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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).
That's exactly how I saw it upon reading about it. Mogul was often thought of as a joke villain, quick to point out how superior he was compared to everyone else yet still being trumped by the comic's main heroes. Having his emerald "cursed" explains this fallacy to a certain degree, and gives Mogul a chance at super-villain redemption when he breaks said "curse".
Or so I understand. I don't get the books anymore so I'm forced to live vicariously through the lot of you. 😮
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Well they were for me, and since I'm perfect and flawless and special, it must mean everyone is being mean and it's a vast conspiracy!
Hehehe - I don't know what the problem was on my end, but as long as everyone else isn't having trouble, it's all good - ne?
Just so I've got the story straight, the Ancient Walkers cursed Mogul's emerald from the very beginning so that he would always make a "key misjudgement" in his plans. Said misjudgement would cause him to always fail.
The real mind-mess is that Mogul wouldn't have needed the Island's chaos emerald at all [for the purpose of ousting Robotnik] if he had the same super wizard powers as Naugus the whole time. Was the fact that he forgot all about his abilities a "key misjudgement" too?
This confusion is under the assumption that the newly-freed Mogul is at roughly the same level of power as in his Mecha Madness debut.
Man, it hurt to type that out.
This cursed emerald thing reminds me of (always engineers his own defeat) Thanos...
Which is not a bad thing.
About the severals deceases in TDS aka the Ancient Walkers, Mecha and the Nack gang, why have you wanted to kill characters and why have you chosen them ?
They've fallen for various reasons. Some were to accomplish a goal in the story, some were an editorial descision, and some were - frankly - worthless characters. And there's some over-lap in all that, especially since I only bumped off a character if I could build something off of it.
I never thought the Nack gang was useless... I wish they had forgiven Nack(who abandoned him because he didn't have a choice) been brought into the story more and been named things that ryme with Nack. Poor weasels 
Good idea! From now on I'm gonna think of them as Lack Luster, Jack Anape, and Mack Rame. May they rest in peace. *bows head*
You forgot Big Mack (he's fat), Little Mack (his bike was stolen), Cack Eletta (she's from Mario), Tack E., and, of course, Game Facks.
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I never thought the Nack gang was useless... I wish they had forgiven Nack(who abandoned him because he didn't have a choice) been brought into the story more and been named things that ryme with Nack. Poor weasels
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Good idea! From now on I'm gonna think of them as Lack Luster, Jack Anape, and Mack Rame. May they rest in peace. *bows head*
Ian said their official names were Jeff, Karl and Connor on his board.
I get Jeff and Karl, but who's Connor in reference to?
Connor is the inker. And because they were never given names in the actual comic, I'm going to think of them as what I want.
Lack Luster, Little Mack and Game Facks it is, then.
the names you mention are the ones that j.axer gave as nicknames when he drew them, if i remember rightly.
1. You seem to be giving Ixis history from the old SATAM cartoon where Robotnik betrayed him and left in the Zone of Silence. But wasn't Kodos the one who caused him to enter before Julian even came to Mobotropolis.
2. Is their any special reason Shadow seems to have it out for Sonic or do their personalities just clash. Given how similar Shadow's personality is to Knuckles before he got friends it wouldn't suprise me.
3. That scene in the splash fight page with Antoine facing off against the multi sworded ninja was sweet. Did you write it that way.
4. I liked how in the first page you actually had Tails head the charge against Mogul did you do that to convey the past history between the two.
5. Why is Turbo Tails more powerful than Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles when his regular form is less powerful than them.
6. I'm not asking if you'll use this in the comic becuase it's a kid's book but in your opinion based on how the are now who if any of the Freedom Fighters would be willing to use lethal force if their was no other choice. Sonic seems to not believe in it no matter what but what about the others.
Orion101
1. You seem to be giving Ixis history from the old SATAM cartoon where Robotnik betrayed him and left in the Zone of Silence. But wasn't Kodos the one who caused him to enter before Julian even came to Mobotropolis.
You raise a valid point - one that's been covered on my forum.
2. Is their any special reason Shadow seems to have it out for Sonic or do their personalities just clash. Given how similar Shadow's personality is to Knuckles before he got friends it wouldn't suprise me.
