Upcoming Sonic Boom Comics To Be Co-Written By Cartoon Team

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1. First off, that variant cover is like something straight out of the comic’s early days. Like the Pre-Penders written books. Ah, the memories, I’m sure a few old guys like me will find the variant a nice little nostalgia trip. And the main cover is neat as well, just like the old days where many of the issues had speech balloons on their covers. Now if we could just get a character cameo up in the left hand upper corner box like in the old days. Infact, if anyone from Archie is reading these comment sections… I would love to see a retro style cover for all of the comics, a funny scene, speech bubbles from the featured characters, and a corner box character cameo with a little witty comment from them. Heck, make the colors and shading style harken back to the early 90s. Go all out with the nostalgia trip. I know it’s not going to happen with the currently planned covers, but it’s something to do in the future. I would buy all the variants on sight.

2. It makes sense to bring other writers on board, and let’s be honest, they could do a lot worse than the TV writers. Plus is means Flynn isn’t overloaded working on four stories simultaneously, which should help StH, SU and MM keep the quality up.

   1. That way Flynn doesn’t have to waste his talents on this Sonic Boom garbage. Let’s be real, mang, Boom’s a flop. The games are trash, the show’s mediocre and even though it gets “#1” in ratings, it’s only because it’s on a graveyard slot where there’s no competition. I’m kinda expecting Sega to sweep Boom under the rug after the show completes its run.

      1. That’s probably the most likely outcome. I like the show, many do, but it won’t be enough to make up for the excrement that is the games.

         Then again, this is Sega we’re talking about…

      2. Wait, since when did Flynn become talented in people’s eyes? I thought everyone was still being angry at him for the unfinished plots and semi-reboot?

         1. The semi-reboot isn’t really his fault, though. It’s because of Penders’ bullshit that caused all this. Personally, I think the semi-reboot was a good thing. The series feels a bit more… *tame* that way.

         2. Aw man, I had a good comment eaten by the spam filter…

            Donnie, can you fish it out please?

         3. I think people were angry because they didn’t know everything behind the scenes. I’m fairly new to the comics and didn’t know the Penders stuff, so the reboot did annoy me. Then I researched the court cases etc, and learned Penders was a being a bit of a selfish tw*t, to put it lightly

      3. His talent ? Wow, since when he actually have talent ?

         He only get us some sort of boring unleashed-like (in tone, I don’t speak about his unleashed adaptation) story and since the reboot, he have. I know that the reboot wasn’t his fault, but the flanderization of the Character (heck, since when Rouge act like some sort of perfectly moral Mary-Sue like ? She is supposed to be a spy, not some sort of Mom. I thought the “Knuckles VS Shadow” would be good issues, I’ve been so disappointed. The endfight is so disapointing. And wtf, trolls in Sonic Universe ? Was he drunk ?) is entierly his fault. And the fact that his Unleashed adaptation is soooo annoying.

         And Eclipse is so much wasted potential. He could have been an evil brother to Shadow, but he decided to give him some kind of “soft side” that don’t blend at all with the rest (and his secret weapon being wisp… So uncool. It’s like Flynn try to humiliate the Shadow the Hedgehog game to please nerds, like he tried to please them by using the “pingas” meme and “Mama Robotnik”…).

         Like Colors, he make Eggman “funny” character and even use Colors robots, he make Sonic some sort of jerk he never was in the Adventures (even Sonic 2006 and Shadow every ponies fan actually manage to make a decent story, and represent the character as they are meant to be).

         And he even managed to get the Sonic Boom comics even worse than this stupid show (for instance, he made Knuckles even dumber than the show crewd). And his way

         Ian Flynn is the Sonic Colors of Archie. Period.

         1. So what you’re saying is, because you don’t like the stories, Flynn’s a talentless hack, even though he’s been the longest-serving writer.

            Why do people keep making the mistake of thinking that people who write stuff they don’t like are talentless? A person’s talent has nothing to do with whether you like something or not.

      4. @ Tomoki

         I agree that the games are bad. But, I actually really like the show. So do a lot of other people….

3. Great news, this means Ian Flynn will have more time to focus on the main series while the team behind the show will help with the comic as well, everyone wins!

4. The writers for the SHOW will be writing the comics as well!?

   This just gets better and better.

   1. In b4 chain of comments hating on 100Rings

      1. LOL

   2. For those of us who enjoy the show… well, yes, it does get better 😉

5. So now even the comics won’t be good? Jeez…

   1. Good, now the Boom comics will actually have someone that won’t make Amy an asshole and Knux treated like a moron.
      Now if only they could get someone else to write the main comics who can make a decent crossover and not make Blaze useless beyond belief in her own story arc, then I’d actually pick these up more often.

