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Title: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Psycho Yuffie on August 20, 2011, 11:15:24 PM
I'm actually fairly surprised no one already posted about this. If someone has, I apologize, but I couldn't find a thread anywhere. In May 2011, Archie Comics began publishing Mega Man, just a few months before the Mega Man franchise was killed by Capcom. Strange move by Capcom, but as long as the comics keep coming, I won't complain.

(http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/8200/mm4onlyorkocps001.jpg)

But what kind of quality is the comic? Is it reminiscent of the old Ruby Spears cartoon or does it only pay attention to the Japanese source material? Well, the answer may surprise you: it's a little off both. It primarily focuses on the Japanese source material, when paying homage to the Ruby Spears cartoon in specific characterizations and scenes. Cut Man is definitely the most obvious nod to the cartoon series. Okay, we get it: you're Cut Man!

(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5122/cutmanpuns.jpg)

The general story though follows the most common accepted storyline of the first game: Dr. Light builds his robots for good, but Dr. Wily wants to use them for military applications. This leads to a falling out of the two scientists as Dr. Wily steals the six Robot Masters to suit his own devices. Also, it isn't above taking a few jokes at its own source material, where translation errors--both on the Japanese and American ends.

(http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/7168/fallingout.jpg)

As you can see from the images, the art direction is definitely heavily based off of the Japanese official art--thank god. You can tell that the lead artist, Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, did his research into the style prior to this comic. You may known Spaz from his earlier work in creating many of the awesome covers for the Sonic the Hedgehog comics, also published by Archie Comics. He more than proved to be amazing enough to be a lead artist with those covers, but this comics prove how versatile he is as well. Also, Mega Man actually changes color when he equips a new weapon!

(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6484/megamanweaponchange.jpg)

Issue #4 harks the end of the first storyline of the comic: "Let the Games Begin." Hah! Get it? Because it's a comic based on a game and it's based off the first game in the...yeah... Anyway, the first storyline was very accurate to the storyline of the game, but I'm not sure if that's going to continue to be the case. Time Man and Oil Man were introduced at the end of Issue #4 as a cliffhanger just when everyone thinks that Dr. Wily's schemes are over. I believe that this is a fairly solid start to a good series. That is, of course, if you ignore the logic trappings of the original story: Dr. Light making robots to help people, but making them in such a way that they can be easily converted over to military purposes, so they become walking weapons of mass destruction. Incidentally, it looks like Archie Comics opted out of Oil Man's racist look by covering up his overly large lips with his bandana. Don't blame them.

(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4042/timemanschemes.jpg)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 20, 2011, 11:42:16 PM
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As you can see from the images, the art direction is definitely heavily based off of the Japanese official art--thank god. You can tell that the lead artist, Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, did his research into the style prior to this comic.

Almost none of the people I see talking about the comic's style seem to like it on its own merits. It's always "Yay, it looks like the games!" or "Boo, Chad Thomas has his own style!" (The latter became the former recently) Urgh.

I mean, I like Spaz's style just fine. But a lot of those comments feel like purist bullshit.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Night on August 21, 2011, 02:41:13 AM
I love how Chad Thomas does oilman; such a great way to solve possible complains oilman might get with his design.
A lot of other people seem to think so too! At least, on the Megaman Network (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2011/08/15/solicitation-for-mega-man-8-and-chad-thomas-gives-us-oil-man/) anyway. In fact, some people seem to like him better this way!

I mean, who doesn't love guys with scarfs?
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz210/kobunnight/Megaman/oilman-1024x744.jpg)
So cool! ^oo^

Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on August 21, 2011, 04:50:51 AM
I find it amusing that I just ordered the four back issues from the Archie store earlier today. XD

From what I read, Ian Flynn (Who does the story for Archie Sonic the Hedgehog) is going to maintain as close to the games as possible. Although I would like to see what kind of twists and such they can add to fill out the stories more. He can write some fairly epic sagas (STH's Iron Dominion Saga was awesome) and the art style is really nice I think. I'm actually quite excited to see more of the Mega Man universe through their eyes.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 21, 2011, 04:01:55 PM
There's already a fairly unexpected and well-fitting twist in issue 4, but I won't spoil.  I'll just say that the fortress battles aren't as redundant as you might expect.  Between that and some solid early characterization of Roll in 2/3 (who is all too easy to shove off-screen, as the NES games did), I'm pretty confident in Ian's writing.

Almost none of the people I see talking about the comic's style seem to like it on its own merits. It's always "Yay, it looks like the games!" or "Boo, Chad Thomas has his own style!" (The latter became the former recently) Urgh.

I mean, I like Spaz's style just fine. But a lot of those comments feel like purist bullshit.
You know, when you consider the number of artists who have worked on Mega Man games, and the differences between NES art, Super NES art, PS1 art, MMPU's art, and MMU's art, I think we can safely say that "like the games" is an extremely ambiguous term.

Yes I disliked Chad's early lineart, but it was less because it was its own style and more because it somehow reminded me of Universe.  Seeings how he is now changing things up, I am certainly curious as to what a full comic by him will look like (and I can't really not love his Rush in #4's Short Circuits; that expression is priceless).

That being said, I've been a fan of Spaz ever since 1996, long before he ever started work on MegaMan.  Yes, I'm glad that he chose a style similar to "the games" (by which I mean Hideki Ishikawa), but it's not as if his own flair doesn't show through.

The "purist bullshit" refers less to current MegaMan and more to the PS1-era.  But considering the radically different art directions that Japan has taken MegaMan over the last few years, I really can't say that I blame the fans for wanting a little consistency.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 21, 2011, 08:12:21 PM
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You know, when you consider the number of artists who have worked on Mega Man games, and the differences between NES art, Super NES art, PS1 art, MMPU's art, and MMU's art, I think we can safely say that "like the games" is an extremely ambiguous term.

Durr, should've specified. >.>

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But considering the radically different art directions that Japan has taken MegaMan over the last few years, I really can't say that I blame the fans for wanting a little consistency.

Maybe if someone had actually said that over at TMMN (though they might have, and I just forgot), I'd be less bitter.


About the comic itself: I like what I'm reading here, but I hope they take care of this pacing issue soon. Four issues is not enough space for a game adaptation, at least not with that number of pages. Also (issue 4 spoilers):

[spoiler]Why give Copy-Mega a prominent spot on the cover when he's just going to fire at Rock for two pages and then get gang-banged by Set 1, without even a single line of dialogue? Nice to see Archie's false advertising problem hasn't gone away...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 21, 2011, 08:45:57 PM
Coby Robot is where you have a problem with false expectations on the cover?  I'm considerably more concerned with Rush being on the cover of #1.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: RetroRespecter on August 21, 2011, 08:54:39 PM
Looks like they played a lot of Mega Man to be able to do this!
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 21, 2011, 10:06:28 PM
Coby Robot is where you have a problem with false expectations on the cover?  I'm considerably more concerned with Rush being on the cover of #1.

I thought Rush being on #1's cover was weird too. But I figured, maybe Copy-Mega would have a larger role than he ended up with.

In retrospect, his image isn't as opaque as Wily's machine or the MM1 guys, but it's still taking up a good portion of the cover.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hiryu on August 21, 2011, 10:18:23 PM
Yea, I let oilman borrow one of my scarves for the comics. Thought it suited him well.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on August 21, 2011, 10:21:42 PM
Time Man - Why is your scarf over your lips

Oil Man - Bitches dig the scarfs.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Solar on August 22, 2011, 12:44:15 AM
The pace of the story is kinda fast, but I like what the comic has been doing. Mostly the [spoiler]Rock getting drunk with power thing in issue 3, I don't think that's something we see often, do we? It was interesting to see. Also, the way they handled the robot masters' betrayal of Wily was extremely amusing XD [/spoiler]

Only thing I really don't like so far is Time Man and Oil Man being chibis =/
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on August 22, 2011, 03:47:11 AM
Yeah, the pacing really does suck.
But it's not THAT bad. Besides, it probably will get better once they'll start doing more of their own thing, instead of just relying on plot of the games.
Besides... you people (meaning, those who complain about the story/pacing) should be thankful Penders is not working on Archie anymore.
I can't [tornado fang]ing imagine what a horrible mess this would be.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 22, 2011, 03:48:25 AM
I forgot about Penders. :/
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Psycho Yuffie on August 22, 2011, 04:04:17 AM
Who is this Penders person?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on August 22, 2011, 04:16:51 AM
Who is this Penders person?
A pathetic, selfish hack of a writer who played a huge part in ruining the entire Sonic the Hedgehog comic.
http://www.sonicstadium.org/2010/02/ken-penders-speaks-his-mind-on-ian-flynns-performance-on-the-sonic-comic/
Read this... read it whole. DO YOU SEE IT? DO YOU SEE WHAT KIND OF DICK HE IS?!

There's also that court case... google "Ken Penders court case".
I don't want to talk about this filth.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 22, 2011, 04:30:26 AM
I also forgot about that court case. But I DO remember that he wasn't too nice to the critics during his run.

If Penders were involved with this comic, I'd imagine it'd quickly degrade into soap opera-esque melodrama, with some uncomfortable harem under/overtones (unless that was another writer's doing).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Psycho Yuffie on August 22, 2011, 04:38:06 AM
He was the one responsible for the crappy romantic subplots? I hated those.

He seems very arrogant. That whole court case doesn't make any sense. If you write stories for a company, that company owns the IP, not that writer. It's like the writer for Mass Effect demanding that BioWare can't use Commander Shepard anymore if he left.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: RetroRespecter on August 22, 2011, 10:04:21 PM
What does this have to do with Archie Comics' run on Mega Man, hmmm?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on August 23, 2011, 11:23:13 PM
Forgive me for being stupid, but I noticed the title of the second arc

Time keeps Slipping

Probably a coincedence, because slipping could mean something else besides Oil Man
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 24, 2011, 12:53:47 AM
Well, titles often have more than one meaning.  But it may just be one of those things that's so simple that it's easily missed.

A pathetic, selfish hack of a writer who played a huge part in ruining the entire Sonic the Hedgehog comic.
http://www.sonicstadium.org/2010/02/ken-penders-speaks-his-mind-on-ian-flynns-performance-on-the-sonic-comic/
Read this... read it whole. DO YOU SEE IT? DO YOU SEE WHAT KIND OF DICK HE IS?!
I find it funny that Ken criticizes his successors for being unoriginal when his own litmus tests for their alleged failure are well over 100 issues prior to his leaving.  In other words, his last eight years on the comic didn't measure up to his own standards.

"They stole my idea when Bunny and Antoine got married".  Priceless.  They were an item (from out of nowhere) since #46.  Taking a long-established relationship to the logical next step is not the property of any individual.

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There's also that court case... google "Ken Penders court case".
I don't want to talk about this filth.
Anyone besides me find it disturbing that Ken is in court trying to do exactly what many fans wished Inafune would do?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on September 05, 2011, 06:40:42 AM
So. Finally got the four issues. I like what I am reading so far although the pacing seems a little quick. One moment Mega Man is fighting Ice Man and the next page he's going after Fire Man.

[spoiler]Although Mega Man getting on a power trip is an interesting thing to see.[/spoiler]

Also, issue three, they quoted the chorus from the song 'A Message from Dr. Light" by The Megas. XD I had to laugh. I think I'm going to snag a subscription to this comic  once the bills are out of the way.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on September 05, 2011, 08:03:30 AM
I was interested in it too, but I'm waiting for my local store to bring in the first Trade Paperback for me at the moment.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rockara on September 06, 2011, 07:13:32 AM
ah yes, i'm actually trying to collect them all so i could get big money from them in about a decade or so, i got issue #1, 2, and 4, i have yet to get #3 but i might be able to get it once #5 comes in
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Solar on September 09, 2011, 05:31:21 AM
So who has the latest issue already?

I lol'd at the little comic at the end, poor Proto. Don't worry, your time will come soon XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on September 09, 2011, 06:17:58 AM
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So who has the latest issue already?

I do! :) Liking this new arc so far.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on September 11, 2011, 02:15:09 AM
I don't have issue 5, but I'm hoping that they'll send it to me since I ordered the twelve month subscription. Although I'm curious about how they're handling Time Man and Oil Man. Were they still creations of Light that were incomplete and Wily finished them during the first saga or were creations of Wily period? 
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on September 11, 2011, 02:37:54 AM
I dunno if they can be all-Wily 'bots if they're DLN Numbers. Wily finishing them would be interesting, and explain their loyalty to him if he didn't just reprogram them.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Solar on September 11, 2011, 03:50:05 AM
I don't have issue 5, but I'm hoping that they'll send it to me since I ordered the twelve month subscription. Although I'm curious about how they're handling Time Man and Oil Man. Were they still creations of Light that were incomplete and Wily finished them during the first saga or were creations of Wily period? 

Exactly what you just said actually.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on October 17, 2011, 05:10:26 AM
Well, I have received issue six of the comic (Yaay it finally came in the mail. I was about to go buy it too. XD )

Spoilers ahoy.

[spoiler]Issue 6. Time Keeps On Slipping Part 2: Unresolved Issues

Cover: Cover was done by Patrick Spaziante, I have to admit, it's nice to see him still doing something for this comic. I loved his work in the first four issues, although Chad's style is growing on me. The cover features Mega Man fighting CWU-01P. Oddly enough, Bomb Man is there along with Cut Man and Mega Man.

The last issue, Dr. Wily managed to escape from the police convey with a distraction by a sniper joe and Time Man using his powers to stop everyone (Including vehicles and momentum with it). Roll ends up being kidnapped by Oil Man. Only took five issues.

We begin with Agent Stern accusing Dr. Light of assisting in Wily's escape. Roslyn Krantz tries to be the voice of reason between the two men, and Light allows them to take him into custody in order to prove his innocence. He tells Mega Man to go home and wait until things are sorted out.

When our Blue Bomber arrives back at Light's Lab, he finds a note left by Oil Man about Roll's kidnapping written by Wily of course, and threatening to dismantle her if he goes to the authorities.

