SEGA Strikes Deal with IDW to Publish New Sonic Comics

That's awesome.
If its even half as good as their Transformers comics it will be great.

>>94049863
Watch Penders try to weasel in the staff

pls no crossover with the forbidden show

Is this better or worse than Archie?
I mean, of course it's better, but by how much?

Is this the end of Archie? Do people even care about Archie comics that aren't Sonic?

>>94049863
So is it gonna be a reboot? Always wanted to read the Archie comics, but it would take me forever to catch up.

Who do you think would be a good fit for this writing wise?

>>94049916
Nah, Penders is done with Sonic. He has his own thing now, which is completely original.

Dear IDW pls call Tyson Hesse

>>94049863
But can Tyson Hesse continue with his comic with IDW?

Please?

So are they going to bring in a new set of writers, or are they gonna bring some of the old ones back?

>>94050015
Considering Sega has him doing work for them with the Sonic Mania stuff, his chances are probably good. Unless they want to keep him to themselves.

What will become of Ian Flynn and the other guys?

>>94049969
So far, we don't know.

>>94050038
>>94050063
Doesn't Flynn work on a IDW comic or did writing there at one point?

One has to wonder if they'll go for a reboot again.

I imagine they will.

>>94050058
I hope so. I want that dude to be happy

>>94050038
>We've been speaking with beloved Sonic fan-favorite creators and new creators alike

Looks like they're considering both.

>>94049969
It'll be a reboot. I have a hard time imagining theyd continue with another company's content. Best start fresh for new readers.

>>94049863
PFFTHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Everyone called it!

TMNT/Sonic crossover when?

>>94049863
>Not DC

FUCK

I WANT SONIC TO RACE ROAD RUNNER AND FLASH

>>94049969
>>94050126
It'll be a reboot but IDW have a good habit of also referencing stuff from every single thing that a property's ever touched.

I'd say they'll start out careful like and focus on mostly game stuff, but expect to see references here and there.

Honestly really happy that IDW is the one who got it, now at least there's a chance for a happy ending to the series.

>>94049896
Agreed, a lot of love is put into Transformers

>>94050199
>thinking the big two has any interest in licensed comics not owned by Warner or Disney

>>94049923
>Yfw IDW crosses something over with Sonic in general

>>94049863
yes,yes!!some good news for a change

>>94050126
>>94050227
They also gotta walk eggshells so Penders doesn't try and sue them again.

>>94049955
By a lot, IDW is one of the best publishers in the world right now, they'll pump out a ton of classic collections soon too

>>94049863
To the surprise of absolutely no one.

I really hope this new series is good, but given SEGA's desperation to be Disney-lite, I don't have high hopes.

>>94050299
Has Penders commented on this? Tell me, does he think IDW will contact him?

>>94049936
Eehh, better or worse is still not going to be decent.

Will IDW be able to follow the rules?

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>>94050307
lol, fucking , is this even TMNT

There will be one but not another

I can't but there was accordingsome

>>94050305
Fuck off shill.

I hope they just hire all the artists back. They're pretty much all great.

>>94049863
this is nice,i hope they keep some of the current staff of the archie comics version

>>94050329
He's more than likely realized he can't really touch Sonic anymore at this point. They're not using his characters anymore, they're under a completely new company, and nobody wants to work with him.

IDW really botched MLP tho.

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>>94049863
>IDW
CALLED IT!
They are the nostalgia factory, and getting Sonic is their wet dream next to Star Wars.

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>No more Sally
>No more Antoine
>No more Snivley
>No more Rotor
>No more Rabbot
>No more of anything from SatAM

The last remenants of the early americanisation has been cleansed, how does it feel? In all fairness and honesty though, the companies IDW partners up with tend to be fairly hands off creatively according to the editors. So it's not out of the question that these characters will appear, it's just that I doubt they'll be important anymore.

>>94050299
Fuck Penders. And further more fuck Bollers for that Xorda bullshit.

>Post yfw Sonic/Transformers crossover
>Post yfw Sonic/TMNT crossover
>Post yfw Sonic/Pony Show crossover

>>94050443
>thinking you're rid of them

lol idiot who do you think IDW is?

>>94050490
I actually doubt there will be a Sonic/MLP crossover.

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>>94049863
>We’ve been speaking with beloved Sonic fan-favorite creators
Guess who's back?
Back again.

Honestly I want this just to see the blow back and possible implications.

>>94050490
>Post yfw Sonic/Pony Show crossover
blahblahblah AnimatedJames

>>94050299
Why? So long as they don't use pender's characters they'll be fine.

I had a lot of fond memories of Sonic satAM.

I hope they do something with it.

If Penders were to try and cause any aggro again, would he likely get destroyed this time now that the comic is in the hands of a bigger, more competent company?