      1. That has to be bait^

         1. And this is coming from you. 😛
            Just kidding, just kidding. Probably is bait though.

         2. At first, it does seem like bait. The thing is though, he’s got a point. I wouldn’t go as far as calling Amy an asshole in that first issue, but I can definitely see why people might think that. And the whole ‘Knux is a moron’ thing is apparent to anyone who can read.

            Normally, I’m among the first to defend Flynn’s work. But w.r.t. SB#1, I can’t, and I won’t.

         3. Ok then.

            For starters, in your passionate zeal to if I may be so casual as to say “sock it to me”, let’s try making sure we actually reply on the correct thread where the discussion is taking place, ok? Just a protip that you may toss away since it’s coming from a” hate filled moron”. (Phfffff!! Thanks for that one RacePro!)

            Oh god seems like I struck a nerve judging by your morbidly obese comment filled to the brim with redunancies and trite jibes. Sorry but I have the rep here at TSSZ for a reason…and I am more than deserving of it. Don’t try to beat me at the game I started.

            Well the only relevant part of your post that was slightly less mind searingly inept was your literally your “explination” on why you….I don’t even know your point anymore.

            A post was made explaining why a BRB employee thought Boom was epic and you respond by saying “you don’t care what he has to say.” In other words you hopped on the defensive over something that wasn’t attacking you. You got caught with your balls hanging out and you need to zip up. Now. Again, since you obviously are incapable of detecting simple meaning from cut and dry quotes that actually SUPPORT your opinion, let’s try analyzing what others have to say before posting our “condescending pwn-posts” to others.

            As for the rest of your comment, it’s this awkeward yet vallant effort to “give me a taste of my own medicine.” I will give you props though. Nice try, you actually came somewhat close to mimicking my biting sarcasm and wit that you seemed oh so desperate to emulate. If only you didn’t metaphorically “crash and burn” in emotional belly aching and self-defense. Keep at it though. Perhaps when you realize to actually pay attention to what others write to you and utilize some modicum of logic while responding to the aforewntioned messages, maybe then, in that shining moment of triumph, you will score a personal victory at successfully crafting your very first monumental post, containingat the fine art of well placed derision and mockery. No doubt when that glorious hour arives, all of TSSZ will be brought to it’s knees, sobbing at the sheer devine glory of such an angelic comment. As for now, you have fallen so short of this goal that even RaceProUK has delivered more entertaining stabs at me. But nonetheless I will award you a very nice “A for effort.”

            Keep at it kiddo, the only way is up at this point!

      2. 0/10

      3. But Knux IS a moron in boom. He can’t even fucking read.

         1. I wouldn’t say he’s a total moron; after all, the TV show does show he can sometimes put 2 and 2 together and make… something akin to 4, without actually being 4.

            Thinking about it, he’s a bit like Baldrick from Blackadder. Just not as funny. And inflated like a parade balloon. With way too much sports tape.

6. Hm. I’m now interested in reading.

   I figure it’ll be more worth looking into than Adventure Time and something like Steven’s Universe.

   I find this might just actually entertain me.

   1. Every issue will have the same plot as every episode of the show, most likely.

      Sonic and co. do slice of life bullshit, at some point LOLSTIXSORANDOMXDDD and/or LOLKNUXISSODUMBXDDDHURR, Eggman shows up, gets involved with the Heroes’ slice of life crap, some minor internal conflict arises between Sonic and co., Eggman takes advantage of it and says “THAT WAS MY EVIL PLAN ALL ALONG!”, sicks a robot on them, and then Sonic and co. defeat Eggman with power of friendship, and the episode ends with Sonic and co. making up, getting along again, followed by a dumb joke at the end of the episode/issue. Yup. It’s gonna get stale fast.

      1. But… but… Bill Freiberger said:
         “It’s not a situation, where we’re gonna have this premise when we will just gonna keep doing it over and over and over and over and then finish it out. There are always plottwists. Cause that’s where my experience comes from. I come from the background of Simpsons and Pee-wee’s playhouse where we always built on what we were doing, so we always try to do a very sophisticated storytelling.”

         1. But… but… Bill Freiberger said:

            A bunch of shit I’m not apt to care about.

            I’m reading it. If it entertains me it does.
            If it doesn’t, I wasn’t meant to be entertained by it.
            Conversation point end right here.

            Of course everyone has to jump in and immediately through in reasons as to why you outright hate it as if that shit’s supposed to really effect me.

            This God damn fandom.

