I know most people like to think of be as a demanding bellyacher, but seriously, I think the comic worked out better when we had one story per-issue. It just gave the writers and artists more room to work with. And it left me more satisfied than three or two shorter works in the same comic.
Hmm. That's fun for when Sega cracks the collective whip and makes them do a game adaptation. 
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So... what do you want us to do about it? You'd be better of writing to the editor.
the likely-hood of it happening is small, but i totally agree with you. either that or they have a backup story that's actually worth paying attention to.
If you would redirect you attention to #175-179, I do believe you would find one story per issue. 
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So... what do you want us to do about it?
Um, well, I think we're supposed to agree or disagree and say why and have a discussion about it. I think that's usually how things work in this forum, isn't it?
Personally, I agree. The comic book is already sort of a short medium and it doesn't take long to digest an entire book, so it doesn't make much sense to me to break it down into smaller stories except in rare circumstances. And filler is usually bad.
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Um, well, I think we're supposed to agree or disagree and say why and have a discussion about it. I think that's usually how things work in this forum, isn't it?
Yeah, but it wasn't presented much as discussion. It also seems to be ignoring the fact that we have had some full-issue stories lately.
But if you really want to... well, regardless of how the story is formatted, it doesn't necessarily give the creatives "more" room to work with. In some cases, sure. But in others, an eleven-page story arc spanning three issues is going to have a lot more "room" than a single-issue story. Also, having backups allows for a division of focus - something that comes in very handy when you have a giant cast and a limited amount of pages to devote to anyone. Trying to devote proper attention to every character and every aspect in a single story can be disastrous - it either gets cluttered or the individual aspects get diluted (ie characters getting no lines because you don't need twenty people talking at once). It's a matter of balance.
I have reason to support and put down the idea of only a single story per issue. On the one hand, if we only have one story per issue, we only get however much storyline you can stick into that. Multiple stories gives us the chance to see situations that are totally unrelated to each other and that contribute to the overall plot, as well as often clearing up some plot holes.
On the other hand, one story per issue would let them put in more storyline. They could focus more on individual characters and their developing personalities, give us better fight scenes, give less important characters more screen time, and all around give us a better comic series. But of course, you'd have to convince the editors of that first.
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So... what do you want us to do about it? You'd be better of writing to the editor.
Isn't it obvious? Isn't the whole point of this Forum to whine about how badly the stories are in the Sonic Comics? (Because that's what I see in here most of the time XP)
I've seen a lot of bad stories...but I do remember seeing some good ones. They are not ALL bad. Although I havn't really kept up with the series (mostly out of laziness more than anything...)
However...I DO agree that one story per issue works best...and save the little extras for specials.
Which...they don't do anymore right?
Not for a good seven or so years, no.
Currently the comic is doing one story per issue - everything's Enerjak. It's just the exposition and back-story fleshing-out is in 8-page segments seperate from the main punch-Enerjak-in-the-face action for reasons of (presumably) pacing.
i only recently started getting sonic comics and did find it strange that there were multiple stories. i kind of like the idea, and agree with another poster who mentioned that the cast size is huge and they all can't b in one story...but i would prefer that they have one story in the issue. that would be the ideal for me, but i still do enjoy some of the minis that are in there, of course there are a few of them that i find a bit of wasted space
I really liked the way the backups were done in the Enerjak arc - stories that were relevant to the main, but still different enough to warrant being a separate story.
yeah, having backups that relate to the main story is good every once in a while, but something that i didn't like is some of the stories being totally different to the main and also some of the mini stories are kinda lame IMO
I don't mind the amount of stories thats in the comic lately. The ad count is what bothers me. The last few issues have been great!
I just mean that, look at it this way. The epic feeling you got from reading say issue #185, but we know from the previews of #187 that the plot point will be solved next issue! This is on top with the side stories that are normally included.
I know you guys think I complain just to complain, but I think that if the adventure isn't going to fixed in one issue, and doesn't deal with just one or two characters: that sticking with having one issue be Act I, the second issue being Act II and the Third Issue being the final act, works out better than having two acts. That's my opinion as a story teller at least.
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that sticking with having one issue be Act I, the second issue being Act II and the Third Issue being the Boss act, works out better than having hub worlds.
squee back to basics
I don't get it.
