Might as well start this thread off right.

>>4104
The Heart of a Monster 9-19
https://thoam.the-comic.org/comics/363
lmao, Eggman's such a sassy bitch!
>>4813
As is tradition!

>>4042
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2 Page 21
https://www.deviantart.com/frostbitewhiteknight
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ftwkcomic/
Hey, they look familiar!
Roxanne Wolf Beatbox!!

>>4822
FREDDY FAZBEAR!
"O cholera czy to Freddy fazbear" but its 4K 120FPS

Remington T. Echidna...

>>4834
Look at that smile in the top-right, he's so cute! I've actually got a short Remington storytime I've been meaning to put together. Turns out someone else was a fan of best boy too!

This guy makes some good points
Sonic Fans Vs. Criticism

This is not a good preview but it's probably the only part that isn't a spoiler I don't want to show.

>>4868
I hate these guys so damn much

GAYYYY

Looks like someone's going to storytime TLSC over on 4/co/ tonight
https://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/144318885#p144330042
>>>/4chan/co/144330042
>>4870
Let's hope there's an invincibility item box nearby!
>>4872
The original Robotnik x Stone!

>>4297
SOoC Chapter 5 Cover - Page 094
https://www.deviantart.com/justtheauthor
Sonic's mom has got it goin' on!

>>4877
This is like his adopted mom in this right?

>>4878
Yeah, both his parents are adopted

>>4879
lol

>Cloudflare robot check
>"Please wait a while before making a post" message with 60 second cooldown.
>Captcha on top of it
>The first 2 steps can repeat themselves up to 5 times before reaching the captcha

I only found out recently how phone posting became fucking unbearable on that website.

>>4880
You know what I mean!
>>4882
It's really bad, even on desktop. Any time you clear your cookies, and sometimes when you get a new IP (which happens a lot if your home broadband uses CGNAT or you're on mobile). Essentially, your cookies need to build up a reputation before they'll stop sending the cloudflares and the harder captchas with the black circles. I absolitely loathe the cloudflare pre-captcha, since it barely ever works the first time. There have been times I just gave up on posting in a thread because it wasn't worth the effort

Captain Commando 【Arcade】 OST 04 stage 1 city

Rabbot Commando!

What if Starline had done experiments on Sonic's friends instead?

>>4900
>what if IDW did cool, interesting and well written elsewhere stories like Vampire Batman and Superman Red Son
laugh harder

>>4904
>>4846
Do people not read the thread

>>4847
>>4903
Like seriously wtf are you doing

Does anyone actually like this ship or is it just people repeating a unfunny joke?

So someone already got ahold of issue 70 early. I
Sonic IDW Issue 70
Oh boy, lanolin seethe is going to sky rocket

>>4919
>people repeating a unfunny joke?
This is the correct answer

>>4919
Bartleby looks like a dude who would challenge Antoine or Elias to a duel. Glove slap and all.

>>4920
Can't believe Belle is back and they used her as a sex doll for the guards

>>4925
To think the Jack & the Sand Blasters would return to the comics like that.

>>4920
That actually wasn't such a bad issue. Pretty action-heavy, all of the characters get moments to shine, there's no melodramatic crying, and it looks like the plot is starting to go somewhere.

7/10.

>skip again
>Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there.

>>4933
KEK

>>4920
I do like that Tails and Amy are going as a duo, is nice when that happens.

https://x.com/The_Hydroxian/status/1808157974323413110

Ken Penders in a Nutshell

apparently IDW Sonic is going to have a crossover comic soon. yay I guess?

https://x.com/NullVoxxed/status/1808265553959645598
I don't condone Amy abuse HOWEVER...

It was inevitable.

https://grabber.zone/comics/sonic-idw/2022-202x-current-saga/sonic-the-hedgehog-70/

It's out. Feel like story timin' so I'll go do it on 4/co/ but I'll still attend yours here, conductor.

>>4959
Thanks! I'll do it today at the usual time.

>>4950
Is the dream team coming back?!

aaaand done. ngl felt a little refreshing to story time after so long. It's kinda fun!

>>4964
I wish. There's a possibility they would never do one again because it would be a reminder that Archie did it first. They really would be like that.

>>4965
Now sit back and enjoy the anons in the thread tear each other apart over a comic they don't care about and a franchise they can't escape despite hating most things about it.

>>4950
I hope it's mlp, if only because it's been fun doing the Tamers threads over there instead of 4/co/. Ideally I'd love an official TMNT crossover, and no that one cameo in Archie doesn't count!
>>4965
I thought the thread went pretty well, thanks anon! I did actually enjoy the comic, even if it spent too much time breaking up the action with boring conversations
>>4966
Second best crack ship in Archie, after Max x Locke
>>4967
As is tradition!

I swear 4chan is even slower than ever. So many threads that are days old and a lot of them are nowhere close to hitting bump limit. And the storytime threads are able to be kept alive a lot easier.

>>4968
If they still had the license, it should've been GI Joe/Sonic
>GI Joe against COBRA & Eggman, Fighting to Save The Day
>They'll Never Give Up, They're Always There
>Fighting for Freedom for Our Zone & Theirs!

>>4969
This is probably the biggest cause
>>4882

They're storytiming TLSC over on 4/co/ but the energy's pretty low.
Direct and archive links:
https://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/144350420
>>>/4chan/co/144350420
>>4969
It's slow, and it feels like most of the anons worth talking to have left. We got a better turnout to our TLSC thread than 4/co/ did, and far better discussion too. Looking at the daily postcounts, this decline's been happening all year. Personally, I've barely even checked the catalog since we stopped our daily storytimes over there
>>4981
Yeah, the cloudflare really hasn't helped

>>4970
>>4971
Scarfs, especially energy scarfs are awesome.

>>4984
>>4969
One Anon (https://boards.4chan.org/co/thread/144350420#144354499) did have an interesting point:
>Serious question, what the fuck happened to Penders? This was how he could draw 30 fucking years ago, how is it even possible to unlearn art to such a degree?

>>4986
Got lazy. That's the answer. Some time he went "fuck improvement!" and never recovered

KEK

>>4981
>>4984
The most telling thing was removing poster count.
>>4986
Even his early Sonic art wasn't that bad. Awkward at most. That coloring doesn't help. I'd say flat coloring would do better.

Q:Recently, I heard a theory that the "two worlds" is actually a mistranslation and that Izuka really meant something more metaphorical than literal. Has SEGA clarified to you that it is in fact two separate planets or dimensions, or is that just an assumption you are going with? From what I can tell in the games, the idea that the human "world" is made separate from the furry "world" could just be that Sonic Team doesn't think humans fit the flavor of the games they are making, not that they literally exist in another dimension.

>Ian: I have seen that attempt to rationalize things and it's very insightful, it just shows the level of nuance in translating between 2 different languages and how things can go very wrong very fast. Kudos to the person for making that effort. HOWEVER, I have been instructed at multiple points in my career that it is "literally" two different planets. I received a series bible toward the end of the Archie Sonic days that specified that they are two different planets in two different dimensions. When we were starting the IDW book, I specifically asked about how are we going to set things up for the book, what can we use, where are we setting it, and it was explained that yes, it's two different planets that are accessed via secret giant rings which we have never seen, which are never referenced but that's the explanation I was given so...It's like the Silver thing, I see fans bending over backwards trying their best to make it work when *inhale* it doesn't, and it makes me sad. There's so much love and creativity in the fandom and I hate to be the party pooper saying "You're wrong." I kinda wonder if I should just stop. [Laughter] If that's what works for you just go with it, because I don't feel like anyone is being happy with these answers.
Skimming the thread because reading too much makes my brain degrade but thanks to the anon that posted this. So Sega is that dumb and water is wet. Would be nice if there was a source like a time stamp for a video.

>>4994
BumbleKast Q&A for August 10th, 2020

found it

>>4995
Nice! Always good to have a source in case someone doubts it. But I can still see someone saying Ian is mistaken and SoJ would never come up with random rules with no explanation.

You WILL be celebrating the best holiday ever created tommorrow, RIGHT?!

>>4997
Vinny isn't doing Fireworks Mania this year because he's not streaming on July 4. Maybe he'll do it tonight. Otherwise no.

Have you guys seen this ?
>To all the folks who love Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog, have I got news for you - an upcoming free fancomic, with a 20-year lost script and story by Jon W. Gray, and art by
@Jens_Drawings
! 20 years in the making, we're bringing you the best of the best.
https://x.com/CMYK_Avenger/status/1808603589092520033
https://cmykavenger.com/index.php/2024/07/03/the-last-archie-sonic-story-loose-continuity/

>>4997
Not American and there's a hurricane heading towards my town, I'll be lucky if still have electricity by the weekend

>>4999
This is cool! I didn't even know Jon Gray was also a writer.

