Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Comics (Hit Reset Button?) - Page 2

*oldmanwinters* · 05-14-2011, 10:53 PM

Well, today I bought my first new Archie Sonic comics since November of 1997 when I decided to cut comic collecting out of my life with issue #52. Back in 1997, the epic End Game saga had just concluded, Robotnik was finally out of the way, Sonic & Sally had a prolonged kiss, and the good guys actually won the war for real! I figured that was a satisfying place for me to close the book on my Sonic fandom as I began to move into high school and leave those juvenile (and ever more expensive) hobbies behind. Up to that point, I had read every Sonic-related comic Archie published with the exceptions of issue #48 and "Sonic Quest: Death Egg Saga" #2.

Since then, I read on the internet that ol' "Robo-Robotnik" remade himself into "Dr. Eggman," Knuckles got his comic cancelled then turned temporarily green & evil (but who can blame him?), Tails became a force to be reckoned with, Amy Rose got an "age-advancement," Rotor got a bad back and retired into politics, Bunnie married Antoine, NICOLE looks like a real person, Geoffrey St. John (always hated that skunk) works for Ixis Naugus, Princess Sally's long-lost brother took over the kingdom, and Sonic has gone through about two handful of girlfriends (even fought Tails over one... huh?). Whew...

And now I open up issues 223, 224, and the 2011 Free Comic Book Day issue. And the Death Egg is back. And the editors are promising the world will never be the same after next month. Woah...

There are now so many characters I don't recognize and so many plot references that elude me. I'm so long out of the loop that issues #223 & 224 actually reference back issues through their "Archives" line as opposed to any issue earlier than #170. But this whole "Sonic: Genesis" concept has me intrigued. Is it going to be a total in-universe reboot ala Spider-man: Brand New Day? Is a major character going to die (Personally, I figure Princess Sally is way past due ever since an editorial pardon magically brought her back to life in issue #50)?

So, if #225 is going to be "The Biggest, Most Shocking Issue Ever" as promised in the Sonic-Grams of #224, then perhaps it's time for some recollections of all the most memorable moments from the history of the most successful, longest-running video-game based comic book of all-time. Thoughts, anyone?

05-14-2011, 10:53 PM	#1
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,501	Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Comics (Hit Reset Button?) Well, today I bought my first new Archie Sonic comics since November of 1997 when I decided to cut comic collecting out of my life with issue #52. Back in 1997, the epic End Game saga had just concluded, Robotnik was finally out of the way, Sonic & Sally had a prolonged kiss, and the good guys actually won the war for real! I figured that was a satisfying place for me to close the book on my Sonic fandom as I began to move into high school and leave those juvenile (and ever more expensive) hobbies behind. Up to that point, I had read every Sonic-related comic Archie published with the exceptions of issue #48 and "Sonic Quest: Death Egg Saga" #2. Since then, I read on the internet that ol' "Robo-Robotnik" remade himself into "Dr. Eggman," Knuckles got his comic cancelled then turned temporarily green & evil (but who can blame him?), Tails became a force to be reckoned with, Amy Rose got an "age-advancement," Rotor got a bad back and retired into politics, Bunnie married Antoine, NICOLE looks like a real person, Geoffrey St. John (always hated that skunk) works for Ixis Naugus, Princess Sally's long-lost brother took over the kingdom, and Sonic has gone through about two handful of girlfriends (even fought Tails over one... huh?). Whew... And now I open up issues 223, 224, and the 2011 Free Comic Book Day issue. And the Death Egg is back. And the editors are promising the world will never be the same after next month. Woah... There are now so many characters I don't recognize and so many plot references that elude me. I'm so long out of the loop that issues #223 & 224 actually reference back issues through their "Archives" line as opposed to any issue earlier than #170. But this whole "Sonic: Genesis" concept has me intrigued. Is it going to be a total in-universe reboot ala Spider-man: Brand New Day? Is a major character going to die (Personally, I figure Princess Sally is way past due ever since an editorial pardon magically brought her back to life in issue #50)? So, if #225 is going to be "The Biggest, Most Shocking Issue Ever" as promised in the Sonic-Grams of #224, then perhaps it's time for some recollections of all the most memorable moments from the history of the most successful, longest-running video-game based comic book of all-time. Thoughts, anyone? __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items! Last edited by oldmanwinters; 05-18-2011 at 05:51 PM.