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Last year Sonic had a massive "boom" with SonicX on TV, releases of Heroes & Advance3 also that aotsh/satam returned to satelite TV and lastly. SU Got a complete DVD boxset.
With all this in mind, and with SonicX being popular its time to ask...
....will STC return in some "official" form or another?....
I think its possible that STC could return to our shops in some-form-or-another.
Either:
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A new Sonic comic or perhaps picking up where STC left it.
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I see this as being most likely. A sonic X magazine with picture & text stories, kinda like the Beyblade mag.
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A SonicX comic, like what the US is getting this summer.
now, what do you lot think of this idea? You like or not?
Personally, I love the idea of STC returning it could have Shadow in it and also SonicX elements such as Chris *is shot* and characters from the new upcoming series.
I'd have to say that a straight continuation of STC wouldn't really be a good idea, as much as I'd like to see it. Continuing a comic that ended however many years ago would completely alienate any new readers it picked up, and there'd be few people who read and remember all of the original stories (especially when they started including reprints) to be able to just pick up from where it left off.
A completely new Sonic comic would most interest me, but it really depends on how it's done - I'd always thought it would be nice to have a comic with just one writer that stays close to the original games, but I don't know how many other people would agree.
I can't say a Sonic 'picture and text' magazine would interest me, but that's not saying that it wouldn't be able to find a younger audience.
As for a Sonic X comic, it really depends on how it was done. If it just follows the story of the cartoon, I'd personally find it a bit redundant. If it uses the characters but has different, then I guess it could work (but I don't like Chris or his use in the cartoon, so it'd have to be written excellently to win me over in that regard).
Really though, I'm not really the age range that a Sonic comic would be directed at. The most profitable of those ideas from Sega's point of view would probably be the Sonic X comic - It already has a decent foothold as a cartoon, and I'd wager there'd be a lot of kids who'd be interested in a comic version.
I'd have thought that making the American Sonic X comic (widely) available over the pond would be the most cost effective idea; then you only have to write and produce one.
I cant see STC returning, namely because 1) it would have to be made by the same people and 2) as Buzz said, alienate new readers...
A new Sonic Comic would be more than welcome though...
As with any revival of SAtAM in the US, I think that too much time's elapsed for that particular universe to pick up where it left off.
But StC, for a long time, was the only form of Sonic media out in the UK. It's a pity that it had to come to an end just as the post-SA revival was beginning.
There's so much new Sonic media out at the moment that there're plenty of inspirations, and probably a more sustainable market.
Anything less than the original members returning, and continuing from where they left off - and i won't be very happy. They would have to give the right balance, but i'm a stubborn soul on this.
I for one am not fond of the influx of newer characters to take over. The Fleetway world had a fabulous cast of characters, and really shouldn't be put aside. Again - those characters won't mean anything to people new to the franchise, and as is always the way - the marketing men would only go for what sells. Why have original scripts from decent writers, when a cheap "speech bubble over cartoon" alternative is more financially viable?
If they did a comic where it's basically the cartoon with speech bubbles on top of it, i'll sit in the corner and cry. That is the lowest, cheapest and damn right laziest method of selling comics. I would only buy it for loyalty reasons, but i'd despise it.
Like what's already been said, way too much time has elapsed since StC printed it's last none repeated strip, they'd have to somehow catch up with SA2, Sonic Heroes, and Sonic Battle before they could get on to their own original stories, a brand new StC would be able to solve that, but it being devoid of the original StC cast just wouldn't seem right.
But deep within me, I'd just love to see some brand new StC stories, just because I really adored the Fleetway continuity.
Must be the fanboy inside...Calling to me...Calling...
I think there should be a new UK Sonic the Hedgehog comic, I'd say that there's certainly an audience for it. I think they'd be best off basing it entirely on the video games though, they're close enough to still be able to pull in the Sonic X audience. Sonic cartoons come and go, but the video game series will probably thrive for a long time. It'd work best in the long-run. The hard part would be finding artists and writers who "get" it.
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But StC, for a long time, was the only form of Sonic media out in the UK. It's a pity that it had to come to an end just as the post-SA revival was beginning.
It says a lot about the total ineptness of Egmont Fleetway that they let that happen.
It's been too long, it wouldn't make sense to ressurect STC continuity outside of fanworks like Sonic The Comic Online. A new Sonic comic (maybe Sonic X based) would be better, and hopefully by the old STC crowd.
Best option of all is to have the STC crowd make new and different comics entirely- Kitching & Elson did the brilliant A.H.A.B. in 2004 for 2000AD, and I'd love to see more new work like that from 'em.
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It's been too long, it wouldn't make sense to ressurect STC continuity outside of fanworks like Sonic The Comic Online. A new Sonic comic (maybe Sonic X based) would be better, and hopefully by the old STC crowd.
I'd rather see an entirely new creative team as long as the quality's there.
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I'd rather see an entirely new creative team as long as the quality's there.
Really? Assuming they were available, i'd go for the original guys. But then again - if it had to be based on the newer Sonic games/Sonic X - then i'm not so sure.
The likelihood of a continuity using original Fleetway characters seems sadly unlikely. It's all well and good for us guys who read the comic all those years ago, but it wouldn't mean a thing to people new to the franchise. What an annoying dilemma...
I'd think that the most likely would be a brand new comic. A Sonic X comic would have Chris 'Crybaby' Thorndyke in it, and would not be nearly as good as the Japanese cartoon, because it would be suitable for Western audiences.
As much as i'd like it to happen I dont think it could. When people think about sonic the comic they instantly think that it was sonic only.