We shift scenes over to Wily's lab. Time Man apologizes over the state of the lab, blaming Oil Man who had just arrived with Roll (who is oddly bound by ropes. She oughta be able to break those you would think.) I have to say, Time and Oil seem to have a 'Bert and Ernie' thing, with Time overly serious and Oil the mellow guy. I have to laugh at the part where Oil rang one of the bells on Time's head. They are about to get into a fight when Wily just smashes their heads together. Roll asks about Time and Oil and Wily explained that they were highly experimental, makes a powered up reference, and as Light didn't feel they were ready, Wily worked on them behind his back.

We shift back to Mega Man and the other Light robots. Mega Man explains the situation to them and they decide to split up as they were in the middle of cleaning up their mess from the first four issues. Cut Man and Ice Man join Mega Man to Wily's old fortress and make their way back to the Copy Robot's boss room (Which Cut and Ice talk about how they ruined to Copy, and even began fighting over the trashed helmet, while Mega Man looks a little disturbed by th exchange). From here we connect to the third stage of the Wily fortress. Complete with the flooding tunnel, which Ice Man tried to hold back to no avail which lead to the line that made me laugh;

Cut: Well you failed miserably! (About Ice trying to seal off the water)
Ice: Well, maybe you should've tried to cut the water! I'm sure THAT would've worked!

I admit I giggled.  Ice's face was priceless with it.

Of course, CWU-01P appears on the very last page. Which is why I find the cover odd in that Bomb Man is there and not Ice Man. [/spoiler]

Chad's style is growing on me as I said. There was a nice pace going with this unlike the first issues which seemed to move too quickly, I like the seriousness of agents in investigating Dr. Light's possible involvement in Wily's world domination attempt and escape, intermixed with the humor. The interaction between the characters is actually nicely handled, Wily's character is spot on as the crazy bastard we all know and love. Oh and Cut Man eased off the puns a little. There're still there, just not constant. XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on December 08, 2011, 12:23:53 AM
Well, the second arc has concluded; just read #8.

[spoiler]* FALSE ADVERTISING A-GO-GO. Megaman DIDN'T fight all eight Light RMs in #8 (though all things considered, it'd probably be OC for him to); rather, they weren't actually reprogrammed, and turned on Time and Oil. While making his 'bots tamper-proof was a good move on Light's part, it really feels like a cop-out when taking the cover into account. (Hell, every cover of this arc but the first was false advertising. Archie seems to have a major problem with this)

* Rosalyn is badass; hope to see more from her.

* Wasn't expecting Proto's cameo; dunno if they'll keep using his super-quiff.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on December 08, 2011, 12:51:52 AM
[spoiler]Looks like they are ready to move on Mega Man 3.. unless they have unfinished business with the MM2 Robot Masters and some are quite still out there.

Rosalyn will stick around; knowing my experience with the Sonic the Hedgehog comics, origionals tend to stick around longer than their intended purposes, see Scourge.[/spoiler]

And that's that, for now. Are there any available scans of Rosalyn?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on December 08, 2011, 01:10:39 AM
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And that's that, for now. Are there any available scans of Rosalyn?

IGN's #8 preview (http://comics.ign.com/articles/121/1213542p1.html) has a couple.

By the way, there's gonna be a reprint of #1 for Free Comic Book Day (May 5th); Chad Thomas's alternate-cover sketch finally got inked and coloured. Anyone besides me wants to get that?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on December 10, 2011, 04:59:34 AM
You know, it occurs to me, the fact that Oil Man wears his scarf over his mouth in the comic is probably Archie's way of making sure that they don't have to recolor him.  We all know what happens to dark-skinned humanoid caricatures with big lips (see Jynx and Mr. Popo).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Solar on December 10, 2011, 05:02:55 AM
Haha, that only occured to you now? =P

Hopefully I can grab the comic tomorrow.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on December 10, 2011, 05:03:46 AM
Well, within the last week or two, yeah.  What can I say, I haven't been discussing the comic on the internet that much. -u-'
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on January 01, 2012, 01:25:26 AM
Got #9 earlier than expected.

[spoiler]The RM powers come with malware. Hoo boy...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on January 24, 2012, 11:25:48 PM
Im too poor to afford these.

Can someone spoil it for me? I want to at least know what happened so far

Posted on: January 01, 2012, 12:40:58 AM
I dont mean to necrobump this, but has anyone noticed this?  8D

(http://images.wikia.com/megaman/images/d/dc/Megaman12.jpg)
(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100831225858/megaman/images/thumb/6/6f/Mmbox2EU.jpg/350px-Mmbox2EU.jpg)

nice tribute
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on January 25, 2012, 12:55:46 AM
A lot of people noticed, I think. (Not a necopost, but you might want to merge your posts)

Bit old, but here's two interviews with Mr. Flynn regarding the comic: one by Destructoid (http://www.destructoid.com/power-up-with-ian-flynn-writer-of-the-mega-man-comic-219900.phtml) and another with TMMN. (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2012/01/20/mmn-interviews-archie-mega-man-scribe-ian-flynn/)

Among other things, Capcom is oddly supportive of the comic (given their apparent disdain for MM). Probably because it's selling well. There's going to be some SAR- and World-related stories in the future, with #13 (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/01/cover-and-solicitation-for-mega-man-13.html) apparently setting up for the former and MM4.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on January 27, 2012, 12:45:49 AM
So I was reading comments on Protodudes blog, related to the "Megaman issue 13" and its introduction of Light's sweetheart.
I [tornado fang]ing hated every moment of it.
Aside from few people, most of that [parasitic bomb] was:
MARY SUE!
MARY SUE!
ARCHIE IS KNOWN FOR MAKING MARY SUES!
MARY SUE!
I HATE THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?! Oh yes, I forgot. Fantards.

I personally love when new things are introduced, especially in a comic that SO FAR was mostly a rehash of things we've seen. ANY EVERYONE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT!

I don't mind Light having a sweetheart. I don't mind those other new characters introduced. I trust Ian will do a good job with them.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on January 27, 2012, 12:52:51 AM
I don't think everyone there was calling Dr. Lalinde a Sue, but yeah. Urgh.

Me, I hope she'll be a decent character (and if she's a villain like people are predicting, then that she'll be an effective one).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on January 27, 2012, 02:10:24 AM
Knowing Ian, he won't make Dr. Lalinde another Fiona Fox, but boy I need to catch up.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Turian on February 02, 2012, 05:01:08 AM
So, how about that psychotic Mega man in issue 10? This issue made my week. So good.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on February 11, 2012, 06:39:18 PM
Loved issue 10. Mega Man becoming more insensitive every time he absorbs the powers of the fallen RMs is an interesting view to take. Kinda liked the double-edged sword feel it gives. I loved how Crash Man was written, going beserk when the lack of his hands was mentioned and Ben Bates got that crazed expression just right. Apparently issue 11 Mega's taking on the remaining four, or Archie is lying about their covers again.

As for the next arc being original? Flynn wanted to build up on the world, I see nothing wrong with that at all. Actually I like it when authors/ artists build upon the world their characters are involved in, makes it feel more real.

Also heard that some people are complaining about Dr. Cossack and Pharaoh Man showing up too soon.  ::)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Turian on February 12, 2012, 02:19:58 AM
Just because they show up, doesn't mean they have to be evil. IMHO them showing up makes things more interesting for when they do turn on the heroes.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on February 12, 2012, 02:39:59 AM
Also heard that some people are complaining about Dr. Cossack and Pharaoh Man showing up too soon.  ::)

It's called the foreshadow effect. It's what happens when a character appears sooner than intended. This has happened a lot of times. It's more likely they did that so that they can show the scientific community a lot larger than it was shown in the classic games, and more than likely buildup to the Mega Man 4 story arc, the way I see it.

Has anyone spotted background/crowd scene cameos as of yet in the past few issues?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on February 12, 2012, 11:15:29 AM
And noone complained about Neige appearing in this comic. Now THAT is some foreshadowing effect :P
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Yoku Man on February 18, 2012, 06:58:31 PM
Archie unveils their first original robot master: Quake Woman!

http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/02/cover-and-solicitation-for-archies-mega.html

What do you guys think of that? I'm looking forward to this story arc, it seems likes its the first deviation from the Mega Man story where we'll get to explore deeper things, such as "Do Machines have souls?" which I think is one of the cooler themes underlying the entire Mega Man Lore.

If Archie continue to do more original stories in between the offical game plots, I think it'll continue to be a fun and exciting comic. Mega Man games don't usually explore the personalities and motivations of the characters in the series. This is a fine insight into how Mega Man and the others think and feel.

And thank heavens for things like Comixology. Without apps on Android Smartphones, there would never have been any other way for me to get ahold of the Mega Man comics. Except for waiting many many months for each Graphic Novel.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Align on February 18, 2012, 08:44:37 PM
In general I think the "do machines have souls" theme is overdone, but in Megaman it's pretty interesting because it's established that yes they do, and in fact, we know that THEY do but still dunno about humans. Though it's never really touched upon in-game.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on March 09, 2012, 10:59:49 PM
Received and finished #11 today. Without going into major spoilers--and unless I missed something--Stern and Krantz are nowhere in the issue itself despite being on the cover (albeit not as large a place on it as the RMs). >.>
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 10, 2012, 01:45:22 AM
Noticed that too.

Don't want to spoil TOO much, but there were two big "tickle your fanboy-bone" moments that I enjoyed (there's more than that in the comic, obviously, but these two hit me personally).  The first is Metal Man's battle.  His face in the last panel is just frikkin' hilarious.

The second is that Auto seems to be a fan of Brental Floss. 8)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on March 10, 2012, 05:50:40 AM
Archie is known to lie on their covers. They've done it before.

Also, like Hypershell, I enjoyed those moments they made in the comic, including Air Man stating that he can't be beaten.  >w< The ending was pretty nice too for the issue. Now I'm excited for the next one.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Turian on March 10, 2012, 06:46:03 PM
[spoiler]I Guess Mega Man will have to "resist reprogramming". Hehe...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on March 10, 2012, 09:16:29 PM
..Quake Woman?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on March 11, 2012, 05:20:33 AM
..Quake Woman?


Yeah, Archie made up their own Robot Master after stating there were plenty of canon robot characters. Don't know what she'll look like until the preview panels come out for the next arc.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on March 11, 2012, 09:58:57 PM
It only makes sense to introduce a new "robot master" if the creator is anyone but Right, Wily and Cossack.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 11, 2012, 10:08:27 PM
I'm a little weak on the finer points of the pre-8 storyline, but aren't the MM6 Robot Masters supposed to be from all over the world?

Not that I object to an original Robot Master, 'cuz I don't.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on March 11, 2012, 10:25:12 PM
I'm a little weak on the finer points of the pre-8 storyline, but aren't the MM6 Robot Masters supposed to be from all over the world?

Not that I think it would affect the comic, but having Dr. Lalinde be, say, Plantman's creator might be taken very badly, either because it'd make her look like a Mary Sue (exercise caution when extending a character's family), or because some fans don't know how alternate continuities work.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 11, 2012, 11:25:05 PM
Point taken.  I'd actually forgotten about the new Dr.  If they're introducing a new robotics engineer then an original Robot Master is only logical.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on March 12, 2012, 12:29:21 AM
Dr. Lalinde will be a villain..or robot
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on March 17, 2012, 01:09:04 AM
Preview for #15. (http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5582) We now know what Quakewoman looks like, and it seems Protoman will finally be making more than just a cameo appearance.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 17, 2012, 04:05:40 AM
She looks cute, but even for a Robot Master the design is surprisingly basic.

Searchlight-nose Rush, nice touch. 
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on March 17, 2012, 04:09:46 AM
She looks cute, but even for a Robot Master the design is surprisingly basic.

Yeah, my first thoughts were "she looks less quake-y and more like a normal Reploid". In retrospect, her design might not be elaborate enough to fit in with the X series more than Classic, but still.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 17, 2012, 04:19:55 AM
Maybe it's because they're still in the mindset of the early NES Masters?  I mean, it's not as if a jack-in-the-box is the first thing I think of when I think "heat."
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on March 17, 2012, 04:29:07 AM
I was told that someone on the Bumbleking forums had this to say on Quake:

Quote
Maybe Quake Woman is a pun on Rock Man and she's not going to have Quake powers at all. I'm thinking this because you were talking about how generic she looks and Mega Man is the main character and one of the most generic looking characters. Rock and Quake both have a double meaning of earth theme and shaking things up.

That'd make sense.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on March 17, 2012, 10:05:35 AM
Well..what exactly did you expect her to look like?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on March 17, 2012, 11:16:55 AM
Well..what exactly did you expect her to look like?

A bit bulkier/more muscular, for one.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Align on March 17, 2012, 12:31:10 PM
Maybe it's because they're still in the mindset of the early NES Masters?  I mean, it's not as if a jack-in-the-box is the first thing I think of when I think "heat."
He's a lighter...
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 17, 2012, 01:55:19 PM
I'm sure somebody believes that.

A bit bulkier/more muscular, for one.
I was expecting more rugged looking armor.  I could do without muscle chicks in my Mega Man, so in that sense, I'm grateful.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on March 17, 2012, 01:57:33 PM
He's a Zippo lighter...I thought it's fairly obvious >_>

Also dang, I've just noticed that Ra Moon is on the cover...
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 17, 2012, 02:05:50 PM
I know what he's talking about, that's just not what I see when I look at Heat Man.  Lighters aren't that wide, proportionally.  EXE does it better due to his lack of legs.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on March 17, 2012, 04:54:26 PM
dem pigtails.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on March 17, 2012, 08:59:04 PM
He's a Zippo lighter

Interesssting. I better color my Zippo to match Heat Man's color scheme then. And alas Quake appears to resemble a Mega Man X fancharacter, I know Archie's design quality if you compare it with the Sonic the Hedgehog origionals in those comics..
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 18, 2012, 12:54:44 AM
Which character(s)?  There's an awful lot of them, and the quality of ANYTHING concerning Archie's Sonic comic tends to vary greatly due to how frikkin' long it's been running.  Julie-Su, Finitivus, the Brotherhood, and Elias, all awesome.  A.D.A.M., M, Tommy, and the Xorda, not so much.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on March 18, 2012, 02:50:42 AM
Yeah, it's usually hit-or-miss with these guys, by experince alone. Designing a character isin't all that easy, trust me I know. Finitivus had a great design, that I know. I'll cut them some slack since they've never done an origional Mega-Style RM armor before. I hope to see some improvements after Quake in the future, but it's funny you know, when I think of "quake", I think of Blackhook's Hammer Woman, as she causes quakes.