>>94050443
>No more Snivley
fuck you faggot

>>94050443
>how does it feel?
Well, I liked those characters, so it's kind of a bummer. But hey, maybe the new supporting cast will be good too, we'll have to see.

The major concern I have is if IDW will make an equivalent to the Egg Bosses. Eggman is entertaining and all, but variation is needed to keep things from getting stale.

>>94050613
Penders won't even pretend to fuck with IDW, they are backed by Hasbro money.

>>94050535
But they said BELOVED.

>>94050613
Bluntly put? Yes. And it will be hilarious to watch.

>>94050605
its not like they've were in the archie comic or anything

>>94050227
>It'll be a reboot but IDW have a good habit of also referencing stuff from every single thing that a property's ever touched.
It'll be up to SEGA to see what they'll be allowed to touch. Flynn wanted to reference tons of other parts of Sonic that weren't allowed by SEGA.

Never really was interested in the characters outside the games, so I'm all for a fresh start.

I'm just kinda disappointed that we'll never get Doctor Ivo Robotnik.

Like...

Eggman should be what Sonic calls him. Robotnik should never call himself Eggman.

>>94049863
But will the Freedom Fighters be in it?

>>94050657
But the archie comics is gone.

>>94050299
Ken Penders has no power to sue IDW if they start fresh

Sweet. You know they'll hire Ian. And probably Tyson. This is great.

And the best part? Doors open for other Sega IPs now.

I want Ken to sue just to get assraped by IDW

>>94050679
>Robotnik should never call himself Eggman.
The idea is that he took the name people mocked him for and turned it into something to be feared

>>94050644
All they need to do is lure him in, get him to use the characters people like once, and then spring the trap by having all the rights go to IDW through legal kung-fu.

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>>94049863
>IDW got the license

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

I do feel bad that the Archie comics never got a proper conclusion. 24 years and they could've at least let them get to #300 and a sendoff. Oh well.

I expect the IDW comics will have to adhere much more strongly to Sega's standards. Archie got away with doing whatever they wanted for a while, but I'm sure they'll keep a close eye on IDW.

>>94050535
imagine if idw used the chance to write sonic again to fucking take all of "penders characters" from him via legally binding contract.

>>94050063
Based on this >>94050114 I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that Flynn is probably going to be one of those 'fan favorite creators' who will be involved in the IDW Sonic. Probably explains why he's given approximately zero fucks about the whole thing.

>>94050816

Also, Ian already works for them on the Nick TMNT books.

Its pretty much 100% guaranteed at this point.

BUT WILL THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS BE IN IT

>>94050731
I want another NiGHTS comic. I want Claire and Elliot to be actual characters.

Hell, I'd be downfor a shared SEGA Universe.

>Sonic races Crazy Taxi

>>94050741
It's always been his name westfag

>>94050788
I can only hope, because honestly, it would be so fucking easy to do.

>>94050778
>I expect the IDW comics will have to adhere much more strongly to Sega's standards. Archie got away with doing whatever they wanted for a while, but I'm sure they'll keep a close eye on IDW.

Which kinda sucks since IDW is good with doing whatever they want with Transformers.

>>94049916
There's no way in fucking hell a company would let in a person who just tried to sue them for a dozen of their characters

>>94050865
Why are you calling ME that and not the dude who was complaining about it in the first place?

>>94050741
>>94050865

>three threads later
>we're still fucking arguing about a character's name

Never change, /co/. The autism of 4chan combined with the autism of Sonic is truly inspiring.

>>94050855

NiGHTS, Ecco, House of the Dead, Vectorman Phantasy Star...sky is literally the limit.

>>94050848
I would bet money on no. I think that era is officially over.

>>94050945
No one thought Sanda and Gaira would fight Godzilla. But IDW made it happened.

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B E S T

P O S S I B L E

O U T C O M E

>>94050947
(You)

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>>94050855
>>94050921

I WANT FUCKING ASTAL.

>>94049916
IDW puts up big sign that says "No Kens Allowed". Then proceeds to hire another guy with the name Ken so he can't weasel his was in.
They're allowed to have one.

>>94050816
>>94050837
Giving the book to Flynn guarantees some sales, because Archie Sonic fans who not unjustly see him him as the golden boy savior of that series will come flocking. I'd certainly be among that crowd.

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>>94050925
>Classic Phantasy Star IDW comic

My god

>>94051006

Guh huh yuh!

>>94050947
(You)

Sonic/MLP crossover.

IDW is the god of reprints. You can bet your ass if they can make it happen from a legal standpoint, the classic shit will get trades.

Mega Drive is almost a certainty.

>>94050995
YOU HAVE YOUR ASTAL

>>94050925
Vectorman, Chuchu Rocket, Burning Rangers, and Toejam and Earl existing in the same cosmic space

My God.

