1. Will we see Hope interact with any more with the freedonm fighters?
2. In your opinion why was Shadow alot more friendly and polite to Issac than he was with any other person and or robot? This always seemed odd to me.
3. I know you can't have Nack use realistic guns but would the editors allow him to use blasters or other weapons?
4. How soon will we be seeing Bean and Bark again?
5. Will Shadow fight someone besides Sonic?
Orion101
1. Will we see Hope interact with any more with the freedonm fighters?
Not this year, no. Later? Maaaaaybe.
2. In your opinion why was Shadow alot more friendly and polite to Issac than he was with any other person and or robot? This always seemed odd to me.
Perhaps it is because Issac so readily gave answers and Shadow is always in search of truth?
3. I know you can't have Nack use realistic guns but would the editors allow him to use blasters or other weapons?
Don't you worry - Nack will be armed and dangerous - just not with anything photorealistic.
4. How soon will we be seeing Bean and Bark again?
Fairly soon, I'd say.
5. Will Shadow fight someone besides Sonic?
Sure! He fought with Scourge in S#161, and he'll fight _________ in S#_______, which comes after his tangle with ________ in S#__________. (And then there's _________, but that's way down the line).
I hope you don't mind questions of this type, It's mycuriosity about how the behind-the-scenes stuff works.
1) Were you paid in full for See Ya Later, Chao even though it was never printed?
2) Was SYLC ever pencilled, inked, and colored?
3) At the point when you were writing SYLC, did you know yet that the continuity would soon be falling mainly into your hands? How about when you were writing Birthday Bash?
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Sure! He fought with Scourge in S#161, and he'll fight Solid Snake in S#1337, which comes after his tangle with Mega Man in S#960. (And then there's Super Mario, but that's way down the line).
Fixed.
Dirk Amoeba
1) Were you paid in full for See Ya Later, Chao even though it was never printed?
Ayup, but the intention was for it to run in S#155-156. Plans changed, and we haven't found a place to run it yet. (There was also something that happened behind the scenes that kept it tied up, but I can't really speak on that). So now it's an inventory story, which is cool by me.
2) Was SYLC ever pencilled, inked, and colored?
I know Tracy Yardley had done the rough pencils for it. I don't know how much further it got after that.
3) At the point when you were writing SYLC, did you know yet that the continuity would soon be falling mainly into your hands? How about when you were writing Birthday Bash?
No, I was still very new to things when I did SYLC. I'll get into more detail about how/when the stories came into being when I start doing the Script Bits! features.
Oh, and Shadow Hog? You're silly. I approve =D
So the idea would be to not always have the "core" Freedom Fighters on every single mission, but switch it up with interchanging the Chaotix some. The idea that is.
Do you mean sort of like what was done in the Home arc? Cause I thought that was a really great idea, having all these different characters who never really react - for example, Espio and Fiona, or Vector and Amy, working together. It'd be awesome if you started shuffling teams around like that.
Also, three other Qs:
1). Not that I don't think you're doing a great job so far, or that the comic isn't in very talented hands, but do you think it was a bit premature of Archie to let Karl and Ken go and make you head writer before you'd even had a story published? Granted it's one of the best moves they'd made in a long time, but it did seem like they were hedging their bets a little bit.
2). Permanent deaths of primary Sega-licensed characters (Sonic, Tails, Espio, Shadow, Blaze, etc.) are obviously not allowed (unless it's a Knuckles-afterlife sort of deal), but what about Sega characters that have been effectively dropped from the game continuity, like Ray or Fang or Bark? What about really obscure characters - could you introduce, say, Witchcart or the Battlebird Armada and then kill off, or are they still protected because they're essentially Sega characters?
3). Any plans to throw in age-old characters as a nod to long time fans? I think I'd totally lose it if you had Betty Butterfly or a Nerb suddenly show just for one panel. =p
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Do you mean sort of like what was done in the Home arc? Cause I thought that was a really great idea, having all these different characters who never really react - for example, Espio and Fiona, or Vector and Amy, working together. It'd be awesome if you started shuffling teams around like that.
you see, that's kind of what i was after. this way we don't see sally, tails, antoine, bunnie and fiona beating the crap out of whoever they are fighting *cough*destructix*cough* in one page.