This is a big error. STC had a variety of sega classics made into comic form, e.g. streets of rage and shinobi.
When stc first came out Sonic 1 had been out a long time and sonic 2 was just comming out also. So it was easy to start Since people were interested in sonic through the games and there was a comic for them to expand on, also at this time it was sega vs nintendo, Sony wasnt going into videogaming yet, and microsoft was something your rich snooty friend had. So with also people being fans of classic sega games like shinobi and streets of rage they too would be drawn into this and maybe enjoy sonic also, a "snowball effect" generates.
But if a revival would take place now (or tomorrow) it wouldnt suceed. Sega is dead, its games lately are not very good, the exception being sonic, crazy taxi and the superstars, but its amazing arcade games (e.g. house of the dead) dont do well in a home conversion. Its other games that its made for either Sony or nintendo have gotten terrible reviews. e.g. Shinobi, the golden axe remake, and Altered beast 2005 is getting very shady previews also. However in the 90's these games were the metal gear solid and halos of their time. so converting them to comic is a winning formular. However if you were to go for these classic games again only fans of the original who now would likely to be aged somewhere between 15-20 would rememebr them and maybe have interest if the new stc we all want would be made, but comic sales for this age group especially in the UK for sonic which usually in the uk comes across as being a little too kiddy will make older readers feel their intelligence be insulted, (although I would give them a shot)
Another aspect of stc's success was that it flowed like a river when it came to following the sega games, it seemed like that whenever one saga came to an end e.g. the sonic cd mettalix saga, sonic 3 began, and then sonic and knux, and then chaotix and then we waited a bit and got a sorta sonic 3d saga.... but then.... nothing... no games came out, and we got the very od Shanzar saga which lost a lot of readers, but then along came sonic adventure and the chaos saga but unfortunately the comic then died.
to continue were it left off is the most likely option but it wouldnt work, in issue 1 of stc you had sonic and robotnik and then that issue introduced only 1 new comic charatcter (porker lewis), if you were to restart from the sonic adventure 2 saga you would need to introduce to new readers.... sonic, tails, robotnik, knuckles, Amy, rouge, and shadow at least, this isnt easy especially when it comes to writing relationships, in the first issue there is no way you could show tails following sonic around and wanting to be the hero, theres no way Amy's ture hero worship could be shown (one could argue she loves sonic for rescuing her from the mettalix) and you most certainly wouldnt be able to show how knuckles and sonic were enemies and how knuckles was fooled by robotnik sucessfully.
and there isnt any new sonic games out now as such only the megacollection which I supose you could try and use that as the launchpad, but it would be very risky since most people would have completed it and be moving onto new games.
So you can see it is crucial for there to be some official games for a new comic to bounce off. this helps to attract new readers and give the current ones something to judge the comic by and make it more exciting to read, But times are different now, 3d games take at least 1.5 - 2 years to make not months to a year as they did during the 16bit era.
And that leaves 2 other options... a sonic x comic adaptation... but as most agree this would be very dodgy and a lot of fans wouldnt like it being set on earth and humans everywhere...
or...
a totally new comic, but the risk of this is becomming an archie comic... and a lot of stc fans would have serious problems with this...
*falls asleep*
I'm afraid that I don't see this happening either. As much as I would love for STC to cotinue where it left off, I feel it has been far too long dead for a revival now.
As for a Sonic X comic, I think this is entirely possible, however, still unlikely. I simply don't feel that Sonic has quite a strong fanbase over here as it does in America.
On a personal note, I'm quite pleased about that. I wasn't too fond of SX, myself.
I agree that a SonicX comic is more likely. But after looking at the Beyblade mag [which is just "picture + text stories"] I kinda got the impression that a new sonic comic would go down the same road.
a revival of the original STC is most likely not gonna happen, as has been said. So a fresh new series would most likely appear in its place if STC ever did return.
Thanks for the replies people, I was just wondering what peoples opinions would be!
I also think there should be a new comic, based more around the SEGA stories, characetrs, etc... But everything recent that has come from SEGA just keeps getting worse and worse - now i dunno what to think.
...there are definatly enough UK fans to support a new comic, whatever the case.
i'm agreeing with the general feeling that continuing the old stories just wouldn't work, dispite being a big fan of the old STC.
a picture and text mag like the bayblade one wouldn't cut it for me. i've in the past ordered and bought a comic by mistake, thinking it was new or something, only to find it was made from screenshots of the cartoon with text pasted over the top. xx; that's not a comic to me.
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But everything recent that has come from SEGA just keeps getting worse and worse - now i dunno what to think.
everything? why do you say that?
Sonic X... Sonic Heroes?
And i wrote that just after reading about the new 'Shadow the Hedgehog' game due out in autum/winter... Although i'm not that fussed about the news, it's still irratating.
A Sonic X comic might include Chris 'Crybaby' Thorndyke. And I don't think I could stand that. I think I'd want to cut off my feet first.
Gouging out your eyes could be the answer. I'd certainly try it.
The thing that irritated me about STC's demise is that it was purely reprints when it died. I would have prefered it to either end with Point of No Return or for 1 last original story to have been printed tying up all the loose ends.
I'm with the Sonic X idea here, though I may not like it, it's the most likely choice, maybe if it focused on Sonic's home world rather than in Station Square, and had more of the old STC feeling (a lot of travel among the zones and such) and had plenty of reference to the games.
Hmmm...what about something in the style of STC online?
It cuold start with an Issue '0', that has a summary of the previous series...maybe, I'm just throwing randmo ideas here...