>>5000
Stay safe!

It's time!
>>5004

>>5053
>when you have to let your crush get kissed by another woman so he can come back to life
Some next level NTR.

Sonic and the Freedom Fighters Issue 6 Page 15
https://mobiuscomics.com

What? Did you think he was going to use that napalm on the birds?

>>5067
No bird genocide?! NOOOOO

Two more pages (21 and 24) left for this issue and arc!
>>5068
Next time.

>>5069
I expected Dr. Fried Chicken!

Happy 4th of July everyone! Posting this absolute hood classic!
The stars of 4Kids sing the National Anthem

https://x.com/AvaTheArcticFox/status/1808894790576263276
>"Thank you for always being there for me." 🫂
>"Thank you for helping me see more than just the 🌟stars🌟 in the sky." 🌙💫
>Wishing everyone a Pride (because it's something that should be year round!!!) And for those who celebrate, a Happy 4th!!

>>5082
GAAAAAAAAAAAY
Also this is by the Tangle & Whisper New Roads team. Been a while since we've seen more pages from that comic of lesbian fighters.

>>4998
Oh what a welcome surprise he is streaming early and doing Fireworks Mania right now.

>>5085
>I'm Uncle Chuck and I WANT YOU......to come on down for our Summer Sizzler Meal Deals!! And for this weekend, try our Ultra Spicy Deluxe Challenge, the only dog too spicy for Sonic!!

Sonic the Continuation Issue 22 Page 15
https://www.deviantart.com/okida/art/S-T-C-Issue-22-Page-15-1071122844
What's with all the goblins?

>>5089
Remember that the goblins won in original STC lol

>>5089
>Tails only hope is the Nameless Zone
He's screwed.

https://www.deviantart.com/thefunnipixelman/art/Ask-the-Sonic-Gang-Bat-Tan-Begins-1071146534
Despite Chubby Sally being divisive, I think we can all agree that Thicc Rouge is perfect.

>>5097
Lighting Lynx about to be dishonored and embarrassed. Again.

Sonic says: Fire works I saw were awesome!

>>>/co/460633
Eclipse p137
https://www.deviantart.com/tierafoxglove
We're back baby!

>>4877
SOoC Chapter 5 - Page 095
https://www.deviantart.com/justtheauthor
Looks like he's building the T-Pup

>>4352
ATEOE - Page 15
https://www.deviantart.com/killerboss2
Mephiles really is a weird guy

>>5075
>>5074
Dammit, stop flirting with yourself.

>>4323
Infested 2-01
https://flightyalrighty.tumblr.com
Tails is fine, probably!

lmao

I’ll be out of my place until later in the day so today’s storytime will be a couple hours later.

>>5121
On second thought I will post at the usual time. Not gonna stay out too long.

>>5120
Sally, we follow the Source of All hereA

https://x.com/baichuum/status/1809107060472082891
It's gonna happen, Amybros! Paramount is just waiting for the big surprise when the trailer drops!

>>5130
Can't wait for Tom to bring Shadow to the light.

https://www.deviantart.com/okida/art/S-T-C-Issue-24-Debuting-NOW-on-Patreon-1071123270
Must be nice having 2 issues for a buffer.

Time to finish this!
>>5134

look at this bat

>>4414
TEAM DARK: SUPERNOVA ODYSSEY 3-17
https://teamdarksupernovaodyssey.tumblr.com
Oh shit, Metal's about to go all Sonic Heroes on us!

>>4822
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2 Page 22
https://www.deviantart.com/frostbitewhiteknight
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ftwkcomic/
>PEW!!!
>PEW!!!
>PEW!!!

>>3911
Tethered Futures Issue 1 Page 25
https://tethered-futures.the-comic.org/comics/27
Well that was unexpected

>>4359
Cosmic Tales Arc 2 Pg 14
https://www.deviantart.com/riosd
Things could be going better

>>5189
>somehow... eggman has returned

Look at this photog-- I mean device of some sort.

>>5192
She’s showing off her license to kill... and dtf

>>4911
Nice game style Ebony. I wonder about this whacky idea:
>Ebony is the mystic ally of Sonic and the FF. While not a member, she's usually their go to when magical issues need addressing. The biggest shock is that she's probably the only mage who uses Ixis Magicks and is NOT an asshole. Also come the Groovy Train, the best coffee spot on Mobius!

Xactly really is pitting ships against each other. Or maybe someone is fine being part of both? No way that's true.

>>5197
Knuxouge seems to mog Shadouge by a wide margin

Another toy leak has given us a picture at what movie shadow looks like. What do we think of his look?

>>5198
It's funny, I can't see Rouge & Shadow as a couple per se but I could totally see her making out with him/maybe fucking once or twice. Just to loosen his ass up.

>>4029
Sonic Desolation 4-00 (cover)
https://sonicdesolation.tumblr.com
Guess who survived the explosion

From the author:
>For the time being, I’m switching this comic’s update schedule to biweekly. I’m not as interested in sth as I used to be, and I don’t really want to burn myself out by updating this comic every week. Thanks for understanding!

>>4986
I can't prove it, but I suspect he traced a lot of his Star Trek art from the episodes. I'm not gonna sit through all of ST:ToS just to find the scenes though mostly because I'm on team Picard
>>4988
You joke, but I'd watch the hell out of that
>>4991
>The most telling thing was removing poster count.
Can't have the advertisers think engagement is down! Also, they walked back email registration for /biz/. Now you can just wait 15 minutes before posting. Of course, the numbers are still down on pre-email levels. Whoops!
>>4994
I simply don't believe Flynn here. The Mystic Ruins (i.e., the crater Angel Island is from) are a train ride from Station Square, a human settlement (where Amy lives and no one freaks out about the talking pink cat thing). What they have had is games where there are only anthros (Forces, Lost World, Riders) and games where there are only humans (Unleashed, 06). That's just a style thing though, and they have likely mandated that since IDW is based off Forces, it'll be anthro only
>>4996
>But I can still see someone saying Ian is mistaken
Me! It's me!
>>4999
Nice!
>>5067
I guess he can't do another genocide while his friends are nearby ;_;
>>5074
Another cursed ship for my collection!
>>5097
Love the designs here
>>5100
Pew! Pew!
>>5130
I think we all know the real reason Amy won't be in the 3rd film. Movienic already has a crush on Keanu Reeves, and guess who's voicing Shadow?
>>5191
I wonder if it's N*ga, or if Eggman's mostly robot now
>>5192
She looks like she's showing off her SonKnux fanart!
>>5197
lmao
>>5198
It is the only canon ship
>>5199
They've refined it a bit from the end credits scene, which isn't surprising since they did that with Tails too
>>5200
They're probably FWB, but I don't see anything romantic there

>>5202
>I simply don't believe Flynn here. The Mystic Ruins (i.e., the crater Angel Island is from) are a train ride from Station Square, a human settlement (where Amy lives and no one freaks out about the talking pink cat thing). What they have had is games where there are only anthros (Forces, Lost World, Riders) and games where there are only humans (Unleashed, 06). That's just a style thing though, and they have likely mandated that since IDW is based off Forces, it'll be anthro only
A couple things to consider. First is when Ian got his information and what Sega might have decided on for the time being. We know they make decisions and mandate it without explaining it themselves. For the longest time all the games between the first Sonic game and Sonic Adventure were canon to the modern games. That's not how it is anymore. Also there's Sonic X where that was the case and that was pretty weird, especially when you think about Eggman and how he fit into it all.

>>5204
I think Sega are probably fairly vague with their answers to Flynn, and almost certainly don't explain their reasoning. Unfortunately, I think he tries to fill in the blanks behind their reasoning to make the podcast more interesting. I could see him asking about humans and them saying "no, there's no humans around in the Forces setting so don't include them in the comic."
>For the longest time all the games between the first Sonic game and Sonic Adventure were canon to the modern games. That's not how it is anymore.
All the mainline games are still canon, even though they may have wildly different tones. I will concede that many of the games were intended as jumping on points for new fans and so are light on direct continuity (06, Unleashed, Colors, Lost World). That said, every game has at least some callbacks to previous games, even ones like Team Sonic Racing, which mentions 06
>Also there's Sonic X where that was the case and that was pretty weird, especially when you think about Eggman and how he fit into it all.
Sonic X is weird in general since it's a case where Sega was given mandates of its own. The show was originally going to take place with just Sonic characters in an anthro city, but this was changed because the studio wanted things more relatable (anthros aren't as popular in Japan), so the main characters had to be human children from "our world." The easiest way to do this was to just have Sonic and friends be from another dimension. We only get one scene with non-game characters from Sonic's world (where some anthros bully Tails before he meets Sonic), but the third season does show humans and anthros living on multiple worlds
>especially when you think about Eggman and how he fit into it all
He makes one offhand comment about originally being from Earth, but it's frustratingly never brought up again. How did he get to Sonic's world? Why did he never go back home? How did Gerald make an anthro hedgehog when there are only humans on Earth? So frustrating!