>yfw Sonic/Transformers crossover

>>94050443
eh I'd say the odds are actually pretty decent that at least some of the Archie characters will return, alongside some new OG characters, since while I'm assuming that SEGA will be less restrictive with IDW than they were with Archie(worth remembering that a lot of the restrictions Archie had for the Sonic comics in it's last decade were basically SEGA punishing Archie for a lot of the screwups they made during the Penders era and increased them in the leadup to the Pendering), it'll still be easier to do actual stories with OG characters than the ones from the games

>>94050778
>I expect the IDW comics will have to adhere much more strongly to Sega's standards. Archie got away with doing whatever they wanted for a while, but I'm sure they'll keep a close eye on IDW.
actually it'll probably be the opposite as I mentioned above

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>>94051078
How about Sonic/Transformers crossover?

............. My god. If only Sally was still around.

>>94051102

Throw in Virtual On.

Was that even 24 hours?

>>94051147

Sonic/Ghostbusters or Sonic/TMNT would pretty much be the last dream from my childhood to be made in comic form.

Or Sonic/Godzilla, but...yeah.

>>94051174
Gotta Go Fast.

>>94051174
I get the idea that this all happened quite a bit before it was made public, and they just did all this behind the scenes before announcing it. It really is too quick and timely.

>>94051121
>worth remembering that a lot of the restrictions Archie had for the Sonic comics in it's last decade were basically SEGA punishing Archie for a lot of the screwups they made during the Penders era and increased them in the leadup to the Pendering
A lot of those restrictions were in place before the Pendering (notice how Sonic's parents hadn't called been called his parents for a while). Do you really think SEGA won't keep those in-place as a precaution? It's fucking SEGA.

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Can IDW save Skies of Arcadia where Archie failed with their SHIT FUCKING ART?

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>>94051093
>That time motherfucking Banjo and Kazooie were in a Sonic game
>Also Wreck-It-Ralph
>And Danica Patrick
>And the Yogscast
They could crossover Sonic with practically anything at this point and I wouldn't be at all phased.

>>94051190
but that wouldnt be the same looney toons faggot shit you demand sonic needs to be

>>94051209

Evan Stanley found out it was dead in January, she just couldn't say anything.

>>94051213
I hope they do Capcom stuff eventually.


I really want Mega Man Comics again.

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>after 24 years Sonic gets a fresh start with a new publisher
>everyone wants everything to be exactly the same

I'm not terribly surprised but FUCK I hope they don't listen to any of you.

>>94050947
(you)

>>94051242
Mega Man is shit as a comic in my opinion. I really feel like it's time to let it die.

>>94051222

For games that should have simple, bare-bones plots, yes. A monthly comic can't sustain that. But I trust Ian. He's shown that he can balance funny and semi-serious.

>>94051284
Because the comic was good you Troglodyte. It's not like they're rebooting the whole franchise on a comic.

So.... what would Penders REALLY say to this news?

>>94051284
>everyone wants everything to be exactly the same

Not everyone you massive faggot. I'm curious to see how IDW will change things up.

>>94051340
I'm sure we'll hear about it on twitter within the next hour or two.

>>94050865
Robotnik is his actual name, remember his grandfather Gerald Robotnik?

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>>94051213
Everything about this page makes me want to shove a pen in Flynn's eye and just keep pushing until I hit grey matter.

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>>94051340

Anger that he no longer has the imaginary monopoly on Knuckles he thinks he does.

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>>94049863
See this? IDW. Our new home.
A shinning light to our brother's in arms.

Discontinue the Infinite Theme of Sadness!
Begin the Infinite Theme of Triumph!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKjOJuPjiu4

>>94051147
She survived Kennegeddon. Whose to say she won't survive the shift?

>>94051373
His name was just Professor Gerald, Robotnik was added in the murrican shit version.

>>94051211
Well true, but they will most likely also have quite a bit of freedom in other areas.

sonic turtles crossover soon

>>94049863
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET MEGAMAN OUT OF ARCHIE DEAD HANDS.

>>94051305
The only thing that disappointed me was when the clung to closely to the games' plots. The Archie run was a hell of a lot better than the Rock Goes to School shit the previous guys ran.

>>94051384
Hey now. Don't insult it by calling it murrican.

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>>94050274
>Sonic crossed with Judge Dredd

>>94051284
You know the drill: Autism. Hates change.

>>94051379
Blame Kaminski

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>>94051379
The writing is trash but the art is truly disgusting.

>>94051446

Hey, he already met Spawn.

>>94051147
sally two hands?

>>94050356
what did anon mean by this post?

>>94049863
as someone who has never read a transformers comic or know anything about IDW...

Is this a good thing? Why/Why not?

