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>that many delays for one comic I'm going to guess its plot and say the big secret is some relation to the black arms, probably a cult formed around it or something But I'm so checked out on IDW, I can't give much of a damn anymore
>>22108 Knowing SEGA it's probably the writers enduring the sisyphean struggle that is convincing the business suits that Shadow doesn't need to be a friendless tarpit of an individual.
First Throwback Thursday of the thread! Sorry for nothing over the last few weeks (laziness and lack of interest is a bitch) but I'm back to give /sssr/ it's weekly fix of old internet sonic fan stuff! to make up for lost time, here's a small dump of stuff from an old fansite about Manic! Throwback Thursday #15: "Manic Panic" (2001-2003-ish)
>>22117 Here's an (archived) version of the site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040702081002fw_/http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/manicpanic/Manic_Panic.html
Oh my fucking God dude, Tamers is making a Dandy's World video this weekend.
I was in that hyperfixation hell for the past 2 years, that's where I was all this time. Can't wait for you all to see the Potential Game(TM) and the several twinks and waifus I obsessed over (granted they look... much better and shapely in fanart).
Eggman has lost all of his allies. Except for one. The Master Emerald and the villainous voice whispering nefarious nothings in his ear. A final showdown in space is about to begin. Between the super couple and the nightmare-inducing Death Egg!
https://www.deviantart.com/lummh/art/Olympus-Heroes-and-Blaze-the-Cat-funding-1253024590 >Hello there, >As voted here and on Patreon, it seems to you the best approach for funding is to reset it with each new chapter and offer new ways to support. To address that last point, I’ve also created a Ko-fi, hoping it’ll help diversify our income sources.
>So, we’re back to needing €600 per month to move forward with the next chapter of Olympus Heroes. While we still have some leftover resources from the previous goal, it’s not enough to complete the next chapter. And as mentioned before, we simply can’t do it for free — even if we could continue for a while, the comic realistically wouldn’t reach its proper end.
>You’ll also notice we added a Blaze the Cat comic to the goals (the very same you voted for months ago)! The idea is to retell the Sonic the Hedgehog OVA (1996) story, but set in Blaze’s dimension — basically introducing Metal Blaze. Miitara and I have always been huge Blaze fans and would LOVE to make this comic happen, and Miitara would be okay to add one page per month for what would be a 20 pages comic! It’s not our main priority right now, of course, but we added it to the goal as an extra motivation.
>In the meantime, I’ll keep releasing Ask Star Fox and Bad Guys content, along with concept art from the Odysseus chapter as planned.
>You can donate on PATREON and now also on KO-FI
>Once again, thank you all so much for your continued support!
This is gonna be real petty and just a irrational rant but whenever I see comments immediately jumping to say how Sonic and Rouge's flirty rival interaction is platonic I find that mind numbingly bueno, like obviously nothing will come of it but I genuinely find this weird current obsession with everything be all platonical kind of boring even in a innuendo charged back and forth.
>>22136 I feel you, it reads as people overcorrecting in fear of being seen as a "buenoworthy shipper" most of the time.
A lot of fandoms nowadays are filled with newgens that absolutely loathe standard fandom stuff like shipping or AUs and they are very vocal about it. Shipping wars in the past used to be people arguing which ship was better, nowadays it's people dogpiling shippers for daring to interpret interactions as romantic.
>>22140 This bird guy has been the first IDW OC design I've liked besides Mimic, also yeah do love the Sin City rain as someone who's watched the 2 films frequently.
>>22137 Yeah essentially with Sonic, no pairings will be canon ever anytime so I just see it as like what you like and if you don't like a ship then you can as long as you aren't a dick to people who do like it that aren't acting like dicks themselves. Cause to be blunt people will read any potential dynamic and interaction as a possible romance plus people will have nonsense pairs they like just cause of designs looking well together/interesting hypothetical dynamics. So enjoy Sonic X Zeena or Mimic X Whisper or Storm X Tekno and just take what can can for fun fanwork ideas and discussion really.
If the Konductor's not here by 8pm EST I've got some backup comics we can storytime >>22144 >with Sonic, no pairings will be canon Except for Sonknux amirite!?
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>>22148 Saved by the bell! It's probably for the best since the lewd Sonknux comic I was going to post only has a few more pages before it'll be finished
>>22148 Yoooo I've missed you dude, you always are a ton of fun in these threads. Heads up my Mordred shilling and fixation is now a Zeena one instead.
>>22217 It's a really nice comic, but at 64 pages and counting you'll be getting multiple slutty sonic storytimes! >>22111 >Knowing SEGA it's probably the writers enduring the sisyphean struggle that is convincing the business suits that Shadow doesn't need to be a friendless tarpit of an individual. Shadow's Iizuka's favorite (and I suspect also his self-insert) so it'll always be more difficult to write for him if you don't gel with how he sees him. I think Ian and Evan want to write him closer to his Archie counterpart, and while I really like that interpretation, Sega definitely doesn't. Some of the other writers (e.g., the racing tie-in comic, Shadow manga, those tie-in animations for Sonadow generations) are able to portray him as a non-grump and friend-haver. My guess is that communication between the IDW writers and Sega is just absolutely terrible, so Evan and Ian are left playing guessing games as to how Sega actually wants him portrayed >>22114 She's definitely got pleb taste when it comes to Sonic VAs! >>22117 I remember this site! Tamers was not happy when it went down >>22122 Well I hope it was everything you hoped for! >granted they look... much better and shapely in fanart Well at least with Tamers you're guaranteed shapely figures! >>22124 >is that eggmany hands >eggmany hands >many hands Oh boy, is the artstyle about to take an absolute nosedive! >>22126 lmao, that's what I was thinking! >>22136 I like to think of them as good friends that are sometimes FWB, but I can see why people would ship them. They're basically genderswapped versions of each other >>22139 It's nice to see Vector being a bro and rescuing Sonic from the pink menace >>22143 I'm hoping we get a better look at the OC. The Sin City artstyle is nice, but it's pretty difficult to make out details >>22218 Hey hey! I've missed chatting too, but have been pretty busy lately. Still, I'm hoping to post more frequently now >Heads up my Mordred shilling and fixation is now a Zeena one instead. Well they are both green!
