If Bunnie gets her cybernetic parts back, I will rush out to the nearest comic shop (that's in the next county) and buy that issue posthaste. Bunnie just isn't Bunnie without her awesome cyborg limbs.
Well...
She might just get them back, for all we know. She currently left to meet with her uncle (apparently), who works for Eggman's Dark Egg Legion, and... she might get new cybernetics from him.
Though she lost them in the first place because she got her entire cybernetics cristallized by Naugus' magicks, and then he, to put up a show before the people, removed her cristallization however, it "cured her" of the robot parts. Even Naugus was surprised at how that happened.
There was also this scene in one of the issues, after she got cured, where Bunnie talked about her problems with the robot limbs with Antoine.
It was a nice read, added some more depth to her and stuff.
oh god
was that marine
Yes. She's annoying, but the difference between here and the games, is that the characters actually get annoyed by her too.
See: Shadow's Sonic Universe Arc.
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Yes. She's annoying, but the difference between here and the games, is that the characters actually get annoyed by her too.
See: Shadow's Sonic Universe Arc.
strewth!
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So yeah, everybody is flipping their [parasitic bomb], because in issue 244 all the Echidnas created by Ken Penders have been rushingly written out of the comic.
AND I MEAN EVERYBODY EXCEPT KNUCKLES.
Julie-Su, is dead apparently.
And the rest of dem Echidnas have been thrown into the Twilight Cage/Twilight Zone.
And do you know why?
Well, apparently the court case between Archie and Penders got settled and Penders SUPPOSEDLY has won.
If that's true... then.... [tornado fang].
I won't ever see Remington again.
At leasrt Finitevus is safe, cuz he's not created by Penders.
I just hope they can bring in the Nocturnus Clan to fill the void that's left now, I mean, it seemd like they wanted to do that considering the Mobius Timeline and the Sonic Archie Encyclopedia mentions them quite a bit, but eh.
Also, this [parasitic bomb] might strike not only Echidnas, but characters such as Geoffrey and Elias (who thanks to Ian became, you know, ACTUAL CHARACTERS).
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So yeah, everybody is flipping their [parasitic bomb], because in issue 244 all the Echidnas created by Ken Penders have been rushingly written out of the comic.
AND I MEAN EVERYBODY EXCEPT KNUCKLES.
Julie-Su, is dead apparently.
And the rest of dem Echidnas have been thrown into the Twilight Cage/Twilight Zone.
And do you know why?
Well, apparently the court case between Archie and Penders got settled and Penders SUPPOSEDLY has won.
If that's true... then.... [tornado fang].
I won't ever see Remington again.
At leasrt Finitevus is safe, cuz he's not created by Penders.
I just hope they can bring in the Nocturnus Clan to fill the void that's left now, I mean, it seemd like they wanted to do that considering the Mobius Timeline and the Sonic Archie Encyclopedia mentions them quite a bit, but eh.
Also, this [parasitic bomb] might strike not only Echidnas, but characters such as Geoffrey and Elias (who thanks to Ian became, you know, ACTUAL CHARACTERS).
Weren't most of them [parasitic bomb] anyway? I mean I haven't read the comic ever (Except for a few odd issues) but I recall the echidnas being sort of... lame.
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Yeah, I skipped the Knuckles ongoing for the most part. Remington was pretty cool though.
Unfortunately, I got the vibe that there was an element of vindictiveness behind Penders' suit against Archie. There are first-person accounts of him being an unpleasant and arrogant [dark hold]. Thankfully the characters and concepts other writers like Mike Gallagher and Karl Bollers (like most of the freedom fighter groups) created are safe. Hell, I am impressed that Ian Flynn made Harvey Who, a throwaway character from early in the comic's history, into a viable character.
As for all the echidna stuff, Ken Penders will have to heavily alter the characters he created to make them less like Sega-derivatives and thus make them even more unrecognizable to the point where no one will bother to read it.
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Weren't most of them [parasitic bomb] anyway? I mean I haven't read the comic ever (Except for a few odd issues) but I recall the echidnas being sort of... lame.
They were. And this arc, during which OBVIOUSLY a major rewrite happened, was supposed to finally do something with them again, and possibly improve everything about them.
BUT NOPE! OFF TO THE TWILIGHT CAGE WITH YOU LOT!
Yeah, I skipped the Knuckles ongoing for the most part. Remington was pretty cool though.