He doesn't. While he is following Dr. Eggman's directions for now, he doesn't have any deep-seated animosity towards Sonic. (see StH#160)
3. That scene in the splash fight page with Antoine facing off against the multi sworded ninja was sweet. Did you write it that way.
I wrote who was fighting whom, but it was up to Jim Fry to decide which Spider Ninjas were being fought. So he gets the props on that one.
4. I liked how in the first page you actually had Tails head the charge against Mogul did you do that to convey the past history between the two.
In part. It was also to give Tails a little more "screen time" since he's had so little lately.
5. Why is Turbo Tails more powerful than Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles when his regular form is less powerful than them.
He's not. Where have you seen evidence that he is?
6. I'm not asking if you'll use this in the comic becuase it's a kid's book but in your opinion based on how the are now who if any of the Freedom Fighters would be willing to use lethal force if their was no other choice. Sonic seems to not believe in it no matter what but what about the others.
Firstly, I'd rather think of Sonic has an "all-ages" or "family" book. I want everyone to be able to read. Second, in answer to your question, nobody.
It was in the story Turbo Tails vs. Green Knuckles, Merlin says that Turbo Tails is stronger than Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles.
and i believe athair said it in #57 (the one where they fought master mogul. that was #57 right? or 56?)
Ian,
In Karl Boller's plans for the future, he notes that Mike Gallagher has a four-part story about Dulcy coming up. Any word on if this is still to see print, or was it canned? (Or did it get edited down into "The Price of Flame"?)
Are the Egg Grape occupants (Remington, Xenin, etc.) completely gone for good?
Any plans for, or appearances by Muttski sometime soon? 
I always wondered what happened to Xenin. I didn't notice he was in one of the Egg Grapes until I went and checked the issue again. Bimmy (from Knuckles #15) and Rykor (Julie-Su's mentor) are also there. Yeah, I guess this is what you meant by etc.
Hmm this isn't related to what has gone of late, just something that I feel could be interesting to touch upon...
Which is, what happened to Luger? (Lien-Da, Kragok's and Julie-Su's estranged father)
It's been hinted that the twin kid duo killed him because of Julie-Su and her mother breaking them up, but I don't think it was confirmed? It anything, any plans or details about Luger being given up anytime soon? And a decent picture... lol 
I'm sure this has been asked before (maybe?) but where's Rexy? Anything involving the Legion has to address what happened with Moritori. Was he in one of those Egg Grapes? I don't recall anyone mentioning it.
1. About the question I was asking before about Sonic and Shadow I was actually refering to the story arc The Good the Bad and the Unknown where he wanted to beat up Sonic for no apparent reason.
2. In the Game continuity Shadow and Rouge are friends (actually Rouge is probably the closest living thing to a friend Shadow has in the games). Are you planning on introducing or touching upon this dynamic in the comic at any point in the future. Just so you don't get confused though this is NOT a story suggestion I was simply bringing something from the games up.
3. Are we going to find out any thing about Finitivus's past any time in the future. Like why he has the guardian birthmark in black. By the way did you invent that little reverse guardian mark thing it's a really intruiging concept. The reason I ask is becuase I didn't notice it in the story he was introduced.
4. About the gaurdian birthmark is it simply a genetic trait or does it have a deeper origin and meaning. I mean Edmund and Dimitri were brothers and he didn't have the white birthmark.
5. I got the Turbo Tails issue from Sonic # 97 where Athair and Merlin Prower say Turbo Tails is more powerful then Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles.
6. Are we going to find out who Rutan's father is in the next installment of M25yl.
For some strange reason I had thought that Finetivus and Lien-Da were a couple.
Well, who knows? Maybe they were... 
