Megaman Comic By Archie

[MattLawrence]

looks like issue #9 we will see the beginning of "megaman 2" and the creation of quickman !

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by MattLawrence

looks like issue #9 we will see the beginning of "megaman 2" and the creation of quickman !

Can't wait! I almost think MM2 might be so epic that it will demand 2 separate arcs to cover it all! And then hopefully it won't be too long before we get to see Rush and Protoman.

[MattLawrence]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Can't wait! I almost think MM2 might be so epic that it will demand 2 separate arcs to cover it all! And then hopefully it won't be too long before we get to see Rush and Protoman.

I just remember the second game being one of the best ones, from the music to the level design and bosses, it was a blast! nostalgia is wonderful! YES we will be seeing rush very soon ! I wonder if Flynn will decide to do megaman V (the letter not numeral), the one game boy game where all the bosses are named after planets

[Powder]

The last issue was good as usual, looking forward to the cap of this little saga.

[MattLawrence]

i hope that all story arcs aren't 4 issues.... yea

[oldmanwinters]

What? It's almost been a full week since MM8 came out and no one has chimed in about it?

I appreciated the "Time Keeps on Slipping" resolution and am so surprised that Archie MM is now through two story arcs! I was so psyched to see those MM2 Robot Masters at the climax; the next arc could be EPIC!

I really like the potential of the original 6 Robot Masters being Mega Man's supporting cast as the series goes along. Given enough time and character development, they could function in a similar capacity to Archie Sonic's Freedom Fighters.

[MattLawrence]

number 9 is out now, anyone notice he is going in an odd order haha. Leaf shield against bubble man ? do wuut

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by MattLawrence

number 9 is out now, anyone notice he is going in an odd order haha. Leaf shield against bubble man ? do wuut

Yeah, I figured they'd try to retain the recommended order from the game.

"U supos'd to start wit Metal Man or Air Man!!!"



But I guess they figured that Bubble Man and Wood Man are pretty pathetic Masters. Even Wood Man himself reflects on how pointless he is for anything other than giving Mega Man a fight.

I like the subplot of how MM might be getting a virus from copying the Wiley Masters. It sorta reminds me of some of the later games in the X series. It makes me wonder if they might start dropping subtle references to Sigma at some point.

[MattLawrence]

did you notice the last couple of pages in #8 Rush' helmet is on the table as well as protoman can be seen in the window

[oldmanwinters]

Wow, MegaMan went psycho on Heat Man!

It's really intriguing imagining him as a loose canon hero. I'm so fascinated that Flynn decided to introduce the "virus" angle with Wily's first line of original Robot Masters.

[Killer Moth]

Actually, I've been starting with Quick Man first, as he really is weak to the Mega Buster. However, since MM 2's Robot Masters have multiple weaknesses (Quick Boomerang is great with Metal Man, until you find out he's weak to his own weapon), it can be confusing. I don't mind Flynn for changing the pace.

I'm also not sure about Auto being added retroactively -- does this mean Bass will appear sooner than expected? It doesn't bother me, yet the canon fans might be as thrilled (for legitimate reasons).

Also, can't wait for issue 13 (or is it 12?), because of the cover. Why?

Spoiler:

Because we have Pharoah Man and a Ruby-Spears reference.

[sdp]

So, I was wondering how this comic had been going, the few thingsI tried reading without getting spoiled seemed very interesting. I've been in a Megaman kick lately.

What about the Dreamwave comic? I know it's only 4 issues but are they worth checking out? And didn't Udon plan to do a comic at some point before Archie?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by sdp

What about the Dreamwave comic? I know it's only 4 issues but are they worth checking out? And didn't Udon plan to do a comic at some point before Archie?

Man, I recently tracked down all the Dreamwave issues out of curiosity and I was greatly disappointed. It's too hard for me to explain what's "wrong" with the DW series, since I felt like there was little "right" about it.

I do, however, like the covers and the most of the page art when Mega Man is actually in battle armor. The 4th and final issue is the best, because it's drawn by the talented Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante (ironic, right?) and the plot actually resembles a true Mega Man story.

I don't know anything about the UDON series.

There is a series of Mega Man manga that's been translated into English and released in some major U.S. bookstores. I haven't really had time to look into it, but what I was able to peruse looked pretty cool.
EDIT: Apparently those manga books might be the UDON series of which you were thinking, sdp. There are actually a number of those books listed on Amazon.

[Mewzard]

Well, since the last time we had a discussion here, we covered all of Mega Man 2, a rather interesting original arc about the value of robotic life and conflict with a group that hates Robots in Spiritus ex Machina, a two part origin of Proto Man, and some nice one shots (including the expected Girl Power issue, and The Rock of Ages, using time travel to show glimpses of all the coming game-related stories for the entirely of the original Mega Man).

A bit more on the one shot end (with a two parter that seems to set up Mega Man 3) and then we're at the Sonic/Mega Man crossover event:

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Can't wait to see this crossover.

[oldmanwinters]

I'm hoping there's some Mega Man readers out there who can help me with this.

This month, Archie's Mega Man series did strange "after the credits" promotion in which the last page of the issue would feature a one-page epilogue. And the twist was that you get a different ending based upon which cover variant you bought. I ended up getting the "variant cover" which simply contains an epilogue of the Dr. Wily Robot Masters returning to the base they're construction while ProtoMan (aka, "Break Man") armors up and swears he's gonna cause Mega Man some trouble.

What I am curious about is the "regular cover" edition which features a scene from the Mega Man X universe. Can anybody tell me about what happened in that issue?

[Chaotix12345]

Spoiler:

X and Cain are chatting at a digging site about possibly stumbling upon something as amazing as the young Reploid prototype. While X thinks that his capsule was a one-in-a-million find, Cain says that he can't help being a greedy man of science who would LOVE to get his hands on another relic. As X says the old "Be careful what you wish for..." line, the issue cuts to deep within a pit in their digging site where a machine with a Wily logo is seen piercing through the original Mega Man's helmet.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Chaotix12345

Spoiler:

X and Cain are chatting at a digging site about possibly stumbling upon something as amazing as the young Reploid prototype. While X thinks that his capsule was a one-in-a-million find, Cain says that he can't help being a greedy man of science who would LOVE to get his hands on another relic. As X says the old "Be careful what you wish for..." line, the issue cuts to deep within a pit in their digging site where a machine with a Wily logo is seen piercing through the original Mega Man's helmet.

Oh boy, you're a gem, Chaotix!

[Shiro Kame]

I'm really loving the comic. Ian Flynn is a great writer.

[JamieH]

Ian Flynn has been doing a great job with the Mega Man comic. The crossover with Sonic was just a wonderful romp.

Kind of regretting not taking my copies of the comic to Heroes Con for Mr. Flynn to sign them.

[TonySiegel]

is this comic still holding up? going to try to get into it... hopefully its strong enough for older readers...