>>94051211
>A lot of those restrictions were in place before the Pendering (notice how Sonic's parents hadn't called been called his parents for a while). Do you really think SEGA won't keep those in-place as a precaution? It's fucking SEGA.
that's what I said, that a lot of them were made around the time Ian's run started as a reaction to Penders'(and others) crap writing, and then intensified around the Pendering even further

>>94051213
>Tidal Makkoeen
I know it's more accurate, but they should have used Duff McWhalen instead

>>94050142
oh fuck, Sonic+Mutagen?

>>94051384
LITERALLY THE "1-UP GIRL" OF SONIC.

I CAN'T STOP LISTENING.

>>94051384
Is that really from the OST?

>>94051460
>Autism. Hates change.
boco is proof that this isnt true

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Finish it!

>>94051491
>If Transsexual Campbell
I dont read IDW or know too much about writers but who is him?

>>94051218
I love how Yooka Laylee tried and failed to be another Banjo

>>94050947
World's tiniest violin.

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>>94050490
Fuck that. Post yfw Sonic races Blurr AND Rainbow Dash for Velicitron cyber key/chaos emerald/element of harmony!

>>94051477

Its good. IDW likes hiring talent that have a history with their licenses and are pretty good at making compromises with the IP holders in terms of content.

>>94051516

A writer and artist on Jem.

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>>94050731
>SonicxJet Set Radio crossover

BE STILL MY HEART

>Sonic X Transformers X TMNT

>>94051497
Fucking this, please.

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IDW GIVE METAL SONIC MORE THAN JUST A SPECIAL EVENT.

>>94051578
Not with MLP.

>>94051497
The artist is freelance, right?

I hope he moves on to IDW's run. That Ken Pander's Knucle comic never fails to get a laugh out of me
>DON'T LAUGH NEAR THE EMERALD

>>94050947
Fuck off Motorroach. Go shill your DOOM fangame somewhere else.

>>94051600

No reason IDW couldn't get him, unless his schedule was too busy.

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>>94050947
>you cannot do much with Sonic Team characters
That is exactly wrong.

I thought IDW sucked since they were crap with so many properties and even lost Doctor Who from it.

>>94051627
It's exactly right. Ian talked numerous times about how SEGA wouldn't let them develop them as characters. That's why the Freedom Fighters were around: to have characters who could actually change.

>>94051652
>I thought IDW sucked
You thought wrong.

>>94051563
When I was still a ponyfag I used to love seeing Sonic and MLP crossovers. I guess seeing RD get her gay ass blown away by Sonic would be something I'd love to see.

Man... I love Ian's work but I really don't want more fucking Ian.

Like when Claremont left X-Men I'm sure there were plenty of fans that wanted him to stay, but there's a point at which a guy should just walk away and let someone else have a turn.

>>94051652
Who would you rather it go to? Marvel? DC? Boom? Darkhorse? Image?

>>94051670
Then why have a Sonic comic when you couldn't do anything with stuff Sonic related?

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>>94051534

But Y-L was a genuinely fun game, and had a lot of the same feels

>>94051697
Yeah

Anything from IDW that is highly recommended?

>>94051717
Big empty stupid levels with no real direction and a bunch of really stale unfunny meta jokes. Camera was shit, character designs were mediocre, but hey the graphics were pretty okay.

Also the rolling move was fucking garbage

>>94051697
>Marvel
So that Sonic and other established characters can be slowly switched out by diverse OCs?

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>>94049863
>IDW gets the Sonic licence.
>They get Ian and the other artists on board.
>Let him and Tyson finish Mega Drive.
>They work with Penders and the other old writers/artists on getting the rights to publish the old Archie material.
>Ian gets the opportunity to release a Lost Hedgehog Tales mini-series explaining his original run's plans.
>Then, they get the rights to publish the Fleetway material.
>Different crossovers with other IDW-owned licenses.
>Partnership with DC to do a Sonic/Flash crossover.
>More comic titles from other SEGA IPs.

>Capcom sees its success and makes a deal with IDW.
>We get Flynn's Megaman back.

>>94051753
I like the comic based on that cartoon we're not allowed to talk about anymore.
You know, the one about the miniature horses that go on adventures.

>>94050001
And autistic

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>>94051753
Transformers if you don't mind sorting through multiple different on-goings.

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>>94051769
>unity
>graphics were ok
Oh child

>>94051800
Flynn's Mega Man fucking sucked.

I never thought I'd ever cringe at the Protomen but he found a way to make it happen.

Spare me this hell.

>>94051753

TMNT. Most of Godzilla. Parts of Transformers. ROM. Duke Nukem.

>>94051852
Okay for what they were I mean.

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>>94051534
I too expected a fully fledged banjo tier platformer to be made under the course of 2 years with only a 2 million dollar budget without Gregg Mayles

>>94051800
My brother said I was getting my hopes up for having Flynn continue the nu252 over at IDW.
You sir have taken my outlandish hopes and made them seem resonable. You are a raving lunatic, good sir. Don't ever let this board change you!