>>5205
>Sonic's world
That's another thing supporting Ian's statement. Another instance of Sega saying that something is the way it is but not actually address it or give an answer. Ian can't call it Mobius anymore and it's referred to as Sonic's world. But if it's Earth then how come it can't be called that either? If it was called Earth in Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, was it called that in other games? I know Ian tends to come to his own conclusions at times but when dealing with Sega, I can't blame him. But this time he said he was flat out told that's the way things were. So I'll take his word unless someone from Sega goes ACKSHUALLY and even then I'm not sure if that's just a revised answer given what Sega thinks now.

>>>/co/460679
Bringer of Darkness 16
https://www.deviantart.com/skipback
It's back!

>>5117
From the Infested artist. He's so beautiful!

>>5206
It was also called Earth by Chip in Unleashed (so it's literally word of God that it's Earth), but Flynn has the issue of having to to crossovers with other Earths. Megaman's setting is our Earth, but in the future, the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games are also explicitly set on our Earth in the present, and Sonic sometimes goes racing with Danica Patrick from our Earth.

Sonic's version of Earth is obviously different from ours, the continents are in different places, and it's more fantastical in general. In the London Olympics game, they visit our world's Big Ben, but Sonic also visits the equivalent clocktower in Unleashed when he travels to Spagonia, only it's several times taller and has spinning death blades and laser beams.

I think Sega just wants him to call it Sonic's world since that's the easiest way to distinguish it from Megaman's world or our world. It's not literally Sonic's world well it technically is, since he's King Arthur, the once and future king

>But this time he said he was flat out told that's the way things were.
It really depends on how much of that he's embellishing, and who at Sega he's hearing it from. My guess is it's someone from licensing at SoA and they aren't given much to work with from SoJ. For me personally, the only source of game canon I consider is the actual games (and the Sonic Channel art), and they just don't support two worlds. Things like interviews with Iizuka and TailsTube are really only useful for clarifying existing knowledge

Sorry for going full Comic Book Guy about this, but I'm working on a secret project tying in all of the game locations to the map from Sonic Unleashed

>>5213
That is very possible that Ian gets his stuff from SoA who could be mistaken. But that just shows how much of a mess everything is. Like a game of telephone. At least we know it's one world. Still waiting on the humans to show up again. And thanks for explaining everything.

Knuckles and the Chaotix Issue 1 Page 18
https://mobiuscomics.com/knuckles

Oh, so that’s where Dimitri aka Enerjak is! But what’s the whole story on the guy? All will be revealed later… unfortunately for everyone else!

>>5215
He's in the M.E.? Verrry interesting.

>>5214
>That is very possible that Ian gets his stuff from SoA who could be mistaken.
If you look at IDW and Archie issues, there's always a special thanks to people from Sega licensing, who are from SoA. Now while Ian undoubtedly lies awake at night thinking about Sonic lore, it's probably just a job for these guys, where they crap out an occasional email to Ian between checking that the latest Yakuza store display has characters with the right amount of facial stubble
>But that just shows how much of a mess everything is.
It's 100% this. Sega and Nintendo have a better working relationship than SoA and SoJ. I think Ian's doing his best, even if he does embellish things to make his podcast more exciting and to intimate that he's closer to the source material than he actually is.
>Still waiting on the humans to show up again.
The real reason they haven't shown up is Sega being dumb enough to listen to "fan" criticism (and even worse, the complaints of videogame "reviewers"). Enough people online complained about the Pixar-style humans in Unleashed so they've spent the last decade trying to come up with something better. They didn't receive complaints about Sage, and they've been testing the waters with Sonic Channel art of Maria, Sage, Merlina and Elise in the new style. They've also been showing mixed human and anthro crowds in the art. My guess is the next new game (Sonadow Generations doesn't count) will have humans and anthros
>And thanks for explaining everything.
No worries!
>>5215
Archi's so dummy thicc, it's like a Tamers comic! I do like that he's got a little podium to stand on
>Oh, so that’s where Dimitri aka Enerjak is!
He's like car keys, always in the last place you look! Sticking him inside the ME is a really nice change that tidies up the lore while moving things closer to the games. The idea that a demigod got defeated by a collapsing building for 400 years was just dumb. I wonder if Tikal charges him rent?

>>5218
>>5214
>>4994
>>5202
The interview where Flynn said there were two worlds was from 2020 (see >>4995), so I think that might not be canon anymore.

https://tailschannel.com/features/analysis/two-worlds-what/

The fact that they ever pulled this "Two Worlds" bullshit after several games of Mobians and humans living together is such bullshit, though. This franchise is so cursed.

>>5224
It was never a thing though, they're just terrible and lazy when they communicate things with Flynn (because Sega is a disorganized dumpster fire that's constantly at war with itself)

If we look at Iizuka's (translated) quote from 2010:
>We have two different worlds for Sonic games – one is human, and one is set on the non-human side. Sonic Colours is set on the non-human side.
He's talking about humans and anthros living on different sides of the planet, which was clarified in Tailstube when Tails said humans live on the continents and anthros live on smaller islands

And from 2017:
>The world that Sonic lives in and the world the humans live in are separate worlds. But, some of the canon games do have Sonic and humans together, and part of that is based on what world is being portrayed when the game is developed. There are kind of different worlds that do exist and sometimes there’s some crossover.
It's worded awkwardly, but what I think he's trying to say that it's a stylistic thing to have either humans or anthros as background characters depending on the sort of story they want to tell, but they don't like mixing them for whatever (dumb) reason. I suspect the real reason is a mix of them not being confident in making human characters post Unleashed (>>5218), and them not having the budget/time/skill to design, model and animate both humans and anthros. Sonic Team's pretty much where they put their junior devs to learn the trade before moving on to a franchise they actually care about, because Sega knows the blue rat will move product even if the game isn't up to the standard of their other franchises

My two cents on the two worlds thing. Ian wasn’t lying or misunderstanding, it really was some dumb bullshit that existed at some point he has to deal with. Traveling through secret rings to travel between them? Reeks of ST. While thankfully it’s technically gone these days, the separation aspect hasn’t, and I’d argue it’s always been like that. You’d never really large groups of mobians and humans in the same place in the games. Only at a time and they’re just continuing it. Personally, hope we can just have both instead of any total separation.
>>5215
DMITRI WATCHES YOU FAP!

Ha, but this is cool. Explains right away why Knuckles doesn’t use the thing. Plenty of setup, but i enjoyed this first issue. Looking to be a spring board for the future adventures on the island and not just echidna grandpa meetings!

>>5228
>DMITRI WATCHES YOU FAP
>Rouge sees the Master Emerald and starts rubbing herself lovingly on it
>Dmitri: For once being trapped in this accursed thing isn't so bad.

>>5230
Kek

:D

>>5232
On that device is the Dark Legion 's secrets. Or Lien-Da's porn.

>>4821
The Heart of a Monster 9-19
https://thoam.the-comic.org/comics/364
What's this, a fancomic that actually draws Omega? And he's getting to be violent? Gasp!

From the artist:
>hmmmm suspicious.

>>5232
This is how the soul-touch works right?

>>5209
Would
>>5228
>Traveling through secret rings to travel between them? Reeks of ST.
I still think that's something the Sega licensing shat out without consulting Sonic Team and Ian just had to deal with it. Ideally Sonic Team wouldn't keep such basic details about the setting from people actually working on the comics, but SoJ gonna SoJ.
Interestingly, I think the people working on the movies are the only ones outside of Sonic Team that's seen the full uncensored Sonic Bible. There's too many little details that are only vaguely hinted at in the Game canon that they know way too much about. The most obvious one is the war over the Emeralds between the Bird civilization and the Echidnas. You have to piece that together across S1–3&K, SA1, and Battle and the movie just outright shows it
>>5234
lmao

>>5087
>McFly: Eggman's an asshole!