Plus the way she looks could mean that she can fit into X's timeline as some generic fanloid (fanmade + reploid = fanloid) civillian in a slashfic.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on March 18, 2012, 03:23:18 AM
the Brotherhood
Surely you're not talking about The Brotherhood of Guardians. I think Spectre is the only member who has some sort of originality. Otherwise they are all drawn from a single template... Knuckles. AND IT SHOWS.

Speaking of that, Quake Woman doesn't look bad to me... she's just, well, generic. But I guess they are trying to start simple, and besides, she might be a fun character. They shouldn't have named her Quake Woman, though. A "normal" name like Plum or whatever, would have sufficed.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on March 18, 2012, 07:52:30 PM
In terms of the design-to-name mismatch, I'd withhold final judgement until we see what powers she has and how she uses them.

Surely you're not talking about The Brotherhood of Guardians. I think Spectre is the only member who has some sort of originality. Otherwise they are all drawn from a single template... Knuckles. AND IT SHOWS.
The main offender of that is Locke, and he predates the introduction of the Brotherhood.  
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on March 20, 2012, 12:27:44 PM
Thread has been updated (http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5582) with larger cover art.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on March 20, 2012, 06:39:17 PM
Anyone read the latest issue?

Cliffhanger, ahoy!
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Turian on April 05, 2012, 06:31:33 PM
In order to preserve the spirit of Mega Man, they should cancel the comic after a cliffhanger. Then announce the comic is coming back, then cancel that [parasitic bomb] AGAIN!
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: KudosForce on April 05, 2012, 09:51:32 PM
In the latest Nintendo Power issue, there's another interview with Ian Flynn, which is accompanied by some sketches. Some of them involve Quake Woman, whom is equipped with swappable drill and sonic weapons and can be seen out of her armor. Also, her civilian name is Tempo.

Well, that helps make her a little more interesting, at least.

In order to preserve the spirit of Mega Man, they should cancel the comic after a cliffhanger. Then announce the comic is coming back, then cancel that [parasitic bomb] AGAIN!

Er, too soon for that kind of joke.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on April 06, 2012, 12:48:07 AM
Just finished reading #12.

[spoiler]On the downside, the "evil Megaman" bit was resolved a bit too quickly for my liking (could just be me, though); on the plus side, the bit with Rush at the end... <3[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Turian on April 06, 2012, 02:31:01 AM
Err, sorry KudosForce.

Man, hurry up postman! I wanna read issue 12 too!
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on April 14, 2012, 07:48:24 AM
Cover and solicitation for #16 (and the third TPB). (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2012/04/14/solicitations-for-archies-mega-man-16-and-trade-vol-3-the-return-of-dr-wily/)

Given Archie's apparent track record with lying covers, I'm guessing Mega won't be seriously injured for too long.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on April 14, 2012, 06:59:27 PM
Yeah, I give them two pages at the most of him being injured. And I'm being generous.

Although I must say. I loved number 12. It was a nice read.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on May 02, 2012, 05:32:20 AM
Got #13 today.

Hard to say whether or not Tempo is merely chilly or got her free will written over or something; I'm guessing that's the "tragic secret" mentioned in the solicitation for #16. Either way, wasn't expecting Lalinde to argue against advanced AI in ro--

wait, three laws of robotics?! Son of a [sonic slicer].


(edit: d'oh meant to put that in a spoiler tag instead. Too late now, I guess)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on May 03, 2012, 01:23:08 PM
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/UehuR.png)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on May 03, 2012, 01:37:35 PM
Quote
wait, three laws of robotics?! Son of a [sonic slicer].

Anything wrong with that?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on May 03, 2012, 01:51:41 PM
Anything wrong with that?

Pet peeve of mine. And unless I'm mistaken, it came out of nowhere, just so Elecman couldn't do anything.

Though three laws or no, if Elecman DID flash-fry that one Emerald Spear, it'd just "prove" the group's point that robots are a danger to humanity(?).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on May 03, 2012, 08:46:21 PM
[spoiler](http://i.imgur.com/UehuR.png)[/spoiler]

Apparently little miss moody scared poor Kalinka to the point when they have a father/daughter moment. Wow Tempo's a [sonic slicer] when she ain't fighting.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on May 03, 2012, 10:14:43 PM
Gaia..those lines ain't from the comic >_>
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on May 03, 2012, 10:51:09 PM
Then they must be inserts. I wonder who had the sense of humor to put 'em in anyway..
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on May 04, 2012, 06:54:34 AM
Then they must be inserts. I wonder who had the sense of humor to put 'em in anyway..
Not to be rude, Gaia but...
It sometimes seems like you don't use your head. AT ALL.
Try to take one guess who could have edited that page...


Well in any case, I'll have to read to full issue when it's... available to me, but...
It really does seem like Lalinde might be a villain after all.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on May 04, 2012, 07:00:58 AM
Well in any case, I'll have to read to full issue when it's... available to me, but...
It really does seem like Lalinde might be a villain after all.

Then I will say: "Called it"
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on May 16, 2012, 04:53:21 AM
#13 finally came in the mail for me.

[spoiler]
New arc, and new artist. I 'm okay with Jonathan Hill's but I'm more of a fan of Ben Bates penciling. Although I'm sure this will grow on me after a time.

We open with the Advanced Robotics Trade Show, and Rock and Roll running off on their own with Dr. Light leaving Elecman to find and man their booth. Roll knocks into Kalinka thus introducing her and Pharaoh Man, with Cossack and Lalinde following.

As for Tempo 'Quake Woman'. I'm curious over the circumstances surrounding her A.I. Which they may acknowledge in the next issue or the one after. All we know as to why she acts that way is from Lalinde commenting that she 'required some alterations.'

Anyway, there isn't too much on her to go by as of yet, so I'll withhold my judgement in the meantime for this character. As for Lalinde, I kinda like her, espiecially in the matter of the Advanced AI debate and to be honest, had I been a civilian in the audience listening to this I'd be hard pressed on who to agree with as Light and Lalinde both bring up very good points.

And now Emerald Spears. A terrorist organization against robots, I've read at least one fanfic that had a similar group although I never finished it. Again, early to make assumptions and while I can understand their views about humanity becoming too dependent on robotics and wanting to prevent it. They're still going about it the wrong way. (Maybe they're taking inspiration from PETA?)  However, Roll and Kalinka managed to get out of the building, so we'll see what they do if anything.

I also have to smile at the next to last page, one ES shoves a woman causing Pharaoh to catch her. While Elecman is in the foreground with the ES, Pharaoh is in the background stuttering as he helps point the woman where to go. A nod to the fact that Pharaoh is nervous around the pretty ladies. XD

Oh and Wily discovered... Ra-Moon right? I think that's it's name. >.>
[/spoiler]

All in all, a nice start to an original arc. Hopefully because of that it isn't so break neck like the ones before it.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on May 16, 2012, 05:17:17 AM
You know, I think it'd be awesome if one of the 'bots or doctors pointed out to the Emerald Spears that if part of their goal is the murder of sentient beings (the 'bots in Archie-MM are clearly sentient) who did nothing wrong, then they cannot claim to be the good guys.

It probably wouldn't work, since I'll bet that at least some of the ES are sociopaths, but it'd be cool to see nonetheless.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on May 16, 2012, 07:52:21 AM
Emerald Spears, huh...
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: IQ-0 on May 16, 2012, 09:34:32 AM
the name must be a shout out to Ruby Spears.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on May 16, 2012, 04:41:56 PM
It'd be nice to see one of them point that out to them. But I agree with you on that. Sociopaths and so delusional in their views that they can't see the wrong in their actions. Who knows? Maybe they had tried something before to bring their concerns to the governments and weren't heard so they had to go this route in order to bring recognition to their cause? This still isn't the right way to do things, it is terrorism and they could easily harm the other humans who were there much less the robots themselves.

Although I wonder if this is a one-time group that'll be jailed in the end of the arc or a few escape to be secondary antagonists to the comic? I agree with what they said before, just Mega Man vs. Wily will get old after a while.

And yes, Emerald Spears is a nod to Ruby Spears, it was confirmed in the fan mail on the last page.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on May 17, 2012, 02:24:37 AM
I bet the reaction was hilarious, gotta pick it up sometime, need to pick up the pace.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on May 19, 2012, 03:28:50 PM
#17 (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/05/archies-mega-man-17-cover-and.html) will have lots of Protoman. :)

Also Concreteman; looks like they're establishing MM9 ahead of time, too.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on May 19, 2012, 04:52:19 PM
Concrete Man? Already? I thought with all the stuff going on up until then Light didn't have an opportunity to build the 9 numbers.

But yes, we finally get to Protoman, and it seems the next arc is going to be about him. Awesome.

Although I'm curious as to who colored the cover on the right.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on June 01, 2012, 10:16:19 PM
Just finished #14.

[spoiler]Let's see--the Emerald Spears are still clownshit-crazy douchebags, Wily has recreated his 'bots and found Shadowman, Quakewoman gets some more lines (she speaks rather formally), Kalinka and Roll get found out, some bombs are disarmed, and Xander kicks Harvey in the face and tells the doctors he's going to blow everyone up.

Oh, and a robot accidentally put out one of Xander's eyes. Xander, being a sociopath, decided that the best course of action was to murder every robot in existence.[/spoiler]

edit: HURR DURR SPOILER TAGS
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on June 02, 2012, 12:16:26 AM
Re: [spoiler]Xander's eye.

With a Mega Man IV boss hanging around, I've gotta ask: Was it a white Moby that did it? [/spoiler]

Because that would be awesome.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on June 04, 2012, 08:41:55 PM
#14 spoilers

[spoiler]Good to see Shadow Man in this one. Except its sad about his condition.

Magnet Man is in here too.

This comic suggests that Ra Moon created the robot masters? Quick Man just got regenerated with a slight memory loss after being defeated by MegaMan.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Solar on June 04, 2012, 11:50:55 PM
So, from how things are going, after the current arc it'll be Protoman's backstory, then SAR, and then 3? I wonder, they're setting up SAR already but it doesn't make too much sense to have it happen before 3, does it?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on June 08, 2012, 11:25:38 PM
So, from how things are going, after the current arc it'll be Protoman's backstory, then SAR, and then 3? I wonder, they're setting up SAR already but it doesn't make too much sense to have it happen before 3, does it?

I'm not sure SAR will necessarily be after Protoman, but it's definitely possible.  I could see it being 3 first, and then a return to the ruins after it.

Bringing in SAR was a great idea though.  The book needs more than one villain, and Ra Moon is one heck of a bad guy.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on July 04, 2012, 01:35:42 AM
Destructoid preview of #15. (http://www.destructoid.com/mega-man-15-tackles-the-difficult-issues-230657.phtml)

[spoiler]Quakewoman used to be a normal 'bot, but then she was grievously injured/killed in an accident, leading Dr. Lalinde to shut off her emotions. I'm not sure whether or not that's indicative of Lalinde's possible inability to face reality.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on July 05, 2012, 08:36:50 AM
Destructoid preview of #15. (http://www.destructoid.com/mega-man-15-tackles-the-difficult-issues-230657.phtml)

[spoiler]Quakewoman used to be a normal 'bot, but then she was grievously injured/killed in an accident, leading Dr. Lalinde to shut off her emotions. I'm not sure whether or not that's indicative of Lalinde's possible inability to face reality.[/spoiler]

But the solicit for issue 16
[spoiler]
Claims that issue 16 is the one where we learn the "LaLinde's tragic secret".  So either the solicit's a bit off, or there's a little more to the story than just what we see here[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on July 08, 2012, 06:40:10 AM
[spoiler]So I got issue #15 today and will begin the review.
First two pages involve Rock tricking a few more members of the Emerald Spears, however, they managed to radio the others about Rock's plan. Rock checks in with the others and so far Qauke Woman got to a third bomb, Elec Man to his second, and Pharaoh Man is finding the last of them before seeing if he can start disabling them.
Xander is telling the doctor's that he's going to blow them up because it seems he was maimed when the Light Robots were sabotaged in the first four issues. We also find out why Lalinde took away Quake's personality. Apparently she was destroyed in an accident or some such as Gonzo pointed out a few posts above.
We then get back to Wily and Co, and Shadow Man is revived. One thing that does bother me a little is that, SHadow Man looked like Shadow Man when they found him. I always pictured a more ancient and dilapidated robot that Wily used as base to Shadow's build. Anyway, Shadow Man is active. My inner fangirl is happy. Although a few panels of him the art doesn't look so good. Of course, an alarm is tripped and Wily sends Shadow, Magnet, Quick, and Flash out to investigate. And Flash is still sore about Quick killing him.
Kalinka and Roll are being chased by an ES guy, but believes that Roll and Kalinka are sisters. He lets him out of a different exit and Roll gets in contact with Agent Krantz.
Back to Wily and Co.
Needle Man is created and Wily tells him to do some heavy lifting. Needle looks down at his lack of hands to which Crash tells him, 'Welcome to the club, brother.' Quick arrives with the others. A shut down Blues slumped between them and wow is his hair fluffy. Oh and Ra Moon is talking now.
Xander tries to detonate the bombs. Bombs don't detonate. He tells his group to go shoot the robots but since humans are still inside, they're also getting in harm's way, giving Rock and the others a reason to fight back. Dumb lady tries to electrocute Elec Man. I guess the lightening bolt on his mask and chest didn't clue her in that he would be immune.
Xander manages to make the one bomb that they didn't get to explode, causing the lecture hall that Light, Cossack, and Lalinde were in to collapse and that's the end.