>>94051815
/mlp/ hates it with a passion

>>94051852

Look at that face. That is the face of a man who, for the first time in his life, realizes he made a mistake.

>>94051942
Yeah but since when do you listen to /mlp/?

>>94051942
why

>>94051840
How many are we talking about?

>>94051865
Godzilla and TMNT also multiple on-goings?
>Duke Nukem
wat

>>94051978


Shit artist, shit writing, OOC character like the sun horse almost destroying two universe because she love one guy from another universe

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>>94051753
go read Transformers vs GI Joe and be ready for awesome

>>94051578
>A writer and artist on Jem.
and why is she bad?

>>94051978
>stories contradict the show or break the world
>stories that are badly written and are nu-Spongebob tier
>stories with horrible lessons
>staff regularly show contempt towards the fanbase to the point of having a cameo by a SJW OC
>one artist steals clip art off of Google, breaks the show's style, reuses poses and backgrounds excessively

>>94051865
for once Boco I don't feel the need to tell you to shut up, also you forgot about Ghostbusters

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>>94052020
All Hail Megatron
Transformers Ongoings
More Than Meets The Eye
Robots in Disguise
Optimus Prime
Lost Light
Till All Are One
Revolution (ish)
Those -Ation series.

and then there's the Spotlights, crossovers, and specials like Last Stand Of The Wreckers (which is great)


Nearly all of them are all connected into one continuity. It can be overbearing.

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>>94051753
The TMNT book is 10/10.

Their Samurai Jack comic was better than Season 5.

>>94052020

The writer of TMNT did a Duke mini to promote Duke Nukem Forever. It was great.

>>94052063

Thats an objective thing. People generally like her work on TMNT. She draws a damn fluffy fox mutant.

If there's one thing I never liked about Archie Sonic, aside from everything Penders touched, it was how difficult it was to find trades for the more recent sonic books. Now that IDW is on the case, it will be nice to see some Sonic trades at my local Barnes and Noble.

>>94052050
OKAY FINE
I'LL READ THIS FUCKING COMIC

>>94052136

Motherfuck, I knew I forgot something.

Reminds me, though: the TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover.

>>94052020
>How many are we talking about?
It would be better for your health to just buy the omnibuses until you more or less hit the current issues. Start with All Hail Megatron and then continue from volume 6 if you have a solid, general knowledge on Transformers.

>>94050111
He's married to a super hot asian american girl who is also into chicks
I bet he is already happy

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>>94052177
you've made the correct choice

>>94050227
>but IDW have a good habit of also referencing stuff from every single thing that a property's ever touched.
That's one of the things I love about them. Like how the Back to the Future comics integrates parts of the animated series into the books, and their Ghostbusters series pulls stuff from the video games, cartoons, board games, and even the Filmation Ghostbusters. I have no doubt that they will reference other parts of Sonic's history.

>>94052198
I think I will just do that, thanks.

>>94050695
They can't use the SatAM cast anymore because 1. Most of the cast (besides Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Eggman, etc) were owned by DIC (now DHX) and 2. The SatAM universe is now contaminated with Pendertism which is highly carcinogenic.

>>94051966
I can actually, in his voice, hear him utter "...shit."

>>94051497
it is finished
they just won't publish it

>>94052463

And its a high-class "shit". A respectable, distinguished curse word.

>>94049863
Why didn't Megaman follow?

>>94049863
So, IDW sucks up another IP for them to mass produce dog shit comics for.

Fuck this gay earth...

>>94052427
>They can't use the SatAM cast anymore because 1. Most of the cast (besides Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Eggman, etc) were owned by DIC (now DHX) and 2. The SatAM universe is now contaminated with Pendertism which is highly carcinogenic.
that first point is a lie, DHX does own the distribution rights to SATAM, but doesn't own the characters in it(otherwise the Freedom Fighters would have stopped appearing years ago), and the second is opinion not fact

>>94052042
I checked out a few issues...the art IS shit. That one webcomic Anon's Pie Adventures or something like that by Pencils (Ironically, he's doing a cover for the IDW comic soon) is drawn much better and on-model.

>>94051594
Fuck Metal Sonic what's so good about him, mecha sonic was better as well as from being from a better game.

>>94052513
Capcom doesn't care about him.

>>94052598
But the comics were selling well.

>>94052588
Penciks impressed the editor there enough for him to hire him to do a cover and possibly an artist.

>>94050925
>sky is literally the limit.
Yeah, sky of arcadia please

>>94051516
Someone who has yet to fuck up on TMNT side-stories. See the latest issue of Universe: musclechick...albeit with the freakishly-colored hair Campbell has fixated on since mutilating himself.

>>94052598
Or they care enough not to give IDW his rights.
They make fucking abortion quality comics.