Okie, hey again. I know u probably tire of my 'echidna' based questions but here I go anyway 
I realise that Knuckles is the only echidna with actual 'knuckles' inside his gloves due to Locke's genetic experimentations on him, but then why do the Brotherhood insist on wearing gloves akin to Knuckles' if they have no knuckles anyway?
Also, how is it that the echidna race came to find out about and worship Aurora (is she really above the Ancient Walkers? Thought it was the other way round)?
If it was in relation to being saved from the White Comet then I'd understand but no such connection has been made...
Oh yea, will we be seeing Metal Sonic anytime soon?
Thanx in advance, Ian! ![:]](https://www.lighthead.net/misc/mofo/smilies/biggrinshaded.gif)
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Oh yea, will we be seeing Metal Sonic anytime soon?
i had a similar question, but i'll reword it. will we be seeing the metal sonic who can think for himself ever again?
EDIT: one other question, is Feist evil? or is he more of the Watcher type from marvel?
ok here is some more questions comin' at ya
1) Ian, do you have any plans for everyone's favorite evil genius backstabbing nephew? (Snively)
2) Will Nack appear again and this time as a more threatening foe like he did in Heart Held Hostage?
3) I noticed that the Destrutix is compiled of the escapees of devil's gulag minus Sniv and Nack... is there any possibility that nack and snively will join up with the destructix
4) Will Snively play a dramatic role in Darkest Storm
5) Will Nack appear in Darkest Storm
6) I noticed that we havent seen much of Mina or Ash... but mainly Mina... got any plans for the mongeese? XD
7) I dunno if you would be allowed to say this much but have we ever seen Anonymous before or is he/she a new character to be introduced?
I've noticed that many ppl despise Tommy of the brain trust i dunno why but they do.. anyways... do you have any plans for tommy or will he be in Darkest Storm?
ok thats all for me thanks again!
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I've noticed that many ppl despise Tommy of the brain trust i dunno why but they do.. anyways... do you have any plans for tommy or will he be in Darkest Storm?
didn't you know? he's the main character! *shot*
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didn't you know? he's the main character! *shot*
*stands holding smoking nonrealistic blaster gun*
NEVER say that again!
MattManic7325
Do you mean sort of like what was done in the Home arc?
Something like that, yeah.
1). Not that I don't think you're doing a great job so far, or that the comic isn't in very talented hands, but do you think it was a bit premature of Archie to let Karl and Ken go and make you head writer before you'd even had a story published? Granted it's one of the best moves they'd made in a long time, but it did seem like they were hedging their bets a little bit.
Karl left on his own accord, from what I understand. And while my appearance on the scene did seem a bit abrupt, I'd been working for the book for about a year before it was announced I was the new lead writer. I did alot of work before I earned the chance to write some stories, let alone be given the honor of my current position.
2). Permanent deaths of primary Sega-licensed characters (Sonic, Tails, Espio, Shadow, Blaze, etc.) are obviously not allowed (unless it's a Knuckles-afterlife sort of deal), but what about Sega characters that have been effectively dropped from the game continuity, like Ray or Fang or Bark? What about really obscure characters - could you introduce, say, Witchcart or the Battlebird Armada and then kill off, or are they still protected because they're essentially Sega characters?
I'm treating them like the higher-tier SegaSonic characters for safety's sake. I can still get away with more for the "little leaguers," but I won't be bumping them off any time soon. (And don't look for Witchcart any time soon - I hated that game)
3). Any plans to throw in age-old characters as a nod to long time fans? I think I'd totally lose it if you had Betty Butterfly or a Nerb suddenly show just for one panel. =p
Aside from Sir Connery? Sure, if I can find a reason to use them.
LightSonic
I realise that Knuckles is the only echidna with actual 'knuckles' inside his gloves due to Locke's genetic experimentations on him, but then why do the Brotherhood insist on wearing gloves akin to Knuckles' if they have no knuckles anyway?
That was never addressed (to my immediate recollection) during Ken's tenure, so I'm unsure. Perhaps I'll get to investigate that eventually.
Also, how is it that the echidna race came to find out about and worship Aurora (is she really above the Ancient Walkers? Thought it was the other way round)?
That's something I definitely want to get around to....one day. Way. Way. Way down the line. As for power, I thought Aurora was portrayed as very low-powered, so I'm writing her as the single most powerful Chaos Force channeler - but leagues behind the (late) Ancient Walkers.