Short circuits features Cossack transporting Pharaoh Man in a sarcophagus except that it got mixed up with a real one. Poor Pharaoh Man is stuck in a History Museum. [/spoiler]
Title: Guys, I'm pretty sure this counts as news worthy (Sonic and Megaman crossover?)
Post by: Solar on July 10, 2012, 04:21:22 AM
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6xa6qEVUg1qhhv13o1_500.jpg)
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=180941
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Acid on July 10, 2012, 04:22:33 AM
However will that work?

Assuming it's not some MEGA MAN AND SONIC AT THE PARALYMPIX game.


Oh nevermind, I had a brainfart and forgot this thread was about comics.

Derp.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on July 10, 2012, 07:02:04 AM
ehhh
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on July 10, 2012, 07:49:37 AM
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6xa6qEVUg1qhhv13o1_500.jpg)
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=180941

I was just about to post that!  I at least posted it in the Sonic comic thread.

I, for one, am excited about it.  While I haven't been to the comic store in ages, I've been reading the Megaman comics when I get the chance.  I enjoy the artwork in the recent issues.  Spaz was a nice artist, but his style lacked movement and fluidity.  The latest artist, though, has that motion.  The characters aren't so stiff.
Title: Re: Guys, I'm pretty sure this counts as news worthy (Sonic and Megaman crossover?)
Post by: West on July 10, 2012, 08:04:13 AM
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6xa6qEVUg1qhhv13o1_500.jpg)
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=180941

Oh [parasitic bomb] SON
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on July 10, 2012, 03:44:46 PM
'minds me of this

(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7295/megamanandsonicbysupers.jpg)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on July 10, 2012, 08:04:58 PM
'minds me of this

(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7295/megamanandsonicbysupers.jpg)

That's basically what they are doing. :P

http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/07/mega-man-and-sonics-when-worlds-collide.html
http://www.themmnetwork.com/2012/07/10/mega-man-and-sonics-when-worlds-collide-saga-formally-announced/
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Solar on July 10, 2012, 10:42:18 PM
Woah, 12 part story? So, an entire year of crossover? o_0

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6yocpaEXL1qezg8qo1_1280.jpg)
I'm liking the way they draw Bass.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on July 11, 2012, 12:12:20 AM
More like 4 months.  It's going to be spread across Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic Universe, and Mega Man.  Law of averages says 4 issues a piece.

That's still one HELL of a lot of crossover, though.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Protoman Blues on July 11, 2012, 01:18:18 AM
Is this a separate comic, or will they be in the issues themselves? I'd so rather prefer if it were a separate comic in itself. Still though, should be fun.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on July 11, 2012, 02:29:45 AM
Is this a separate comic, or will they be in the issues themselves? I'd so rather prefer if it were a separate comic in itself. Still though, should be fun.

The press release says it'll run through StH, MM and Sonic Universe. :/ I somehow came under the impression that it'd be its own book...Well, at least I'll have reason to go to The Deep more often.

So does this mean that the crossover won't be in its own micro-continuity?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Protoman Blues on July 11, 2012, 05:37:11 AM
Damn. Hate when they force me to read books I don't want to read! XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on July 11, 2012, 05:43:26 AM
I guess I'll need to get to the comic store... or start a subscription and have the comics mailed to me! :D
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Protoman Blues on July 11, 2012, 05:53:35 AM
Orrrrrr get them "another" way!  8D

Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on July 11, 2012, 06:21:09 AM
But... I like getting mail that I like to read... :( 
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Protoman Blues on July 11, 2012, 06:37:34 AM
I now wait for the trades. Single issues have become too expensive and it's really hurting the industry.

Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on July 11, 2012, 07:00:05 AM
They're still more fun to get in the mail than junk from Geico.  Or from Comcast.  Or from AARP.  I keep getting crap from AARP.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on July 11, 2012, 07:38:46 AM
Hmm. I really don't mind if this makes the TP a little larger, but I'm not going to be getting Sonic singles just to understand what's going on.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on July 11, 2012, 07:48:42 AM
Woah, 12 part story? So, an entire year of crossover? o_0

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6yocpaEXL1qezg8qo1_1280.jpg)
I'm liking the way they draw Bass.
If this is how Forte is gonna look in the comic (crossover aside) I'M [tornado fang]ing EXCITED.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on July 11, 2012, 09:00:59 AM
That image...oozes ego
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on July 14, 2012, 01:29:02 AM
The gals take over in #19 (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2012/07/13/the-ladies-take-over-for-mega-man-19/); Splashwoman makes her debut, and whatever happens to Quakewoman next issue, she'll survive, or at least be rebuilt. :) She's actually smiling, too--does that mean her emotions get restored?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on July 15, 2012, 05:32:40 AM
It's cover art.  The finer details are often inconsistent, especially with Archie.  But we'll see.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on July 16, 2012, 03:36:23 AM
am i the only one that's kinda.... unexcited about the crossover?

i think twelve parts is a bit too much
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on July 16, 2012, 07:31:31 AM
Anyone notice the "F" in the middle of Bass/Forte's chest crystal? Also, it seems to look bulkier than I remember. But I guess that's just the way they wanted to design him for the comic. :)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on July 16, 2012, 10:19:33 AM
Yeah, I thought so too, but that version of Forte is only seen on Rockman&Forte's SFC artwork, mainly in the artpiece on the back cover if you were to look, and not on the front cover by Ariga. Also worth mentioning is that it was actually changed back to the less-pronounced R7 or R8-styled gem for the GBA version's artwork.

I like how it's not a great big B. Talk about homages, eh?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on July 31, 2012, 08:39:41 AM
(http://images.wikia.com/sonic/images/5/5a/Protoknuckles.jpg)

Ooooooh yeah.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: IQ-0 on July 31, 2012, 08:50:04 PM
So we know of Megaman & Sonic, Knuckles & Protoman/Blues, possible Shadow & Bass.

Instead of Tails & Roll, we'll probably have Tails X Roll  :3
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on July 31, 2012, 09:24:08 PM
Instead of Tails & Roll, we'll probably have Tails X Roll  :3

I wouldn't mind that pairing if it came up, but after Sonic/Elise, I dunno if we'll ever see another inter-species romance of that sort. (Well, Roll's a robot, and she and Tails are both sentient...Hm.)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: IQ-0 on July 31, 2012, 11:55:49 PM
They had Tails x Cosmo (animal x plant) and Tails x Fiona (robot version) so interspecies is nothing new for Tails.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: VixyNyan on August 01, 2012, 12:01:26 AM
Tails X Roll :3

Yes please~ <3 :cookie:
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 01, 2012, 12:39:59 AM
They had Tails x Cosmo (animal x plant) and Tails x Fiona (robot version) so interspecies is nothing new for Tails.

Yeah, but no human(oid)s were involved. (Well, Cosmo was sorta humanoid...)


Destructoid preview for #16 (http://www.destructoid.com/mega-man-16-is-but-a-prelude-to-the-mm3-adaptation-232265.phtml) is up.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on August 01, 2012, 12:13:59 PM
Sorry to disappoint, but Ian Flynn said that there won't be any "human-animal romance."

But, then again... we can't trust everything that we see online, can we? ;)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Align on August 01, 2012, 01:50:50 PM
Who said anything about humans?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on August 02, 2012, 11:16:50 AM
Good point.  There may not be any human/animal romance, but we are sure to see lots of robot/animal loooooooooove. 8D
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Treleus on August 02, 2012, 02:17:20 PM
Tails is a tinkerer ...

We also know he enjoys chucking bombs, so make of that what you will.

(http://images.wikia.com/sonic/images/8/80/Tails_65.png)

Tails X Bombman
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Quickman on August 03, 2012, 04:20:18 AM
I, for one, want to see a race between Quickman and Sonic.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on August 03, 2012, 06:58:17 AM
Same. That would be awesome.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Treleus on August 03, 2012, 02:07:56 PM
I'm curious what kind of encounter there'll be between E-102 Gamma (or Omega?) and the cast of Mega Man.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on August 03, 2012, 04:46:20 PM
I'm curious what kind of encounter there'll be between E-102 Gamma (or Omega?) and the cast of Mega Man.
Gamma is dead.
Omega is part of GUN along with Shadow and Rouge (And Hope).
Omega has a fun personality in Archieverse.
I would guess it would be an interesting meeting.

Also, since we are talking about Omega and romance...
Omega seems to have developed some kind of crush on Blaze in Archieverse.
Because "she burns things".
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 03, 2012, 08:51:57 PM
So I just finished #16.

[spoiler]Surprise! Both the cover and solicitation were a mass of lies! Megaman and Quakewoman do put themselves at incredible risk in taking care of that last bomb, but neither are badly damaged by the explosion.

Dr. Lalinde promises to restore Quakewoman's emotions once everything's been sorted out, realizing how selfish she was for removing them in the first place. Still dunno how Quakewoman will feel about being temporarily dead inside.

Also, Elecman was the one who removed Xander of one of his eyes. And when Xander was living on a farm, the dog got caught in the threshing machHOLY [tornado fang]


edit: oh, and Breakman's Archie design is influenced by Ariga-Breakman.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on August 05, 2012, 07:58:41 AM
[spoiler]I like how Mega Man copied Quake Woman's weapon ability. I wonder how it would look in a game.

Would MegaMan's in game sprite have him with the drill always on, ala Drill Man, Crash Man? Or would the drill only come out when the player shoots?


Also, Breakman helmet, FTW.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 14, 2012, 11:54:09 PM
TMMN interview with Mr. Flynn. (http://www.themmnetwork.com/2012/08/14/the-mega-man-network-interviews-archies-ian-flynn-on-mega-mansonic-crossover/)

Of note is that the Sonic cast will consist mostly/entirely of game characters, Sonic Universe #50 will be a standalone story (standalone in relation to WWC?), and that it'll apparently be semi-canon to Archie-MM and StH (Mr. Flynn wanted it to be non-canon, Mr. Kaminski wanted it to be canon, and the former said they've reached a "happy medium").
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on August 16, 2012, 09:08:07 PM
Has anyone done a 'decent' sprite of Quake Woman? I've only seen a few on DA, but they aren't all that great IMO. Would be interesting if someone could come up with a better one. ;)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on August 16, 2012, 09:40:54 PM
Same with good refrence art, a some are few and far between (and the comics themselves aren't that much reliable due to her being at random shots).

But I can -probably- attempt at one. Just not expect some explosive results.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on August 18, 2012, 07:33:12 AM
Solicitation for #20. (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/08/cover-and-solicitation-for-archies-mega.html) Looks like we're in time travel country now.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on August 18, 2012, 03:01:17 PM
Solicitation for #20. (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/08/cover-and-solicitation-for-archies-mega.html) Looks like we're in time travel country now.
There's only three comments as of now on that post, and all of them make me [tornado fang]ing angry.

I for one, am excite, because it might mean we'll get to see "previews" of what awaits us in the future.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on August 18, 2012, 04:49:51 PM
Just saying this:

Musical refrence in the title is awesome. Only because I feel like I'm one of the few that will actually listen to Journey perform.  XD

Most likely there's negative opinions because time travel and comics almost never seem to go well (bimbos in time) or just a huge dimensional mess (crisis on infinite earths event). So we might get a Mega Man version of Marvel's Civil War event AFTER this arc (remember: BIG IF, as Archie and co. have yet to make a cameo but Magic vs Tech sounds like a good story arc between Sabrina and Rock), and hopefully this will lead to the crossover storyline since Mobius was revealed to be earth 1,000 or so years later in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic that was established awhile back.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on August 18, 2012, 07:32:59 PM
Just saying this:

Musical refrence in the title is awesome. Only because I feel like I'm one of the few that will actually listen to Journey perform.  XD

Most likely there's negative opinions because time travel and comics almost never seem to go well (bimbos in time) or just a huge dimensional mess (crisis on infinite earths event). So we might get a Mega Man version of Marvel's Civil War event AFTER this arc (remember: BIG IF, as Archie and co. have yet to make a cameo but Magic vs Tech sounds like a good story arc between Sabrina and Rock), and hopefully this will lead to the crossover storyline since Mobius was revealed to be earth 1,000 or so years later in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic that was established awhile back.
This post is such a big mess of stupid, that I can only hope each sentence of it was meant as a joke.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on August 20, 2012, 01:46:31 AM
I feel like I'm one of the few that will actually listen to Journey perform.  XD
There's a word for people that wouldn't, and it starts with an ass and ends with a hole. So high five my brother.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on September 12, 2012, 06:42:40 AM
So I got my issue #17 with ProtoMan, and.....

[spoiler]- I really do not mind the young Dr. Wily. I still see the young Dr. Wily as the way he was imagined in the Ruby Spears cartoon.

- Poor Proto Man. I think he runs away or something later in this comic.

- Good to see Guts Man and Concrete Man working together. Although they do seem to get into a small fight.[/spoiler]

Can't think of anything else to say right now.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Treleus on September 14, 2012, 02:40:16 PM
There's a word for people that wouldn't, and it starts with an ass and ends with a hole. So high five my brother.

STRANGERS~! WAIIITING~!

Up and down the BOO-LEVARD!

Anyways, I'm still waiting on my Volume 3 order. Just wanted to respect some fellow Journeymen.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: dragontamer272 on September 17, 2012, 04:27:30 AM
I need to be sure... what issue are we currently at? What's the current comic issue number? I have the first 12, but haven't had the chance to buy the others. I just need to know because I can have the months that I missed ordered.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Solar on September 17, 2012, 04:33:04 AM
Let's see...
1-4 is MM1
4-8 is Powered Up
9-12 is MM2
13-16 is a comic original arc.

After that is a Protoman story which should just be starting, so it should be #17 now.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on September 22, 2012, 07:55:15 PM
In #17's backup story, Dr. Light mentioned that he jumped ahead in his plans; wonder if Archie'll use that to introduce any comic-exclusive Light-bots.