>>22219 Yeah it shifted from me indulging my villain on heroine enjoyment to my villainess on hero enjoyment. Also I dunno, I just think she has a great design plus like Mordred there's enough personality for me to enjoy but also enough gaps to flesh out or think ideas for.
Also yeah Vector is being the greatest as usual, fucking love that character so much. Also yeah hard to make out the old Skeksis but I just think he has that balance of being an interesting animal while having a design that isn't to busy but not to lacking of details.
With my Sonouge leanings I see it as either a friend's with benefits deal or something like a Spider-Man and Black Cat but more playful with less baggage from each other.
>>22221 I have no idea about the lore of Dandy's World, but I certainly enjoyed Tamers' take on it! >>22220 The asymmetric hair and horn are pretty cool, and she's also the only Zeti Sonic actually has a conversation with. >Skeksis lmao! Fingers crossed the artist posts the design sheet >Sonouge Yeah, they've definitely got a bit of a Spider-Man and Black Cat thing going on, which is a fun dynamic. It's also nice to see them compete over Knuckles while still remaining friendly
>>22222 Shit's basically got no story. Honestly if I could I would post an entire 100 page essay on this fucking shit ass game. I love it and hate it simultaneously.
The "lore" of the game is just crumbs that don't really add up and just serve as bait for GameTheory rip-off channels. Characters are all bland as fuck too. It's in that space where you essentially have absolute freedom with however you interpret the story and the characters because whatever you make is automatically more well-thought out and elaborate than anything in canon.
Just play dolls with these characters and remember to always draw Rodger's voluptuous ass cheeks in full detail.
>>22222 Sonic and Zeena have some fun dialogue since she insults him but also clearly wants to get dat dick but doesn't let it get in the way of her villainy work while he has fun humbling her. Also yeah I love Zeena's hairstyle so much, also yeah the lips really get me going on her design also. Honestly I'll be genuinely stumped when I eventually do my own spin on her design for a comm since I don't even know what I'd tweak or change for her unlike Zazz or Zavok where I already have rough redesign ideas.
Speaking of Skeksis, age of resistance was such a great fucking show. Does a perfect job fleshing out every skek while having them all superbly voiced by incredible actors. I do wish Sonic would have more birds as I've countlessly said in countless threads.
I have an idea for Zeena. She should be one of the few to make Rouge actually mad. Rouge gets under people's skin for her amusement, but I think Zeena could just that much of a bitch to infuriate her to get one over her.
>>22226 Honestly that'd be a fun dynamic since they both have self interested motivations and luxury in mind but Zeena enjoys having it at the expense and suffering of others since she's still a sadistic Zeti while Rouge despite her selfishness does still have a heroic streak and standards. Plus it'd admittedly be a lot of fun to have them say really catty mean girl comments to one another plus he a good showcase of Rouge's better traits contrasted to Zeena's immorality.
>>22124 I might be the only person in the world who connects these two things together but this Death Egg look with the hands just reminded of Mike Kroon. I'm so deep in the autism spiral, guys, help me.
https://x.com/soniccitynet/status/1979478147352396139 >Takashi Iizuka on the possibility of future Brazilian Portuguese dubs:
>“We see Sonic’s current voices as something very personal to both young and old fans, so we’re thinking very carefully about who to choose for new voices — but we can’t promise anything yet.”
>>22251 >Love Zeena >Despise Harley Quinn I'd say her dressed as Poison Ivy or Shego would've suited better personally but still well drawn and the Zazz expression is funny
Thanks to that little bit of resistance from Dimitri to slow down Enerjak, Chaos Locke is ready to save his son! Receiving power directly from the Master Emerald is not recommended but desperate times call for desperate measures.
>>22255 >>22253 Yeah, it's almost unnerving to see a Locke that actually does shit and protects his son. It's like when you watch those Christmas specials where Santa's nice after he was such a dick in the Rankin/Bass Rudolph special.
>>22263 Girls with Big Tits >Rouge >Bunnie >Lien-Da >Lanolin >Gala-Ne Girls with Fat Asses >Zeena >Wave >Sally >Madonna >Alica Girls with a little bit of Both >Amy >Sara >Honey >Breezie >Whisper >Topaz >Iron Queen
Tangentially related but I'm so glad that SEGA did away with those arbitrary ages for the characters. Like 90% of the cast has read as at least a young adult for years.
I could buy Sonic being 15 in Adventure maybe, but in Frontiers? Motherfucker sounds like he's working on a master's or a phd.
>>22270 Yeah some people still think the ages are canon.