Oh yea, will we be seeing Metal Sonic anytime soon?
Perhaps next year. 
hypershadow77
will we be seeing the metal sonic who can think for himself ever again?
Unlikely, since I'm not fond of that version of Metal Sonic. I much prefer the soulless machine that surpasses Sonic in mechanical precision. I find that alot more frightening than, say, SH-Metal Sonic.
Nack
1) Ian, do you have any plans for everyone's favorite evil genius backstabbing nephew? (Snively)
See StH#162. Otherwise, no comment.
2) Will Nack appear again and this time as a more threatening foe like he did in Heart Held Hostage?
Nack will be showing up again very soon, and he'll retain his deadly-but-loveably-goofy 2nd-string villain stature.
3) I noticed that the Destrutix is compiled of the escapees of devil's gulag minus Sniv and Nack... is there any possibility that nack and snively will join up with the destructix
Nack isn't a team player, so it's very unlikely. See StH#162 for Snively. Again.
4) Will Snively play a dramatic role in Darkest Storm
Maaaaaaaaybe. Answering TDS/Anonymous questions is getting tricky, so I better cut out TDS questions altogether as well.
5) Will Nack appear in Darkest Storm
Yes.
6) I noticed that we havent seen much of Mina or Ash... but mainly Mina... got any plans for the mongeese? XD
Ayup.
7) I dunno if you would be allowed to say this much but have we ever seen Anonymous before or is he/she a new character to be introduced?
Already put the kibosh on all Anonymous questions, chief.
8 ) I've noticed that many ppl despise Tommy of the brain trust i dunno why but they do.. anyways... do you have any plans for tommy or will he be in Darkest Storm?
Yes, there are plans for Tommy. No, I won't comment on him being/not being in TDS.
hypershadow
didn't you know? he's the main character! *shot*
AvianTalon
*stands holding smoking nonrealistic blaster gun*
NEVER say that again!
LMAO!!!
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Unlikely, since I'm not fond of that version of Metal Sonic. I much prefer the soulless machine that surpasses Sonic in mechanical precision. I find that alot more frightening than, say, SH-Metal Sonic
i was more thinking of the one that put tails in a volcano, but that pretty much answers my question too.
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LightSonic
I realise that Knuckles is the only echidna with actual 'knuckles' inside his gloves due to Locke's genetic experimentations on him, but then why do the Brotherhood insist on wearing gloves akin to Knuckles' if they have no knuckles anyway?That was never addressed (to my immediate recollection) during Ken's tenure, so I'm unsure. Perhaps I'll get to investigate that eventually.
Heh, I always figured it was due to the Guardians being direct descendants of the Knuckles tribe, and if I remember correctly, Steven Butler (or whoever drew the SA story arc) drew Pachacmac with the same Knuckle gloves.
Actually, the reason for why the Brotherhood wears those spiky gloves was answered quite a while ago. Long ago, there was a clan of echidnas named the Knuckles Tribe, last led by Pachacamac (I think we all know why he was the last leader). Anyways, the symbol of these warriors' strength was the spiky glooves the wore. The Brotherhood wears their gloves either as a tribute to their ancestors or for the same reason as their ancestors. Also, this is how Knux got his name. Yeah.
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*stands holding smoking nonrealistic blaster gun*
Sorry, even nonrealistic guns are not allowed in the Sonic Archie Comis. Only dumb looking Jet packs that shoot lasers.
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Actually, the reason for why the Brotherhood wears those spiky gloves was answered quite a while ago. Long ago, there was a clan of echidnas named the Knuckles Tribe, last led by Pachacamac (I think we all know why he was the last leader). Anyways, the symbol of these warriors' strength was the spiky glooves the wore. The Brotherhood wears their gloves either as a tribute to their ancestors or for the same reason as their ancestors. Also, this is how Knux got his name. Yeah.
Which is what I pretty much said.
1. Does Shadow need to eat?
2. Does the fact that the chosen one story already happened mean that Tails no longer has a purpose as far as destiny is concerned.
3. Will we see any new relationships form.
4. In the M25yl story will any secondary characters like Salma, Rutan and Mace appear.
5. Me and my friends always considered Nack the weasel to be the Boba Fett of the Sonicverse, whats your opinion of the character.