Posted on: September 17, 2012, 02:37:00 AM
Solicitation for #21. (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/09/solicitation-for-archies-mega-man-21.html) Xander crashes everyone's New Year celebration 'cuz he's a dick.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on September 22, 2012, 08:45:00 PM
It would be cool if they had Luka/Akiyo in this but I doubt it would happen.

at least as a cameo
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on September 24, 2012, 07:30:42 PM
#17 is out? I gotta get my ass to the comic book store.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 10, 2012, 04:08:44 AM
Destructoid preview of #18 (http://www.destructoid.com/the-lonely-journey-of-proto-man-in-mega-man-18-236374.phtml), which I received today.

Blues, man. ;O;
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on October 10, 2012, 06:22:34 AM
The cop robot looking things in the beginning of the latest comic remind me of Fake Man from MM9. Maybe it's because of the hat.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 10, 2012, 06:45:58 AM
[parasitic bomb], I gotta get 17 and 18 now. Good thing nobody likes Mega Man.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on October 13, 2012, 02:30:26 AM
maybe old but eh I thought it was funny
[spoiler](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbpbaqzgMc1r49fsdo1_1280.jpg)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Joseph Collins on October 13, 2012, 02:39:47 AM
... oh my god.  Ha ha hah!  Archie, you crazy bastards.  XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mirby on October 13, 2012, 02:46:37 AM
i guess when Green Biker Dude is human he survives.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on October 13, 2012, 03:05:06 AM
Of course. Humans never die on screen in the Mega Man series.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 13, 2012, 03:05:27 AM
If only Proto Man were there to catch him in X2.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mirby on October 13, 2012, 07:14:56 AM
Of course. Humans never die on screen in the Mega Man series.
Or in panel, as it were. XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 20, 2012, 08:34:50 PM
Solicitation for #22. (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/10/solicitation-for-archies-mega-man-22.html) This one revolves around(?) Roll/Iceman.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on October 20, 2012, 09:09:05 PM
Solicitation for #22. (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/10/solicitation-for-archies-mega-man-22.html) This one revolves around(?) Roll/Iceman.
Oh boy, I can't wait for the retarded comments on Protodude's blog, which will consist of Nerd HATE.

Also, it seems they really are trying to develop Quake Woman.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 20, 2012, 11:11:39 PM
Oh boy, I can't wait for the retarded comments on Protodude's blog, which will consist of Nerd HATE.

I have an ugly feeling that there wouldn't be so many complaints about Quakewoman if she were Quakeman. (The comments haven't exploded into a mass of abuse yet, but it's only a matter of time...)


Oh, and something I've been thinking of: what would a comic-exclusive RM look like if they'd been designed back in the 90s? 'cuz Archie's StH character designs back then were more SatAM than SEGA (though for some reason, I don't think a 90s Archie-MM would be based off RS-MM).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on October 21, 2012, 04:37:23 AM
Also, it seems they really are trying to develop Quake Woman.

Of course they are, considering her first appearance was pulled off so badly. Seriously, the whole Spiritus Ex Machina arc was a strawman trainwreck, and could have been done so much better.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 21, 2012, 06:29:26 AM
Yea it was kind of retarded, wasn't it?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on October 21, 2012, 06:31:07 AM
Yea it was kind of retarded, wasn't it?

Make no mistake, I think it's awesome that Archie is trying to show us that there are more than just three scientists who can build advanced robots (Light, Wily, Cossack). But that subplot was a painful afterthought. I hope they at least show Dr. Lalinde apologizing to Tempo for her selfishness.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 21, 2012, 06:35:06 AM
I prefer the parts with Mega Man interacting with colorful robot masters. If Archie was good at making characters the Sonic comics wouldn't suck so much.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 21, 2012, 06:49:31 AM
Does "everyone but Harvey and Theo came off as a near-total or complete psychopath" count as a "strawman train wreck"?

I dunno; I didn't think Spiritus ex Machina was that bad. :/
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on October 21, 2012, 11:59:28 PM
Solicitation for #22. (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/10/solicitation-for-archies-mega-man-22.html) This one revolves around(?) Roll/Iceman.

Do the artists switch places every now and then for this comic? Because this cover looks a LOT better than the three before it (especially the sloppy 19th cover; Roll and Splashy deserve better than that).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 22, 2012, 12:03:13 AM
Do the artists switch places every now and then for this comic?

Yeah.


So far, none of the commenters at PRC or TMMN have freaked out over Quakewoman's presence in #22, nor over the possible implication of Quake/Mega. It's mostly just discussion over whether or not Roll/Ice counts as incest, I think.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on October 22, 2012, 01:38:01 AM
Yeah.


So far, none of the commenters at PRC or TMMN have freaked out over Quakewoman's presence in #22, nor over the possible implication of Quake/Mega. It's mostly just discussion over whether or not Roll/Ice counts as incest, I think.

Even with the same creator, if they're built from different blueprints I wouldn't see it as robocest, nor do the robots in Archie seem to have strong familial ties to one another (Except for Rock and Roll... possibly Blues but we have to see on that one.) as they did in Ariga's works.

...is it sad that when I heard of Quake in the first place my mind went 'Here comes the shipping wars...'?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 22, 2012, 02:19:21 AM
...is it sad that when I heard of Quake in the first place my mind went 'Here comes the shipping wars...'?

Not really. :/ Though so far, most of the crap that some fans have flung at Quake revolve around "she exists, therefore she must burn", not anything shipping-related.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on October 22, 2012, 03:07:13 AM
Not really. :/ Though so far, most of the crap that some fans have flung at Quake revolve around "she exists, therefore she must burn", not anything shipping-related.

Funny, because last time I checked, most fans only hated her because she "looked too much like a reploid".


Personally, I love the design. I think she's quite adorable.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 22, 2012, 03:20:20 AM
Funny, because last time I checked, most fans only hated her because she "looked too much like a reploid".

Well, there's that, I guess. :/

I was a bit unimpressed by her design at first, but soon got over that.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on October 22, 2012, 03:24:24 AM
She looks all right to me. I would've probably altered the color scheme a little as it doesn't strike me as 'Qauke' like, but other then that I have no problem with her aesthetically. Now, personality, we'll see what changes Lalinde made to her in the next issue, how she acts can make or break her as a likeable character to me. If I like it, then I like it. If I don't, then I'll accept her existence in the Archie universe and tolerate her presence.

Although I don't think too many people should worry, I remember reading something that Ian typed about romance with Mega Man being delegated to crushes at the most. If I remembered correctly.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 22, 2012, 07:19:07 AM
Do the artists switch places every now and then for this comic? Because this cover looks a LOT better than the three before it (especially the sloppy 19th cover; Roll and Splashy deserve better than that).
It's like every arch they switch, which is every 3. It says in the beginning credits of each issue.

whether or not Roll/Ice counts as incest, I think.
Well, canonically-speaking they're close like siblings, I believe.

Even with the same creator, if they're built from different blueprints I wouldn't see it as robocest, nor do the robots in Archie seem to have strong familial ties to one another (Except for Rock and Roll... possibly Blues but we have to see on that one.) as they did in Ariga's works.
So is Mega Man X Copy Mega Man incest? Zero X Fake Zero? Mega Man X X iX? What about Mikhail X Kalinka?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on October 22, 2012, 05:51:20 PM
I'd also like to point out that issue 22 says that Roll is playing the match-maker. Considering we have Mega Man and Quake Woman in this chapter, and Roll possibly mistaking Ice Man's shyness for affection towards another female bot, and the description saying that it may be "more hazardous than the ice"...


Oh wow, that is going to be entertaining. Ever watch School Rumble? Put that in twenty pages.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on October 22, 2012, 06:41:59 PM
I prefer the parts with Mega Man interacting with colorful robot masters. If Archie was good at making characters the Sonic comics wouldn't suck so much.
Stop being an ignorant [Top Spin], and give the comics an ACTUAL read through, you ignorant [Top Spin]. I preached about where you should start with them in the Sonic comic thread. [tornado fang].


Hrmph...


Anyway. Spritus Ex Machina was indeed so-so. But Quake Woman in itself is SUPA SUPA KAWAII and I want to see more of her.
If only because I wish to see what her personality ACTUALLY is.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 23, 2012, 01:17:33 AM
Stop being an ignorant [Top Spin], and give the comics an ACTUAL read through, you ignorant [Top Spin]. I preached about where you should start with them in the Sonic comic thread. [tornado fang].
You picked a random issue that started way back, in history, with Adrock, MCA, and me: Mike D. How about this compilation with Silver Sonic and Sonic fighting on the cover I seen't advertised in Mega Man 18? Is that good? Is it about Eggman and cool stuff, or is it about the secret Avengers club and that guy with the shoulder things and Sally?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on October 23, 2012, 02:06:09 AM
I have no idea what you are babbling about now, plus, you [tornado fang]'d up the quotation.

I'm assuming you are asking me what to read, but this is not a thread for this.
This is the Megaman Comic thread, not Sonic.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 24, 2012, 04:27:04 AM
Ironically, you gave the best answer ever. Wanna have fun reading Archie comics? Don't read Archie. Don't read Sonic. Read Mega Man.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on October 25, 2012, 01:57:45 AM
At the end of issue 18, in the page before the Short Circuits, there is a tiny pencil preview sketch of issue 19. I can clearly spot Roll and Kaklinka in summer attire, but I'm trying to decipher who else is there.

I think I see an older woman behind them, possibly a random human or something. It is wishful thinking, but Splash Woman in civilian mode? That would be awesome.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 25, 2012, 02:03:01 AM
I think it might be Quakewoman; I can sorta see long hair/pigtails behind her.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 25, 2012, 08:08:47 AM
Are there drills? That's a good sign.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on October 29, 2012, 07:57:56 PM
I just looked at the pencil pre-sketch of issue 19's cover and, for some reason, it's better than the finalized version. The proportions for the mouth and eyes are a lot more appealing.


More importantly, Roll's eyes and mouth aren't spaced as far away as they are in the color cover. That is a HUGE difference in quality. What in God's name happened there?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on October 30, 2012, 03:26:09 AM
Is 19 out?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 30, 2012, 04:28:26 AM
Is 19 out?

Doubt it. It's still October.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Turian on November 03, 2012, 09:48:45 PM
So I get my comics digitally, since I like having them available wherever I go. Anyways, I thought I would just leave this description from Comixology here:

The legendary video game superstar kicks off the brand new ongoing series based on Capcom's long-running and best-selling video game sensation! When that malicious mastermind Dr. Wily threatens to conquer the world with his legions of Automatons only Dr. Light's greatest creation, the mighty super robot Mega Man can put a stop to him! The latest edition to this year's 15th anniversary celebration, that includes an animated series, toy lines and a slew of new videogames, this action-packed series promises thrills, chills and excitement for fans of all ages!

LOL, dafuq?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on November 03, 2012, 10:48:10 PM
I think I know what happened there: they reused their description for the Dreamwave comic.

New proper games (MMBN and ZERO?), a toyline (Jazwares), an animated series (NT Warrior), all around the 15th anniversary--there's no way this was specifically written for Archie-MM.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on November 05, 2012, 06:59:48 PM
I can't wait for the preview scans for issue 19 to come out. I want to see if they can get the art for this chapter right.


Speaking of which, has anyone received their subscription copies from the mail, yet?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on November 05, 2012, 11:36:02 PM
Speaking of which, has anyone received their subscription copies from the mail, yet?

Not yet; mine will probably arrive later this week or next week.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on November 06, 2012, 12:20:51 AM
Anyways, I thought I would just leave this description from Comixology here:

The legendary video game superstar kicks off the brand new ongoing series based on Capcom's long-running and best-selling video game sensation! When that malicious mastermind Dr. Wily threatens to conquer the world with his legions of Automatons only Dr. Light's greatest creation, the mighty super robot Mega Man can put a stop to him! The latest edition to this year's 15th anniversary celebration, that includes an animated series, toy lines and a slew of new videogames, this action-packed series promises thrills, chills and excitement for fans of all ages!

LOL, dafuq?
This is like salt on a wound.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on November 06, 2012, 12:39:48 AM
Something tells me they deliberately re-used a description for Dreamwave-MM, because they know as well as we do how depressing the 25th anniversary has been so far.

Xover just barely qualifies as a game, and the only real toy line we've got is D-Arts--which, while excellent or at least better than Jazwares (which I think were okay for the time?), isn't "all-ages".
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on November 08, 2012, 05:35:16 AM
Destructoid just posted their five-page preview of issue 19. The art is a little off in some places, but it's not that bad. Also, I love the reference they made with Mega Man's slide ability.


Also, Tempo with her personality back is adorable. The blush and pose in the second page was an especially nice touch.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on November 08, 2012, 05:43:51 AM
the only real toy line we've got is D-Arts--which, while excellent or at least better than Jazwares (which I think were okay for the time?), isn't "all-ages".
What's not all-ages about them? The bourbon glass?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Turian on November 09, 2012, 07:30:57 AM
Nah, it's more the durability. One of mine had his arm fall off at the shoulder, because the joint was way to tight and after spinning it it twisted off. Sucked, but hey I fixed it.  owob

They would just be murdered in the hands of anyone that was very immature.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on November 09, 2012, 09:41:24 PM
So I recently received and finished #19. Very enjoyable issue, it was. :) Copy-pasted from my post about it on the Mechanical Maniacs forum:

[spoiler]Couple of things about Quakewoman: her serial number is LMN-001, she's terrified of being buried/sinking to the bottom (not only because it's happened to her before, but because she might get personality-wiped again) and she's currently very shy (she mentioned at the start that she's still re-calibrating). Doesn't seem to resent Dr. Lalinde.

Splashy's debut is suitably awesome, saving Quakewoman when she falls into the water and helping her, Roll, and Oilman to get everyone to safety. (All four of them were fairly awesome in this story, really)[/spoiler]

I also just now noticed the countdown to WWC on the cover (starts at 5).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: IQ-0 on November 17, 2012, 01:12:47 AM
Saw another possible reference. This one to Megaman 9 and 10.