I get the hesitation to some degree, but I really wish people weren't weird about it. It's not like it's hard to tell which characters are still minors and thus off-limits to some degree (Cream, Charmy, etc).
>>22271 Honestly it was very odd cause the 2 other artist I'm commissioning Zeena getting defeat sex from Sonic had no questions or hangups on. I think this specific artist just has a hard rule of only 18 confirmed characters, was kinda tempted to try and Better Call Saul my way through using examples of 2 times Sonic was like 30 and 40 in Archie but honestly artist is nice enough and it probably would've come off weird anyway. Anycase may comm them some Professor Victoria, my ocs, and the sexy version of the Duck in the ending of Chicken Little in future.
So I've always heard the franchise should be like a fighting manga from people. I was thinking does Sonic do fights well at all? There is fights, but I'm not sure how well they are compared to other stuff. Anyone who does indulge in fighting media like to share what they think about this?
>>22322 >I was thinking does Sonic do fights well at all? The fights aren't really the focus of the Sonic franchise, particularly the comics. The only real notable fight scenes from the comics are probably Knuckles vs. Thrash in preboot Archie and Knuckles vs. Shadow in the postboot.
To quote a wrestler with a cute outfit that his boyfriend made for him, "Hey Freakshow, you're going nowhere! I got you for three minutes! Three minutes of play time!"
>Crash Bandicoot is getting a Netflix show by the studio who did Sonic Prime I wanted more Crash content, but I don't know how to feel about this. I hear Sonic Prime has a lot of mixed reception.
>>22425 Prime was fine, IMO. Season 3 was a little weak but the previous two seasons were fun.
The reason it's controversial is because someone mentioned that the show is supposed to be canon instead of another continuity, which pissed off the lorefags because Sonic is a himbo in the show.
One feeling I can't shake from not just official Sega stuff but fan content is this stagnation. Like it's the same characters, doing the same thing, acting the same way, and any AUs never progress past the one story. Or it's just gags and shipping. I feel so spoiled by Archie in that things kept changing and new characters were being introduced.
And I don't think the Chaotix special was posted on /co/. Most likely was on /sthg/.
If anything the stagnation tends to come from fans that don't engage in anything creative, ever. Barely any fanart, fanfics, and DEFINITELY not anything that strays away from canon (usually the game continuity or the Archie one).
>>22434 Honestly the games should try delving into an ocean setting with sea animal mobians since that'd be interesting to see how Sega would tackle the concept compared to the Archie Reboot. Also honestly I guess sometimes this is just how things feel on the gaps without new games or the movies....I know IDW isn't gonna shake the stagnant vibe that's for sure.
>>22434 I think part of the stagnation comes from people growing up with fan content that did it first and just doing more of the same. >And I don't think the Chaotix special was posted on /co/. Most likely was on /sthg/. https://desuarchive.org/co/thread/150949954/#150949954
>>22435 Maybe I'm looking for more ambitious stuff. There's a lot of cool things I have seen as well but then there's not much of it. So many cool things just end prematurely for a number of reasons. >>22436 Sounds like something 2000s Sega might've put on Gameboy Advance or DS or Wii. Remember when Sega put out a bunch of different kinds of Sonic games? I'm still waiting on them to port Chaotix just once. >>22437 Oh so that's why I didn't know. I really do avoid Sonic threads on /co/ a lot of times.
>>22438 I'm genuinely surprised Sega hasn't tried the easy moneymaking route of high budget remakes of past games honestly, I suppose there's Sonic X Shadow Generations but I'm meaning more something along the lines of the N.Sane Trilogy, Reignited and the Gears of War ultimate edition or Halo 2's remake.
Also yeah I'd of killed for an ocean settings Sonic game on DS or Wii. Would be so easy to come up with cool level themes, crazy bosses, cool new allies or villains and just playing with Sonic having to be surrounded by the ocean depths.
>>22442 >I'm genuinely surprised Sega hasn't tried the easy moneymaking route of high budget remakes of past games honestly
You have too high of an opinion on them. They had to get fans to remake the entire 16-bit sonic engine for them to be able to do anything more than release emulator bundles. Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Panzer Dragoon, some of their biggest IPs from the early 90s, they all have to be outsourced to get new releases or remakes.
It took this long for us to get a new Virtua Fighter, and that was their #1 arcade and system seller in Japan for a decade.
>>22443 Sega is such a baffling company in so many ways that are to numerous to list. I'm more so surprised not cause have high an opinion on em but cause Sega isn't above trend chasing or trying to go for what's popular so just baffling they've not chased the easy cash provider. Though I don't even know how they would tackle remaking their games in regards to engine, animations, story tweaks or anything that'd easily divide people.
>Accidentally say Mobius instead of Earth in a game discussion cause got called Ian mockingly I've not felt this stupid since my Ultraman Ace chouju name mixup twice in the same thread
>>22438 >>22443 >>22444 It's stagnant because Sega/Sonic Team doesn't want to branch out unless it's Yakuza or Persona. The Sonic IP has multiple sources to pull from but refuse to because of jackassery. "Let's use the same cast over & over!!" How about using the Egg Bosses/Grandmasters? Let Tekno be the new tech girl? Use Nagus as a mystical threat? Have Eggman COMPETE with other bad guys? Shit we just got a new thief character in the Chaotix special. Habe her interact with Rouge.
