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Sonic the Comic
Sonic the Comic was a British comic published by Fleetway Publications, based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. It ran biweekly for 223 issues from 1993 to 2002. The first editor was Richard Burton, and contributors included Richard Elson, Nigel Kitching, Lew Stringer, Andy Diggle and Nigel Dobbyn.
Sonic the Comic featured stories, news and reviews aimed at children. It included adaptations of Sonic games alongside original stories, as well as "Sega Superstars" stories based on other Sega Mega Drive games, such as Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Golden Axe and Decap Attack. The final story arc was an adaptation of Sonic Adventure (1998), followed by 39 issues reprinting old stories. Following the comic's cancellation, fans started Sonic the Comic Online, an unofficial webcomic continuation.
Each issue of Sonic the Comic contained multiple comic strips, as well as Sega news, game reviews and tips, fan art and letters. It featured comic adaptations of Sonic the Hedgehog games such as Sonic CD (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) and Sonic Adventure (1998), alongside original stories starring Sonic and other characters from the series. Early issues of the comic featured "Sega Superstars" stories based on other Sega franchises. These included Shinobi, Golden Axe, Wonder Boy, Kid Chameleon, Streets of Rage, Decap Attack, Ecco the Dolphin, Eternal Champions and Shining Force. Three non-Sega games were also adapted: Electronic Arts' Mutant League Football, Domark's Marko's Magic Football and Konami's Rocket Knight Adventures. Each issue was presented by the comic's mascot, Megadroid, a robot built from pieces of a Sega Mega Drive.
Issue 8 of the comic features an origin story for Sonic and Dr Robotnik, who was once a kind scientist named Dr Kintobor before being turned evil in a lab accident. Compared to other versions of the character, Sonic is cocky, sarcastic and rude, but cares about his friends. Robotnik initially resembled his appearance from the games, but was altered in later issues to match his appearance in the animated series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) at Sega's request. Robotnik's assistant was planned as Snively, a character created for the Sonic the Hedgehog (1993–1994) animated series. As rights problems prevented his use, Kitching created a replacement character, Grimer.
The characters Tails, Knuckles and Amy Rose appear as Sonic's allies and were given solo storylines. They are joined by Johnny Lightfoot and Porker Lewis, characters based on the small animals that Sonic rescues in the games. Original characters include the robotic antihero Shortfuse the Cybernik; the canary scientist Tekno; the shapeshifter Metamorphia; the sky pirate Captain Plunder; the liquid mutant Megatox; the crime boss Lord Sidewinder; Robotnik's treacherous second-in-command Commander Brutus; and the duplicitous echidna Doctor Zachary. Whereas Super Sonic is portrayed in the games as a more powerful version of Sonic, in Sonic the Comic he is an evil alter ego who emerges under stress, similar to the Marvel character Hulk. Richard Elson gave Super Sonic "unhinged" swirling eyes inspired by the cartoons of Ralph Steadman. The villain Metal Sonic was adapted as the Brotherhood of Metallix, a legion of robotic Sonic doppelgängers inspired by the Daleks from Doctor Who.
The first issue was published on 29 May 1993, with subsequent issues released biweekly. The first editor was Richard Burton, who had previously worked for Marvel UK and 2000 AD. It was later edited by Deborah Tate and Andy Diggle. Freelance contributors included Nigel Kitching, Lew Stringer, Mark Millar, Richard Elson, Mick McMahon, Nigel Dobbyn, Carl Flint and Roberto Corona. Kitching and Elson were not Sonic fans, and Elson said he preferred Nintendo games. Unlike many comics, such as Marvel comics, the artwork for each story was created only after the script was completed.
Whereas the American animated series and Sonic Archie comic ignored the continuity of the games, Sonic the Comic built on it, starting from the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992). As there was no Sonic bible, Kitching developed the backstory based on the book Stay Sonic, published by Penguin Books in 1993, which was based on early Sega of America production material. The comic initially featured "Sega Superstars" stories based on other games, but these were gradually phased out in favor of stories following other characters from the Sonic series. For the 100th issue, Kitching had Robotnik overthrown as the dictator of Mobius, as he did not want to send the message that evil cannot be defeated.
Sega hired Copyright Promotions to handle Sonic licensing in the UK. Initially, Copyright Promotions placed strict limits on the comic, causing conflict, but Sega sided with the authors and allowed them to create characters and write multi-part stories. However, the amount of violence was limited. For example, a scene in which Knuckles is about to be lynched was redrawn to place the noose around his body rather than his neck, while a gun was redrawn to have it fire a sucker dart. The comic was allowed greater freedom with stories that did not feature the Sonic characters. Later, a different licensing company applied new rules, with guidelines for the number, position and orientation of Sonic's spines, the position of his pupils, and a rule against showing Sonic's teeth.
