Hey guys. Just got the issue this morning.
Scans are up.
A few plot points to note:
Sonic and Sally both say they are fine being single, but fail to convince their family and friends.
Tails still feels bad about Fiona, but Sonic is quick to cheer him up.
Bunnie enjoys showing off her gown and hairstyle (it's quite pretty). Antoine is jittery but manages to survive the wedding.
Knuckles and JulieSu say the don't need marriage to affirm their feelings. JulieSu adds that Legionaires never hold any ceremonies, so it seems a typical aspect of her (former) culture.
Max is alive and well, but back to being in a wheelchair.
Elias performs the wedding ceremony and Amadeus mutters that soon the King "won't have much more power than that, anyway."
Espio is on a solo mission, intending to be back for the ceremony. He discovers some "battle armor" and plans for the Egg Fleet but triggers the security. He makes a valiant stand against Guard Robos but outnumbered, he is caught by Eggman.
Eggy has a new glove that glows green. I'm guessing it has Chaos powers. With Espio up against the wall and all of Knothole distracted, he's ready to strike... next month.
The Chao backstory is cute, tho not momumental. Sonic, Tails, and Knux chase away Eggman but not before he wrecks the Chao Garden. Sonic moves the Chao to the Lake of Rings where all are happy. Bernadette worries that Jules is spending too much time with that one Chao, who now resembles Omochao (minus useless advice).
Enjoy the pics (see if you can spot Ian and Lea!), sorry for lack of details in review.
A wedding that went off without a hitch means really interesting things for the next issue...and nice inclusion of the potto and his engaged...
Can I see a pic of Eggy's green glove? Was there any mention as to what he will use it for? Or a hint?
I need this issue. Is it out on Newsstands, or is that next week.
As it stands, I'm now running to Jim's and buying every issue I'm missing. That way I can be caught up. 80 well-saved bux lol.
There's another chameleon in the foreground of the wedding scan. Shouldn't they still all be on Angel Island minus Espio?
Right-o, JoJo.
Hope that isn't giving away too much!
Word is the comics hit newstand on the 19th. But it is up to the owner to follow set date. Some stores may release early (I know a mom and pop place that updates stock every Monday regardless), some late. Chains usually follow the publisher's schedule to a tee.
Depending on how close you live to NY, subscription may be the way to go. If you lack small-timers to wheedle in your 'hood, online sellers can also land you an early comic or a major headache depending on site.
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Hope that isn't giving away too much!
well it is a spoiler topic so i must say....HAVE AT!
but yeah seriously it sounds pretty good, i can see how it helps the anti-sonic and sally camp. but overall i like how ian is giving espio a little more camera time.
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I remember seeing in SSS#11 with a side panel of Mari-su and Luger saying there I do's though. Not anything fancy, but a promise none-the-less.
Oh....SNAP! Eggman looks like he gonna **** somebody up! 
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Eggy has a new glove that glows green.
Return of the Roboticizer touch? Hm, probably not. But that's what it reminded me of.
Looks like a Chaos energy glove cannon to me.
Snivley: I must admit sir, you glove gives off quite a power!
Eggman: Yeesss, Snivley. I love the Power Glove. It's sooo bad!
(Take a wild guess what film that's from.)
Hey, didn't the old Robotnik have at one time a hand that could Roboticize with just a touch? Could that attachment be that hand?!
What is the deal with Amadeus???
Why do you think he's acting all shady since his return? First his "share my new ideas with the KINGDOM soon" thing in issue 170, and now this muttering about Elias?
Is he maybe a part of Eggman's new plan? Or working with the Black Arms or something random like that? It's really bugging me.
Obviously, he's a Black Arms alien. Didn't you think Tails got his parents back a little too easily? Potto said Tails' reuion wouldn't be all happy, and it looks like he still isn't kidding.
Well, sounds to me like he's going to turn Knothole into Britain, where Amadeus becomes Tony Blair 
And why is Dulcy in that shot? I coulda sworn she was off somewhere, unless I'm missing something here.
the eerie green glow makes me think he has some chaos powered glove. i wish he could roboticize with touch again... -sigh-
The previews for 176 say that most of the heroes from Knothole are captured. This makes me think that Eggman is still using his Egg Grapes. I think his glove would be used to capture people, like Hunter did with his green-glowing spear when he was under Eggman's control.
Maybe? Maybe?
eggman has never been a fighter, this one hasnt atleast, and he is planning on using the chaos gauntlet the same way hunter used the spear, he has alot of training to undergo.. unless he is going to simply have a mech capture them and he touches them and that sends them to the egg grapes..
Well, sounds to me like he's going to turn Knothole into Britain, where Amadeus becomes Tony Blair
...Tony Blair's a blobby alien that hates Shadow?
