Mega Man Archie Comics

[Rin]

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.

[Hypershell]

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.  

[The Great Gonzo]

Thread has been updated with larger cover art.

[Flame]

Anyone read the latest issue?

Cliffhanger, ahoy!

[Turian]

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!

[KudosForce]

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.

[The Great Gonzo]

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... [/spoiler]

[Turian]

Err, sorry KudosForce.

Man, hurry up postman! I wanna read issue 12 too!

[The Great Gonzo]

Cover and solicitation for #16 (and the third TPB).

Given Archie's apparent track record with lying covers, I'm guessing Mega won't be seriously injured for too long.

[DarkWaltz]

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.

[The Great Gonzo]

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)

[Rin]

[spoiler][/spoiler]

[Zan]

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

Anything wrong with that?

[The Great Gonzo]

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(?).

[Gaia]

[spoiler][/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.

[Blackhook]

Gaia..those lines ain't from the comic >_>

[Gaia]

Then they must be inserts. I wonder who had the sense of humor to put 'em in anyway..

[Rin]

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.

[Blackhook]

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"

[DarkWaltz]

#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.

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.

[The Great Gonzo]

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.

[Flame]

Emerald Spears, huh...

[IQ-0]

the name must be a shout out to Ruby Spears.

[DarkWaltz]

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.

[Gaia]

I bet the reaction was hilarious, gotta pick it up sometime, need to pick up the pace.