6. Will we se a fight between Nack and anyone else in a similar career to him.
Yay! Questions!
Orion101
1. Does Shadow need to eat?
I'm not entirely sure, come to think of it. Life-forms need to eat, but would the ultimate life-form need to? I would think Shadow does need to take in nutrients on occasion, but he can last a long time on just the barest bit of food and water.
That's not the official word, though, just conjecture.
2. Does the fact that the chosen one story already happened mean that Tails no longer has a purpose as far as destiny is concerned.
a) The Chosen One has something to do with The Gathering and The Great Harmony - neither of which occurred in his fight with Deus Mogul. So, no, I don't consider "The Chosen One" resolved.
b) Even if/when it is addressed, Tails is Sonic's best friend and was family when Sonic had none. He's the brains of the outfit, and it's something I'd like to work to reinforce - after we take care of some outstanding issues.
3. Will we see any new relationships form.
Yes.
4. In the M25yl story will any secondary characters like Salma, Rutan and Mace appear.
Salma and Mace, no. Rutan, yes.
5. Me and my friends always considered Nack the weasel to be the Boba Fett of the Sonicverse, whats your opinion of the character.
I wouldn't say that, no. Boba (and Jango) Fett carried with them an air of badassery that Nack lacks. Nack can be cruel, cunning and effective but our snaggle-toothed wolf-weasel will never be as intimidating that that T-masked helmet.
On the flip side, while Nack may be foiled in various (and comical) ways, he endures to hunt another day. The Fetts get cheap killed once and that's it. (Nevermind the EU stories where Boba survives - the re-mastered movies make it quiet clear he was Sarlaac chow)
6. Will we se a fight between Nack and anyone else in a similar career to him.
Not this year, no.
And as a late-to-the-party note, I am very pleased to be a Blue Rogue now. SoA(L) was a phenominal RPG.
congratulations, i was stuck at bowser until it was replaced by 4 emeralds. so unfortunately i was never one.
But thank you for saying that the chosen one thing isn't completely resolved, the story shouldn't have been handled by a 4th rate writer in the first place.
This is a little difficult for me to put to words because of a previous posting of mine. Specifically it's about my comment in the thread about issue #163. First of all Ian, don't get the wrong idea. I'm not taking anything back as I meant every word I said. After reflecting on this though, I felt that something was missing. I went back to the synopsis, looked over it again and realized my problem was with the backup story. To be more specific, I think my issue is that fact that there was one at all. Since the anouncement of the "Darkest Storm" arc as being the three biggest plot-twisting issues since #50, many people have been overly excited at seeing the true creative potential within you come out and just smack them right in the face, and we certainly have seen that so far. But can these issues really be ones of such great magnitude and still not be completely taken up by the main story at hand? I have also done a little looking back at some of the "landmark" issues with in the series. #25 was completely one story. The Endgame saga of issues #47-50 all had just one story. Issue #75 had just one story (though I can't remember if #74 was the same). Issue #100 was the first "landmark" issue to have two stories and it seemed to me that only the Knuckles story made it any good. Issue #124 had two stories, but #125 did not and that was a phenomenal issue. Issues #150-151 were not the greatest for extremely obvious reasons, but among those reasons from what I saw was the fact that each had a backup story. In fact, during the infamous stretch of issues #108-121 the series appeared to be at its weakest due to not only mostly substandard(cough*RonLim*cough)artwork, but also the fact that about 2-3 stories were attempted to be crammed into issue and severely lowering the odds for ones of good quality. Basically Ian, when you first talked about how the "Darkest Storm" arc was going to change the very way we looked at the series, I was honestly expecting these issues to be focussed on nothing but that particular plot. The Snively story I liked, but it sounds like the "Riders" adaption could have waited a bit. What I have said so far, I am really begging you to not take as an insult to the effort you are putting into your job. If anything, please look at it more like constructive criticism at the most. Long story short, I would be a fool to think there is any chance to alter this for the "Darkest Storm" arc at this point, but for future reference, when making a plot that results in significant changes to the direction of the series that spans a number of issues, whether it ends on a landmark issue or not, please try to ensure that the final chapter to said arc takes up the entire issue so that a backup story is not needed.