>>22448 >The Sonic IP has multiple sources to pull from but refuse to because of jackassery. It is weird considering Nintendo has no problem pulling from all their old stuff. They even brought back Super Mario RPG and that was a collab with Square. Nintendo would've definitely integrated the Freedom Fighters and continued the spin offs. >we just got a new thief character in the Chaotix special. I'm starting to feel like the writers have their own characters they prefer using and don't use the ones from others unless they have to.
>>22426 That is probably unlikely given canadian laws don't allow foreigner voice actors. which is the same reason why the sonic prime had a different cast.
The Sonic series and Dragon Ball series have quite a few similarities and I’m totally definitely sure it’s all just a coincidence. To continue that tradition, I do like to take certain things from Dragon Ball and apply them to these comics. It’s very rare so don’t expect to see it come up often. Can you guess what this scene is inspired by?
https://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/151105502 So what do you think of Drogune? I think we talked about it a while ago but since there's a thread why not talk about it again? I think it's boring.
Gonna try and get the comic updates out sometime next week >>22519 The comic that keeps on giving, whether we like it or not! >>22520 I mean, I'd 100% sue anyone who mentioned that I'd banged a Sonic VA that wasn't Rodger or 😍Jason😍 >>22523 Fantastic art and writing here. F not-a-shitty-dad Locke >>22525 To be fair, that one does have Knuckles in the arms of Sonic (and had to give closure to a character that had over a decade of shitty actions) >>22527 I thought it was fine, but really needed tightening up. I mentioned it in the thread, but you could easily remove at least half the pages and it would've been a much more enjoyable read >>22538 lmao >>22539 Well I'm sure Eggman will learn from this mistake and stop trying to mess with forces he simply cannot comprehend >>22549 Surely one day she'll discover you can use colors that aren't black, red or pink in character designs! >>22561 What it needs is a full animated series!
Penders: Locke dies from cancer when Knuckles is older. Ian: Locke dies more recently by sacrificing himself to save Knuckles. Me: Locke dies by sealing his corrupted brother in the Master Emerald in front of Knuckles when he’s just a child.
Note: Instead of renumbering, this page will be posted now and the newer ones will be used as filler this was originally meant for.
We’re now in the present time and not only is Gold here with Blaze but they seem to be quite close! Also, Blaze has a personality like her name would suggest. Maybe this is what happens when she has someone that encourages her to be more emotional and helps her control her power. Who knows what kind of adventures these two get into in this alternate universe!
>>22638 Sayonara, Locke the Echidna... >>22639 So, Blaze and Gold? Goldaze? I'll say, their designs look really good together.
>Maybe this is what happens when she has someone that encourages her to be more emotional and helps her control her power. Pretty much her thing was that she had nobody.
>>22642 >Pretty much her thing was that she had nobody. Yeah. In this she gets that support early and her emotions are able to come out more. She's more Sonic-like because of it.
>>22646 If I had a nickel for every time someone in this fandom is exposed to have faked their death, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's strange (and kinda fucked up) that it happened twice
It's getting good enough numbers on Deviantart but it's doing REALLY well on twitter compared to the other things I post. If I dropped the action and adventure and went all in on shipping I'd probably get even more popular. Of course I won't actually do that.
>>22655 I'm more concerned about others. I'm doing alright but I've seen plenty of good comics stop updating because there wasn't enough interest for it. Meanwhile someone can slap Sonic characters on some meme or random romance pic and get all sorts of attention. That's sadly what the fandom wants more than anything.
>>22656 One of the best things to do about it is to bring awareness of other projects, which from what I've seen, is something you do with retweets, favoriting, storytime, etc. It is a nice gesture.
>>22661 >this gets announced >right after Rich had another fit over IDW that makes all fans of archie look bad
We are never going to hear the end of it. Usually, I don't care, but it really irks me that some rotten individuals ruin it for everyone else, especially for those who didn't do anything. The cards are already stacked against its fans, then you have to occasionally see that shit within your niche group.
>>22663 I just don't pay attention to that stuff. Nothing compares to the schizo and jannies I had to deal with during the Unofficial and Archie rides. If anything it's nice that Sega actually threw a bone to IDW. Sonic Prime as well. Sega needs to realize there's more than stuff made outside of Japan.
>>22664 >Sega needs to realize there's more than stuff made outside of Japan. I mean "in Japan." >>22665 I can ignore the schizo as long as they don't get attention from others in the threads but the jannies deleting posts and even threads was very troubling.
>>22666 They were assholes but at least for the most part, The Ride was pretty fun. Was hilarious when the loon tried to use polshit to derail the thread. >>22662 Good for them. Hopefully Sega will start using more characters from outside the games & maybe playable.
>>22664 Honestly Crossworlds has been a real boon to the cast since it made me become proper fans of Zavok and Zazz cause of their great interactions with everyone plus the voice cast. So it is really nice to see them actually use the IDW or Sonic Prime cast even if they don't get all the dialogue effort of the base characters.
>>22664 >Nothing compares to the schizo and jannies I had to deal with during the Unofficial and Archie rides. God don't remind me about those faggots. Hopefully at least the jannies chilled the fuck out after those email leaks.
I'm really happy that Crossworlds has been acknowledging more stuff coming from the international side of the franchise.
>>22663 >Richmunk Isn't he the guy that's been making those Sally ICE propaganda edits? Or was that another schizo?
Sally gets to the meet the god she and her mother worship. Knuckles has been called up to be chewed out by his boss. And Sonic is here as well. Eggman, too.