[spoiler]During Dr. Light's repairs of Megaman's legs, he makes a statement about something that seems to stop working in modes 9 and 10. This may refer to the loss of Megaman's slide and charge shot.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on November 17, 2012, 08:34:57 PM
"Possible"?


Solicitation for #23 (http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/11/cover-and-solicitation-for-mega-man-24.html) (URL mistakenly says 24). CoJ Wily crashes Megaman's birthday party and Mega and Breakman finally meet.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on November 17, 2012, 08:42:24 PM
Break Man better have two busters like this guy
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100922225756/megaman/images/e/ed/WilyBlues.jpg)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: IQ-0 on November 17, 2012, 09:07:24 PM
Yeah I said possible because that was the first thing that came to mind when I saw that line on the AC preview page. I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Ladd Spencer on November 20, 2012, 03:02:44 AM
Break Man better have two busters like this guy
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100922225756/megaman/images/e/ed/WilyBlues.jpg)
omg his [parasitic bomb]'s gonna blow the [tornado fang] up man
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on November 29, 2012, 10:30:06 PM
:3
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/530906_10151263057024043_235423985_n.jpg)(http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np5/gm/marvel1-select.png)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on November 30, 2012, 02:36:34 AM
Yeah, it's a funny little thing called references. Don't know if you've heard of them or not.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Karasai♪ on November 30, 2012, 03:37:42 AM
uh duh obviously
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on December 09, 2012, 01:58:02 AM
[spoiler=Comic #20]
It's interesting how this one turned out. It was very confusing to me. But I think something happened to Mega Man when fighting against Dr.Wily, and he gets thrown into random fights with robots he has already beaten. It was weird because when he was doing one thing, when I turned the page, I got thrown off into something else that was happening in the comic.

It's nice to see some old robot masters in a couple of pages. Especially the rockman killers, including Quint/R Shadow.


I wonder if this is just a set up into going into the Mega Man & Sonic cross over, beginning with the count down. Like, how will they end up in Sonics world, or vice versa (Sonic ending up in MegaMan world). Who knows, until the comic is released.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Melsurigan on December 16, 2012, 02:35:11 AM
They put in a timeline for the Wonderswan game? Wow, they were not kidding when they said they'd reference every nook and cranny of the series.


Also, anyone else notice Roll was in her MM8 outfit during the MM10 scene?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on December 18, 2012, 03:42:17 PM
With that design, I'm just going to say that was Quint and not R-Shadow. They need to do better research. >.>
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on December 18, 2012, 03:50:16 PM
With that design, I'm just going to say that was Quint and not R-Shadow. They need to do better research. >.>
Seriously, Zan?
SERIOUSLY?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on December 18, 2012, 05:41:32 PM
Seriously. A five second google search will show you that his design is not identical to Quint's. As artists I expect them to be able to tell the difference.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on December 18, 2012, 05:56:16 PM
In their defense, there's only a couple of minor differences between Quint and M-Shadow, visually. And I dunno how widely-circulated that colour art of M-Shadow actually was.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on December 18, 2012, 06:04:17 PM
Quote
And I dunno how widely-circulated that colour art of M-Shadow actually was.

It's the first google hit for his name.

They had to have seen it. The buster design is taken from it. Also Ian's script does clearly acknowledge him as 'different but similar.'
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Gaia on December 18, 2012, 07:13:50 PM
Given that Hornet Man's design changes were revealed, would it be possible for them to crack a joke about it when he shows up as Doc's L & L had something to do with it, bickering about the design.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Yoku Man on January 13, 2013, 10:57:41 PM
I am impressed with the latest issue (#21). Seems they're fleshing out the Archie Original characters more and still focusing well on such cool age old moral plot points, like the Ghost in a Machine, the laws of robotics, the ethics in giving them the freedom of human beings. Xander is a great villain and viewpoint for the anti-robot perspective. Its also kinda unnerving to think that in the end, he's right... Robots will destroy humanity! Wouldn't it be awesome if somehow he ends up seeing a vision of the future in X's time which fuels his extreme obsession even more?
I have to say I love the reviews that Erico does on the Mega Man Network, too! He hits the nail on the head with his analysis of the themes and subjects that lie hidden in the pages.

http://www.themmnetwork.com/2013/01/12/the-blue-ink-archies-mega-man-21-time-humanity-and-the-universe/
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: DarkWaltz on January 14, 2013, 02:24:46 AM
I enjoyed #21. But Erico already did a very good review and points out things I enjoyed. Although my favorite panel is Time Man after it hits midnight looking at the clock on his chest that seems a minute or two behind. XD That face...
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on February 01, 2013, 02:31:17 AM
Covers and synopsis for Part 5 of WWC. (http://www.rockman-corner.com/2013/01/worlds-collide-part-5-covers-and.html)

The Genesis Unit will be involved, as will some crossover-born copy-robots. Facsimiles of Amy, Shadow, and Knux are shown on the main cover, though there could be more.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on February 01, 2013, 10:21:09 PM
Part 5? When did parts 1-4 happen?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on February 02, 2013, 01:36:46 AM
Part 5? When did parts 1-4 happen?
It seems you're oblivious to how the industry works in terms of "previews" and "sneak peeks".
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on February 03, 2013, 10:35:55 AM
It seems you're oblivious to how the industry works in terms of "previews" and "sneak peeks".
Well...I am. Being not american and not reading comic books...
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on February 06, 2013, 07:15:44 AM
Normal covers for part 6 and 7. (http://www.rockman-corner.com/2013/02/worlds-collide-part-6-cover-revealed.html)

Sonic riding Rush has to be one of the cutest things ever. XDD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Vile 0 on February 07, 2013, 12:30:53 AM
I went to my local comic book store today. Apparently he can't seem to order Volume 2, but I did put myself down for the 12 issue cross over with Sonic. Gonna be the first sonic comic I've purchased in -years-.

If I can enjoy the cross over, I can probably enjoy the series. So I'll order the 1, 3 and 4 paper backs from the comic store and the 2nd online if I have to.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on March 14, 2013, 04:43:35 AM
Awesome little things in issue 23:
[spoiler]
Auto's car shows up
Dr. Wily has Ra Moon themed slippers and a dressing gown, and a skull shaped coffee mug
The Mayor from Rockboard shows up (so I guess this means they're going to use the Stardroids and Fan?)
The pet store has a dog, cat, and bird that look almost exactly like Rush, Tango, and Beat.
Mega Man has been contacted about a soccer endorsement.

[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on July 09, 2013, 08:36:58 PM
Sorry to bump this topic up, but does anyone know where I can buy part three and part four of the MegaMan Sonic Worlds Collide? Those two are missing from my subscription. I'm getting the others, I just missed those two. I need to buy them somewhere. Archie's official page doesn't seem to have anywhere where to buy the comics individually. :P
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on July 28, 2013, 05:45:38 PM
You could try Amazon (I'd say "or eBay" but something tells me the prices there are much higher); failing that, I guess you'd have to get lucky when going to your local comic shop or book stores (I found a few older WWC issues that way).

On another note, Part 12 should be out on July 31st.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 02, 2013, 02:59:25 AM
Yesterday I got the prelude to Blackout.

Very...emotional.  As they already demonstrated during Spiritus Ex Machina, Archie definitely has the hang of the whole "just because you're writing a comic that includes children in the audience doesn't mean you have to patronize them" thing.  They nailed this issue, I'd say.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on August 28, 2013, 10:11:15 PM
[spoiler=Worlds Collide Ending]Am I the only one who felt that Sonic's cut off at mid sentence at the end of ch.12 of the Worlds Collide was a bit off? I actually expected something else. At least a better ending than just "fade to white, and eveythings back to normal". It's like I'd have to go and read the next Sonic comic to see if it was actually cut off like that when he returned to his world, or if his sentence continued somewhere when he left the Worlds Collide comic.[/spoiler]

Whatever the case was, the ending felt a bit off to me, for whatever reason. Just quite couldn't put my finger on it that something felt missing there.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Nexus on August 29, 2013, 05:50:11 AM
[spoiler=Worlds Collide Ending]Am I the only one who felt that Sonic's cut off at mid sentence at the end of ch.12 of the Worlds Collide was a bit off? I actually expected something else. At least a better ending than just "fade to white, and eveythings back to normal". It's like I'd have to go and read the next Sonic comic to see if it was actually cut off like that when he returned to his world, or if his sentence continued somewhere when he left the Worlds Collide comic.[/spoiler]

Whatever the case was, the ending felt a bit off to me, for whatever reason. Just quite couldn't put my finger on it that something felt missing there.

Putting it bluntly, the [spoiler]ending of Worlds Collide occured so that they could retcon a lot of the excessive fat out of the Sonic comics, as well as issue redesigns for some of the cast. That's why Sonic "failed" to stop Eggman at the very end there - their universe just got damaged and possibly heavily altered. For real.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on September 11, 2013, 07:21:00 PM
[spoiler=Comic #29]
What the hell is up with Heat Man relaxing in the water like that? He just exposed his weakness! Does he himself not know he could be damaging himself? :O
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on September 13, 2013, 05:27:33 AM
Putting it bluntly, the [spoiler]ending of Worlds Collide occured so that they could retcon a lot of the excessive fat out of the Sonic comics, as well as issue redesigns for some of the cast. That's why Sonic "failed" to stop Eggman at the very end there - their universe just got damaged and possibly heavily altered. For real.[/spoiler]
...I REALLY hope that is not permanent.  It wouldn't surprise me if it was, mind you, but I hope it isn't.  The redesigns don't work for me and I kinda hate just abandoning the current arc where it was.  We'll see what the "Countdown to Chaos" story brings, I guess.

The point has been brought up that this may have something to do with ye olde Ken Penders lawsuit (ass).  If so, we could be looking at dropping several long-standing characters.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on September 15, 2013, 01:37:32 AM
...I REALLY hope that is not permanent.  It wouldn't surprise me if it was, mind you, but I hope it isn't.  The redesigns don't work for me and I kinda hate just abandoning the current arc where it was.  We'll see what the "Countdown to Chaos" story brings, I guess.

The point has been brought up that this may have something to do with ye olde Ken Penders lawsuit (ass).  If so, we could be looking at dropping several long-standing characters.
The current stories couldn't have continued without many of its important characters. I for one welcome the soft reset, though yeah, we'll see what Countdown to Chaos brings.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Nexus on September 15, 2013, 03:04:50 AM
...I REALLY hope that is not permanent.  It wouldn't surprise me if it was, mind you, but I hope it isn't.  The redesigns don't work for me and I kinda hate just abandoning the current arc where it was.  We'll see what the "Countdown to Chaos" story brings, I guess.

The point has been brought up that this may have something to do with ye olde Ken Penders lawsuit (ass).  If so, we could be looking at dropping several long-standing characters.

Practically every Archie Sonic comic fan was jumping on the subject to say Ken Penders is responsible, but either way, we'll have to see. Speaking of Ken Penders, this horrifying thing exists because of him in his attempt to take 'his' characters for his own comics:
[spoiler](http://thelara-suchronicles.com/Lara-Su_FrontPage.jpg)[/spoiler]

But yeah, more on-topic, how good would everyone say the Archie Mega Man comics are so far? It seems a lot of people really like them aside from a few 'plot gets resolved too fast' bits here and there, but I may be remembering wrong.

(http://www.megamanmonthly.com/covers/033-V1.png)
Bwahahahaha
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on September 16, 2013, 04:55:44 AM
[spoiler]...I will count myself insanely lucky if I can ever forget the hideousness of that Spoiler image the next time I read the 30YL story.[/spoiler]

Thanks for the hilarity of the Mega Man cover.  Almost makes up for......THAT THING.

Anyways, most of the complaints to quick pacing refer to those segments in which the comic is re-telling the games, so that's kind of a damned-if-you-do/damned-if-you-don't thing.  Overall I'd say it's been awesome.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on October 03, 2013, 10:11:07 PM
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/03/mega-man-x-returns-as-a-comic-book

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on October 03, 2013, 11:51:06 PM
Spaz doing Mega Man X.  It is not physically possible for it to be anything but awesome.

(and somehow the Command Mission title theme chimes in my head whenever I see that preview image)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on October 03, 2013, 11:52:32 PM
Aaaaand some of the comments at Protodude's are good examples of "if you don't care, then DON'T [parasitic bomb] IN THE COMMENTS SECTION".

I'm very interested in the directions this could take, and I have faith that there won't be nearly as many hanging plot threads as in the X games proper if this feature ends up getting its own book.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Protoman Blues on October 04, 2013, 12:00:02 AM
Spaz doing Mega Man X.  It is not physically possible for it to be anything but awesome.

(and somehow the Command Mission title theme chimes in my head whenever I see that preview image)

Looking for passionate love?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Nexus on October 04, 2013, 12:04:38 AM
Funny enough, unless they decide to do it like the games did and simply jump from Classic to X, this might have the potential to be a first-ever 'official'.. Direct continuation kinda thing, not sure how to describe it, that fans have been pondering for years.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on October 04, 2013, 02:06:35 AM
Now all that's left is for Udon to localize the X mangas, and I can die happy.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: TheOnly on October 04, 2013, 02:41:02 AM
Since I read that Archie is starting on X, I looked its site and I woild like to know what series is that eventually leads to X. From what I saw was MegaMan Arc and MegaMan Graphic Novel.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Protoman Blues on October 04, 2013, 03:56:47 AM
If it's like the classic series, it'll just go through the games.

Which is cool! XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on October 05, 2013, 02:16:33 AM
Looking for passionate love?
I actually meant the title screen and not the opening video.  But I could honestly see either-or working.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OC8qhDvvlA[/youtube]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on March 20, 2014, 05:47:10 PM
Hope people are still reading this.  The last few issues have been knocking it out of the park, and I'm enjoying the start of the Archie take on X.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on March 21, 2014, 05:10:57 AM
Just finished issue 35
[spoiler]lots of emotional stuff from Breakman...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Rin on April 10, 2014, 07:41:57 AM
Just finished issue 35
[spoiler]lots of emotional stuff from Breakman...[/spoiler]
Good God, Breakman... you sad [tornado fang].
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on April 11, 2014, 01:05:12 AM
This comic keeps finding new and exciting ways to destroy its readers.