>>94052680
Some people in this thread are praising IDW.

>>94052630
Is that Plague of Gripes?

>Sonic Forces adaptation will allow some new original characters

>>94052708
Those people are fucked in the head and are just cock thirsty for anything related to whatever IP it is.
IDW is literally a fucking comic book factory, they do not care about quality of the writing or art.
That's why they're the publishing home of comics books for Doctor Who, Star Trek, Transformers, My Little Pony, Godzilla, ect... etc... ect...

>>94051534
Yooka Laylee was a silly kids game. Anybody disappointed by it deserves ridicule, because they built it up to be thew second coming of rose-colored memories of B&K. Even the devs didn't hype it that hard. Don't believe your own hype, marks.

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>>94052727
I hope red wolf Buddy is there.

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So I imagine this will be the main crew in the IDW comic since Sega doesn't want to touch any of the tv show/archie OCs

>>94052767
It sounds like you're saying those properties are inherently bad, and that good comics can't possibly come from them.

>>94052719
Doesn't look like its drawn by an inbred cunt who couldn't grow a crop to save his fucking life, so I doubt it.
Maybe Plague is too busy crying himself to sleep about how Dark Souls sucks because he doesn't like the slightest bit of non-realistic content or maybe he's busy sucking Vaati's cock.

>>94052727
IDW lost the license for Doctor Who.

>>94052820
It sounds like you're talking out your ass.

>>94052828
Good news for Doctor Who fans.

Hopefully they keep those awful Freedom Fighters away from this comic.

>>94050443
Good. Move on from that shit and start fresh, this time for real.

Who exactly is Penders and what did he do? What did he write? Was it good? Why is he hated?

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>>94052812
I feel like you're missing someone...

>>94052864
I heard from others that IDW doesn't treat Transformers much better than Doctor Who and generally does the minimum to not lose the license and make a profit.

>>94052864
>Good news for Doctor Who fans.
Overshadowed by the whole Female Doctor thing

>>94052786
I wanted a budget BK, I got a budget BK.

Not sure what you guys were expecting.

>>94052864
>It sounds like you're talking out your ass.
How? You just listed a bunch of titles with the expectation that people should understand your negativity.

>>94052940
This happened a year ago.

>>94052812
The games have enough characters anyway so they shouldn't need to focus on OCs.

>>94052864
Now if only they could get another good season of their show. It's been on like a 3 year streak of shit or so. Maybe more.

>>94052940
I heard about that and I almost cared until I remember, who the fuck watches nuWho anyway?

>>94052960
My point is that all they do is vacuum up pre-existing IPs with well known names and make cheap comics for them en masse.

>>94052929
Their Transformers series are some of their best, so those people are full of shit.

>>94053007
They should have given the comics to another publisher, even a small time publisher would probably be better than IDW since it would work hard to maintain that license.

>>94052821
That's quite the chip on your shoulder, anon.

Welcome to IDW, where we make cheap comics books for any IP we can get our grubby little hands on!

You might know us from our half assed attempts at comics for;

Star Trek
CSI
Doctor Who
Mars Attacks
Underworld
Shaun of the Dead
Silent Hill
Castlevania
Metal Gear Solid
Speed Racer
The Transformers
G.I. Joe
Jem
My Little Ponies
Judge Dredd
Blue's Clues

And many more...

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>>94052929
>generally does the minimum to not lose the license

Have you even read the series lately? They're doing whatever the fuck they want. They are pushing in every direction.

>>94052914


Some autist who got butthurt about his donut steels characters that sued Sega and won.

>>94053115
So you're saying IDW is the Disney of comics.

>>94053155
Wow that's retarded lol

I kind of wish Sonic would just be more "indie" instead of going with the usual regurgitated crap.

SEGAs probably going to start a subseries of contracted fan games so why not do the same with the comics?

>>94053155
Is that supposed to be a good thing?

>>94052520
Your opinion.

>>94049863
sonic/turtles crossover

>>94053155
Cybertronian romance is kind of a stupid concept in any circumstances. It's as if they're robots who cause chaos and destruction with no need for intimacy.

>>94053195
Yes, except they put in even less effort than Disney.

>>94053115
>Blue's Clues

I don't believe you

>>94053202
It means they're not tipping their toes in the shallows with floaties.

>>94053155
>So you find incompetence a turn-on?
I chuckled

>>94053227
>It's as if they're robots who cause chaos and destruction with no need for intimacy.
They have literally never been that.

>>94053227
Costa go away.

>>94053155

Didn't they also made Arcee a tranny?

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Let's get the obvious meme out of the way.

>>94053276
Yeah yeah, "muh synthetic lifeform." They still don't mate and reproduce last I checked.

>>94053281
Because a writer couldn't wrap his head around there being female robots, yeah.

