Just so you know, I put up some forums. I’ll improve on the graphical side of them some point in the future, but for now you can get to posting and talk about Sonic or the site or whatever. Good for you guys, getting a voice!
The Sonic World Adventure: Planetary Pieces CD came out today, and it looks way past cool. It contains 91 tracks featuring pretty much every song in the game. It’ll cost you a good $44 + Shipping, but it’s well worth it.
Here we go! Just one issue until number 200! How exciting. And would you look at that Universe cover? It doesn’t have Sonic on it! Woah!
“Knocking on Eggman’s Door”: Sonic leads the combined might of the Freedom Fighters and the Chaotix in a final push against Dr. Robotnik and his Eggman Empire! In this climactic battle old friendships and rivalries are revisited, family confronts family, and a treacherous plot is revealed that you won’t believe! You simply cannot afford to miss this pulse-pounding lead-in to the mega-milestone SONIC #200!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn.
ART: Tracy Yardley!
Shipping Date: April 1st, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: April 8th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: April 21st, 2009
32-page, full color comic
“Old Soldiers”: Shadow is sent into the remote mountains to find E-102 Gamma. At the same time, Dr. Robotnik launches the over-powered E-123 Omega to hunt down and destroy the rogue robot! It’s a race against time to see if Shadow can save Gamma and offer him asylum – if Gamma even wants to be saved! It’s the latest installment of this exciting new series presenting unifying continuity while spotlighting the many characters from Sonic’s various video games and animated series.
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn.
ART: Tracy Yardley.
Shipping Date: April 22nd, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: April 29th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: May 12th, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US
Sonic Channel updated their blog and the February 2009 wallpaper is Chip, from Sonic Unleashed. He’s even holding ice cream. Go download and get ready to change in a week plus a bit.
Showing part of the intro movie this time! I’ve loved the opening and closing movies that they’ve done since Shadow the Hedgehog. They’ve been amazing. A blast to watch! These videos also contain gameplay! Woo! Once again we’ve got an instrumental/vocal video. The first one is more gameplay involved while the second has more of the movie.
The Archie Sonic blog is great at putting up their own stuff before others do, aren’t they? We’ve got issue #196 right here!
“Hedgehog Havoc, Part Two”: The “New Moebius” saga comes to an explosive end as hero and villain alike tremble at the power of Super Scourge! The fate of two worlds hangs by a thread, but what can Sonic do against his invincible evil twin? You can’t miss this epic climax to the biggest Sonic story of the year!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ART: Tracy Yardley!
Earth-shattering cover by Tracy Yardley!
Shipping Date: January 7th, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: January 14th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: January 27th, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.
The Archie Sonic blog has posted the cover and description of the FCBD 2009 issue. This issue will be given for free on Free Comic Book Day, which happens to fall on May 2nd this year. www.freecomicbookday.com will have a list of locations later on in the year.
Sonic the Hedgehog speeds into action with a special Free Comic Book Day edition! In “Evolution of A Hero,” you’ll get a look back at the long-running hit comic series that has been thrilling fans for over 15 years! What’s the connection between Sonic and the Freedom Fighters? Who are Shadow the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna? What’s the deal with that Robotnik guy, and what’s going on in the series now? You might even get a special sneak-peek into the world of Sonic after the epic issue #200. Whether you’re a new reader getting up to speed or a veteran enjoying a trip down memory lane, this is one issue you just can’t miss! Fan-favorites Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley! bring the fast-paced excitement to life.
The Feb. 2009 Nintendo Power has a small bit about the Black Knight in it. A couple interesting facts from it:
It uses woodcut-esque cut-scenes aside from the opening movie (like Sonic and the Secret Rings did with storybook scenes).
Shadow is Sir Lancelot, Knuckles is Sir Gawain, and Amy Rose is the Lady of the Lake.
Shadow and Knuckles are playable in the multiplayer battles after you’ve defeated them in the one-on-one duels in single player mode.
The multiplayer mode lets you either go sword-to-sword against up to three others in a free-for-all or you team up together to defeat a giant baddie as quickly as possible.
This time around I’ve scanned the entire article instead of just the images for you guys. Aren’t I nice? I suggest you still go out and buy the Feb 2009 issue of Nintendo Power to see the article for yourselves. It also has an interesting reader question. The reader mentions that Sonic X-Treme (the cancelled Sega Saturn game) kind of has a Super Mario Galaxy feeling to it. Chris Slate responds saying that he wrote a cover story on Sonic X-Treme for Game Players back in the day and does see a small resemblence now that he looks back. I wonder if Chris has any other inside info about the game from the press side of things…
So you may have noticed a lack of updates for the past month. For some reason I was blocked from my own site. Not sure how that happened, but it’s fixed now, so who cares! I’ve updated all the Archie comics pages so they are currently up to date and I’ll continue updating things now. Fun!
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