>>5243
AoSTH couldn't handle the NACKFORCE

The Rise and Fall of Doctor Starline | IDW Sonic History

>>5113
SOoC Chapter 5 - Page 096
https://www.deviantart.com/justtheauthor
Sonic's found something!

>>5209
Bringer of Darkness 17
https://www.deviantart.com/skipback
What a rapscallion!

It may seem obvious but I've realized that a character's popularity in the Sonic fandom is how well that character gets along with Sonic. And that only applies to allies. And it's probably the most important thing for a character's reception. If they're supposed to be good but they butt heads with Sonic and they're not Shadow then they're gonna get shit on by fans. Shadow gets a pass because he's the second most popular character and fuels Sonadow shipping. Conversely rivals, antagonists, and villains get more popular for the same thing.

So Sally gets a lot of shit because she butts heads with Sonic (as well as some really badly written stuff involving her) but Fiona, aka Sally 2, doesn't have much problem despite her history of dating Sonic, betraying him, and dumping him for his evil alternate universe self. Also helps that Scourge is the most popular Archie character for those that don't care about the Archie comics.

Also a common trend with OCs. Most of them are heroes that get along perfectly with Sonic, even romantically because of course people want to ship their OC with Sonic. And villainous OCs oppose Sonic and are also shipped with Sonic because of course people want to ship their OC with Sonic.

>>5313
Pretty much. This franchise constantly have characters figuratively suck Sonic's dick, and that transfers to the fanbase. You are worse than satan if they have anything negative to say towards Sonic.

Also noticed in this franchise, characters can't just have some grievances against him without turning into some sort of villain or wrong doer. Which is lame.

>>5313
>>5320
That was what I liked about Fleetway. Sonic was a cunt. He knew it, the writers knew it, and the other characters knew it. There were several moments where Knuckles talked shit about Sonic behind his back and was portrayed as being in the right. It also gave Sonic himself a little more depth, since he was arrogant and flawed.

But honestly, that's why I'm so sick of the "Shonen protagonist/rival" dynamic. The protagonist usually just comes across as either bland or a moron. The rival, who is flawed and interesting, just winds up being second banana and/or a jobber, and is always portrayed as being in the wrong for opposing the will of a total dumbass.

Make the angsty Shonen rival the protagonist lets you follow a character who is flawed enough to be interesting, but relatable, since everybody gets angry or feels anti-social from time to time.

>>5320
That's why Amy is more popular than Sally. Amy LOVES Sonic, she'll always stand by him and support him, and if she disagrees with him it's because he's sad or doubts himself. Meanwhile, Sally matches Sonic's attitude, disagrees with him like most friends do, and dares to have love interests aside from him (we won't talk about who one of them is). If Sally was a nice girl that was 100% devoted to Sonic then she wouldn't be so despised.
>>5322
I'm mostly fine with Fleetway Sonic's attitude but I never cared for his constant shittalking to Tails. British bants and all that is okay for those like Knuckles or Porker (even though that pushed him away) but most of the things Sonic says to Tails is one of his British-approved "bants" and it gets tiresome like the constant quips in an MCU movie.

>>5323
I can’t remember a time Tails banted back to Sonic in it. Yeah he looks up to Sonic, but the guy is so abrasive. You would think Tails would call him out on it at least once.

>>5324
Sonic gets some back at Sonic towards the end. I remember a Christmas story ending with Tails banting back. But it was fine because Tails is always nice to Sonic so him quipping at Sonic works. It was a good way to show that Tails had grown and was becoming a hero on his own. Something that Sonic took difficulty in accepting.

>>5325
> Something that Sonic took difficulty in accepting
He’s a bit of an attention whore so someone possibly getting more than him would startle him

>>5326
Let's just say he was more than skeptical when he heard about Tails being the big hero while he was gone.

Everyone saying Sega should do another Sonic RPG or fighting game. I agree. Just don't let Sega do it. Get a better dev team to do it.

>>5337
Get better devs to make Sonic games in general!

>>5338
Then they'll get poached by Nintendo.

>>5339
Mario just keeps taking... AND TAKING!!!

>>5337
>Sonic The Fighters 2 developed by AM2(VF Devs) or Eighting(Bloody Roar, TvC & MvC3 devs) or ARIKA(Street Fighter EX devs)
Roster
>Returning from the Original StF: Everyone
>IDW: Surge, Whisper, Tangle, Kit, Dr. Starline
>Classic: Mighty, Battle Lord Kukku XV, Vector w/Charmy
>>3D/Adventure: Shadow, Rouge, Omega, Silver, Blaze, Shade, Big
>Boom: Sticks
>Fleetway: Shortfuse, Vermin, Ebony
>Archie: Scourge, Bunnie, Antoine, C. Storm, Dr. Finitevus, Lien-Da
>Guests: Ristar, NiGHTS, Tillis

>>5313
100% agree. Sonic doesn't need another fan, he needs a partner, and that's why the ships that challenge him are more realistic, and ultimately more fun. Blaze, Knuckles and Sally are all willing to call Sonic out when they think he's wrong, whereas Amy and OCs end up unhealthily dependent on him.
Shadow gets a pass because the fujos write him as a gruff stoic seme to dominate the sensitive (i.e., histrionic) uke Sonic. It really irks me because they're both canonically confident guys that love to rile each other up. At least some artists like KrazyElf get this
>Also helps that Scourge is the most popular Archie character for those that don't care about the Archie comics.
It's the same with StC's Super Sonic, or "Fleetway," as the non-fan fans call him

Fun fact: The Tamersverse actually takes this to the logical extreme and forgoes traditional good/bad lawful/chaotic alignment, with characters instead judged based on their support of the Bardonic ship

>>5322
Yeah, he's one of my favorite takes on Sonic. He's ultimately a caring guy that hides his trauma through bants
>>5324
>>5325
There were a few times in StC, but mostly they'd play it straight with Tails not really getting that Sonic was insulting him, much to Sonic's frustration
>>5337
Going all out with the spicy opinions I see! I'd love a Sonic RPG, or a Tails and Knuckles tower defense game where they work together to protect the Master Emerald
>>5339
That or they get moved on to a franchise Sega considers important, like Yakuza

A Deep Dive Into Sonic Lost Media

Sonic and the Freedom Fighters Issue 6 Page 16
https://mobiuscomics.com

Tails was already a person of interest to Kukku but this… this intensifies that interest to a dangerous degree.

>>5368
>GRRRR! How dare he hurt my son! That’s my job!”

If I have to see this, then everyone else does too. NSFW, sorta?
>>5368
>tails shoots speedy with a concentrated blast of "friendship" and "forgiveness"
Sonic would be so proud!

>>5372
And TooDamnCycle did a drawing of it. I think we can pack it up now as a fandom, all possible Sonic art has been created

>>5291
SOoC Chapter 5 - Page 097
https://www.deviantart.com/justtheauthor
Don't listen to him Sonic, go ask your hot dad!

I really hope he's not doing the lore for Sonadow Generations ;_;

>>5375
I'm starting to get really fucking tired of his knowingsmile shit.
He really needs to get off social media or learn how to shut the fuck up, especially on his bumbleshit.
This is exactly why he gets so much shit from the other side of the fanbase and the fucking moron deserves it.

>>5377
Same. I'm utterly sick of this king nerd, let's lord our secret insider knowledge over the fans bs. It takes literally zero effort for him to just not post this shit. It's unprofessional and as a Sonic lorefag it makes my blood boil that he's representing our community. I honestly think he likes being king nerd more than he does being a Sonic fan
>This is exactly why he gets so much shit from the other side of the fanbase and the fucking moron deserves it.
It's so bad I'm at the point where I find myself agreeing with even people like randomfox more often than not, and that just makes me more mad!

>>5372
>>5373
ZAMN!
>>5375
>commands the organization that killed maria
>never once looked up the truth about her death all those years
Dumbest Sonic character
>>5377
I find it to be charming desu

>>5377
>>5378
As someone that finds perverse humor in social media bickering, likes Ian's Archie stuff, doesn't like his IDW stuff, doesn't care about his other stuff, and enjoys copying his #KnowingSmile meme for ironic purposes... I'm very neutral on it all. But if there was a plan to get rid of current Ian and replace him with preboot Archie-era Ian then I'd help fund that. It's what they did with Beast in the X-Men comics.

>>5378
It's just a form of getting people hype for stuff and it does work. calm down lol

>>5380
>bring back preboot Archie era
>goes on a murder spree with characters
LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID!!!