Speaking of bad continuity and the Dark Legion, Ian. I have some thoughts considering Kragok. Let's face the facts. We all know Tobor is long gone and dead much to many people's dislike. I was so looking forward to a Moritori vs. Tobor, and not to mention one happy family reunion. *cries* However, we didn't actually ever SEE Kragok die. Like people have DATA they get from issues, but that data can always be wrong or have been tampered with. Like read some old school letter pages. With the Brotherhood it used to be that Thunderhawk was Sojourner's son, but later on Ken RANDOMLY changed it around! And it was stated that Spectre's fur is red, when everybody online clearly prefers him black furred. O__O
Here's the point of my post. There's a GOOD continuity and there is the BAD continuity. There are still TONS of old Kragok fans out there that hate seeing him written in data files as "dead". So much potential wasted. Get what I'm saying? I'd much rather see a cheap cheat of death than see a perfectly good character go to waste!!!
I say you can screw some conitinuity and give what the fans WANT to see again! ^__^
It happened with Tommy the Freakin' Turtle! Why in the heck can't we get Kragok back?!
Amen to that!
Or what about Nate Morgan as another example? I've heard he wasn't a very popular character, but after seeing him for a few issues, I felt like he had the potential to make quite an impact on the series. And then what happens? He gets written off as dead just like Kragok in an incident that it seems like no one could survive even though no actual evidence of the character's demise is ever recovered. And after that, we are all supposed to just go along with what only is said by the writers on forums like these while people who don't know about these places can only hold onto the non-existent strands of a wish that probably will never be fulfilled.
MattManic7325
In Karl Boller's plans for the future, he notes that Mike Gallagher has a four-part story about Dulcy coming up. Any word on if this is still to see print, or was it canned? (Or did it get edited down into "The Price of Flame"?)
I don't know, honestly. Karl's plans were released online two years after he was off the book, so I wouldn't hinge anything on its reliability.
Are the Egg Grape occupants (Remington, Xenin, etc.) completely gone for good?
All but one.
Any plans for, or appearances by Muttski sometime soon?
Nope.
LightSonic
Which is, what happened to Luger? (Lien-Da, Kragok's and Julie-Su's estranged father)
I always thought it was heavily implied Kragok (and maybe Lien-Da) assassinated him. He's dead, one way or another. I won't be going back to officially say that much any time soon, though.
Psxphile
I'm sure this has been asked before (maybe?) but where's Rexy? Anything involving the Legion has to address what happened with Moritori. Was he in one of those Egg Grapes? I don't recall anyone mentioning it.
Moritori's status is kind of up in the air right now. I'll have to read through all the Knuckles stuff again to see where he is - or if it's one of "those" situations - where I can say he's been. Considering all the strife that befell the Echidnas, the chances of the old geezer surviving are slim.
Orion101
1. About the question I was asking before about Sonic and Shadow I was actually refering to the story arc The Good the Bad and the Unknown where he wanted to beat up Sonic for no apparent reason.
I can't really guess as to what Ken was thinking/planning at the time.
2. In the Game continuity Shadow and Rouge are friends (actually Rouge is probably the closest living thing to a friend Shadow has in the games). Are you planning on introducing or touching upon this dynamic in the comic at any point in the future.
Theirs is a fun, Dark pairing that I'd like to investigate at some point. There's no immediate plans for that, though.
3. Are we going to find out any thing about Finitivus's past any time in the future. Like why he has the guardian birthmark in black. By the way did you invent that little reverse guardian mark thing it's a really intruiging concept. The reason I ask is becuase I didn't notice it in the story he was introduced.
I'd like to tell his origin, yes. It's a matter of if we have time/my origin story is approved. All his design aspects were handled by Karl and Jon Grey.
4. About the gaurdian birthmark is it simply a genetic trait or does it have a deeper origin and meaning. I mean Edmund and Dimitri were brothers and he didn't have the white birthmark.
Technically it's genetic, but one could argue its spiritual connection. For instance we have Athair's lack of a ring. Was it due to a single generational "oops" in the genes, or was it symbolic of his destiny as a "lapsed Guardian?" I don't plan on saying one way or another. That'd take all the fun out of it
5. I got the Turbo Tails issue from Sonic # 97 where Athair and Merlin Prower say Turbo Tails is more powerful then Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles.
Which brings back to the long-standing question of if/why he's so much more powerful. I think it's a somewhat relative thing. Turbo Tails uses his powers to do more than be invincible/fly fast/smash things. If Super Sonic and/or Hyper Knuckles were to follow his direction I would assume they'd match him in power.
