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Dan's review for 154 was put up a while ago, but I'm starting to wonder about Archie-SX. [blatant self-promotion]If you find yourself desperate for a Sonic X review for some reason, see the link in my sig.[/blatant self-promotion]
In any case, I largely disagree with what Dan said about the "transformation" of Eggman. I personally like the current incarnation of Robotnik. He seems more.... psychotic. Smeone with a 300 IQ ought to be a little insane, don't you thik?
And about "More than Meets the Eye," I pretty much agree with what he said. But that's an issue that's been beaten to death in other topics, so I won't rant about it.
I'd call Eggman psychotic on his good days, but generally he's a total clown.
I find it funny that he knows the location of Knothole, yet the citizens are so at ease that they have their own paparazzi, radio station, concerts, the works. The entire premise that Eggman was driven nuts by Mina's singing on the radio is one of the most hilariously stupid things I've seen in this comic. I mean... good God.
The writers try to make Eggman come off as uber-threatening while he acts in completely the opposite manner. Either he's a joke, or he's doing something sick that that feels entirely out of character. Archie's Eggman doesn't have balance like every other version.
Strangely, I found Dan's month review too indulgent... I agree with the text, not the grade.
Dan's all for Ash/Mina? Damn.
This may be insterting to read very soon.
Yes, it will be interesting. I hope Dan is hard on Archie.
How do you in your honest, straight shooting opoion see the next issiue playing out, and who do think the "He" Sonic was refering too.
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Drazen calls it quits at last.
"At last"? This is the second time he's done it. =P
Too bad he's not sticking around for Ian's writing, especially since he so often claimed that the comic's writing was in need of new blood. Oh well; his loss.
I agree. It's his loss. ;p
We need a new person to do reviews now... But who?
He quits...again? Hmmm, I wouldn't be surprised if he went back to revewing it though, although considering how badly this comic is taking, I can see why he quit. I've officially decided to no longer subscribe to it anymore...
~Neo
Neo, would you be interested in taking over "official reviews?" Well, they're not official at all. But, we think of them as official. 
Dirk, you already do reviews for SonicHQ. Would you be interested?
I might be a bit interested in reviewing... It's something I've never done before, and would be a "learning" experience.
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Dirk, you already do reviews for SonicHQ. Would you be interested?
Yes indeed. I have secretly hoped that "Sonic Soapbox" (see my sig) would become as widely-read as Dan's reviews. However, you'll notice I'm several months behind, mostly because I took November off for NaNoWriMo and it's been an uphill battle catching up. Hopefully over Christmas break I can play catch-up.
Note this fact though: I am not Dan Drazen and my reviews will probably never be anything like his. Dan is well-read, knowledgeable and fifty-something. I am a fairly intelligent but inexperienced fan who is the same age as the title character of the book I'm reviewing.
So, while I refuse to call myself a replacement for Dan, I can't say I'd be disappointed if the fandom read my reviews as widely as they did for his.
Neo, would you be interested in taking over "official reviews?" Well, they're not official at all. But, we think of them as official.
I think Dirk can handle it. There are couple reasons why I can't and won't do it:
1.) I'm a lot more busy then I was last time I reviewed the Sonic comics (which was maybe at least a year ago).
2.) I've got my hands full reviewing the Sonic X anime.
3.) This will be officially my last subscription to Archie Sonic. I plan to get them no more until the staff gets their act together. Sorry.
~Neo
Don't we all sort of review them when we post a topic on an issue in this forum. It's almost like a ton of opinions formed into one review.
I think Dan has not quit before, I believe he only said he was thinking about it. I am not surprised that Dan is quiting, I basically agree with him on most issues and I have stoped buying the comic. I will miss his funny and insightful reviews. Do you have a favorite Dan review? One of mine is when Robotnik reviewed Sonic #48.
My favorite was his first review on 138
He quits...again? Hmmm, I wouldn't be surprised if he went back to revewing it though, although considering how badly this comic is taking, I can see why he quit. I've officially decided to no longer subscribe to it anymore...
I think so too but I think this more serious the last two times because he said his grievances calmly... CALMLY this ain't the Dan we know and lov.. uhh hat... this ain't our Dan. 
It is nice to have Dan back!
Dan's back in business, and what's the first thing he does? He tears through what's one of the best new storylines of the comic in ages..
What did you expect? It's Drazen. =D
Good to have him back.
He finds the dark cloud in every silver lining.
But I like his reviews anyway. 
www.andrews.edu/~drazen/S163.htm
Welcome back Dan! (just finished 162...haven't read this one yet...)
Dan's back in business, and what's the first thing he does? He tears through what's one of the best new storylines of the comic in ages..
