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>>182
Someone mentioned it in the co thread but god why is bean is way too condescending to real unlikable for me

>>186
>>187
Eggman being a cunt is based.
>>186
>He is pretty different from even the earlier IDW issues with him.
Yeah some may scream it's more like his original self! but he's just not that likeable in this series

>>192
Get it? Because he's the tech guy!

>>197
I really like Thomas's pencils. Underrated and probably one of my faves. Also I like how all these 2d game panels are basically homages to triple trouble special doing it

>>201
You know, obviously classicshit has been the past and even tho it's now it, theres still that separation so no way they would actually show starline but i could be surprised

>>206
Being honest I never cared for the HBH much desu

>>207
Thanks conductor

>>208
They've been pretty one note. Work for Eggman, betray Eggman, get beaten, and taken back in by Eggman.
>>209
No problem.

>>211
Kinda like the D6 but classic

>>212
One of these days, someone will take Iizuka up on his offer and make zeti OCs to expand upon the race. And then get hit with a bunch of mandates and they'll have to be kept one dimensional like the Deadly Six and that person will have learned a valuable lesson.

>>213
Ha. I think they'll get some "deep" lore one day, but it won't necessary make people like the all too much. Speaking of them, they havent appeared in IDW in literal years at this point. Wow, and they were a big part for a while.

>>214
I don't know. Sega themselves haven't done anything with them. I guess a Lost World remake with DLC is likely.

>>181
>It's better than the last two issues. I suppose.
The only reason I'm giving it a shot is that Bark's on the cover
>>182
Hey, it's best boy Crabmeat!
>>184
Yeah, it's bad enough Flynn would write him all zany like Woody Woodpecker, but this is way worse

>>188
>This is like the third time this has happened with the Heavies.
Maybe naming one of them "King" wasn't the best idea
>>193
>Damn, Fang is smert!
Nice to see someone other than Tails working this sort of thing out
>>195
Poor Bark ;_;
>>198
>I did not care for this boss battle in Sonic Mania.
The Ninja was even worse when you're playing as Knuckles ;_;
>>199
The expressions are great too
>>201
>Will Starline's corpse also appear?
I'm still mad!
>>208
They're fine as a one-off thing for Mania, but not very interesting outside of that
>>218
Ha! I'd still play it

>>218
>silver goes back in time to make sure lost world never happens
>>251
>The only reason I'm giving it a shot is that Bark's on the cover
The wishy washy good/bad boy.
>>252
>I'm still mad!
Such a waste.

>>259
>silver goes back in time to make sure lost world never happens
Hey, the 3ds version was actually pretty fun!
>The wishy washy good/bad boy.
Interestingly, the Hooligans/Bark and Bean being mercenaries is something Flynn came up with. Bean and Bark are actually Sonic's friends in Sonic the Fighters, to the point where he entrusted each of them with guarding a chaos emerald. Fang stole his emerald from another of Sonic's friends, likely Mighty, Ray, or Vector
>Such a waste.
I'm convinced someone at IDW will bring him back

I can't wait until IDW dies and I can do an IDW Ride and we can really shill the board.

>>320
Not that I want it to die, but I kinda of see your view although when that maybe might be a long while from now

>>322
I won't lie, I would prefer IDW to be scrapped. It's a failed series and anything short of a major shakeup isn't going to save it and I doubt they'd go looking for a replacement for Evan and Ian. Also, they seemed to have let go some people to save costs. The ship is slowly sinking.

https://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/143042599

>>325
Always sounds bad from those reports which I can see what people mean by that
> I would prefer IDW to be scrapped. It's a failed series and anything short of a major shakeup
Yeah I read the comic as it's own thing instead of just disliking because it's not another but never felt too attached to anything. Always kinda did feel they blew their load early with metal virus as that seems like a later in life type of arc for a comic than so early. but That Eggperial City arc really turned me off from it.

I guess that possible shake up you're refering could possibly be that new phantom rider guy but he's gonna be tied to just a racing type rival me thinks so not THAT big of a deal.

>>326
I'm past the point of giving IDW the benefit of the doubt. It's been disappointment after disappointment. At least with a new writer I won't know what to expect. That's why Scrapnik Island was so refreshing.

>>327
Yeah, if you're just not liking the comic, it's okay to not really wanting to engage with it, althought I appreciate you still doing the storytime here

>>328
I'm more indifferent to it. Whenever a new issue comes out, I don't immediately read it. I'll get around to it.

It's such a shame that Lanolin did not turn out to be the Sally expy for IDW. I would've written her the same way and given her and Sonic the most intense friendly tension that even if there wasn't anything romantic in the comic, the fandom would ship them to hell and back. It'd be the most eyebrow raising friendship. Every time you see Sonic, he's with her and you wonder what they were doing before. And of course there'd be banter and swapping smug looks.