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eggman has never been a fighter, this one hasnt atleast,
see #50. also, remember that the two robotniks are the same person and robo robotnik killed his version of sonic. (which were basically the same remember?) so yeah, he qualifies as a threat in combat
2 things when I saw the scans:
1. I laughed so hard when I saw Antoine's worried expression!
2. I really love Bunnie's bride look! (I also love Sally's hair stylist comment.)
I think that the fact that Sonic and Sally didn't convince anybody, as well as Sonic's reaction to Amy, that they are happy single is encourageing. I think Ian is trying to do a little "will they or won't they" before they get back together(more or less). This issue also confirms that Tail's father can't be trusted, as some people thought. I have a bad feeling about Antione, this just seems too perfect.
I knew that was coming, you do have a point and i have read 50, its just we havent seen this how should i put this.. ah yes, this model of Robotnik in action, except for the kung-fu hologram eggman...this eggman just really doesnt look like a fighter and his personality is not as ruthless as old robo. I don't want to see this eggman in hand to hand combat, its just.. odd, but maybe yardley can pull it off.. the reason i dont believe there will be no hand to hand combat is that eggy has this giant bot in his plan some how.. if you look at that one cover.. i dont remember i thinkits 177. it shows sonic squaring off against a mech with the checker wrecker ball.
I'm becoming an instant fan of that cat wiping a tear from her eye in the ceremony page. She looks strangely familiar. :0
Isn't that cat just Hershey, SteC?
That's who I thought it was. Pretty much everyone attending the ceremony is an actual character, except for the couple (with the chameleon) and the royal service guys with swords.
The couple looked like Potto and Kureejii Lea to me.
Sounds like Mr. Prower needs to get with the times. He did miss the whole rebellion and restoration, so you can't blame him for needing some adjustment time. XD
And man, I'm falling WAY behind on these comics...173 hasn't even appeared yet! =(
Eggman is a very very scary man. 
I like Bunnie's look, as for the rest of the issue, uh, no comment until I read the whole thing...
Dr. Robotnik likes his NES THAT much... Jesus!
And where do you guys find scans?!
What can we say? It's so bad.
So bad to the extent that you can actually LAND THE PLANE in Top Gun.
Or In flight Simulator X O_o
Exactly, Jerboa! No biggy, she just happens to be one of my absolute favourite characters in the comic, despite when she was last seen with Geoffrey in #134.
At the end of the comic, when Eggman has Espio pinned to the wall. Do you think that Eggman killed him? If you look closely at Espio's hand, it appears to be crumbling...
Espio can't die. He's a protected game character.
Yeah, but did you see his hand. It just didn't look good for the guy. 
I think that was actually a teleportation/dematerialization effect.
Didn't Hunter's spear have a teleportation effect like that during the "Return to Angel Island" arc? And what it did was teleport victims into one of Robotnik's "Energy-Grapes"...
I thought that it was just another Egg Grape move, but on Ian's board I got the impression from one of his posts that it's not the grapes.
What if Espio really is dead? Is he really protected? I mean, they allowed Knuckles to die at one point.
Plus, it seems to me that Espio's been in more stories than usual lately... dumdumdummmm...
How would everyone react to Espio dying?
To me, the glove looked like it sucked Espio in, if you look closely in the picture, his feet are gone, and the green color is fading him away, upwards vertically. Will Eggman suck up all of Knothole? DUNDUNDUN!!!
We already know that Ian isn't afraid ro kill off characters, but why Espio? Even if Espio is dead he will eventually come back to life! If not there will be some serious hellraising!
Espio looked pretty vaporized to me. But I doubt they'd let Flynn kill a game character, so he probably got transported to the grape container thingies.
The way the narration reads, it's as if a character is saying it, instead of the author. Some of the lines intrigue me. When it comes to Epios mission costing him dearly, they cut back to the ceremony and it says "But everyone else wouldn't know about that, would they?" There's a little sarcasm there. Maybe meaning someone does know? (Starts whistling a Motzart tune).
Also, it the case of Espio the narrator says "But it serves him right!" Only a villan would be saying that at this juncture.
I love how everyone's ribbing Sonic and Sally now that they're single. Plus, those uncomfortable glances they give each other.
Amadues is still doing more foreshadowing. It's only a matter of time. Remember if it turns into a Civil War, you heard it from me first. 😉 I think he's acting alone though, as Tails mother doesn't seem to be clued in on her husbands plans.
Old side plots and plotholes have been taken care of new side plots have been made. From now on, the stories are 100% Ian! The future's looking bright for this comic.
Ian says on his boards that it is Eggman narrating this issue.
i agree w/ you. looks like the comics back on track. wasnt for a while it was gonna be shut down???
Finally got the issue, and it is indeed praise-worthy. Great writing, great art.
what? u got it already? hey, if i subscribe to the comic NOW will i get 174 or 175???
That really depends on how fast your subscribe and how long it takes to get to the company!
Got the issue three days ago. Adequatte writing...passable art...you're telling me Eggman plans to destroy Knothole using an army of those wind-up toys? How I long for the Shadow 'Bots and Com-Bots. And I bet Eggman's Power Glove would still be no match for Ol' Julian's roboticized arm.
What a negative nancy.
Am I the only one disappointed that we did'nt get to see antoine faint at his bachelor party?
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What a negative nancy.
More negative than Nancy Grace?