>>22764 >get in trouble >parents take away phone they bought for you >sonic appears and lectures them on taking your stuff No wonder he's popular with the kids.
>>22691 Nothing explicit, technically! We are getting to the point where the commissioned artist is gonna back out though there's a lot of putting characters in diapers and treating them like babies. The entire plot's been written out as a fanfic, we're around half-way here: https://www.deviantart.com/solarisdragon/art/Sonic-s-Prank-Wars-Chapter-4-436681970 Viewer beware, you're in for a scare!
>>22563 Thanks! Work's been pretty busy, and so has my personal life 😉. Still, I'm gonna try and post here more often, I've really missed you all! >>22638 I really love how you did things here, even if it means we won't get best ship Max x Locke. It's a really nice parallel for how Tikal sacrificed herself to save her corrupted friend by sealing him inside the Master Emerald >>22639 Now there's an interesting ship! To think both of Silver's love interests would rather get with each other! >>22647 I mean, is it even a legit fandom if you don't have needless drama? >>22653 >Of course I won't actually do that. He says, after making an entire issue devoted to Sonknux! >>22659 >It's funny to think that the IDW comics would be more popular if Sega allowed romance in it. Or action! Seriously though, preboot Archie struck a good balance between action, romance, and slice of life. IDW leans way too heavily on slice of life and glacial pacing, and it's alienating their target audience which, for the record is supposed to be kids, not Evan and Ian's 30-something xitter friends >>22661 I mean, if they wanted a cute couple that are actually fun Rough and Tumble are right there! >>22663 Oh, no one pays attention to him. He's been throwing online tantrums in the fandom since the 90s. While I don't think we'll get any cameos of Archie characters any time soon, at least we've got several ongoing fancomics >>22670 >Commission 43 Oh my, you have been busy! >>22672 >that painting Oh my! I'll pretty much have to see it now >>22674 I hate to say it but I really dislike this writing style >>22679 >Sally bows to her deity >Knuckles is ready to punch him >Sonic's already gotten board and is cleaning his ear Yeah, that tracks >>22680 lmao >>22686 I still maintain it's a good game! And it's technically less buggy than Rise of Lyric! >>22688 There are so many of these! >>22767 >introduce a bunch of creepy, possibly mind-controlled jesters >immediately lower the stakes as fast as possible It's so frustrating!
>>22770 >Now there's an interesting ship! To think both of Silver's love interests would rather get with each other! >evan: don't you mean silver's pseudo siblings?
>>22771 I figured that might be the case, but when I saw the filename I couldn't resist the joke! >>22774 We were robbed of some fantastic angst/body horror! >>22776 >>22780 >human woman >grippers on display >that face on sonic Move over Madonna and Elise, Sonic's got a new crush! >>22777 >>22781 And to think they still won't allow Mobian feet in IDW ;_; >>22783 lmao, I hate that you're right about that. I'm kinda surprised Whisper hasn't adopted him yet >>22784 This is so much better than the sendoff in #143. At least Archimedes is there with him instead of bailing right before Locke's death, depriving him of both his father figures at once >Knuckles fighting Perfect Chaos Well he did technically defeat him in #84! Seriously though, I do like the purple aura >>22787 It's such a fun take! I love that the Shadowlizard looks like a yellow Quilava >>22788 I-is Sonic behind Julie-Su? Get out of the way! >>22792 That's really disappointing, the standalone books from IDW are generally pretty good. It's gotta suck for the people working on it, even if they did get paid. Hopefully they'll share their concept art at some point >>22793 You need to adjust your monitor, I think you'll find she's light to mid-gray at most! Seriously though, they've gone for the "draw a regular Japanese lady but color her skin dark" route, which seems to be pretty popular over there. Nadia from The Secret of Blue Water is probably the most famous example, who is just Shinji from Evangelion, but with darker skin and more feminine hair
Also, judging by the straight black hair and the patterns on her clothing she's indigenous to the Americas (well, the continent on Sonic's world that includes locations from North and South America that's weirdly located where Antarctica would be). Also also, I can't believe no one noticed the sun and moon motifs on her earrings, marking her as a verified Sonknux supporter!
>>22792 >"It's The Wicker Man but with Shadow" Fleetway did it first with Knuckles! >>22794 Honestly not that upset over it, but I'm sorry for your disappointment.
Two more pages done! >>22794 >At least Archimedes is there with him instead of bailing right before Locke's death, depriving him of both his father figures at once I'm really realizing how Archimedes got in the way of Knuckles having to stay on Angel Island during Ian's run. That and being hidden in a cave. The silver lining is that Ian's murderous rampage didn't claim him.
>>22798 Oh shit, it's Colin. >The silver lining is that Ian's murderous rampage didn't claim him. He just leaves with no acknowledgement. Fine if he wanted to do it, but Ian doing it for Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg but not him was hilarious.
https://x.com/thegameawards/status/1990465707419529260 People are not happy. >>22799 >He just leaves with no acknowledgement. Fine if he wanted to do it, but Ian doing it for Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg but not him was hilarious. I actually didn't realize that Archimedes just stopped showing up. I always assumed he made appearances here and there until Endangered Species.
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>>22794 >It's such a fun take! It really is! I've been brainstorming a lot of stuff related to that change. I already love Shadow as a character, but giving him that added "oomph" of basically making him the underdog in the dynamic of Prototype - Ultimate Lifeform makes him even more loveable.