>>5382
>#knowingsmile but this time with blood all over his face

>>5379
>Dumbest Sonic character
To be fair, it was about 40 years before he was in a position to look into it, and by then all the evidence would've been destroyed. From his perspective as a resident on the ark, that was friends with Maria but didn't know about Shadow, the cover story would've been that one of Gerald's experiments broke loose, killing Gerald, Maria, and most (all?) of the other scientists. GUN were there to protect and evacuate everyone! I honestly think this was the point he decided there that he was going to join GUN and rise through the ranks, all so he could prevent this from happening to anyone else.

Once Commander, he would've learned that according to GUN's files, Shadow was the experiment that killed everyone, but was "recaptured" along with Gerald, with both being secretly brought to Prison Island. Gerald was supposed to edit Shadow's memories to make him into a weapon for GUN but altered them so Shadow would destroy the world. Gun found out, executed Gerald and put Shadow on ice, until Eggman released him, setting the events of SA2 in motion. Of course we know the original Project Shadow got away thanks to Maria's sacrifice, and the black hedgehog we know was created by Gerald on Prison Island

All Tower has to go on is his memories of the Ark being destroyed, GUN's files saying Shadow's responsible, and Shadow trying to destroy the planet in SA2. It's not until StH that he learns what really happened, and immediately offers Shadow a job at GUN when he realizes they've both been mislead

>>5380
While I don't hate the guy, I do find it mega annoying when he does that. It'd be funny if he were the sort of person to do it ironically or self-deprecatingly, but it just comes across as condescending
>But if there was a plan to get rid of current Ian and replace him with preboot Archie-era Ian then I'd help fund that
lmao, same. I miss when he was so excited to be working for Archie
>It's what they did with Beast in the X-Men comics.
Frasier Beast best Beast!

>>5381
Never! I'm mostly just pissed that they're gonna mess up the lore. It'll be bad enough that they erase the last vestiges of Sonic being the original ultimate lifeform ;_;

>>5368
Should have used the napalm to cook big bird, now he's gonna whip out the belt

>>5378
I guarantee if Ian was working for Nintendo he wouldn't be posting that knowingsmile because Nintendo would send him to the gulag if he dared.
Same goes for his bumblecast.

>>5117
Infested 2-02
https://flightyalrighty.tumblr.com
;_;
>>5388
If he worked for Nintendo we'd hear from him is muffled screams as their ninjas take him away mid-bumblecast

>>3484
>>4337
Turtle Power Page 162
https://www.deviantart.com/okida
Best boy (that's not Turbo) is finally here!

>>5389
>If he worked for Nintendo we'd hear from him is muffled screams as their ninjas take him away mid-bumblecast
kekked

>>5389
>You're covered in him.
Time to put Sonic down. And fast.

>>5386
> I'm mostly just pissed that they're gonna mess up the lore. It'll be bad enough that they erase the last vestiges of Sonic being the original ultimate lifeform ;_;

They can't erase the past anon, I will continue to enjoy my old emulated Sonic games and simply pretend any retcons don't exist. Afterall the 'lore' and 'canon' can change on a whim (IDW and Prime Canon? LOL LMAO! Absolute Bullshit) and remember we are only getting this Shadow Gen game because the movies did well and they want to shill Shadow, hence the Terios Skin, No Nails skin though because fuck Rouge I guess.

The old Sonic Team is long gone and only a few stragglers remain for now and thus any and all decisions of 'nu' Sonic Team should be taken with the worlds largest grain of salt.
I can only imagine how different Sonic would be today if 06 and Naka (by leaving) didn't fuck everything up.

Lastly never forget if Penders wasn't a massive fucking autist having a melty, Archie would be considered 'canon' today and Amyfags would be eternally BTFO by Sonally being first.

>>5393
>There's a universe out there where SEGA welcomes all official Sonic media and even overtly brought them into the games.
>Yes there's even Drago & St. John action figures.

>>5394
>There's a timeline where we got Bad Dragon Werehog dildos
God I wish

>>5396
I'm surprised that they don't actually sell that. Isn't that up their alley?

>>5397
Copyright maybe? but then Sega would have to say this is what Werecock looks like and I can only laugh really hard at that.

>Eggman is now said to have taken offense at Maria's death

More and more one of my favorite characters gets ruined by shit like this even if it appears small. Hate it.

>>5399
>Eggman is now said to have taken offense at Maria's death
Please say sike, pretty sure he was indifferent/didn't care. He was more emotional and I use that very loosely with the death of his grandfather and that was out a sense of respect/adoration for his abilities as a scientist.

>>5400
New twitter video recapping shadow shit has him say it.

>>5401
Ah the game is going to shit up shadows lore and shit up eggmans character even more then
cool

Cream the Firestarter has updated after 84 years! And it's readable! I posted the whole thing really quickly here.

https://x.com/Jubileenie
>>5404

>>5417
They also did this and I posted it on this site's /co/ but I wanna post it again.

>>5417
>Letting Sally cook
>Cut to the Secret FF scrambling to stop Amy

>>5418
We don't see too much Sally/Amy do we?

>>5420
Very rare ship.

https://x.com/IDWSonicNews/status/1811501876267090132

>>5422

>>5422
>>5423
Belle is so cute when she gets put in lewd situations... I don't dislike her as much as I did before. Anyone else feel the same?

>>5425
>Anyone else feel the same?
No
Stupid coomer.

>>5426
:(

>>5425
I think she's cute and I like her potential. Shame nobody that writes the comics knows what to do with her or cares about her.

>>5423
>>5423
Maybe it's just me but Belle looks like she should be in a NiGHTs game.

>>5428
>TFW no fun shorts of M, Belle, Sage & Metal being Eggman's silly ass kids.

>>5429
She does that have that jester/clown thing going on.
>>5430
You can find some fanart like that. Just not with Belle included.

So now that GOTF and TMOM are both dead, which Sonic Fancomic will take over the helm?
Will we ever get a comic as popular and well known as those two?
If the Grabber Zone is anything to go by you might be surprised at the results.
Of course DeviantArt has it's own metrics for comparison.
I will say it will be very interesting to see which fancomics are still alive in 5+ years

>>5429
>Belle looks like she should be in a trash compactor
There we go much better.

>>5432
Pandora AU was poised to take that spot but it hasn't really been updating lately.

>>5432
>that pic
CONTEXT?!
> So now that GOTF and TMOM are both dead, which Sonic Fancomic will take over the helm?
Supernova Odyssey. It gets tons of likes well enough

>>5434
>hasn't really been updating lately.
The fate of most fancomics hahaha

Tails gets to look cool and do cool stuff!

>>5437
Somewhere Ian feels something is wrong but can’t explain why

>>5438
#NotKnowingFrown

>>5439
Lmao

>>5368
>Tails: PLASMA POWER!!
>>5437
Foxboy looks thrilled to whup some ass

>>5437
Tails looks like a menace

>>5386
>It'll be bad enough that they erase the last vestiges of Sonic being the original ultimate lifeform ;_;
Wasn't that already gone in Shad05?

LOL

Oh I forgot to say that I wasn't able to do Friday's storytime because I had quite the exhausting week. I should do something tomorrow aka Saturday at 7pm EST.

>>5461
How could you do this to us?!?!
It's all fine

New arc! New cover! And that fist looks familiar! Wait, this is the Sonic comic!
>>5462
AIEEE!

>>5463
Adaptation of peak Sonic game soon

>>5472
Starline and his crew look like a Late 90s/Early 00s X-Games ad.

Hey, how has the ride been at this time?
Been trying out Klonoa games for a change of pace, Klonoa 1 is really stylized and neat and i'd recommend giving it a try if you want a fun experience.
>>5368
Oh boy, i am REALLY liking where this is going.

>angry platypus sounds
>angry tenrec sounds

Today's storytime is going to be big. So big this series is getting its own thread.

WAKU WAKU
>>5481

Knuckles and the Chaotix Issue 1 Page 19
https://mobiuscomics.com/knuckles

And with that, the first issue is done! Knuckles has dealt with all sorts of enemies but how will he handle Julie-Su, the ferocious fighting soldier? Will she succeed? Will Knuckles survive?

>>5630
Look at that sexy piece of ass! ...oh yeah, lien-da and julie-su are there I guess...

Ok but seriously. Nice lil introduction to Knuckles while leaving some interesting hooks for investment.
These guys look like absolute meances! Looking forward to their fleshing out and sibling banter

>>5631
Thanks! These three can be fun, even the infinitely boring Kragok.