>>486
Maybe I'm biased and would love to stick it to Sega in a way they wouldn't notice or be able to object to.

>>490
They're like a hawk on looking at the comics, but not to the problems of their games. heh

>>1105
Her moms cute!

>>325
>It's a failed series
It's almost impressive how rapidly IDW went down the shitter.
>9 issues in Shadow jobs like a fucking moron
>20 issues wasted on the Zombot arc
>introduce Tangle and Whisper, fans like them, immediately turn them into whiny one-note crying lesbians
>introduce Belle, who's whiny and one-note from the start
>introduce Surge and Kit, fans get genuinely hyped, proceed to have them fuck up and job as hard as Shadow did
>introduce Lanolin, fan-favorite background character, turn her into an obstructive bitch

Everything the series had going for it, it fucked up.

>>1392
>be ian and evan
>get to work on sonic again under a new publisher
>have to start over, can't use any archie characters, more restrictions than before
>do big zombot story that was originally meant for archie
>covid and delays and 15 issues make it a slog for readers
>stop giving a fuck and have other sonic non-comic projects
>years later and just going through the motions
>always wondering when idw will go under so keep the stories short and simple
As always, it feels like writer burnout at this point and any attempt at ambition seems to not be worth it for the writers. I think about Barnes and Scrapnik Island was fine. But he does seem like the kind of person that doesn't mind the strict Sega restrictions. He might be better suited for writing a truly game version of Sonic.

>>1407
>always wondering when idw will go under so keep the stories short and simple
They're not even doing this. Surge and Kit needed a dozen issues for their introductory arc.

But I agree that they're likely just going through the motions. After all Ian's been through -- legal shenanigans with Penders, reboots, fandom drama, mandates, etc. -- who can blame him for not giving a shit?

>Barnes and Scrapnik Island was fine
Scrapnik Island is a great story. If Barnes was writing for the rest of IDW, and doing it as well as he did Scrapnik Island, we wouldn't be having this conversation. But he seemed to actually have enthusiasm and want to portray the characters well.

I thought scrapnik was overrated shit and the moment I got to Mecha saying the meme line is when I disliked it forever, and don't want barnes on the books ever again. I really don't get the glazing over memberberry rehash the mini series.

>>1485
I dunno, It's just one of those things I just can't like due to how it is personally.
>imposter syndrome
You know, I kind of think that whole thing was a mess. Like surge changing motivations on whim and getting her ass kicked constantly. Yeah she's a bad guy but whoof. way to make her look bad. And kit... honestly I forget what he does and his purpose than just being her simp. You think they'd do more but no, just simp mode. Imposter duo are kinda mid to me in idw despite the supposed hype.

>>1486
Maybe Ian had bigger plans but when he got the call, he changed it up and had his stuff wrapped up instead.

>>1487
Probably.

>>1484
>>1486
For me I just liked the pacing and sense of stakes on Scrapnik Island way better than anything else in IDW. It's four issues, doesn't have a pointless page of Whisper crying, and Mecha actually seems like a threat to Sonic unlike Surge or Clutch or any of the shitty IDW-original villains. Sure, Sonic's foot is injured, but Mecha puts up a decent fight despite being pretty chewed up as well, which is more than you can say for Surge.

It also lends a bit of credibility to IDW Sonic's forgiving nature since he's actually able to convince Mecha Sonic to change.

>>1502
>>1505
IM SO EXCITED!!!!!!
(sarcasm)

>>1510
I hate that guys boss in mania

>>1515
Their inclusion in this comic feels like padding

>>1520
Again, I like Thomas' art but it kinda looks crowded in this for some reason.

>>1525
>I think every Sonic game needs a final chase out of an exploding base where you have a limited amount of time to escape.
Metroid: Zero Mission Music - Escape

Sonic escaping an exploding planet metroid style when?

>>1526
>whew! we filled our contractual obligation to show up in a product!

>>1534
The fan art is honestly cute

>>1540
You either die an Archie-era Ian or live long enough to become Kaminski.

From Mega Drive back in Archie to now, the entire classic comic fad will die before a single one is made about Tails throwing bombs at birds.
No wonder they're so boring.

>>1541
Oof
>>1542
It'll probably have Flickies needing to save Tails' ass again.

>>1543
>flickies
This is the saddest part.
A possible comic would be guaranteed to not be able to live up to the story of the game that was just a Game Gear title from the early 90s.

>>1547
Tbh those were shovelware type stories. Not the best or anything

>>1538
Funny seeing an eggman that is drawn from Archie comics in there. though that might be just a coincidence.

>>1572
Tracy drew that and its from issue 6

>>1542
It would be too cool for this world

>>1543
> Flickies needing to save Tails' ass again.
>Tails had no problem going solo but he struggles more a second time even though the entire thing was just a retread of the game's plot.
Why.