>>94053281
Does it really count when it's a Transformer?

>>94053281
Furman made Arcee into a tranny since he has such a hate-boner for female Cybertronians ever exsisting. It was later retconned.

Anyone have that screenshot summering everything that happened leading to the end of the Archie runs?

>>94050374

You'd think but no... He thought the news of the departure from SEGA meant they'd strike a deal with him for more Knuckles reprints.

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>all of the people trying to push their "IDW sucks!" narrative completely forgetting the existence of best TMNT
Not surprising.

>>94053299
Thanks anon.

>>94049916
IDW are not a bunch of incompetent boobs like Archie were. Hopefully they treat the franchise with respect, and hopefully make a few new OCs.

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>>94053336

>>94053473
>IDW are not a bunch of incompetent boobs like Archie were.
Yes they are.

>>94053438
IDW TMNT is fucking great, I'll give you that, one of my favourite incarnations of the Turtles.

>>94053477
It's funny because Archie used to own both TMNT and Sonic.

>>94053438
Listen FOOL. IDW TMNT is only good because it's helmed by Kevin Eastman. One of the co-creators of the property. He overlooks every single story arc.

Additionally you forget that /co/ HATES TMNT going by the constant failure of TMNT threads on this board. Also if there ever was a TMNT/Sonic crossover courtesy of IDW? It will be the shitty lame Nickelodeon turtles. Not the IDW ones because that is too mature even for Sonic. For one thing Sonic is far too cartoony looking to work in there. Even the most cartoony artist for IDW TMNT doesn't make the turtles look like a Sonic Character.

And no Sonic Fantard will accept Sonic being drawn in a non-cartoony way. So forget any stupid fantasies about Sonic clashing with Old Hob or Null or that Family of Gods.

>>94053518
IDW aren't the ones who threw out their work-for-hire contracts.

>>94053473
>IDW are not a bunch of incompetent boobs like Archie were.
Barney books say otherwise.

>>94053438
They really put no effort into the Hasbro IPs.

>>94053574
>Listen FOOL. IDW TMNT is only good because it's helmed by Kevin Eastman. One of the co-creators of the property. He overlooks every single story arc.
THIS

Are you forgetting that DOG SHIT attempt at American Judge Dredd comics that IDW did?

>>94053332
>Yeah yeah, "muh synthetic lifeform." They still don't mate and reproduce last I checked.
it's actually happened in a couple continuities

>>94053614
They did with Transformers after Costa.

Is there a chance IDW will allow some sexiness in their Sonic comics or is it going to be more restrained compared to Archie?

So I guess IDW doing reprints of Archie comics out of the question?

>>94053639
Well that's dumb. Protoforms are way more interesting than vanilla biological reproduction. Why even have giant metal men if you're going to make them functionally identical to normal ones?

>>94053655
If it's sexier than Butler or Axer's Sally I'll literally cum in my shorts

Make that shit like Mega Drive please

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>>94053655
>Is there a chance IDW will allow some sexiness in their Sonic comics

>>94053655
wat

>>94053676
Clean slate.

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>>94053723
You don't need to pretend you aren't into it.

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>>94053655

>>94049863
Reminder that IDW hired fanfic writers from the Transformers fandom to write the official comics.

>>94053645
Costa's fuck up is really a blessing in disguise.

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>>94053655

>>94049955
CW's Riverdale was their saving throw and by all accounts, it's paid off

>>94053821
That's a good thing.

>>94053821
So like Archie when they hired Ian Flynn.

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>>94053655

>>94053821
So did Archie. I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.

>>94053821
Well Ian Flynn was just a fanfic writer from the Sonic fandom too and he turned out alright.
Anyone ever read his Other M fancomic?

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>>94053655

>>94053882
>Anyone ever read his Other M fancomic?
It's been dumped in threads before. Oof, it's rough. Exactly what you'd expect from a teenager's early fanfic efforts.

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>>94053655

If Ian isn't going to be on board with IDW is he still doing scripts for Sonic Boom?

>>94050001
original with air quotes on them, apparently Ken's using sonic the comic characters that aren't his- other than the echidnas. he's also used this weird skunk dude that tried to kill sonic that I think was introduced before Ken was working on for Archie

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>>94053655

>>94053477
>Leonardo
>saying "dude"

>>94053690
to be fair there's like a dozen other ways Transformers can reproduce, just check the wiki

>>94054030
>he's also used this weird skunk dude that tried to kill sonic that I think was introduced before Ken was working on for Archie
Geoffrey is a Penders character. One of the few he introduced that wasn't echidna related.

>>94054067
Keep in mind, even back in the day outside sources ALWAYS acted like all the turtles had Michelangelo's personality.

>>94053821
Ian was a fanfic writer. So was Evan Stanley if you count fancomics that she still does.