>>5632
It’s weird to think at a point, he was like Knuckles big bad of sorts. Penders then just dropped him for even more things, as per usual. Giving some more substance/entertainment to him and other penders characters that didn’t get it will be rad to see. There’s a whole blank slate to fill.

>>5633
Penders just doesn't like anything exciting. So he'll make things as boring as possible and when it gets interesting then he'll drop it for something boring.

>>5630
Kragok is back! And not even vehicular manslaughter will stop him this time! I wonder how he and Lien "Starscream" Da will do in your comic.

>>5647
I hope this based drawfag returns, still waiting for their werehog comic.

>>5652
>Chili Dogs, hot dancers
Love how SEGA did that for an official event. The only way it would've been better if Sonic, Majima & Blacker Baron were throwing singles.

>>5652
this pic but with sonic crying "take off your shoe".

>>5663
He'll never live down that damn microwave.

It's not coming home, fleetway bros

>>5674
?

>>5675
England apparently lost another important soccer game.

>they're kissing again

>>5238
The Heart of a Monster 9-21 previous should've been 9020
https://thoam.the-comic.org/comics/365
Add in some Sonknux, and it'd be like this comic was drawn exclusively for me!

>>5112
Eclipse p138
https://www.deviantart.com/tierafoxglove
Twunk blast!

>>5188
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2 Page 23
https://www.deviantart.com/frostbitewhiteknight
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/ftwkcomic/
Sorry Sonamy, Sonally, and Sallicole-bros, this is a Salamy comic now!

>>5190
Cosmic Tales Arc 2 Pg 15
https://www.deviantart.com/riosd
>>15 minutes to Angel Island
yes_hahaha_yes.png

>>5114
ATEOE - Page 16
https://www.deviantart.com/killerboss2
Well, it looks like Mephiles has possessed Sonic. What a rapscallion!

>RAGH RAGH RAGH

>>5703
>*gay angry quacks in retaliation*

>>5702
>On the other side Rouge is stealing the Master Emerald again while Julie-Su is trying to shoot her.
>Hawking is looking down from the Chaos Force, proud that Knuckles has so much tail at his disposal.

>>5704
lmao, I was just about to say
>*quacks homosexually*

>>5703
>Surge: YOU'RE NOT MY DAD!!
>Starline: Well actually, thanks to my scientific enhancements, yes I kinda am.

>>5707
Nice contrasting Sally's.

>>5374
SOoC Chapter 5 - Page 098
https://www.deviantart.com/justtheauthor
Love it when fanartists show a map

>>5292
Bringer of Darkness 18
https://www.deviantart.com/skipback
Amy no! I saw him first!

>>5392
The hero we need!
>>5393
That's a very good way to look at things. Ultimately, no matter how bad they mess things up, we'll still have the original lore.
>because fuck Rouge I guess
t. Knuckles
>>5396
>>5397
TMI, but you can get one of the Werehog-shaped ones made in Werehog or regular Sonic colors
>>5398
Fun fact, Bad Dragon are currently suing a rival "silicone statue" company they believe is copying their designs. Imagine being an expert witness in that case!
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68361684/bad-dragon-enterprises-incorporated-v-sinsaint-incorporated/
>>5399
>>5400
He's an unreliable narrator at the best of times, but he's upset in the sense that no one gets to kill his family except him. He actually resents Maria for hogging all the limelight with her illness, and then death. I he's more genuinely angry at Gerald's death since he would have wanted him as a mentor
>>5418
Wew! Just add Rouge x Julie-Su and we're clear for a SonKnux sweep!
>>5422
First the Tails Doll vagina monster and now the bondage Belle with the ball-gag nose? Evan really should get back to GotF and let off some steam
>>5425
That lewd comic on /trash/ was both fascinating and horrifying!
>>5432
Idol Amy does massive numbers on Twitter
>>5474
I've played the first two and they're a lot of fun, but I still find myself trying to spindash or stomp on the enemies. That reminds me, I've got more pages of that Klonoa comic to post!
>>5630
Best DILF and best bitch are finally here! Love the Nocturnus clan architecture. Did your artist use the Olympic game level as inspiration?
>>5631
>Look at that sexy piece of ass! ...oh yeah, lien-da and julie-su are there I guess...
lmao
>>5686
Looks like Tails will have to fix the suspension on Sonic's race car bed. Again.

>>5724
>Ripped from their lives and remodeled into killer cyborgs
Surge & Khan actually have plenty in common.

>>5745
ANOTHER International Incident by the Hero of Mobius, I presume?

>chapter 10 page 8
Looks like the Pibby/Sonic/MLP/Spongebob/Regular Show/etc. crossover comic is over 120 pages now.
>>5740
>Did your artist use the Olympic game level as inspiration?
I believe that was what I gave them for reference.

What Sonic thing makes you react like this?

>>5754
>Penders Shit
>Unnecessary Fighting in the Fandom
>SEGA fucking up

https://x.com/Cyberlord1109/status/1813376939689644360
:O

>>5776
Looks like a Mega Man boss.

>>5745
Probably my favorite aspect of their dynamic
>>5751
>Looks like the Pibby/Sonic/MLP/Spongebob/Regular Show/etc. crossover comic is over 120 pages now.
If you ever want to storytime it on 4chan, the Tamers threads on /mlp/ have been a lot of fun (for context, Tamers has launched a mlp spin-off and it's really tricky to discuss on 4/co/)
>I believe that was what I gave them for reference.
I thought I recognized it! Of course this means Kragok and Lien-Da canonically have a bobsleigh race after sending Julie-Su off
>>5754
Sallycole. It's just so tepid and always feels forced. I want passion! And dysfunction! Give me disaster lesbians like Lien-Da and her second in command, or Amy and Surge!
>>5756
That's cheating, you can't list legitimate concerns!
>>5776
That guy's got some seriously cool character designs. Also: would.

A recent survey for the movies was found.
This just further confirms the time travel, and it seems gerald will be apart of the main evil team??? What the hell. Is Gerald taking Rouge's place?!

>>5792
Maybe they'll reveal he's still alive and got crazy in prison and he's aiding Jimbotnik to get revenge for Maria but Jimbotnik has his own plans. Then it turns out Gerald wants to destroy Earth and Sonic and Jimbo have to team up to stop Gerald and it hinges on Shadow changing sides and help save the world.

>>5800
Gerald is either back through time shenanigans, robot with his memories, or he was in his own stasis to be awakened.
Whatever the case, he definitely is the big bad and actually there this time. Judging from the animatic, he might even fight with Eggman at some point.


Gerald's presence is an interesting change, to say the least. I wonder how Shadow and Eggman would react to seeing him, and vice versa. There are many possibilities for what could happen. If there's one thing I'd like to see, it's Gerald's thoughts on Sonic - a guy who fights his artificial shadow with powers that he was naturally born with. missed opportunity to not explore this. also, hope they explain why Shadow is part mobian in the first place, and where Gerald even obtained the DNA to create him, etc.

>>5787
>If you ever want to storytime it on 4chan, the Tamers threads on /mlp/ have been a lot of fun (for context, Tamers has launched a mlp spin-off and it's really tricky to discuss on 4/co/)
To be honest, I don't have much care for the comic. Maybe I'll get around to it when I need something to post.
>>5805
I just hope that none of my ideas will coincide with the movie.

>>5807
That's bullshit! Lien-Da would try pushing him into the bullets path!

Sonic and the Freedom Fighters Issue 6 Page 17
https://mobiuscomics.com

Eggman’s out of time! Just when he thought he could get away, things unraveled quickly for him. And now… it’s time…

>>5731
SOoC Chapter 5 - Page 099
https://www.deviantart.com/justtheauthor
He's just like me fr fr!

>>5792
I shudder to think. The whole point of Shadow's character arc is the two most important people to him are long dead, and seeing how he chooses to move forward without them. Also, bringing back Gerald and not Maria is just cruel
>>5800
>Sonic and Jimbo have to team up to stop Gerald
That's technically what happened at the end of SA2, although that was mostly because he reprogrammed Shadow (and the Biolizard!) to end the world
>>5805
My guess is he faked his own death and put himself in stasis that was programmed to open when Shadow's capsule did. Also, it's implied in SA2 and made more avert in Sonic X that in addition to implanting his will into Shadow, Gerald's mind is also in the Biolizard
>>5806
>To be honest, I don't have much care for the comic. Maybe I'll get around to it when I need something to post.
It's definitely one of those comics where a bunch of characters just move around from scene to scene without any real agency or motivation. Art's pretty cute though
>>5807
When you think about it, Lien-Da running around in an outfit like that would distract even the most professional of assassins
>gay duck going for the armpit grope
Slut!
>>5812
Love seeing Sally cause as much trouble as Sonic. One of the reasons they make such a good couple is they're both great at riling up Robotnik. Nice sparkly effects on the emeralds too

>>5812
I see a 100% Can of Whup Ass is about to be opened
>>5818
>Eggman: For the last time, I'm FINE, Starline. Now let go of my crotch. Bad enough when Thunderbolt does it.....