Breakman, seek help.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on April 22, 2014, 11:50:37 AM
(http://www.megamanmonthly.com/news/041614.png)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on April 30, 2014, 01:51:48 AM
I like MegaMan comic #36 where I saw....

[spoiler]Phoenix [tornado fang]ing Wright! :D

I am pretty sure it's him! Same color tie, same suit color, in the court room. No doubt about it! :D[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mirby on April 30, 2014, 03:07:22 AM
Yeah the preview images showed him and the Judge, and the blog entry on Capcom-Unity showing them even alluded to that fact.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on June 22, 2014, 12:26:46 PM
(http://oi59.tinypic.com/9i46ms.jpg)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blue Valkyrie on June 22, 2014, 05:46:48 PM
Nearly forgot about their X series, how is it so far?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on June 26, 2014, 09:11:27 PM
It's not really a "series" (yet). I'd say it's pretty good; the same kind of thought that Ian puts into the main book is present here, if that makes any sense.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blue Valkyrie on June 26, 2014, 11:44:13 PM
I've enjoyed their classic series quite a bit, I'll have to track this down someday.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on July 15, 2014, 02:52:03 AM
Just got Dawn of X Part 3, which is actually less Classic and mostly X this time around.  Cool stuff.  Oh, and if you thought the slide removal was the last of their poking fun at ridiculous classic series mechanics, think again.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blue Valkyrie on July 15, 2014, 04:47:27 PM
I got as far as the Sonic cross over and I enjoyed that alot, the writing was snappy and it didn't take it's self too seriously; very much interested in continuing. Would you say the writing has stayed at the same level as the earlier stuff?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on July 16, 2014, 02:38:48 AM
Been pretty consistent across the length of the comic, I'd say.  I've been a fond of Ian Flynn's writing ever since the 170's or so of the Sonic The Hedgehog comics (though I'm not happy with Sonic's post-crossover-reboot, that's largely believed to be more due to Penders and Sega than to Flynn).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blue Valkyrie on July 16, 2014, 02:46:47 AM
I'm trying to remember the last time I read the sonic comics, I think it was back when sonic was kidnapped and turned into mecha sonic. Glad the writing has remained consistent, I'll need to check it out soon once I have some disposable money.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on July 22, 2014, 02:35:53 AM
I'm enjoying the X stuff, but I'd say the Classic stories are where the book really shines.

Been pretty consistent across the length of the comic, I'd say.  I've been a fond of Ian Flynn's writing ever since the 170's or so of the Sonic The Hedgehog comics (though I'm not happy with Sonic's post-crossover-reboot, that's largely believed to be more due to Penders and Sega than to Flynn).

Mainly Penders and Penders, with a side of Archie.  The deal with SEGA way back when the book was starting was that SEGA would own e v e r y t h i n g.  All creators were meant to sign contracts stating they gave the rights to their creations to SEGA.  Either Archie just plain forgot to get him to sign, or (more likely) his contract was lost years ago. A former Archie staffer let slip in court documents that apparently they lost a lot of contracts from their warehouse in the 90s.  The settlement with Archie was apparently them refusing to acknowledge he owns anything, but agreeing not to sue him for use of the characters he says he came up with. They couldn't say he owned anything without angering SEGA, who Ken was trying to sue. And he'd still like to, but after the settlement was agreed on it turned out that he'd botched the lawsuit against SEGA and his chance to sue over Sonic Chronicles expired. So now he's saying he'd be happy licensing if Archie agreed to a bunch of looney conditions, but Archie can't license because they refuse to admit he owns anything, and besides SEGA wouldn't want money going to a man actively looking for ways to sue them.

So in the end the only winners in this mess were the lawyers. 
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on July 27, 2014, 11:34:13 PM
That new Dawn of X was pretty fun.

it's really the little things.

Like Sigma doing his pre-battle cape toss and pose, or the Wily Walker recognizing Zero as a Wily robot

(http://static.squarespace.com/static/5227cd84e4b02515a5badc7f/t/53ceef54e4b08c2c8b637a3e/1406070635784/)

I'm not entirely on board with their decision to use the Zero vs Sigma fight as the explanation for Sigma's scars. that was always a very stupid idea. Half his face should be purple.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blue Valkyrie on July 28, 2014, 01:28:58 AM
Wasn't Sigma's scars from X pulling off the Shining Finger on him in Day of Sigma?  XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on July 28, 2014, 03:13:02 AM
That new Dawn of X was pretty fun.

it's really the little things.

Like Sigma doing his pre-battle cape toss and pose, or the Wily Walker recognizing Zero as a Wily robot


Yeah, it's pretty solid. And the explanation for why the Wily Walker is a threat works well. Obviously it was never going to be easy since the final Wily mechs tended to have tons of armor with little weak spots, but throwing in the threat of chemical weapons being released makes it more plausible that the whole Mav-Hunter squad would be having trouble.

Does Vile seem a little too chatty to anyone else though?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on July 28, 2014, 10:02:38 AM
I didn't quite mind Vile being chatty.  If you're to take his X8 and Maverick Hunter X self.  Rest is just opinion.  I'm okay with this though.

One thing that i'm really enjoying in the Dawn of X arc is how they're setting up X1 but in a way that it gives more weight to the character relationships.  X and Zero's friendship, X eventually joining the Maverick Hunters, the fire of Vile's hatred towards X, and of course X & Sigma.

I do wonder if they'll do Day of Sigma first or do something a tad different before we see the X1 arc (if they do start the X comic line...)

and for some wishing, maybe after X1...some personality or a small background story to Green Biker Dude?   :V
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mirby on July 28, 2014, 11:44:30 AM
So I'm finally getting around to reading these and found a torrent for issues 1-33 (and I also got the requisite Sonic Universe/Sonic the Hedgehog issues for the crossover too).

Pretty good. Very good writing and lots of easter eggs too. Like during Proto Man's backstory, there was that guy on a green bike who was called Green Biker Dude.

My only question is why didn't I start reading these earlier?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blue Valkyrie on July 28, 2014, 04:26:45 PM
Vile always seemed like a smack talker anyway, comic is just giving him more chances to talk said smack.  XD
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on July 28, 2014, 09:54:20 PM
And it's such GOOD smack~  >0<

Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 01, 2014, 02:39:24 PM
Yeah, I agree.  Vile is about as chatty as I'd expect given X8 and MHX, and his personality is pretty well in line with them.  For as weird as his obsessive hatred of X comes off as in MHX, I could see the comics leading into that pretty well.

Wasn't Sigma's scars from X pulling off the Shining Finger on him in Day of Sigma?  XD
Well, the old manga had Sigma burning his own face with his fingers when he announced his rebellion.  But yeah, I prefer TDoS's version, and I'm pretty sure game remake should trump derivative media so far as "canon" goes.

(also, Flame is correct, Zero ripped off half of Sigma's face, so that doesn't really work for me either)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 04, 2014, 02:37:42 AM
Mainly Penders and Penders, with a side of Archie.  The deal with SEGA way back when the book was starting was that SEGA would own e v e r y t h i n g.  All creators were meant to sign contracts stating they gave the rights to their creations to SEGA.  Either Archie just plain forgot to get him to sign, or (more likely) his contract was lost years ago. A former Archie staffer let slip in court documents that apparently they lost a lot of contracts from their warehouse in the 90s.  The settlement with Archie was apparently them refusing to acknowledge he owns anything, but agreeing not to sue him for use of the characters he says he came up with. They couldn't say he owned anything without angering SEGA, who Ken was trying to sue. And he'd still like to, but after the settlement was agreed on it turned out that he'd botched the lawsuit against SEGA and his chance to sue over Sonic Chronicles expired. So now he's saying he'd be happy licensing if Archie agreed to a bunch of looney conditions, but Archie can't license because they refuse to admit he owns anything, and besides SEGA wouldn't want money going to a man actively looking for ways to sue them.

So in the end the only winners in this mess were the lawyers.
You know, I never responded to this because I didn't want to derail a thread talking about the Mega Man comic, but I've been doing some searching lately and it seems pretty certain that there's more to the reboot than just the Penders lawsuit.  Ian Flynn is being considerably more tight-lipped than Penders so it's hard to get any solid info, but Flynn has said that he's not to use the term "Mobius" anymore, and there is no way in hell Penders has any dominion over that.

I've read posts by Glitcher stating that he believes Sega passed down a number of new mandates to Archie, including that game characters are not to be shown to age (Sonic is not referenced in any of the "origin" stories that Archie has been discussing), not to be in any "serious" relationships (Sally has been friend-zoned since the reboot, I guess that would explain why), and are not to have family members (Unlce Chuck appears to be an exception, probably because he has SatAM roots, but all "parent" characters to game characters have been absent so far, whether created by Penders or not).  Glitcher didn't provide a source, but if true, it's a stupidly misguided move, and honestly one that shakes my faith in the comic.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on August 05, 2014, 06:02:17 PM
Ian Flynn has occasionally mentioned the above over at Bumbleking Forums (http://bumbleking.com/forum/).

Also, recently he wrote:
Quote
Something to keep in mind: while I'm all about incorporating as much as possible, there are games that aren't considered part of the game canon:
- Super Rockman Adventure
- Rockman & Forte 2: Challengers of the Future
- the tactical RPG with the Constellation Droids
- the awful PC ports with Shark Man and the like
- the Monopoly-esque board game

Obviously, I've been allowed to use some of this. (e.g. Ra Moon, Mayor L. Derado) Some stuff I've specifically been told not to use (Rockman & Forte 2). But when trying to rationalize the time travel and alien elements, or lack thereof, you should consider that most of the alien encounters and time travel didn't happen as far as the main series is concerned.

Can't say I quite agree with non-canon Super Adventure.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 09, 2014, 01:20:43 AM
[spoiler=Personal Issues]...how F*@#!ing asleep was I when I wrote that?  I could have sworn I was sending a PM. o-O[/spoiler]

Well, anyway, I'm inclined to agree with you about SAR.  To be fair, "canon" in the world of Classic Mega Man side-games is something one could take a little loosely, but I'd say it's just as valid in that sense as any of the GB titles.

And...seriously, it's pretty obvious that Flynn WANTED to use it.  I haven't played the game and even I know that a lot more than Ra Moon was lifted from it.  Double Buster, EM field, Roll's mortality hanging in the balance, and so on.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on August 10, 2014, 01:34:49 PM
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I'd say it's just as valid in that sense as any of the GB titles.

That's exactly what I argued. It's an in-house Capcom product, no matter how much Inafune or anyone dislikes it. As such, I can only reckon it's a matter of absent localization instead. Perhaps that's also what's troubling Challenger From The Future most, because outsourcing the World games didn't affect their canon status either.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on August 12, 2014, 01:04:26 AM
You know, I never responded to this because I didn't want to derail a thread talking about the Mega Man comic, but I've been doing some searching lately and it seems pretty certain that there's more to the reboot than just the Penders lawsuit.  Ian Flynn is being considerably more tight-lipped than Penders so it's hard to get any solid info, but Flynn has said that he's not to use the term "Mobius" anymore, and there is no way in hell Penders has any dominion over that.

I've read posts by Glitcher stating that he believes Sega passed down a number of new mandates to Archie, including that game characters are not to be shown to age (Sonic is not referenced in any of the "origin" stories that Archie has been discussing), not to be in any "serious" relationships (Sally has been friend-zoned since the reboot, I guess that would explain why), and are not to have family members (Unlce Chuck appears to be an exception, probably because he has SatAM roots, but all "parent" characters to game characters have been absent so far, whether created by Penders or not).  Glitcher didn't provide a source, but if true, it's a stupidly misguided move, and honestly one that shakes my faith in the comic.
Ive heard that it was Sega requesting the Sonic Comics be brought more in-line with the games, which is the reason behind this

(http://www.comicbookresources.com/imgsrv/imglib/0/0/1/Sth-257primary-89e14.jpg)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 12, 2014, 02:31:44 AM
That's exactly what I argued. It's an in-house Capcom product, no matter how much Inafune or anyone dislikes it. As such, I can only reckon it's a matter of absent localization instead. Perhaps that's also what's troubling Challenger From The Future most, because outsourcing the World games didn't affect their canon status either.
Even that would be more justifying after the point than anything.  I mean, once upon a time, RM&F was in that same limbo.

It's a weirdass formula that didn't work as well as anyone was hoping.  That's all anyone's got to discredit it, but if you own the IP then I guess that's all the reason you need.

World may be ironically easier to dismiss because it is a series in itself, so if the main series doesn't acknowledge it (which it really didn't before RM&F) then it's very easy to separate the two.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on August 26, 2014, 08:04:43 PM
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-obasdp7SzcI/U_e_04MouKI/AAAAAAAASBM/KdwpblBnoX8/s1600/mm43a.jpg)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Nexus on August 26, 2014, 09:45:23 PM
Ian Flynn has occasionally mentioned the above over at Bumbleking Forums (http://bumbleking.com/forum/).

Also, recently he wrote:
Can't say I quite agree with non-canon Super Adventure.

Can't say I quite agree on Megaman Soccer not being part of this list.  -_-

In all seriousness, though, like Hyper argued, canon is sort of more of a.. Formality with the Classic series at least, since not much of anything besides primary plotlines carry over to anything else. Also, looks like they're diving straight into Mega Man 3's Robot Masters now, huh? Or has that been happening for a while?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on August 26, 2014, 11:36:42 PM
well tomorrow is the 4th and last part of the X/Classic Crossover, the next 4 issues thereafter is Megaman 3, so who knows what'll happen.