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Sonic the Comic
Sonic the Comic was a British comic published by Fleetway Publications, based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. It ran biweekly for 223 issues from 1993 to 2002. The first editor was Richard Burton, and contributors included Richard Elson, Nigel Kitching, Lew Stringer, Andy Diggle and Nigel Dobbyn.
Sonic the Comic featured stories, news and reviews aimed at children. It included adaptations of Sonic games alongside original stories, as well as "Sega Superstars" stories based on other Sega Mega Drive games, such as Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Golden Axe and Decap Attack. The final story arc was an adaptation of Sonic Adventure (1998), followed by 39 issues reprinting old stories. Following the comic's cancellation, fans started Sonic the Comic Online, an unofficial webcomic continuation.
Each issue of Sonic the Comic contained multiple comic strips, as well as Sega news, game reviews and tips, fan art and letters. It featured comic adaptations of Sonic the Hedgehog games such as Sonic CD (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) and Sonic Adventure (1998), alongside original stories starring Sonic and other characters from the series. Early issues of the comic featured "Sega Superstars" stories based on other Sega franchises. These included Shinobi, Golden Axe, Wonder Boy, Kid Chameleon, Streets of Rage, Decap Attack, Ecco the Dolphin, Eternal Champions and Shining Force. Three non-Sega games were also adapted: Electronic Arts' Mutant League Football, Domark's Marko's Magic Football and Konami's Rocket Knight Adventures. Each issue was presented by the comic's mascot, Megadroid, a robot built from pieces of a Sega Mega Drive.
Issue 8 of the comic features an origin story for Sonic and Dr Robotnik, who was once a kind scientist named Dr Kintobor before being turned evil in a lab accident. Compared to other versions of the character, Sonic is cocky, sarcastic and rude, but cares about his friends. Robotnik initially resembled his appearance from the games, but was altered in later issues to match his appearance in the animated series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) at Sega's request. Robotnik's assistant was planned as Snively, a character created for the Sonic the Hedgehog (1993–1994) animated series. As rights problems prevented his use, Kitching created a replacement character, Grimer.
The characters Tails, Knuckles and Amy Rose appear as Sonic's allies and were given solo storylines. They are joined by Johnny Lightfoot and Porker Lewis, characters based on the small animals that Sonic rescues in the games. Original characters include the robotic antihero Shortfuse the Cybernik; the canary scientist Tekno; the shapeshifter Metamorphia; the sky pirate Captain Plunder; the liquid mutant Megatox; the crime boss Lord Sidewinder; Robotnik's treacherous second-in-command Commander Brutus; and the duplicitous echidna Doctor Zachary. Whereas Super Sonic is portrayed in the games as a more powerful version of Sonic, in Sonic the Comic he is an evil alter ego who emerges under stress, similar to the Marvel character Hulk. Richard Elson gave Super Sonic "unhinged" swirling eyes inspired by the cartoons of Ralph Steadman. The villain Metal Sonic was adapted as the Brotherhood of Metallix, a legion of robotic Sonic doppelgängers inspired by the Daleks from Doctor Who.
The first issue was published on 29 May 1993, with subsequent issues released biweekly. The first editor was Richard Burton, who had previously worked for Marvel UK and 2000 AD. It was later edited by Deborah Tate and Andy Diggle. Freelance contributors included Nigel Kitching, Lew Stringer, Mark Millar, Richard Elson, Mick McMahon, Nigel Dobbyn, Carl Flint and Roberto Corona. Kitching and Elson were not Sonic fans, and Elson said he preferred Nintendo games. Unlike many comics, such as Marvel comics, the artwork for each story was created only after the script was completed.
Whereas the American animated series and Sonic Archie comic ignored the continuity of the games, Sonic the Comic built on it, starting from the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992). As there was no Sonic bible, Kitching developed the backstory based on the book Stay Sonic, published by Penguin Books in 1993, which was based on early Sega of America production material. The comic initially featured "Sega Superstars" stories based on other games, but these were gradually phased out in favor of stories following other characters from the Sonic series. For the 100th issue, Kitching had Robotnik overthrown as the dictator of Mobius, as he did not want to send the message that evil cannot be defeated.
Sega hired Copyright Promotions to handle Sonic licensing in the UK. Initially, Copyright Promotions placed strict limits on the comic, causing conflict, but Sega sided with the authors and allowed them to create characters and write multi-part stories. However, the amount of violence was limited. For example, a scene in which Knuckles is about to be lynched was redrawn to place the noose around his body rather than his neck, while a gun was redrawn to have it fire a sucker dart. The comic was allowed greater freedom with stories that did not feature the Sonic characters. Later, a different licensing company applied new rules, with guidelines for the number, position and orientation of Sonic's spines, the position of his pupils, and a rule against showing Sonic's teeth.