6. Are we going to find out who Rutan's father is in the next installment of M25yl.
Nope.
Tigergirl Soldier
It happened with Tommy the Freakin' Turtle! Why in the heck can't we get Kragok back?!
Tommy will be showing up in future stories. And I'm pretty resolute on my death cheat policy.
Noooooooo No one wants Tommy back!!!!! His character was ruined after that death cheat and that stupid arc that last like 4 issues long!!!!! Please let him disappear in the obscruity. BUT if you gotta use him i hope he does something to redeem his character. Anyways heres my questions,im sure they haven't already been asked.
1. Will we see the return of Turbo Tails anytime soon? And would we see the difference of power Turbo Tails,Hyper Knuckles and Super Sonic all wield?
2. Will J.Axer return to the comic anytime soon in the imidate future?
3. Are you guys ever thinking about making a silver embroied cover like before,atleast for the next special issue that comes down the road.....like issue 200?
Rob O the hedge85
1. Will we see the return of Turbo Tails anytime soon? And would we see the difference of power Turbo Tails,Hyper Knuckles and Super Sonic all wield?
Yes and no - sorta. No, I can't clarify. Yes, that was meant to be somewhat confusing
2. Will J.Axer return to the comic anytime soon in the imidate future?
I'm 99.9% sure J. Axer's last story is in StH#167. He might do more in the future, but from what I hear he's too busy.
3. Are you guys ever thinking about making a silver embroied cover like before,atleast for the next special issue that comes down the road.....like issue 200?
I hadn't considered it, but that might fall more under Mike's jurisdiction. A cover like that would cost extra and might cause complications - all headaches the editor has to worry over. I'll bug him about it.
The SONIC #167 reads that Dave Manak is doing the backstory. Is this inaccurate, or are there actually three stories in #167?
Nope, it may very well be in StH#166 and I was wrong. It's scheduled for this year, I know that much XD
Alrighty, thanks!
Speaking of the #167 backstory, did you write it?
Also, aside from the Freedom Fighters that appeared in Birthday Bash, are Sonic's other friends and family (including Mina, Dulcy, Tommy, Knuckles and the Chaotix, and his parents and uncle) going to be there to celebrate his birthday with him?
Finally, is J. Axer's last story the one that involves how Antoine's life was changed over the past year? Or, is that coming at a different time by a different artist?
Thanks again, Ian!
Different artist, WRT the Antoine story. The rest I don't feel comfortable answering until they see print.
Okay, that's fine; you've answered enough questions from me, as it is!
Many thanks to ye', Ian.
Thanks for answering my questions,Ian! I never got my questions answered from the writers before....and sending a letter to Sonic-Grams never worked so this made my day.
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Technically it's genetic, but one could argue its spiritual connection. For instance we have Athair's lack of a ring. Was it due to a single generational "oops" in the genes, or was it symbolic of his destiny as a "lapsed Guardian?" I don't plan on saying one way or another. That'd take all the fun out of it
Whoa, whoa, whoa, Athair don't have a white ring? I thought I've seen it before, and even if I hadn't, I always figured it was covered up by his necklace (which is rather cumbersome) and clothes.
Also, why would him not being a guardian affect his white ring, he was called by the Ancient Walkers to watch over the Lost Tribe which I would consider a far higher spiritual calling than guarding the island. Plus, I believe some of the members of the Brotherhood said part of being a guardian was watching over all echidnakind all over the world. If I'm right than Athair techinically was still doing his duty as a Guadian.
Actually, I believe it was being a member of the BROTHERHOOD itself and not just a guardian that implied the duty of watching for events that would harm all involved that occured in different areas of the world.
No,I actually believe they was talking about how Knux has helped out Sonic, and thus Mobius, but I could be wrong. I can just see Ian laughing gleefully at this discussion, when he first saw it.
First off I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to answer my and all of our questions. I have never gotten anything on Sonic Grams and the fact that a writer takes the time to answer fan questions is a reall great chance. I would also like to say that Darkest Storm has been superb so far, now to the questions.