I do have a feeling the Megaman 3 arc might be as long as the Super Adventure Rockman arc.
Title: And so, Dawn of X finished...it is awesome!
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on August 28, 2014, 10:52:44 PM
posting a few pages that I thought were awesome, amusing, iseewhatudidthar, and stuff~ *crosses fingers they get to start the Megaman X comics :D*

[spoiler](https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/417x643q90/539/276cHs.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/417x643q90/674/BfXTc3.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/417x643q90/538/QQBK4A.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/417x643q90/538/1yAmef.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/417x643q90/537/RPog8C.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/417x643q90/673/0e2FaX.jpg)[/spoiler]

datSigmaRapeFace
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Frozen Potato on August 29, 2014, 01:37:26 AM
Broken links, can't see anything :(
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Drunken Dishwasher on August 29, 2014, 03:38:09 AM
It's fixed now.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 30, 2014, 06:43:12 AM
Also, looks like they're diving straight into Mega Man 3's Robot Masters now, huh? Or has that been happening for a while?
Well, the buildup's been there for a while.  The Masters appeared during the Ra Moon arc, and since then, Wily's allegedly reformed, MM3 RMs raided during Gamma's reveal, and we saw the development of Doc Robot.  All of this went down before Dawn of X.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on September 02, 2014, 03:07:51 AM
Ian Flynn has occasionally mentioned the above over at Bumbleking Forums (http://bumbleking.com/forum/).

Also, recently he wrote:
Can't say I quite agree with non-canon Super Adventure.

Keep in mind that he's very possibly just passing on what Capcom told him in terms of it being canon.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on September 02, 2014, 11:52:15 AM
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Keep in mind that he's very possibly just passing on what Capcom told him in terms of it being canon.

Capcom USA.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on November 15, 2014, 08:55:36 AM
It's pretty interesting seeing how this book ties together all the "space" plot threads that were ignored in the games
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: N-Mario on January 30, 2015, 03:31:53 AM
I don't know if anyone is still posting here since last year. But I have to say.... Just got comic #45 in the mail, and....

THEY CHANGED ARTISTS.... WHY?????? I don't think I like the art style they did in this edition #. I liked the art style before #45. :(

Is this normal in the comic industry that a single company goes through different artists every now and then?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Fxeni on January 30, 2015, 03:59:03 AM
Yeah, it's a very regular occurrence.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blue Valkyrie on January 30, 2015, 04:21:40 AM
I don't know if anyone is still posting here since last year. But I have to say.... Just got comic #45 in the mail, and....

THEY CHANGED ARTISTS.... WHY?????? I don't think I like the art style they did in this edition #. I liked the art style before #45. :(

Is this normal in the comic industry that a single company goes through different artists every now and then?

Agreed artist changing happens a lot with comics, IDW has changed artists more than a few times with transformers for example and not always for the better. The most infamous being the Heart of Darkness story arc--that was a pretty [parasitic bomb] art style.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Sakura Leic on February 27, 2015, 02:16:16 AM
I'm sure some people want to discuss this if they aren't using the general Comic thread in Off the Wall to do so or the Sonic Comic Thread.

http://i.imgur.com/t85MKw7.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/t85MKw7.jpg)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on May 05, 2015, 06:46:51 PM
So..Mr. X is an actual person in the Archie comics...and he has his own mooks. I am intrigued to see where this is going.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on June 17, 2015, 11:38:58 AM
http://comicbook.com/2015/06/16/exclusive-archie-actions-mega-man-53-solicitation-reveals-the-en/ (http://comicbook.com/2015/06/16/exclusive-archie-actions-mega-man-53-solicitation-reveals-the-en/)

 >_< :( >_< O:<
Cue five straight minutes of swearing.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: The Great Gonzo on June 18, 2015, 12:10:00 AM
Hopefully it's only a hiatus. Still a major bummer, though.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on June 19, 2015, 04:08:15 AM
Yeah, I was POSITIVELY LOVING the Mega Man comic, and it was the only thing I was still subscribed to anymore since I never really got "into" the post-reboot Sonic.  I sure as heck hope it's temporary, but, well, Mega Man fans can't help but expect the worst when things fall silent.

So..Mr. X is an actual person in the Archie comics...and he has his own mooks. I am intrigued to see where this is going.
I took his conversation with Wily as an extremely heavy implication that Mr. X is an older Xander Payne, and of course I naturally assumed Wily would at some point overthrow him during or prior to the events of MM6.  It's an interesting take, if a bit transparent.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Flame on June 20, 2015, 06:57:49 AM
Hey Guys, let archie know how you feel.

 megaman@archiecomics.com

send em a message
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Mary_Nelson on July 15, 2015, 09:45:31 PM
http://comicsalliance.com/sonic-mega-man-worlds-unite-part-seven-recap-interview-sdcc/ (http://comicsalliance.com/sonic-mega-man-worlds-unite-part-seven-recap-interview-sdcc/)

CA: We touched briefly about Mega Man going on hiatus, can you elaborate a little bit more for what that means for the characters in regards to “Worlds Unite,” and if there’s any update on a potential “light at the end of the tunnel” for the future of this series?

VL: Towards the end of “Worlds Unite,” Mega Man is pretty much picking up where he left off from his last adventure. We are building up to something, and you’re definitely going to see the stage set. As for Mega Man #55, we’re going in a little bit of a different direction. I don’t want to give anything away just yet, as it’s kind of super secret right now.

As far as what we’re doing with that series, we’re still planning things out. We might be able to do a little bit more than what we had been doing.


I have no idea what that means.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 08, 2015, 05:29:53 AM
http://www.rockman-corner.com/2015/08/mega-man-55-final-covers-solicitations.html (http://www.rockman-corner.com/2015/08/mega-man-55-final-covers-solicitations.html)

It seems that all 5 "main timeline" series will be visited in Mega Man #55.  And I just realized, that a lot of 5's.

It seems they're taking the Aile/Grey route as far as ZX's protagonists go.  I have no objections. 8)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Dr. Wily II on August 08, 2015, 06:02:38 AM
Aile? AILE!? *clicks link and sees cover art*
... Aile~ 0v0

*checks Kinokuniya Singapore, issue #9 out in Sept 2015*
... FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF O:<
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on August 08, 2015, 11:24:57 AM
Are you sure that isn't the ninth paperback collection?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Dr. Wily II on August 08, 2015, 01:57:45 PM
https://singapore.kinokuniya.com/bw/9781619889651?no_flag=true
*shrug*
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 08, 2015, 02:20:56 PM
Yeah, that's the ninth paperback collection.  Trust me, the regular comics aren't 104 pages.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Dr. Wily II on August 08, 2015, 02:42:58 PM
Then it makes it all the more difficult for me to find out if #55 is out! D:

I NEED AILE :W
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on August 08, 2015, 03:21:03 PM
Nov 18 like it says in the solicit, so look for a comics store and put interest in?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Dr. Wily II on August 08, 2015, 03:44:47 PM
Those are hard to find... Kino is usually my best bet ._.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on August 25, 2015, 09:12:10 AM
Well, Worlds Unite concluded.  It was...really anti-climactic.

[spoiler]Xander opens up a time portal to right before Sigma escapes X's world, and shoots the Sigma Virus.  ......don't know where to begin with that.

I knew this was coming, but Super Sonic and Super Armor Mega Man being the ones to take Sigma's final form (not that it matters in the end) leaves X and Zero awkwardly sidelined.  I was hoping Archie could come up with some way to soften the blow, but no such luck.  The whole "Chaos Emeralds change our dreams into power" angle only makes X's benching even more awkward; you'd think that between Rock and X, the one who can impossibly wield a ki attack would have been the proper candidate.

I know Archie isn't known for accurate covers, but I thought Alia and Signas would be in the story SOMEWHERE.  Never happened.

On the up side, Sticks was fun.

So when all is said and done, the whole crossover was erased from history, but Rock and Wily retain vague memories this time, along with Sonic and Eggman.  Sticks remembers it all, but nobody believes her.  X and co. are once again shafted, X has no memory of the crossover and is just left bewildered at the Sigma Virus being shot.

Lasting impacts are that Eggman decided not to invade Lost Hex, and Wily knows who Mr. X is.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Phi on September 03, 2015, 09:37:12 PM
"Chaos Emeralds change our dreams into power"

(http://i.imgur.com/kpTtT.gif)
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on December 19, 2015, 12:44:35 AM
Well, I got MM#55 in my mailbox today, along with a letter from Archie confirming that it is, "the last issue of this series."  Any remaining Mega Man issues due in subscriptions are getting transferred to Sonic Universe (unless you contact Archie to request a different comic).

I believe the previews dropped this info already, but the issue is essentially Dr. Light experiencing a series of visions, so you can basically call this Rock of Ages 2.  It's triggered by his working on the Time Skimmer.  Each game/series/event is given a full page art piece.

[spoiler=Summary]We start with MM4, then jump to a Quint/Killers/Wily Tower page, then 5, then Stardroids, then the expected 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 9, and 10.  Of particular note is that Light does recognize his own robots in the MM9 page, but does not appear to be aware of their expiration dates.  Tango appears on the MM10 page for some reason, on Blues's shoulder.

Next page confirms the Time Skimmer is THAT Time Skimmer.  Wily shakes hands with his future self, Mega Man is turned into Quint.  It seems Archie subscribes to the notion that Rock can't escape that little predestined paradox.  Two small panels at the bottom of this page show the creations of X and Zero (Zero's face is hidden by Wily's shadow, but the booblights are plain as day).

Nothing on Rockman Shadow.

Next up is a page for the X series.  The design choices are, interestingly, the inverse of Zero's Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom ending, in that X, Zero, and Axl are sporting X8 designs, but Alia is not.  Page also features Cain, Sigma (X5 version), Iris, Colonel, Signas, Douglas, Lifesaver, Layer, and Palette.

No Command Mission.  D'OH!

Next up is another series-gap page, and this one is all Elf Wars.  X and Zero, along with Axl and a Cyber Elf Dr. Light, are battling against Omega and a couple of Golems.  Dark Elf and the "middle aged" Weil (unused design from MMZOCW) are seen in the distance.

Next is the expected MMZ montage.  Zero, Ciel, the Resistance, Neige, Craft, the Big Four, and both X's.  Weil and Omega do not re-appear.

ZX page features the Sage Trinity, Prometheus, Pandora, Giro, Prairie, 8 Biometal fragments (Model O and the Core version of Model W are both absent) and all four protagonists in Hu/Re form.  Despite this, Vent and Aile (pre-Advent designs, if you're wondering) are sporting the X Buster and ZX Saber.

Legends page, Volnutt, Roll, Barrel, Data, and Bonnes.  This one was in the previews also, but if you missed it, Tron is piloting an open-cockpit version of the L2 hover-Gustaff.

When Light comes to, he does momentarily ask himself the age-old joke-question of whether or not he's doomed humanity, but he quickly dismisses it, resolving that while there will always be adversity and people who abuse his work, there will also always be hope, and a Mega Man to protect the people.[/spoiler]

In the back of the comic is two letters from editors, a generous portion of fanart, and a full page "Short Circuits" strip which features an insanely large abundance of Mega Men (including but not limited to four different "bad box art" variants).
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Dr. Wily II on December 19, 2015, 03:14:20 AM
AILEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :W
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Zan on December 26, 2015, 01:21:39 AM
Giving Elf Wars Zero an XCM-style design (with red eyes?!) was definitely an odd choice when everyone else looks much more RMZ. Besides, isn't the Original Zero supposed to be inside Omega as is?
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on December 26, 2015, 07:09:09 AM
Not just his eyes, but the pink saber also.  Somebody botched the coloring there.

Zero's hands/forearms are actually very MMZ-ish, but yeah, his design doesn't stray too far from X-series otherwise.  And he really stands out in that he's the only one of the three who still has shoulder pads.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Blackhook on January 05, 2016, 09:48:00 PM
They also botched Omega's design and forgot Phantom's scarf...

I am still sad it ended tho :<
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on January 10, 2016, 08:18:00 PM
Indeed.  Archie's comics have been a big part of what kept being a Mega Man fan fun again for the last couple of years.  I mean, Capcom's gotten MUCH better with the re-releases, but they still haven't put out anything that's actually new.  Basically, if you wanted new Mega Man stuff, you read the comic.

I also maintain that Mega Man is/was Archie's BEST action comic ever since Sonic got rebooted for legal reasons, but that's another rant for another thread.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Phi on January 10, 2016, 08:47:23 PM
I mean, Capcom's gotten MUCH better with the re-releases

Hypershell, wake up! You're having another one of your dreams again!
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on January 11, 2016, 12:32:29 AM
Misadventures and Legends1 on PSN is real......I think.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Phi on January 11, 2016, 03:13:58 AM
That's something they should have done a LONG time ago. It's nothing special.

We're still left with lazy trash like Legacy Collection.
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Reaperoid on January 11, 2016, 06:26:07 AM
We're still left with lazy trash like Legacy Collection.
I'm going to get that because I want to use that godforsaken amiibo I bought months ago
Title: Re: Mega Man Archie Comics
Post by: Hypershell on January 13, 2016, 04:04:43 AM
Point of interest, here: "Better" is a relative term.  Doesn't mean they are where they should be.  I'm just saying, they're not as total [parasitic bomb] as they were four years ago, fair?

That's something they should have done a LONG time ago. It's nothing special.
Putting up a $6 digital download of a game that otherwise would involve parting with $200 on eBay is MOST CERTAINLY something special.  The fact that they should have done so earlier, but didn't, IS the difference between Capcom's recent and past behavior.

I credit Capcom with what they've actually done, not what I imagine they should have done.

Quote
We're still left with lazy trash like Legacy Collection.
Lazy implies that no actual effort was made, which is not the case.  Legacy Collection is a full on recode of the games in the hopes of preservation.

Legacy Collection is not lazy.  To any owner of current Nintendo hardware, it is wasteful, redundant, and utterly meaningless, but that doesn't make it lazy.  There is a difference.

And I'm sure the nine people who like classic Mega Man and don't have access to Virtual Console appreciate it.