>>22784 >Archie: On a side note, part of me wonder if Aurora was sober when she had these "visions". >>22798 Great, it's Eggman's dumbass brother. How many mobian slurs we'll get from Colin this time?
Big thanks to whoever storytimed this issue. Because once again I don't have to. https://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/151334458#p151340091 https://desuarchive.org/co/thread/151334458/#151340091
Chaos would’ve just sent them back with everything as is but Tikal is a diligent and thoughtful person, knowing that getting Chaos to pitch in would be best. But in specific ways, not his usual way. Because the only way Chaos knows how to “help” is to go all water kaiju on everyone.
got accused of slandering shadow because i made a meme showcasing that he's still an asshole in the japanese version of the games (sometimes even more so, the sympathy he has for the biolizard in Gens is gone in the JP version)
"As announced by former colleague Koichi Namiki: Hiroshi Kubota (aka "Jimita"), the ex-Sega composer & programmer who wrote the X68000 SMPS sound driver for Mega Drive & personally arranged the BGM for Sonic the Hedgehog & Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, has passed away."
>>22813 what is the point of adding him other than to further slander him? I mean, the slandering of Silver is funny, but I almost feel bad for him for being used this way.
Years before Sonic Lost World came out, there was a character named Regina aka the Iron Queen. A human (originally a badger?) that had the ability to control machines with her technomage powers. So aside from Archie doing something similar first, I saw it as an opportunity to put two things together. Also Hex is an island. We already got Little Planet and Angel Island, we don’t need another floating land mass over Mobius.
>>22814 I don't see how this is slander, honestly?
Fanart/fanfics where another character becomes the uncle/aunt to the kids of the main pairing are very common. If this was cuck art there'd be a bigger emphasis on Silver looking miserable, and Sonic and Blaze would be overlooking him with malicious expressions.
Conductor or even thirstposter. I want to ask if either of you could storytime something. It's not exactly Sonic, but it is related in a way. I was thinking Dragon Ball I've wanted to read it, but I think it would be more enjoyable with others. And so everyone could have fun reading the thing that heavily influenced the franchise.
>>22795 Between this and a unicorn trying to get Tails to JFK Robotnik, Fleetway really was the weirdest comic >Honestly not that upset over it, but I'm sorry for your disappointment. With IDW disappointment is sadly to be expected. Still, at least fancomics are having fun with the setting and characters >>22798 Oh boy, it's the guy that didn't even realize his own brother and son had transformed themselves into metal abominations. Move over Sally, the comic's real strategist is here! >I'm really realizing how Archimedes got in the way of Knuckles having to stay on Angel Island during Ian's run. That and being hidden in a cave. The silver lining is that Ian's murderous rampage didn't claim him. He and (now retarded) Charmy have a nice heart to heart with him post-Enerjak but for whatever reason just stops showing up. My guess is he was trying to keep the focus on the more recognizable characters >>22800 Really scraping the bottom of the barrel with most of those >>22801 Shoggothnic my belovéd! Yeah, this dynamic is a lot of fun. I'm actually surprised we haven't seen any fancomics tackle Shadow being the prototype and the Biolizard being a smug ultimate lifeform that wants to wipe out all life because they're beneath him >>22811 For some reason people don't seem to get that Shadow's an asshole, but a lovable asshole. I really don't get the obsession with the JP script. Sure, there's a few cool callbacks between games that didn't really make it through translation, but Sonic Team's always been adamant that the characterization remain consistent >>22812 Wow, that's sad
>>22826 >My guess is he was trying to keep the focus on the more recognizable characters According to Ian, he stopped using Archimedes because he felt that Knuckles no longer needed a mentor.
>>22827 Wouldn't minded a moment showing that. Just have them chat it out, Archimedes also being regretful in his part of the Echidna Bullshit but also proud that Knux, despite it all, is a good guy and fighting as a true guardian.
>>22826 >Really scraping the bottom of the barrel with most of those Yeah. I looked it up and apparently Sonic 3 wasn't nominated last year, either. It's really fucking weird, you'd think adding it to the list would be a no brainer, unless they feared it'd make for unfair competition?
>Shoggothnic my belovéd! Yeah, this dynamic is a lot of fun. I'm actually surprised we haven't seen any fancomics tackle Shadow being the prototype and the Biolizard being a smug ultimate lifeform that wants to wipe out all life because they're beneath him Honestly yeah same? I've been looking around and, while I've definitely seen AUs where they make Shadow the more beastly out of the two characters, he remains the ultimate lifeform.
I've been doodling a bunch of stuff, I had an idea to use the AU to add Terios as the actual ultimate lifeform. Though I still want to tweak his design a little. I had the idea to make him resemble Eclipse a little bit more.
Also unrelated but I found out one of the submissions for the Sonic Rumble skin contest was a prototype Shadow that looked so similar to my design. I'm so mad it lost, that shit was peak! PEAK!!!
>I really don't get the obsession with the JP script. I feel it's people being turbo fucking weeaboos, to the point they think only the Japanese side of the franchise can put out good stuff by virtue of being Japanese. Never mind the fact Sonic as a franchise was tailor made to appeal to westerners.
Also with Shadow specifically, I think people just assume he's kind in the JP version because he uses "boku" to refer to himself, and they were expecting him to use "ore" since that's typically how asshole characters refer to themselves in Japanese.