Unfortunately, I got the vibe that there was an element of vindictiveness behind Penders' suit against Archie. There are first-person accounts of him being an unpleasant and arrogant [dark hold]. Thankfully the characters and concepts other writers like Mike Gallagher and Karl Bollers (like most of the freedom fighter groups) created are safe. Hell, I am impressed that Ian Flynn made Harvey Who, a throwaway character from early in the comic's history, into a viable character.
As for all the echidna stuff, Ken Penders will have to heavily alter the characters he created to make them less like Sega-derivatives and thus make them even more unrecognizable to the point where no one will bother to read it.
Yeah, well... Penders from the get go, simply inserted his ideas from an original comic of his into the Knuckles story. Because well, he failed to [tornado fang]ing publish that [parasitic bomb].
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quGiiAeCyjo
Oh and see this video? This is Penders' idea of a serious movie based on his original idea. He believes this [parasitic bomb] will sell and/or be loved and cherished by everybody.
If only I could be bothered to look up his redesigns of various original Echidna charas from the comic, I would post them here and allow your eyes to bleed. I know he posted a redesigns of Dmitri, Lien-Da and Julie-Su or Lara-Su (or both).
In any case, I hope Penders is [tornado fang]ing happy with himself. Because I am not.
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It's pretty funny that archie actually entrusted their long-running series to one of the industry's biggest crybabies.. Oooh it slaps me on the knee.
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So last time I posted I was bashing Penders and his [parasitic bomb].
Let's turn it around and talk about the comic with which I am behind on.
In any case, someone posted below picture at Retro.
[spoiler](http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n204/Chaotix12345/HNI_0072-1_zpsa078858c.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Apparently it's Tails Doll... yup.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler](http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n204/Chaotix12345/HNI_0072-1_zpsa078858c.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Apparently it's Tails Doll... yup.[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Nah, not terrifying enough to be Tails Doll[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Nah, not terrifying enough to be Tails Doll[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Actually, it must be. A bit of time ago, Cream picked up Tails Doll (in the form we all know and fear). It was actually something left by Eggman, and it was part of a project called "Deadly Cuddles".[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Actually, it must be. A bit of time ago, Cream picked up Tails Doll (in the form we all know and fear). It was actually something left by Eggman, and it was part of a project called "Deadly Cuddles".[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Oh, I had no idea Tails Doll was actually a serious threat in the comics. That's [tornado fang]ing awesome.[/spoiler]
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So yeah, I held off on posting this because nobody here [tornado fang]ing cares about Sonic comics...
But it seems like, the entire comic will undergo a drastic change after the events of the megaman/sonic crossover. Because GENESIS WAVE.
Story related yes, but the real reason is PENDERS.
Probably many characters will be gone/changed.
Well, I just hope whatever it was Ian came up with, will be enough to get the comic out of the mess its currently in.
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So, it's a Penders genocide? Is the comic facing a DC reboot? Are they leading up to a Crisis on Infinite Mobiuses?
The crossover thus far has been somewhat disappointing. Particularly with the creation of the Roboticized Masters. They just walked up to their doors, punched them, and bagged them? I can see perhaps Tails getting knocked out and bagged, but Knuckles?
Knuckles?
KNUCKLES??
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It won't be really a reboot, it's just that shitload of things will suddenly change.
All because Penders more or less won the case, in a way.
Archie settled in court or something, instead of dragging this lawsuit on and Penders more or less won by default.
As such all of his characters... ALL OF THEM, not just Echidans are going bye bye.
Some of which were important to the plot, some of which were a part of a story Ian wanted to do for a long time (Knuckles related)... and now POOF.
The only thing which makes me feel better about this, is that Penders is in such a mess himself, he has to pay all the lawyers he hired and [parasitic bomb].
He's basically broke at this point... and that's putting it lightly.
Ah yeah, meet Dimitri, ULTIMATE PENDERS VERSION:
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/B0A2V4T.jpg)[/spoiler]
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Methinks Penders will not even be able to release "Lara-Su Chronicles" without receiving a cease and desist letter because his designs still take from Sega's intellectual property.
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Methinks Penders will not even be able to release "Lara-Su Chronicles" without receiving a cease and desist letter because his designs still take from Sega's intellectual property.
That's the thing though.
He [tornado fang]ing did all of this, ALL OF THIS, and he is not even able to do this Lara-Su Chronicles bullshit. And if he does, he's more than [tornado fang]'d at that point.
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To say nothing of the rancor he incurred from the fanbase over this stunt.
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Penders dug himself into a hole and he's still digging.
Though, I admit that I'll miss Geoffrey.
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[tornado fang] KEN PENDERS!