1. Do Bark and Bean just work together or are they friends? Sort of like Juggernaut and Black Tom, a favorite duo of mine as they are the few supervillains that actually are friends.
2. Was their a limit by the editor on how crazy you could make Bean? I can't quite remember where but I hear that kid tv series and kid comic books have reservations about potraying truly "disturbed" individuals.
The Joker in the Batman cartoons was an exception due to him being such an iconic character, you remove his insanity and he's basically not the Joker anymore.
3. One more thing about the Turbo Tails power status quo, you said it brought back the question of why he was more powerful. My friends were discussing this as well and they said simply the reason his Superform might be more powerful or more effective is simply he's the Chose One. This seems like the simplest explanation to me.
4. How many people know about Tails being the chosen one, I'm guessing the freedom fighters would keep it a secret. Does Robotnik know how about Ixis Nuagus.
5. On a similar note how did Mammoth Mogul know Tails was the chosen one, he said the Ancient Walkers fortold his coming long before even his birth. Did that mean that the Ancient Walkers knew exactly who it would be thousands of years in advance or did they just pick him when he was born.
6. Antoine certainly does seem like a better fighter now, did he pick up some new moves on Anti-Mobious or did he already have these skills and just now uses them better.
7. One more question about the chosen one, how well known is the legend or prophecy of the chosen one? Sonic and the oher freedom fighters seemed to already know about when they faced Master Mogul. Is it a legend that is common place within Mobian culture. And if it is would it mae Tails( assuming the general public knew he was the one in question) some kind of messiah.
8. Were those three gang buddies of Nack trained mercenaries like him and his sister, or where they just hire thugs? I ask this becuase they didn't seem anywhere near as skilled as Nack has been portrayed.
9. About Aurora's status I actually thought about it and I'm willing to admit their was no real evidence that she was actually above the Ancient Walkers. This seems to be a notion that was just universally accepted by fandom. However Aurora did seem above Merlin and Athair seeing as she was an actual diety and the latter were at the most what we would consider prophets. Why do they seem to be portrayed as peers in Darkest Storm, where you have the three of them replacing the Ancient Walkers?
*sniffles* Oh well, a girl can try. Thanks anyways, Ian. At least I'll have my fanfiction. *clings*
I've never been quite sure about the guardian ring myself, but I always assumed Dimitri was the last one to bare the mark on his side of the family. As for Athair, he has one too. If it wasn't drawn in then it was an artist's mistake. =P I'd much rather have the cresent moon mark be a mystery though. It just makes it more magical!
In general, it appeared to me that the Brotherhood's actions abroad were to ensure the safety of Angel Island, not the world itself.
As for Athair's non-existant ring, I'll look it up and scan when I have the time.
Orion101
First off I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to answer my and all of our questions. I have never gotten anything on Sonic Grams and the fact that a writer takes the time to answer fan questions is a reall great chance. I would also like to say that Darkest Storm has been superb so far, now to the questions.
Many thanks to you too, Orion!
1. Do Bark and Bean just work together or are they friends? Sort of like Juggernaut and Black Tom, a favorite duo of mine as they are the few supervillains that actually are friends.
I think it's a kind of love/hate relationship on Bark's end. For whatever reason he likes Bean, can trust him and (believe it or not) count on him. Bean....well, Bean might still be entertained that the enormous pale lemon wears boxing gloves. You never can tell with him.
2. Was their a limit by the editor on how crazy you could make Bean? I can't quite remember where but I hear that kid tv series and kid comic books have reservations about potraying truly "disturbed" individuals.
Nope, although I won't be going "Joker-crazy" with Bean. Think Daffy Duck, but with less reasoning capabilities.
3. One more thing about the Turbo Tails power status quo, you said it brought back the question of why he was more powerful. My friends were discussing this as well and they said simply the reason his Superform might be more powerful or more effective is simply he's the Chose One. This seems like the simplest explanation to me.
If that's the way you want to take it, it's fine by me. Also - not a question! =P
4. How many people know about Tails being the chosen one, I'm guessing the freedom fighters would keep it a secret. Does Robotnik know how about Ixis Nuagus.