If you need me, I'll be getting my riot gear for the incredible amount of flack I'm expecting to get for this particular entry that many will percieve as me being a jerk and just telling you how to do your job.
hey it's your own opinion, so as far as everyone else goes, we don't really care either way.
i do share your sentiments though, i think the comic could be ALOT better if they focused on 1 story a piece.
No doubt Ian wants to write issue-long stories, but it's not always his call. Mike decides when each story should run and how long it should, and in the case of adaptations like Riders, they've probably got Sega leaning on them to get the adaptation out ASAP.
First off, I'm sorry, Super Rayzor, but when I made that last post, Yours just wasn't there. Again, I'm sorry.
So, anyway. Hi Ian! I have another bunch questions for you (anyone else's input would be good too). Here goes-
1) I went to Previews at SonicHQ and noticed that Mighty and Ray aren't with the Chaotix on the third part of the Darkest Storm's covers.Is that an "Oops", or a lack of space, or... Also, will Mighty and Ray ever get a sweet new look like Vector, Espio, and Charmy did? I know they did 'cause of the games, but it's only fair...
2) Why doesn't Eggman re-roboticize himself? He's whining about how he has to put up with listening to Mina's songs, and bothers with trying to assassinate her TWICE, among other stuff. Plus he's mortal, meaning he can't just transfer his consciousness to a new form like he used to.
and I wanted to "say" that I feel the same way with what fansinceissue10 wrote 100%, though I missed out a lot between #51 and #96, and I've been a fan since issue #4.
I think that's it for now, so thanks.
i think it's because of the bem. it's their advanced technology.
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First off, I'm sorry, Super Rayzor, but when I made that last post, Yours just wasn't there. Again, I'm sorry.
That's okay, it happens sometimes, and sorry if I seemed a little snippy.
Mighty and Ray may not appear on the linking covers but they HAVE made an appearance in #163 at any rate. Ray seems to wearing the same jacket from RtAI (tho it's a darker shade of blue than before- I'm guessing colorist error). Mighty as usual foregoes all clothing, save for the typical "toon" gloves and shoes.
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Mighty as usual foregoes all clothing, save for the typical "toon" gloves and shoes.
well we can't expect all people to be wearing clothes. lol
I just wanted to note that I only JUST got #162 (I must rely on the Metrotown Chapters to get my Sonic fix, which they are about 3 weeks behind) and it was pretty freakin' good, dude. Seriously, I don't think it could be better. I just wanted to say, though, that the mysterious figure in the middle of the very first page, who actually refers to themself as "Anonymous" looks a heck of a lot like Buttnik did in the games pre-SA. I don't know what this Feist guy is exactly, aside from him being a skunk or something, so if he looks similar, I don't know.
Enough on that, though. I'm glad we finally learn about those egg-grapes, though by what Eggman said, all those that were captured are just bodies now. I'm glad Snively got a wardrobe update, too. It's just, you're using all of this info from the past and pulling it all together, tying up the loose ends, Ian. It's amazing how talented you are, dude.
Can't wait for #163-4!
1. What are Shadow's feeling towards his creator Gerald, does he see him like a father or does he despise him like most sentient creations hate their makers. I could never really tell plus he always seemed to talk about Maria so I never really got any insight on his relationship with Gerald.
2. Does Tails power as Turbo Tails come from the Chaos Emeralds themselves or do they lay dormant inside him and the emeralds bring it out. I ask this becuase in the Chosen one story arc by Ken Merlin Prower changed him into Turbo Tails simply chanting a spell. I know that wasn't the real Tails but the fact that Merlin expected it to work implies that it would.
3. Why did Patch poison the General I understang him getting the King out of the picture but their didn't seem to be a point in getting rid of the General.
4. Is the Rutan that appears in the next M25yl installment the same Rutan or has the reset future changed him.
I return from a lovely long weekend at the beach! Let us get right on those questions of yours...
fansinceissue10
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I'm tempted to go "Not a question!" and move on for comedy's sake, but I also don't want to appear glib. I believe I can address the topic on a whole by focusing on this one part:
"Basically Ian, when you first talked about how the "Darkest Storm" arc was going to change the very way we looked at the series, I was honestly expecting these issues to be focussed on nothing but that particular plot."
