Latest Sonic Comic Info from Ken Penders

On his message board, Penders released some info on characters, specials, the Sonic comic itself, and other neat tidbits:

SONIC SUPER SPECIAL #14 – Were there mistakes and inconsistencies? Regarding the visual look of Moritori Rex, that was my fault, as I had access to copies of Steven’s pencils and should have caught that blooper. However, I didn’t, and after I reread THE GUARDIAN WHO FAILED, I’ll
work up a good explanation why. Regarding the Dark Legionnaires who showed up, such as Lien-da, who we saw taken prisoner back in KNUCKLES #24, I didn’t have the room to show how they were reunited with Dimitri and company, deciding that would be an untold tale that would be told at some point in the future if we’re lucky.

JULIE-SU – In my mind, the fact that Julie-Su was taken prisoner is not a sign she’s a damsel-in-distress, not if you take into account that it took several Dark Legionnaires to snatch her away from Knuckles and friends. If I had just one character overwhelm her, then I can see where people might be justified in thinking I was sexist. However, she’s always seen in the company of more than one, so the odds were somewhat stacked against her. Without giving the game away, it’s more likely you’ll end up seeing Julie-Su getting out of her situation on her own, rather than Knuckles saving the day. To say more would give too much away, but I’m
hoping people will give me the benefit of the doubt on this one.

SONIC #100 – Of all the books, SONIC is the least in danger of cancellation. Even so, I don’t see anything justifying extra production costs on the publisher’s part, even though I would if I were publisher. The best I can promise is whatever I can to make the stories special.

SONIC SUPER SPECIAL – There are rumblings #15 may be the last, which puts a damper on seeing KNUCKLES: 20 YEARS LATER or the SUPER SECRET SONIC project Spaz and I were working on anytime soon, if at all, should this come to pass. If I felt it would save the book, I’d encourage everyone to buy up every copy they could, but I’ve been down that road before,
and I haven’t seen the efforts amount to enough justification to change the publishers’ minds. It’s not that they didn’t see increased sales, just not enough to overcome all the costs associated with licensing, printing and distributing the books.

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON – I will be doing original sketches. A simple rendition of SONIC or PARTICLE is $10. Everything else is $20 and upwards, depending on whether a full figure drawing is requested or not, how many characters and so on. For example, if someone wanted Knuckles or Lara-Su from the chest up, it would be $20, whereas if they wanted a full figure, it would be $25. I’ll also have original art for sale. If there’s any covers or pages available at my website
that anyone attending the convention is interested in, please let me know so I’ll be sure to bring them along. To make life easier, I’ll accept cash, Mastercard, Visa and American Express. If you wish to use a personal check, I’ll have to get it cleared first before you get the artwork, as
I have been burned by a couple of people this way.

FAN INVOLVEMENT – I’m currently putting together a way for people to learn the basics of making their own comic strips. This is something I mentioned way back when that I haven’t
given up on. However, because Sonic is the property of Sega, please DON’T expect anything to be Sonic-related, as I’ve no intention on infringing on Sega’s rights… or anyone else’s, for that matter. What I will stress are methods to draw even the things that which you find most difficult.

So, there you have it. Hopefully SSS #15 won’t be the last one in that series, but still, some good news on the main Sonic comic front this time.