>>94052427
>Most of the cast (besides Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Eggman, etc) were owned by DIC (now DHX)

This is 100% false.

>>94053821
Considering SEGA hired fangame makers to make one of their upcoming official Sonic games, I don't see how this is an issue.

Sonic Mania is being done by a bunch of fans. At this point new media related things will most likely have fans who grew up on whatever taking the reigns. At least they will have a better understanding.

>>94054178
Well, some professional have to start somewhere.

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TECHNICALLY these characters have no ties to Penders whatsoever. Do you think they'll make a return?

>>94054363
No, I do not.

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>>94049863
Cautiously excited. Just hope Sega gives them some leeway in the stories.

>>94054363
Nope.

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>>94054391
>>94054421
Battle Kukku is canon

>>94054363
I can't imagine Dr Eggman returning, no siree.

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>>94054363
One of those side characters is game canon, so maybe.

>>94054363
Bring back Kukku. Everyone else can go collect dust.

>>94054363
If Ian is brought over, he might bring some of his characters

>>94054438

Battlekukku is canon. Bride of Rich Nights and Mordred Hood I believe is also a Flynn creation. The rest are from the new continuity

>>94054488
>If Ian is brought over
What are the odds of that happening?

To be honest I kind of want to see someone else's take on the series now. No offense to Ian.

>>94054469
Fuck you. Deer sisters or Bust. They're all good characters, but those two deserve a spot no matter what.

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>>94054438
>>94054459
>>94054512
>Kukku
>Carrotia
>Those other two whose existence escaped me for the moment
>Honey

Eh, looks like we didn't lose anyone important.

>>94050015
>>94050033
This as long as they let Tyson finish what he started IDW has my full support.

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>>94054544
Sadly they're almost 100% guaranteed to be axed since their entire story is strongly tied to the whole grandmaster shit, which I strongly doubt is a plot point that will survive the jump.

If this is half as good as IDW's TMNT, I think we will be in wonderful hands.

>>94054516
They say they are talking to new creators as well as fan favorites. It's entirely possible we get new writers too.

>>94050299
Penders has no ties to IDW so he can't try shit without it blowing up in his face.

Archie lost out of incompetence more than anything.

>>94054137
well that was a fast reply, thanks. Also didnt he try to kill sonic because everyone thought Sonic killed Sally and the one who did try to kill Sally because they were wearing some glasses that made them look like Snively or something?

>>94054612
IDW had good Ghostbusters too, from what I'm told.

>>94052812
Even just sticking to game characters you really have a lot, and Ian certainly got his mileage out of the obscure ones. The Battle Bird Armada and Wendy Witchkart were game characters, remember.

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>>94049863
This truly is the best outco-
>remembers they also publish comic based on "that" show

.........still this is truly best outcome!

>>94054642
Yes to all of that. Endgame was a fucking retarded story. No surprises that Penders considers it one of his best.

>>94054640
>Penders has no ties to IDW so he can't try shit without it blowing up in his face.
IDW has reprinted Dungeons and Dragons comics he did art on.

>>94053382
He is an idiot, big shock.

but unlike with Archie, IDW shouldn't have trouble kicking his ass in any legal action he could try.

He has no contract with IDW that wasn't saved, unlike Archie. That was the part that fucked everything up.

>>94050679
Oswald cobblepot.

>>94054684
It was new and exciting. Arguably the only flaw was killing Robotnik and turning the comic into... Whatever the fuck you call that.

>>94054363

Kukku might (originating from a video game and all)

Does anybody else prefer Akhlut's old design?

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>>94054637
I like that Ian is a font of knowledge for all things Sonic and you can really depend on him to reference every corner of lore, but we've also seen Ian try to rebuild the Sonic comic back up from the ashes no less than 3 fucking times. I think I'd like someone else to try.

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You think Mean Bean Machine might have a chance showing up, being a 'sega' game and all?

>>94050731
Bayonetta comics when

>>94054702
Penders has dipped his toe in just about every major comic publisher. I think he even did some artwork for Disney once. Archie was the only one dumb enough to keep him around.

Aren't all Sonic staff at Archie freelancers?

I hope some of my favorite artists will return to draw for IDW Sonic.

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>>94054774
A literal fucking Orca? No.

>>94053987
You know, I just realized that thing looks vaguely like the new default 'create your OC' for Sonic Forces.

>>94054643
The TMNT/Ghostbusters crossover was also pretty fun.

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>>94054777
It's possible they won't be as in-depth as Ian's references, but I'd be pretty disappointed if they don't reference something as prominent as the Sonic cartoons.

>>94054642
Geoffrey was always trying to kill everybody. I think his last appearance was trying to kill Sally's brother or something.

>>94054774
An actual realistic talking orca was more unique, but frankly Akhlut was never anything special. Easily my least favorite grandmaster/egg boss.