First and foremost, I challenge you to find a quote in which I say that. TDS is a big story. Huge! And the results within the arc and stemming from it will have long-reaching consequences. If I can accomplish that in sixteen pages, why pad it out to twenty-two? It's a blockbuster story and another quality story for one of the cheapest prices in comics.
I can understand wanting a whole issue devoted to a story, and there are occasions where we will do that. There's also a small issue of me having to work with the page count I'm given, but Mike and I work together to decide those numbers most of the time.
You're free to dislike that kind of direction, and I will be the first to defend your dislike of it. Please understand, though, that if the main story has the effect I desired and manages to do it with an additional story next to it, I see that as a boon rather than a detriment.
There does seem to be a strong sentiment in this thread towards full issues, however, and I'm not going to ignore that. If that seems to be the preference across the readership, we may very well go that way.
Kaero Forrenz
1) I went to Previews at SonicHQ and noticed that Mighty and Ray aren't with the Chaotix on the third part of the Darkest Storm's covers.Is that an "Oops", or a lack of space, or... Also, will Mighty and Ray ever get a sweet new look like Vector, Espio, and Charmy did? I know they did 'cause of the games, but it's only fair...
Their lack of face-time of the cover is partly due to space and partly (I'm assuming) due to lack of sell value. The Sega-official Chaotix are going to gather more attention than the "long lost" Mighty and Ray, sad to say. But they're in the story itself, so it's all good.
Ray was tweaked in design by Jon "WB" Grey. I don't think Mighty's due for a change any time soon.
2) Why doesn't Eggman re-roboticize himself? He's whining about how he has to put up with listening to Mina's songs, and bothers with trying to assassinate her TWICE, among other stuff. Plus he's mortal, meaning he can't just transfer his consciousness to a new form like he used to.
He's still a bit wary of the process due to the mass derobotization by the Bem. Additionally, since the Bem were the ones to turn him organic, he can't re-roboticized himself. Their process was more advanced than his, thus trumping him....for now.
Orion101
1. What are Shadow's feeling towards his creator Gerald, does he see him like a father or does he despise him like most sentient creations hate their makers. I could never really tell plus he always seemed to talk about Maria so I never really got any insight on his relationship with Gerald.
At this point, Shadowy doesn't know enough about Gerald - or himself - to really know what to think of the old man. His memory of who he is, what he's meant for, and yadda yadda yadda will be touched upon in the future. His opinion of Gerald will (presumably) solidify from there.
2. Does Tails power as Turbo Tails come from the Chaos Emeralds themselves or do they lay dormant inside him and the emeralds bring it out. I ask this becuase in the Chosen one story arc by Ken Merlin Prower changed him into Turbo Tails simply chanting a spell. I know that wasn't the real Tails but the fact that Merlin expected it to work implies that it would.
The Unofficial Explanation (since it hasn't seen print and probably won't) is that Merlin's spell channeled the Chaos Force allowing for a "super-form cheat" that brought on Turbo Pseudo-Tails. Otherwise, Tails need the Chaos Emeralds like always...unless the power was channeled into him again, of course.
3. Why did Patch poison the General I understang him getting the King out of the picture but their didn't seem to be a point in getting rid of the General.
Part of Patch's time on Mobius was spent destroying Antoine's life. Poisoning his father was one of many.
4. Is the Rutan that appears in the next M25yl installment the same Rutan or has the reset future changed him.
Excellent question! I would say it's debatable, but ultimately, he can be considered the same Rutan - for all intents and purposes.
Why do you fans think dislike Fiona so much?
I can answer that! (Evil grin)
I don't hate Fiona, really. She's a pleasant character, but I wish Sally and Sonic would hurry to hook-up again.
i think alot of fans don't like her because they are so used to the whole thing Satam set up. where Sonic's with sally that's how it's supposed to be.
but in reality it doesn't work that way. character growth doesn't always allow that. it's common in most comics that a popular pairing don't end up together.
the way it's looking though, i'd say that down the line sonic and sally will get back together. although Ian could throw us a fastball and either 1) kill sally or 2) make them not end up together.
Satam fanboys would have day with that one.
Not just SatAM fanboys, Hypershadow77. Based on the general consensus, many, many Sonic the Hedgehog fans would have a "day" if Sonic didn't end up with Sally.
then they should start learning how to deal with it. i mean, look at the clone saga of spiderman's. they still won't take that out of the 616 universe, no matter how badly some fans might want to.