>>5812
That's some amazing grip strength
>Darth Egger
Bet he felt real proud of that one

>>3887
>>5089
Sonic the Continuation Issue 23 Cover
https://www.deviantart.com/okida
>goblin king
Oh boy, I hope David Bowie shows up!

https://x.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1813966965582520383

Kingdom Valley looks so bad.

>>5824
mindbroken fox boy and green ugly bastard is a dangerous combo

>>5825
I was thinking Mad Space looked really good, and then I realized I was looking at the SA2 version ;_;
IMO Kingdom Valley is the only one that looks better graphically, although they should've redesigned it. Fun fact: Kingdom Valley was the first level they worked on in 06 so it's actually the most polished of any of 06's levels
>>5826
The ehentai tags practically write themselves!

>>5824
>star fox and andross

>>5818
>Love seeing Sally cause as much trouble as Sonic. One of the reasons they make such a good couple is they're both great at riling up Robotnik. Nice sparkly effects on the emeralds too
Sally was made to complement Sonic in so many ways. Their colors, personalities, and what they contribute in the fight against Eggman.
>>5819
>I see a 100% Can of Whup Ass is about to be opened
Oh yeah!
>>5822
>Bet he felt real proud of that one
He sure does!

>>5823
Damn that Jack

https://boards.4chan.org/vg/thread/486613980#p486615401

>>5839

>>5840
Sally with them yaoi hands.

>>5842
Would Sally write Yaoi Fanfics? I could see her do it under a pen name.

>>5843
After The Slap™, she did give love advice under a fake name and even answered her own letter for everyone to see.

>>5844
Ah yes, "Aly".

>>5839
>>5840
>sh*d*lly

It may not look like it but Surge is trying to be romantic.

>>5829
Manic!
>>5843
Sally and Amy probably both do, and would even ship Sonic with the same guy (either Knuckles or Shadow). They'd 100% be bitter rivals though, because while one would ship Sonic x Shadow, the other would ship Shadow x Sonic
>>5844
I still can't believe a story where Sally responds to a bunch of letters was more exciting than the M20YL story it ran alongside
>>5846
I'd still like to see Sally and Shadow on a mission together. It'd really contrast Sonic and Shadow's personalities, since Sonic will argue every step of the way, but ultimately listen to Sally. Shadow would be much more professional, but only do what he thinks is correct
>>5848
lmao! I'm interested to see where this ship goes

>>5854
>I still can't believe a story where Sally responds to a bunch of letters was more exciting than the M20YL story it ran alongside
It was short, to the point, and revolved around characters the audience cared about. M20YL is the exact opposite.

>>5854
>I'd still like to see Sally and Shadow on a mission together. It'd really contrast Sonic and Shadow's personalities, since Sonic will argue every step of the way, but ultimately listen to Sally. Shadow would be much more professional, but only do what he thinks is correct
Sonic and Shadow switch teams. Sonic with Rouge and Omega while Shadow is with Sally and the Freedom Fighters. Would be interesting.
>lmao! I'm interested to see where this ship goes
Yup!

>>5855
It also had some nice fanservice!
>>5856
>Sonic and Shadow switch teams. Sonic with Rouge and Omega while Shadow is with Sally and the Freedom Fighters. Would be interesting.
See, that'd be a lot of fun. Sonic would get along well with Rouge but Omega would find the banter distracting. Shadow would be an interesting case since Rouge is the one that smooths out social situations for him so it'd be up to Sally to do that
>Yup!
Knowing Smile'd!

>>5859
>bunnie and antoine's relationship is saved by penders of all people
>mina says she's moving on but she still makes love songs about sonic
>amy disregards the advice to move on because sonic doesn't care about her romantically
>sally publicly explains her outburst to herself to help her move on
What a weird story.

https://x.com/AdamBryceThomas/status/1813787668515549473
ABT has been commissioned to draw what Surge looks underneath it all. This is just the wip so I look forward to seeing the whole thing and not sleeping. Looks like we'll get one leg with only bones so you know what that means.

We're so back
>>5854
Team shake ups need to be a thing
>>5859
Imagine Sally trying to stop Bunnie and Shadow from fighting
>>5860
Meanwhile, lucky knuckles barely got affected by any romance drama... He got grandpa drama instead
>>5864
Weird to think her powers not only restore flesh but the electronic parts too

bently jones live and learn cover. May have been attached to a sonic project at some point.
https://youtu.be/ehS2Kll29gc6

Holy shit hes back.
https://www.deviantart.com/finikart/art/Heroes-come-back-Chapter-7-Page-13-1076776915

>>5875

>>5876

>>5877

>>5878

>>5879

>>5880

>>5881

>>5882

>>5883

>>5884

>>5885

https://www.deviantart.com/finikart/journal/Heroes-do-come-back-1076801828
>Yes, I'm still alive and returning to Deviant Art!

>To be honest, I didn’t want to return empty-handed, so in addition to my personal life, I spent the past time giving you the much-anticipated continuation of the seventh chapter of “Heroes.” Be sure to take a look.
>💠https://www.deviantart.com/finikart/gallery/73804394/-heroes-come-back-chapter-7


>I must say, I feel immense gratitude to all of you who have been waiting and asking for this story, because if you continue to be interested in it, that is the greatest compliment an artist can receive. >Words are not enough to express my warm feelings for you, so I will show them to you with my works!


>I think it’s important to tell you why I kept you and myself waiting for so long.


>In short - life.


>And the older you get, the more challenges it throws at you. I don’t want to go into details, a lot of things happened, both bad and good. >The mental problems that I had suppressed and ignored for years made themselves known and hit me like a hammer, both emotionally and physically . >My anxiety is now an official diagnosis and I spend a lot of time working through it. >I'm happy to report that I feel better. And largely because I took this long break.


>Among other things, the world situation, family issues, personal losses and losing two jobs a couple of years ago made the situation much worse. Now I work as a freelancer and all my time and inspiration goes into it.

>Still, I love “Heroes...” and am determined to continue working on the series! I was sure I could handle this alone, but obviously I was wrong. But I will write more about this another time. 😌


>Now I just want to gradually return to my gallery and delight you with my creativity.


>Thank you for your patience, support and love! It helps me move forward!

>>5889
Storytime!
>>5886
Thanks for posting!

>>5875
Hype!
>>5876
Ngl, my heart dropped reading this
>>5877
Oh god. He's tearing into his hands
>>5878
Whew
>>5879
Glad the mogul and silver storyline continues in some form. I like their relationship.
>>5882
Sonic CD - Future Sound Effect
>>5883
Poor Elias
>>5884
uh oh
>>5885
Sonic stays postive but the suffering continues...
>"Geoffrey's" face
FUCK YOU NAUGUS YOU PIECE OF SHIT! God, he's such a great villain though
>>5886
>>5888
The future is looking bright! Thanks for posting, this was great! Love finik's work, always looking forward to seeing more of their stuff.

Love is in the air!

>>5973
me on the left (i wanna kiss mighty)

>>5867
>>5859
Shadow & The Freedom Fighters
>Shadow is aloof and may rub people the wrong way at first but he starts to trust them.
>He learns to respect Sally's leadership and diplomatic skills. She enjoys his professionalism and somewhat more thoughtful approach.
>He's somewhat dismissive of Twan.....until he tries his French Roast coffee. Loves the stuff.
>After a tumble, Bunnie & Shadow kinda hit it off. Shadow will never forget her left hook.
>He also kinda tries to recruit Rotor & Tails for GUN but hey, can't win them all.

Sonic on Team Dark/G.U.N
>Ruffles with the army structure. Too rigid for him.
>Oddly enough gets along well with Andrews & Spider Troupe
>Has fun with Rouge, matches her energy
>Reconnects with Madonna! They reminisce but both know it better to be friends
>Omega....kinda scares him. Glad he hates Eggman.
>Happy to see Hope is well. Invitation to New Mobotroplis will always be there.
>Sonic wonders if kicking Westwood out an air lock would be illegal.
>

>>5885
Nagus deserves the rope! And a firing squad!