Now, that this is out of the way:
In Sonic 250, this happened:
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/TBPPWZ7.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Vk4Dp8E.jpg)[/spoiler]
And in case anybody wonders what Eggman means by familiar:
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/RtLp3Iy.jpg)[/spoiler]
It's truly the little things that make me smile.
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So, I read the whole thing was settled out of court. How are Penders's pets going to be written out?
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The Echidna's are already gone, and the rest will probably be changed/removed after the Genesis Wave, that Wily and Eggman are planning, hits.
Also, we might or might not get Dark Gaia in the comics... I hope they won't bring in the Werehog though.
The only one of the Echidna's who's allowed to stay, is Dr. Finitevus... and thank GOD for that.
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I almost want Penders to write his Lara-su chronicles, just so I can see how fast Sega slaps him with a cease-and-desist letter.
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[tornado fang] KEN PENDERS!
Now, that this is out of the way:
In Sonic 250, this happened:
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/TBPPWZ7.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Vk4Dp8E.jpg)[/spoiler]
And in case anybody wonders what Eggman means by familiar:
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/RtLp3Iy.jpg)[/spoiler]
It's truly the little things that make me smile.
Both drawn by Ben Bates no less.
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eggman even waves farewell the same exact way.
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So yeah.
It seems like some preview pages for first Sonic issue post-Worlds Collide have been posted. I'm too lazy to post them here, but few things to note:
[spoiler]Sonic remembers the whole ordeal with Megaman, but not anybody else (or certainly not Tails)
Tails says to Sonic, that they haven't seen Silver since the time they rescued the Wisps. This never really happened in the canon, so it's one of the changes.[/spoiler]
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Well, the Archie Sonic reboot gives me better impression than DC's New 52, I can say that much.
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If this fails, SEGA may take the rights from Archie Comic Publications and Ken Penders and give it to someone who won't destroy years of memories with infighting.
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Ken Penders doesn't have anything to do with Sonic anymore, other than lawsuits and stuff, but he's not involved with writing the comic anymore from what I hear on Retro.
So wait... they used the Megaman crossover to essentially change the Canon of Archie Sonic? And Megaman sort of just goes back to doing his thing, huh?
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So wait... they used the Megaman crossover to essentially change the Canon of Archie Sonic? And Megaman sort of just goes back to doing his thing, huh?
Yes.
Ian, the current writer, said the Crossover was a Godsend.
They had not much choice becaue of the Pendersgeddon which happened to the comic. Considering how many character were his, and what kind of role they played in the overall universe of the comic, doing such a soft reboot after the crossover is the logical thing to do.
Mega Man had no need for such a thing, so.
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Neato. Works better than just saying "[tornado fang] it" and having the comic reset entirely.
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I'm posting here so Tron doesn't kill me.
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I'm posting here so Tron doesn't kill me.
But you're already dead...
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I may get back into Sonic, then. But that depends on how often I can get to a comic store. I've been wanting to read the crossover, but hearing how it's been pretty meh, I'll just wait for the trade.
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I may get back into Sonic, then. But that depends on how often I can get to a comic store. I've been wanting to read the crossover, but hearing how it's been pretty meh, I'll just wait for the trade.
Late responding to this but... go for it, if you can. You just might like it.
Speaking of which:
Copypasta spoilers from a guy called Autonywork on plus4chan's /co/.
[spoiler]The big one:
King Acorn is King Max, but not the one we know. This is Max!New, who looks far younger and almost seems a cross between Max!Old and Elias. And a kind old sport, not a douche. (Sonic even has a thought bubble about him not being a jerk.) In addition, he now has a full squirrel tail, just like Ray the Squirrel. Curly and everything. And a new crown. I'll have a picture tonight if no one posts one sooner (use spoiler image plz).
The rest of the story:
When Naugus leaves that's it, exit stage right, no return in the issue.
Nanites are gone. Nada. Zip.
Tails Doll is controlled by a Command Core (not the exact name, but I haven't the issue at work), which is apparently a common thing in this new world. It eats the surrounding landscape to heal itself until Sonic and Tails managed to pull it out.
After Nicole is thrown outside in her little tricorder, the mechanics mess up a bit, breaking the speaker. Tails finds her but her hologram seems to indicate he should stay away; he doesn't notice this, though, and when he picks her up she shocks him and he remembers everything from WC and both timelines. This also "defragments" her and she spends the rest of the issue fairly incoherent (whether or not she also remembers everything now is unknown.) After they beat Tails Doll, Sonic starts to "remember" (for lack of a better world) the new timeline.
