Second IDW Sonic Town Hall Announced

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1. I hope there will be a Twitch live stream regarding this WonderCon Sonic Town Hall panel like there was one for the New York Comic Con Sonic Town Hall panel back in October 2017. But will the Freedom Fighter fate response still be “STAY TUNED” like the last town hall panel?

   1. Ian Flynn: “IDW is brand new. There’s no connection from before aside from the creators that are involved. All of us are approaching this as a blank slate. This is fresh, new, just-off-the-vine Sonic”

      There it is your answer.

      http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/02/15/writer-ian-flynn-discusses-giving-the-sonic-comic-series-a-fresh-start.aspx?PostPageIndex=1

      1. @Axis

         To be fair, Ian only stated that the comics won’t be following the Archie continuity. He didn’t say anything about the Freedom Fighters being left out. And after the outcry over his Archie OCs not making a return, he did state that things are susceptible to change. So it’s not a complete unlikelihood.

         1. This, pretty much. Ian’s reply didn’t address the Freedom Fighters at all.

         2. @LOGITEEKA

            Because IDW and anyone working on the comic are not allowed to straight out say it, like never, not after the comic is released so you have to read between lines, in that same interview Ian also mentions that anything from the video games can be featured in the comic but he doesn’t say what its off limits then, which is more likely exclusive elements of other Sonic comics and tv shows, like-wise Ian remarks that readers don’t have to be familiar with the games to hop in the comic; notice how he doesn’t say readers don’t have to be familiar with the Archie comics or previous cartoons to be familiar with the IDW comic.

            If you ask me its Sega the ones that don’t want to admit the Freedom Fighters are not in IDW comics, and I can’t blame them, if they did that from the start they would have received a lot of backlash and it would have soured the comic for many fans, instead if they wait some months after the IDW comic is released to confirm the Freedom Fighters will not appear in it then the backlash will be infinitely lower and won’t harm the new comics at all.

         3. @SSF1991

            The devil is in the details.

2. 5-6 PM Central Daylight time in the Midwest, 4-5 PM Mountain Daylight time in the Rockies. (Since it’s still late afternoon at the 3-4 PM Pacific Daylight time in California/the West Coast.

3. @AXIS

   I’m pretty sure it’s the opposite. A lack of confirmation is only going to intensify the demand. The longer it goes, the more it grows.

   If the Freedom Fighters weren’t involved, they would’ve announced it outright instead of keeping it a secret. Sure, fans of the older comic would be disappointed, but it would still attract a sizable amount of the Sonic fanbase, including those who didn’t like the Archie series to begin with. But their continued effort to keep things vague added with IDW’s tendency to appeal to a wide percentage of readers seems to suggest that the Freedom Fighters might (key word being ‘might’) return in some form or another. They might be featured in the comic, or they might return with the Archie Reboot Ian has hopes of continuing. It’s even possible they might have the continuities crossover at some point. Who knows?

   My point is if there was nothing in it for the SatAM/Archie fans, they would’ve flat-out declared it instead of egging people on. Ian didn’t beat around the bush when he told everyone that his OCs won’t be returning in the comic, but said nothing about the SatAM characters’ situation. He even said there was something in it for Archie fans to look forward to.

   1. I told you already why is that, no Freedom Fighters means bad news and none wants to hear bad news, its like when they confirmed a Caucasian actress was playing the lead role in the Ghost in the Shell movie, the movie wasn’t bad but sold very poorly because of the bad buzz surrounding it, same would happen if they had confirmed that the Freedom Fighters won’t be on IDW Sonic, there will be backlash believe it or not. Also fans that didnt like the Freedom Fighters were going to check this comic either way most probably.

      On the other hand if they had confirmed the Freedom Fighters already I’m pretty sure they would have more subscriptors by now, they would have effectively snatched all of Archie Sonic subscriptors to begin with, so if they really plan to include the Freedom Fighters in the comic they are doing a very poorly marketing desicion.

      1. “No one wants to hear bad news” No, but a lot of people just want to hear news at all now. People are getting more pissed about the lack of an answer than the potential answer itself.

      2. @Axis

         “No one wants to hear bad news”

         Okay, then explain why Ian confirmed that none of his Archie creations will be returning. That statement would upset a lot of people (and it did), but it was an answer which Ian showed no hesitation in giving. Why can’t they be that blunt with the other question?

         It seems to me that IDW wants to play it safe. They’ve repeatedly stated that much of the franchise is free-game in this iteration, but they don’t want to throw in everything immediately since it’s a new series. They’re likely going to start it off simple before introducing bigger, more familiar elements.

4. @LOGITEEKA

   Good points, I have no explanation for the former, yeah it’s a possibility but I still think it’s a little far off, then again maybe is just the fact that I can’t quite imagine a comic with the Freedom Fighters and co. in it but without them having that much importance to the overall story and setting, but then again maybe Archie’s and other lores could have their own pocket universes in the comic as well, personally I would like to see Cosmo and the seedarians return if possible (but not Chris).

   1. Well, the Sonic cast is already pretty big but the majority of them don’t play major roles most of the time. If the Freedom Fighters return in this iteration, they’ll probably play secondary roles similar to Shadow, Blaze, and the Chaotix where they’re still present, but aren’t the series’ main focus.

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