Gotta admit though, he's got a point.
"Tearing through" the comic is what Dan does, it's what we've come to expect from his reviews (just me?). You have to look through all the snarky comments to find out what he really thinks of "Storm", and that's that he is cautiously optimistic. He approves of all the wiping of the past failed ideas of the comic that Ian's doing, and hopes it pays off in the end. If anything, I'd say he's pleased deep down with where the book is going; otherwise, why would he start doing reviews again?
Sonic #164 review: www.andrews.edu/~drazen/S164.txt
Drazen: One of the great things about writing for comic books is that you can knock off a sentence like "Ninja spiders used the Sword of Acorns in Dr. Eggman's Egg Grape Chamber to open the Zone of Silence" without having your sanity called into
question.
Haha! That made me laugh. XD
"Ian took a character who was little more than a walk-on during the Knuckles's Quest arc and tried positioning him as a major star of this piece. Unfortunately, it didn't take. Connery's presence was as stiff and formal as his dialogue, which fell back on pseudo-Elizabethan interjections such as "Have at thee!' and "You shall be smote!" Not the best way to warm up to the audience. He spent half his time in fights, and not even doing that good a job of fighting, either."
Now, now, Dan. No sense beating a dead horse. "Sniker"
"A corpse is a corpse, of course, of course."
He's right, "I say thee neigh!" would've been funner.
Have to admit, he had a point about the while missed opportunity with Rouge's story. Doesn't stop me crom considering 165 the best Archie Sonic story in five years(at least) though. Although he seems to have forgotten that all the echidnas in the egg grapes where sucked into the Zone of Silence two issues ago, so Rouge couldn't have seen a dead echidna girl in an egg grape, let alone any character to encourage her insurrection. Just some spider ninjas, a mammoth who talks too much, and a weird crab/rhino/bat thing
I am a little confused and surprised on Dan's latest review, that he gave the first story a high heart score. I liked Sonic's breakdown and the reason behind it, though I do see why Dan might think Sonic and Tails patching things up happend too easily/quickly. Overall, I am not quite such if I totally agree with Dan on this one. I probably will have to see the end of the story in the next issue to decide what I think about this story.
I have to say I find a few things odd here.
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I'm also working hard at cutting Ian slack for the device of whether characters remember or forget their alternate history. In the most classic example of this sort of thing, Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life," only George Bailey is
cursed with remembering the alternate timeline; everyone else has troubles of their own. But here Sonic knows it, which is understandable because he was supposed to have done the actual time-traveling. Tails knows it as well, which is a stretch and requires a comprehension of a lot of Treknobabble about the "tachyon chamber." But even Lara-Su has an inkling of the past that isn't anymore, and while that's a convenient reason for her to side with Tails it's also a little TOO convenient.
Mr. Drazen apparently missed Tails explaining that he protected himself and his family while pointing at a device on his arm (albeit coloured brown). Lien-Da, who was also protected from the time-switch, also displays a similar device worn in the same place. In addition, Tails states that those who were near the tachyon chamber also remember bits of the alternate timeline. Those near the chamber included Lara-Su, so of course she has some memories. The way I see it, with the timeline change everyone's memories were rewritten for the new present, but those who were near the point of time travel also remember elements of the previous existance. Miles and Lara knowing of the differences in varying degrees makes sense, and aside from the mention of what was essentially the time travel device introduced earlier, I hardly see that as a slew of "Treknobabble."
I also find it kind of disappointing that he gives the art a nine but only specifies complaints. How about a mention of the Shadow logo on the enforcer's stuff? Or the nod to Nineteen Eighty-Four? Or Lara-Su nudging away that nasty chili dog? You know, the nice little touches that would earn a high score.
I agree with him on the weight of Shadow's line in terms of characterization, but I'm surprised that after all the mention of Avatar, he doesn't mention Zuko when talking about antagonists with depth. Oh well.
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...a casino in Station Square called, with a crashing
lack of imagination, "Casinopolis."
It's a few years too late to blame Sonic Team for that one. Besides, considering how the characters are named, it's pretty much in theme.
@#%$
Oh he is a great reviewer.
Ah time for me to show Archie _my_ dental work. The backup in Sonic #167 was shockingly lame 
If I was Dan i'd give it a fricking *asymptotically* negative head and heart score 
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ps. Does anyone know roughly when a new issue arrives in the mail?
Alright, Dan's review for issue 168 is sent...I think.
The reason I am unsure is that from what I see, about half or more of the review itself is missing. Does anybody else have this problem?
And if not, could somebody copy and paste the review in it's entirely?