>>22809 Don't cry Tangle I'll get you more choccy milk :(
https://x.com/mobius_comics/status/1992042809822740925 >Sometimes I see the same infamous Archie pages posted like it represents hundreds of issues over 30 years. Did they even read the comics or just those pages? I've read the whole thing and I have plenty of problems with it but it's still great. What are your favorite Archie pages? I wanted to respond to the usual Archie slander but in a constructive way.
>>22910 I'm ready for the new villain to be killed immediately because everyone always gets upset whenever one of the comic-exclusive characters gets even one (1) win against the game characters.
>>22913 >I'm ready for the new villain to be killed immediately because everyone always gets upset whenever one of the comic-exclusive characters gets even one (1) win against the game characters. Anon there is no new villain it already obvious that ian is gonna use zavok since he is the only one that can control machines.
>>22817 Zavok taking the place of Jun/Iron Kong would honestly be interesting plus yeah this is a no brainer idea of her being raised alongside and by the Zeti
For those wondering, Finitevus is the Knuckles counterpart from Modius. He’s actually the one that Scourge (Sonic Side Stories Page 13) and Mephiles (Sonic Issue 8 Page 14-2) were about to name drop in other pages. He’s the same age as Knuckles and has knuckle spikes like him. In the Archie comics, Scourge got his body scars from Locke during a fight. You should be able to figure out who did that to him in these comics.
>>22922 >Finitevus did this to Scourge >The DL want vengeance and suitable housing Also, I'm very interested in this change. I now have a theory of who's Fini's dad is.
>>22923 Yeah O'Knux is one of those characters I felt needed to be replaced with someone more interesting. >>22924 There's also his grandfather. >>22925 Finitevus is one of those characters that loves to talk about how great he is.
https://www.deviantart.com/retrorabbitsstudio Saw a well drawn Sonic page and recognized the name. It was called Sonic Resurrection but it's a different account from the one I have bookmarked. https://www.deviantart.com/solaris-stane Turns out that account is deactivated so that comic is dead. Shame because the art was good and was about Whisper's team being brought back to life somehow.
Another page done. It's an echidna flashback, a Penders staple. >>22929 Usually it's some personal issues or the one running the account don't want people to see their work anymore. Nowadays it could be something like how the site is run or AI concerns in general.
>>22928 For a second i though this was a crossover comic with Call of duty given the red smoke makes me think of the CoD:bo6(and by extension bo7) ganja gas.
The Sonic 3 & Knuckles arc is over! With Eggman finally in Freedom Fighter custody, what’s next? One objective down, now it’s time for the other! Finding and retrieving Mobotropolis! But where did it go and how will our heroes get a large city back?
There are comics I haven't bothered keeping up with that have been putting out pages randomly and I can't even remember the last pages I posted because I don't even save every page I've posted these past couple years.
>>22947 What if we did a storytime of comics we've covered in the past? Might be a good way to just talk about an oldie but a goodie again, or to catch up with the comics that have updated
>One of the repeat offenders for shitting threads over at 4chan is some fuckwat from Twitter >Hates trans people yet at the same time jerks it to loli shit and won't stop drawing Shadow lusting after Maria >Infamous for making endless alts on the bird app and Discord >Also infamous for stalking and harassing people across accounts for the tiniest of negative interactions >Was bragging about participating on the latest IDW storytime thread before getting suspended (again)
Who is this woman? If you don’t know then you will soon enough. For now, here’s some “random” information. In the Archie comics, Knuckles got his super strength and ability to glide from his chaos powers and that was because Locke infused his egg with chaos energy. That’s where all the microwave memes came from. But that’s not how it is in this series. Knuckles got his super strength from something or rather someone else.
https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1995569815151673365 >Paramount Pictures is planning an untitled “Sonic Universe Event Film” on Dec. 22, 2028. >This is in addition to Sonic 4, which is coming to theaters on March 19, 2027.
Sonic Universe Online Issue 55 https://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/151536681 https://desuarchive.org/co/thread/151536681 I was wondering when another issue was going to come out.
>>23053 Damn barely anyone posting in it. I took a nap and thought it might've been archived by the time I woke up but it's still barely hanging in there.
>See people praising the most recent Sonic manga >People claim good writing is back on the menu and that characters like Shadow were "fixed" >Look inside >Shadow acts like how he did in Boom
I don't care if the weebs are angry, the "thing, Japan" argument will only stop being used once it stops being relevant. I hate JP purists.
>>23060 Shadow being an asshole is liked only if he gets free of it, through either looking cool, getting one over another character, usually Sonic, etc. It's disliked when he gets hit with the consequences of being of that way, whether in a story or online if that makes sense. The same applies to Amy but most aren't ready to hear that.
>>23061 It's ironic, because I'd argue what his character needs most is him being in a position where he eats shit and pointedly won't stop eating shit until he overcomes his arrogance.
Most all stories revolving around him involve him overcoming everything except his massive ego, if anything whatever he's facing tends to fuel it further. And I say that as someone who's fave IS Shadow. I love him to bits but oh my God I want to see him humbled so badly.
>spoiler The recent Amy revitionism makes no fucking sense to me. She's spent years as the least popular of the main characters due to essentially being nothing but a yandere, and now people are coming out of the woodwork pretending they always liked that shit?
I've even seen people claim she was good in Battle. That one fucking game where she's fucking anorexic and immediately assumes Emerl is Sonic's surrogate son.