Not too many outside of the core FF and Chaotix know. Naugus would not, and Eggman would. Why? Can't say right now.
5. On a similar note how did Mammoth Mogul know Tails was the chosen one, he said the Ancient Walkers fortold his coming long before even his birth. Did that mean that the Ancient Walkers knew exactly who it would be thousands of years in advance or did they just pick him when he was born.
Mogul has been off-and-on fighting with the Walkers for thousands of years. Through that time he gleaned enough about the prophecy to figure out it would be Tails.
6. Antoine certainly does seem like a better fighter now, did he pick up some new moves on Anti-Mobious or did he already have these skills and just now uses them better.
A little of both. He's always had potential, but never the spine. That, and AntiMobius required him to act like Patch. That had to be rough on him.
7. One more question about the chosen one, how well known is the legend or prophecy of the chosen one? Sonic and the oher freedom fighters seemed to already know about when they faced Master Mogul. Is it a legend that is common place within Mobian culture. And if it is would it mae Tails( assuming the general public knew he was the one in question) some kind of messiah.
I don't think it's known too well around Mobius.
8. Were those three gang buddies of Nack trained mercenaries like him and his sister, or where they just hire thugs? I ask this becuase they didn't seem anywhere near as skilled as Nack has been portrayed.
We'll call them hired thugs, but it's really a moot point.
9. About Aurora's status I actually thought about it and I'm willing to admit their was no real evidence that she was actually above the Ancient Walkers. This seems to be a notion that was just universally accepted by fandom. However Aurora did seem above Merlin and Athair seeing as she was an actual diety and the latter were at the most what we would consider prophets. Why do they seem to be portrayed as peers in Darkest Storm, where you have the three of them replacing the Ancient Walkers?
Part of it is a hint towards Aurora's origin. While it looks like they're peers, they're not. Athair has become one with the Chaos Force and is as much a pupil of Aurora's as a fellow "New Walker." Merlin can only commune with them - he's even further behind. And the Ancient Walkers were at their last length, so they couldn't foresee what changes might come down the road. So while there's some tenetive groundwork laid for the "New Walkers," they aren't really there yet. So there aren't any benevolent gods to provide a deus ex machina. Which is why StH#162 was such a big event =P
one question, did the ancient walkers foresee that they would die?
i know they knew that they were dying but i'm just wondering if they could foresee the events leading up to their death, also if they could curse mammoth mogul ahead of time, how come they couldn't stop their own deaths?
First and foremost, please pass the salt. It will go well with the words I must eat. ^^;
I went digging through my books and never did find the one panel of Athair I was looking for. I did, however, find Tobor in precisely the pose I "remembered" Athair in. I could have sworn at some point Athair reveals his blank chest, or at least that was something Ken Pender's publically announced he planned to do. Either way, I can't find it in the books, so it isn't continuity.
You all win!
Now then...
hypershadow77
one question, did the ancient walkers foresee that they would die?
Excellent question. If they did foresee their demise, with or without the events leading up to it, why not intervene? I don't think the Ancient Walkers would've stepped in to change their fate. It was a very rare occasion they would step in to do something. I believe they'd let events unfold as they were "meant" to be. They may have seen a great event far on the horizon that would only come to be without them. Or maybe Mogul parting shot wounded them to the point they could do nothing.
In the end, it's a moot point, and their way of thinking was taken to the grave with them.
even more questions!!
1) Will we see Rob o' the hedge anytime soon?
2) Will we see anything as to why mighty isnt with the chaotix or why he is so often excluded from it?..
3) after eggman forced M to self destruct.. he told a.d.a.m. to delete all back up files of M and something called "Project Metal Snively" could u clarify this so called project.. i remember it in i think the return to angel island stories but nothing was further mentioned on it just one panel image..
4) is Snively a solo villain now ... or is he just in control of the armada of sonic heroes esque air ships? or neither and im just hallucinating and jumping to conclusions
5) in the Riders story when Eggman questions Jet about stealing a part.. Jet responds by saying things have been tough after i left the armada... what is this armada he speaks of... is it the armada from the Tails Adventure game from the game gear? or again am i hallucinating and jumping to conclusions??
ok well thats all for now.. thanks again
And, lo and behold, even more answers...