Alright, alright.... Maybe what I said about what you said about the "Darkest Storm" arc was not exactly the same Ian, but I could've sworn it was something of a similar nature. As for your additional comment on being able to get the desired result for a story in less pages than absolutely needed, I was just thinking along the lines of seriously whetting readers' appetites to build excitement and suspense. Basically something akin to the old days like in "Mecha Madness
." This is also one of my trademark complaints, but please do not make me bring up the horrid stretch of issues #108-121 as the exact opposite result of a similar effort, particularly the main story of #116. Ugh
, the thought of that one still makes me nauseous.
Going off in a different direction, do you have any plans for any of the other various Freedom Fighter groups scattered across Mobius? We've seen practically zilch from them since Sonic and Tails went chasing after Naugus.
There's a story-line I've got on the back-burners that would let us see some of the other FF groups, but that's so far down the line it practically doesn't exist. IF/when I can, I'll be looking back at them.
I wonder, since TailsxMina are supposed to be a posssible canon of M25yl, I wonder if we will see a story that gives a hint or show how the got togther in the first place.
Will wii ever see Jules derobotized in part or whole?
When do you forsee us seeing the Brotherhood again, whether the living ones or the Chaos Force ghost ones?
Finally, will we be seeing any primarily humorous stories anytime soon?
Lessee here...
Super Rayzor
Will wii ever see Jules derobotized in part or whole?
"Wii." Eeesh XD Anyway - maaaaaaaaybe
When do you forsee us seeing the Brotherhood again, whether the living ones or the Chaos Force ghost ones?
Maybe, maybe, MAYBE end of 2007.
Finally, will we be seeing any primarily humorous stories anytime soon?
Not especially, no. Some of the upcoming stories have the humor/action balance of "Birthday Bash!" while others will be as dour as "TDS."
I only mention this because the subject was brought up, Sonic and Sally better end up together. I would refuse to accept it if Archie split them up for good.
Anyway now to my question for Ian, will we be seeing any history type stories like the "Tales of the Great War" series any time soon?
Outside of the occasional flashback, no, we're not going to be dwelling on the history any time soon. That's been pretty well fleshed out, and I've got too much to tell in the "Now."
Okay, sheesh! Let's not get our pants in a knot. Ian... same question from the #163 thread if you please.
This is under the assumption the Mogul really is back to square one with his sole emerald shard, without the power he leeched from Tails and Knuckles.
If Mogul really did create the Order of Ixis and has superpowers yadda yadda yadda, why was it so difficult for him to oust Robotnik as he had originally planned? According to the latest story he was already a P0w3rful wiz4rd to start with.
i think that the order of ixis thing was really ian's idea.
so at the time, ken or karl (forgot who wrote battle royal)
didn't really think of it.
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If Mogul really did create the Order of Ixis and has superpowers yadda yadda yadda, why was it so difficult for him to oust Robotnik as he had originally planned? According to the latest story he was already a P0w3rful wiz4rd to start with.
And according to the previous story, he's also been cursed to fail in some way until recently. =P
If that's the actual explanation, it's just plain sloppy writing. Not that I'm too worked up about it either way.
hypershadow77
i think that the order of ixis thing was really ian's idea.
so at the time, ken or karl (forgot who wrote battle royal)
didn't really think of it.
I took my cue off of Karl's story where he introduced Naugus's origin. There he used the term "Ancient Order of Ixis" and I took the opportunity to flesh it out some.
Scarecrow2288 & Crazy Cham Lea
If Mogul really did create the Order of Ixis and has superpowers yadda yadda yadda, why was it so difficult for him to oust Robotnik as he had originally planned? According to the latest story he was already a P0w3rful wiz4rd to start with.
And according to the previous story, he's also been cursed to fail in some way until recently. =P
If that's the actual explanation, it's just plain sloppy writing. Not that I'm too worked up about it either way.
I'd like to hear your reasoning on that, please. On my end, I saw a continuity problem ("How is uber-powerful Mogul always losing?"), addressed it (the Ancient Walkers actually did something), and implemented it in the least distracting way (flashback).
Being the one who wrote it, I see the logic to it and may be missing something. Honestly and truly, I'd like to know where you see the sloppiness.
(editted because quotes-within-quotes seems to break EZBoard ^^; )