>>23031 He's here, my husbando's finally here! >>23032 HOW VERY DARE YOU! MILLION YEARS DUNGEON! >>23034 He really is the best! >>23038 Thanks to Penders' let's say unique take on worldbuilding, he's the head of police and emergency services in general. They don't have a military (despite floating above a planet conquered by a ruthless dictator and being regularly being invaded by cyborg Echidnas from a parallel dimension) so he's the closest thing they have to a military leader. Technically the secret grandpas are supposed to handle external threats, but always seem to leave it up to Knuckles, the Chaotix and Remington
>On 25 September 2025, Daniel Barnes stated that starting from the 84th issue there will be only three or four part stories, following the spirit of Sonic Universe, the stories will involve Sonic traveling to new locations and meeting new characters exclusive to those story arcs. The BRIGHT Future Of Sonic IDW & Endless Fantasia! - Daniel Barnes Interview (@12:00)
>>23130 I don't want to be a Debbie Downer but story length hasn't been a problem for IDW since the Metal Virus arc. In fact, the current are is pretty much what Barnes is talking about. And it's not good.
Sonic Side Stories Page 19 Note: This is a filler update.
I must admit that I am a fan of girl x girl pairings but this one was unintended when deciding that Fiona and Belle would respectively be the Sally and Metal Sonic of Modius. So when the opportunity came up, I went for it. Must be awkward for Kintobar to see his daughter getting rizzed up by a robot copy of one of their enemies. And to clarify, AI Fiona does not consider Kintobar to be her father nor does he think of her as his daughter. She’s a copy of Fiona’s mind with a robot body provided by Kintobar.
>>23133 This is actually doing better than the Blaze and Gold page. I already knew that shipping pages would do better than others but this pairing is between two girls I wouldn't say are the most popular or well known. Of course it's also down to randomness and if someone with more more followers retweets it.
Sat through both of these things, and they are decent! the first one is better, IMO. It made me wish Sonic had a world as interesting as it. I mean all the thought and care, for how a world with animals would work and playing up their traits. Sonic's world is so BORING in comparsion. And for the guy into reptiles, second movie is really cool with that shit.
I'll admit, instantly hooked into Wildehopps. But that is mostly because of the insane chemistry, which even as just friends, I'd enjoy. Again, Sonic is just lacking in that sort of thing between characters
>>23148 As the resident reptile maniac yeah as a whole I quite liked Zootopia 2 and was definitely worth being the first new animated Disney film I've watched in 7 years.
>>23145 I mean this in the most passive aggressive fashion but I think most Girl X Girl fans just gobble up anything without much in the way of critical thinking as long as it's got girls playing rock paper scissors without rock or paper
>Sonic Racing - CrossWorlds One-Shot: 02/04/26 » 02/11/26 This tie-in comic manages to be even later. >>23151 I'm just surprised those two characters got more interest than Blaze.
The start of the two-issue phase one finale! With Eggman in custody, the next thing the Freedom Fighters need to do is figure out how to find Mobotropolis. And while it’s unfortunate that Eggman refuses to help, it’s convenient that someone else has arrived with the necessary information. A bit too convenient. As for Eggman, GUN wants custody of him. And they’re not asking! So says Commander… Robotnik?!
>>23131 Yeah, it's not the length that's the issue, it's the fact that each 4 issue story could easily be 1 or 2. Sonic going to a new exciting location where very little happens each issue is not a fun time. Frankly the pacing's so glacial it's on par with M25YL >>23133 Now this is what Archie Sonic's all about. Take two random characters, throw them together and see what happens! >>23145 Wow, congrats! It's definitely a 10/10 design, and the best kind of crack ship >>23148 I've not seen it yet, but the first was really fun. What we really need is a cartoon or anime that shows us more of Sonic's world, especially the animal people part. One of the Forces designers had some interesting ideas about their writing system being less complex than the humans'. It's gibberish in Forces but they actually turned it into an actual alphabet in Sonic Speed Simulator: https://sonic-speed-simulator.fandom.com/wiki/In-Universe_Language >>23151 Now that I think about it Tamers' stuff really blew up when he started doing some yuri ships, even before the MLP animations >>23157 It does make sense considering Shadow's explicitly immune to all disease, and that wouldn't stop to consider that Eggman's virus is tiny robots. It could've been written a lot better, but I get the feeling the writers aren't being given much (or any) direction from Sega. There's only so many revisions they can do before it needs to be published and they're probably using them up having to play Guess Who with Sega >>23161 It's so dumb considering Sega want to be more hands on with this comic than they were with Archie, but don't want to spend the time explaining what Shadow's character should be >>23163 I'm really looking forward to seeing Geoffrey be the best at being the worst! >>23168 They've been kinda bland in the comic, and I'm not a huge fan of them being the Chaotix' adopted dads, but they're some of the few characters that actually make the world feel lived in. Other than Vanilla, I think they might be the only characters that aren't associated with the restoration, villains, or generic villagers
>>23161 Forcing what? Shadow is kind of a mean loner. That is how he is, even with the good in him. What I find odd since that issue is the amount of people so against him being actually flawed. Did you see the amount of rewrites IDW 19 got just to remove him falling to the sin of arrogance? Fans just want him to be hypercompetent with superficial flaws that don't hinder him. Which I blame on the kissing up he receives, so even the official people are guilty of that