>>5976
But he's still in Geoffrey! You'll kill them both!

>>5978
That's two less traitors to the crown.

https://x.com/shadowlifeman/status/1814572401646043178
>Cute but feet
>Why her toes are so humanoid?
As soon as I saw this image, I thought there'd be comments about it.

>>5973
I know you're gonna go for romance but it looks like Surge is going to try and convince Mighty to do a crime

Yeah this will be the preview for the page.
>>5986
She's trying to look cute!

Would you consider him a Poochie of the Sonic franchise ?

>>5988
No, Silvers based and as a concept pretty cool (basically Trunks), sadly the western version of the character has been forever uwued and the japs fucked up his introduction, the sonic channel stuff have fixed him for the most part. Sadly stuck with bland and boring the cat, they literally have no fucking chemistry together.

It's official. Sonic fans can't spell hedgehog.

>>5990
I was wondering why that misspelling kept popping up whenever I started typing. It's like first in the list too.

>>5991
Enough people spelled it wrong and then it stayed at the top and even more people chose the tag when it popped up for them without checking if it was spelled right.

>>5992
I hope it goes away it's really annoying and makes it even harder to find fanart.

>>5993
It's been there for years because it was the first thing I noticed when I started posting the Sonic comics on xXx.

>>5994
Really? guess I never noticed then.

>>5995
That's how those tags stick around. Nobody notices and keeps using them.

Sonic Fancomics that you wish would come back?
Sonic Fancomics that you wish would actually start?

Knuckles and the Chaotix Issue 2 Cover
https://mobiuscomics.com/knuckles

The mysterious Julie-Su has entered Knuckles’ life and he can’t help but be overjoyed. It’s been years since he’s seen another echidna and it’s a cute girl, too! But can she be trusted? Of course not! Meanwhile, Mighty and Surge continue to see each other in secret. Both know what’ll happen if the others find out (Ray and Kit can keep a secret) but what if their romance was tampered with? Time for a double lesson in why enemies shouldn’t fall for each other.

>>6004
hmm morally questionable girls...

>>5999
>Sonic Fancomics that you wish would come back?
too many to list but the vulture is a big one
>Sonic Fancomics that you wish would actually start?
thatbirdguys comic

>>6005
Even better! Morally questionable tomboys!

>>5982
I could post this in the horny thread. But I won't.

>>6007
>>6005
You know, the girls Knuckles been mostly around with, 3 of them started as morally questionable. Rouge, Julie-Su and Shade all started on the other side. Relic was the only good girl from jump.

>>6006
>too many to list but the vulture is a big one
list them anyway! +1 on the vulture
>thatbirdguys comic
Never ever and if it did it will never finish 100% Look how long its taking that shock and awe guy and he knows he wont finish it.

Looks so cheap. At least that Shadow looks nice

>>6014
That mini eggman looks cool.

>>6013
Sonic Eggs and Hanging out I miss alot
>>6014
>>6015
Take these pics yourself?

>>6016
Yup. At a local McDonald's here.

>>6017
Brazil?

An interesting find from SatAM historian. Early concept art of Robotnik with his classic Eggman clothes.

>>6018
Yeah. And actually its a burger king promotion.

A strange looking Sonic

strange Tails

>>6021
THE CORE 6

>>6021
Would it kill them to make some new 2D art of the cast? c'mon Sonic Team.

Early Bunnie. Looking sleek.

Another Robotnik. Fascinating to see the development for all this.

>>6022
>Somic meets Yo! Yogi.
>>6026
Yeah, that's a very sleek/streamlined Rabbot

I don't know who's been doing the Idol Amy stuff but you've been slacking!

we need more anons here it's too quiet
maybe make our own pixelworld and drawthread?

>>6035
Don't know if those would go anywhere with the low population. Better for anyone who makes stuff to just post it in the main threads.

>>6035
Gotta spread the word and get those interested to come here. I've dropped links but nobody seems to bite. We got some of the Tamers people. It's a shame we didn't get the new board while I was doing the Archie Ride. Might've been easier to promote during that. Also kind of hurts that the board name has no indication that it's a Sonic board so anyone that happens upon this site can't immediately tell.

>>6038
True but when someone does click on the board they'd see all the Sonic threads.

What if we invited more of the artists we cover? we had the guy who was doing that Sonic CD comic and with our own pixelworld it would be a nice canvas for all to draw on? /sthg/ pixel world had a lot of people from other boards that came to draw for shits and giggles like the /pg/ anons
The best part is that people who cant draw can still contribute imo.

>>6039
Those poor USSR enthusiasts are going to be so disappointed.
>>6040
I'm personally reluctant to reach out to individual people.

>>6040
Still iffy on making dedicated draw threads here as I said above. Pixelworld might be fineish as they can be easily linked in main threads for anyone here who wants to doodle around.
>What if we invited more of the artists we cover?
Letting people know of the place is fine. Although I don't know about specific invites to artists just so they can draw for us. Might not be the best of looks. You never want to be forceful.

>>6041
>>6042
Yeah I guess so, just trying to think of ways to drive up engagement here.

>>6043
You're fine, friend.

>>6035
>drawthread
I already gave a thumbnail idea in case you guys want to use it.

>>6043
>>6044
Any thoughts on making at least some videogame threads ?

>>6049
Again, this is the general threads. You can post about the videogames and other sonic stuff here.

>>5988
Yes but I'm biased cause I hate the character a lot and it's no secret of you know me from any thread

>>6050
So? Maybe some people would like a thread just for videogames considering this is Sonic after all.

>>6054
if you want to, you can. Was not trying to be impertinent.

>>6054
You can make a thread if you want to. Just be sure to give it some love. It'll be your baby.

>hear knocking on your door
>open it
>see this

wat do

>>6060

All's well that ends well!

>>6060
READY IKE? KICK THE BABY!

>>5867
>Knux and Shadow having to babysit Cream
Would be absolute fucking kino.

Angelique [Fought in the Liberation. (Which liberation? You tell me.)] (took cues from Orange Antoine (aka post-reboot)’s appearance.

Sir Griph [Knight of old. The family hero figure. Still written about, and ost known to the masses nowadays as the namesake and basis of a character in a popular Gatcha game.] (He’s from the SU 95 restoration.)

D'Anton et Antonin [Twins, one of their lines becomes the D'Coolettes] (S1&2 SatAM Antoine)

Couteau [Cutlass Depardieu vibes, a rogue of sorts] (insp by Dark Mobius Antoine

Arnaud [Based on a pic above Ant’s bed in SatAM, wanna say he’s part beaver (and also from Sonic Canada.)]

Henri [Smug and cocksure]

Jean-Luc [Shared ancestry from an unnamed Depardieu marrying a Montclair, but not a direct relative of either Bartleby or Antoine]

Armand et Marie [Antoine’s Parents]

Bunnie’s Husband [aka Antoine]

Jacques et Belle [Antoine and Bunnies hypothetical kids. They think their mom’s robotics are cool]

Joeadok's idea of Twan's family using various designs

>>6067
love the lore Joe does for his omnicanon.

>>6032
Sonic caused another international incident.
>>6076
Oh, LL. You'll never reclaim your honor.
>>6068
He really does makes it fit. I mean making Antoine & Bartleby distant relatives? It's crazy enough to work.

[SFM] Sonic & Eggman: Quest to the FUTURE

>>6081
holy kek

https://x.com/MagisterOfOz
Obviously not counting AOSTH Sonic. That'd require drawing a lot more characters.

>>6084
One day, Amybros... one day...

>>6085
I want that t-shirt too...

>>6086
There's only one way to get it.

Do we have a Sonic comic but it's Twilight? Also rip Thirstposter, hope he's doing ok since I havent seen any comic updates in a while.

Sonic Pandemonium was taken off Webtoon yesterday for copyright violation.

>>6097
For real? That sucks.

>>6098
artist is looking for another place to host it

>>6099
Good news

>>6102
I love em

>>6103
Marza staff twitter pumps out tons of art of them. Which is nice.

>>6104
Still holding out for Night of the werehog 2

>>6093
Surprised we never got a Sega Superstars Golf game. Also play Neo Turf Masters.

Neo Turf Masters Intro

>>6096
He's not as active as he used to be but he was in the Tamers thread not that long ago.

NEW THREAD
>>6108

>>5875
IT LIVES

>>5878
Damn. ;_;

>>5885
Fuck you Naugus. Fuck you Geoffrey.