There is a "New Flashback" quickly comparing Robotnik (looking more like modern Eggman) meeting King Max in the old timeline to Eggman from the Genesis games meeting King Max!New.
Naugus had trapped King Acorn in a holding cell below Castle Acorn and managed to use some tech from a prior Eggman attack to make it extra secure. For whatever reason, Nicole was left with King Acorn, and apparently could still render a physical form but some power source died before Naugus took her and trapped King Acorn.
Speaking of Eggman, he landed in southern Efrika in the remainder of the Machine X from Worlds Collide, along with Orbot and Cubot. All of them completely remember the WC events and the prior timelines, Eggman mentions Wily by name (well, "Al"). No mention is made on the new timeline, as I recall, and Eggman even starts pushing his busted Eggchair across the desert and hopes there's a nearby base...
Anyway, the Freedom Fighters had gone on a mission to find Sally, and the last transmission back to Mobotropolis was a "heavily encoded" message from Rotor, a set of co-ordinates that Sonic and Tails are going to go after. As they're talking about who could remember changes, Nicole tries to offer some advice about finding the FF and Tails takes this to mean that if they find people close to Sonic, they might remember upon contact with him. Interestingly, King Max rests his hand on Sonic's shoulder but is still not aware of another timeline (and they don't tell him.)
A final page shows us a heavily-shadowed Sally(!New, if it has to be said) hiding in the Death Egg as EGGSwats run around trying to find her.[/spoiler]
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I was hoping that Nicole would revert back to tricorder form, but whatever. Perhaps farther down the lane, she will. Her furry form has always bugged me. It just... didn't seem right...
GLaDOS should teach her how to be a proper artificial intelligence. She's got the voice, almost. Just needs the insanity.
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I like her furry form, besides, she went through some character development and had a lot of to [parasitic bomb] to deal with.
[spoiler]After Iron Dominion's invasion on New Monbotropolis, Nicole pretended to be under Iron Queen's control. After this was over, Naugus appeared and used Mina's songs which were kinda anti-Nicole (because many citizens were afraid of her after the whole Iron Dominion thing) to increase hatred and fear for her. When Naugus became the king, he had Nicole thrown out of the city because the citizens wanted it too (besides he's not gonna have some unsubordinate piece of technology). Of course that kinda backfired in many ways, because Nicole could completely control Mobotropolis defenses and could aslo repair the city quicker using the Nanities from which it was build. So many citizens began either rudely begging for her return or just outright living in stupid denial.
Especially after Naugus failed to protect the city from the Battle Bird Armada, which made a giant hole in the center of New Mobotropolis.
Then there was also the fact [tornado fang]ing Dimitri, reduced to a goddamn head in a ball walking on cyber tentacles, consoled her and helped her gain some courage. Then Espio came to cheer her up too.
As a fun fact, I'll also say that it was she and Espio who convinced Dimitri to face Knuckles again.
Then there's fact that Nicole lost Sally, her best friend, to Eggman (Mecha Sally).
Of course, I dunno how much of this is still canon but...
Her sub-plot that went on for some time in the comic, is simply one of my favorities from this comic. And I dunno if it would have worked out quite as well without her hologram form.
But to each their own.
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(https://31.media.tumblr.com/aa1f49f200c1bc1dbdf76b8e94a6ab22/tumblr_n16keaqIjh1rcatnso9_500.jpg)
...Is that you, Linkara?
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I do not know. Looks a little too old to be Linkara to me.
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Linkara in the future?
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He had gone gray from all the bad comics.
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So, let's change that! 8D
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/6c04dd909fc1833e63d43125f5a8c894/tumblr_inline_ndujq3iKtF1re1bwb.png)
Oh, where do I start?
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A scuba diver mutant trying the naked apron thing? o-O
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Note that one forearm is longer than the other. The coloring is horrendous. It lacks mass. The spear-harpoon-doohickey is utterly impractical and has the design aesthetic of a nine-year-old.
"The Enchyd'nya are TOTALLY ORIGINAL CHARACTER DONUT STEEL LOL"
I've seen fanchidnas that were more original.
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What the ever-loving [tornado fang] is that supposed to be? Is that a [tornado fang]ing echidna??
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Yes.
Have more~ (http://www.kenpenders.com/)
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Ugh, his god-awful illustrations aside, I was browsing through some of the Archie Sonic covers he had up.
(http://i.imgur.com/quXPq4k.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/iV5LEFt.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/prWggFB.jpg)
Instant nostalgia! These covers take me BACK.
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http://i.imgur.com/t85MKw7.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/t85MKw7.jpg)
Here you go.