Nack
1) Will we see Rob o' the hedge anytime soon?
Soon? No.
Eventually? I hope so.
2) Will we see anything as to why mighty isnt with the chaotix or why he is so often excluded from it?..
Mighty is with the Chaotix, pretty much whenever they show up. (see: StH#163). If you mean his exclusion from the game group, that has no bearing on the comic.
3) after eggman forced M to self destruct.. he told a.d.a.m. to delete all back up files of M and something called "Project Metal Snively" could u clarify this so called project.. i remember it in i think the return to angel island stories but nothing was further mentioned on it just one panel image..
That's exactly it - wrapping up the plot point seeded in that issue. You've seen all there is to it.
4) is Snively a solo villain now ... or is he just in control of the armada of sonic heroes esque air ships? or neither and im just hallucinating and jumping to conclusions
Nope, he's working for/with Dr. Eggman now.
5) in the Riders story when Eggman questions Jet about stealing a part.. Jet responds by saying things have been tough after i left the armada... what is this armada he speaks of... is it the armada from the Tails Adventure game from the game gear? or again am i hallucinating and jumping to conclusions??
Maaaaaaaaybe =D
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That's exactly it - wrapping up the plot point seeded in that issue. You've seen all there is to it
i noticed you did that with a couple of other things. in all of the darkest storm so far. i understand why you'd do it though, it's gotta be tough working with so many plot points.
Hi, Ian. I've got a few questions for ya.
1) The roboticized "original FF's" from that god-awful 142-143 arc. Is it safe to assume that they're gone for good? Or do they have any possibility of returning from the void?
2) NO SPOILERS: In #164, Sir Connery mentions how he slayed the dark magic users, and says Damocles is done for. Can we assume that he also killed off Mathias Poe, the Enchantress, and the Sorceror? Or might they appear later on?
3) In issue 141 we see the Egg grapes for the first time; containing Xenin, Bimmy, Kanewisher, the Ant Council (I assume Deo Volentes and Christopheles etc.), Simon, Rykor, and Remington.
You said that the grapes are now gone for good (except one....hmmm...). If they are actually gone forever... is there any other character you'd like to say - for the record - had been captured in the grapes? Any one else you'd like to delete?
(HINTHINT: Tatiana, Benjy, the Sommersbys, Li Yuen/Moon, Barney, or others?)
As you can see, I'm just trying to help you clean up the comics
Greetings Ian.
1. Is there anything specific you can tell about the relation the writer and artist(s) have to have when working on the same comic projects?
2. When it comes to scripting certain locations in the comic, do you have any set idea of what the geography and dimensions are like in those particular area?
3. Have you ever had the feeling that there might just be too many characters and stories that can be told, and so little space to tell them in when you work on the comic?
4. Presuming that the fanbase could accept it, the backlash for it did not exist, and the comic sales either improved or stayed the same DESPITE it, what is your interpretation of a Sally/Nicole relationship beyond its current dimensions?
5. How do you interpret Sonic's character?
6. Does the interpretation (see above question) clash in any way with the opinions of others within Archie Comics, or even in SEGA?
7. It came to my attention that for the most part, Mina's singing is comparable to those of the modern pop stars in this generation (Brittney, Christina, etc...) Do you see it that way, or do you think Mina's singing is actually something a bit more unique?
8. What are the worst things you hate in Comic Books of both past and present that you have seen?
Also, real quick:
1) What is the official standing on Warlord Kodos? Dead, or maaaaaaybe?
2) And what did you say happened to Jeff, Karl, and Conor? They died? Sorry if you mentioned this before, but it was never clear to me.
3) Why are there loads of Arachnis children on the cover of 163? There are only six of them. I've checked through all of the comics they appear in and I don't find any evidence that there are more - and really, there is no NEED for any more. Is this just a fluke I need to forget about?
(There's just mirrors behind them in that picture, right? ![:]](https://www.lighthead.net/misc/mofo/smilies/biggrinshaded.gif)
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