         2. “Licht
            Posted November 27, 2014 at 8:21 AM
            But… but… Bill Freiberger said…
            A bunch of shit I’m not apt to care about.”

            Not only is Bill Freiberger the writer of Sonic Boom show (which is explicitly mentioned in the article by the way) but what he said was meant to defend Boom and it’s writing.

            So you basically say: Fuck Sonic Boom writers.
            While you are so quick to anger when you just FEEL that people don’t love Sonic Boom. Because I doubt you even read his comment I cited, when you say that you don’t care about his shit. He was describing the content the show was supposed to have – and you label it as bunch of shit you don’t care about.

            How could this be any more ironic? I thought that the irony was that Bill Freiberger was describing qualities the show was in fact lacking. Yet there is even greater irony, that people call his speech “bunch of shit they are not apt to care about” when thinking that they are defending Sonic Boom.

            This is like if there was an interview with Matt Groening and you said: “I don’t care about Matt Groening’s bullshit. He can say what he wants. I still love Simpsons as the best show ever!”

      2. And the reason behind this reply is? As I don’t recall asking your damn opinion.

         I outright stated “this might just actually entertain me.”

         What you feel the comic “most likely” will have isn’t something I’m opt to give a shit about or what YOU YOURSELF say “is gonna get stale fast.” As I’m still going to read it.

         Kindly keep your butthurt to yourself, thanks.

         1. @Licht I think the only butthurt here is you, if you bitch and moan so much over criticism and do not want to listen to anything but “MUH OPEENION”.

         2. The reason for my reply is, I’m fucking bored. I don’t care that you don’t care. I’m just throwing in discussion because I’m fucking bored, like everyone else on the internet. Why are you posting a comment in the first place if you don’t want any replies? Get off your high horse.

      3. ^This. Except for the part of the power of friendship. I would change it in “the power of being an asshole to your supposed friends, and getting away with it”, but you really get it flawlessly.

         1. @danidado

            One more time, with proper spelling please and punctuation please. A lot of that didn’t make it past my autism filter.

            I put down in my initial post: I’m interested in reading it. Why Tomoki felt the needs to shove a “here’s why the show suuuuuucks” in my face I have no fuck mothering idea. Nor did I really outright care. The point stands on, “I’m interested in reading it.” Hands down period.

            Oh wait. I forgot how this fandom works. A single person doesn’t like it, therefore they have to show their opinion in someone else’s face to show them why they shouldn’t like it as much as they do. Because fuck you Sonic fandom.

            Fun point you completely blew by: My whole point that I’m going to read it.
            Whether or not you like it, doesn’t change it as a fact.

            And then you get told that what you’re saying won’t fucking change that, and you’re up in arms over it.

            Did I mention keeping the butthurt to yourself?
            Let me reiterate.

      4. Remove the Boom-specific details, and that could almost describe half the Archie comics, many episodes of SatAM and AoStH, and several of the games.

         Sometimes sticking to the formula works; after all, it’s kept Mario and Zelda games selling in huge quantities 😉

         1. @RaceProUK : If the formula DOES WORK in the first place. Boom is not.

         2. Works well enough for me 🙂

         3. There’s a reason I’m not fond of any of those, honestly. I’m not really a fan of Archie either, but I do think Flynn’s doing a somewhat decent job now of days compared to the writers for the Boom Show and recent Sonic games. Eh, but to each their own, I suppose.

7. Good to know, I guess.

8. Jeez, this is one argument I’m staying out of. 😛

   Can’t we all accept some people don’t like the humor in Boom rather then having a full-out war about why or why not this is good for the comics? 😛

   Answer:
   LOLNOPELETSKEEPARGUINGBECAUSEBOOMISAFLOPANDIHAVENTMADEMYPOINTENOUGH

   1. Arguing is inevitable on nearly every post on this site, sadly.

9. The people on the show can write a better Sonic and Tails than Ian in my opinion. I want to see this happen for the games as well. I wonder how well they’d do with more serious plots in the Sonic series with the way these characters are.

   1. “The people on the show can write a better Sonic and Tails than Ian in my opinion.”

      Based on what, pardon me ? I know about that infamous issue where Sonic and Tails fought each other, despite I don’t read the comics (since they don’t publish them in Europe). Anyway, I don’t see how do they write a better “friendship” : Sonic still acts like an ass towards Tails, and viceversa. They look more like they…….barely tolerate each other. And no, that’s not my opinion. I’ve watched and observed the episodes many times.

      “I want to see this happen for the games as well.”

      Well, you already got it. Sonic Colors and Lost World, rings any bell ?

      “I wonder how well they’d do with more serious plots in the Sonic series with the way these characters are.”

      Dude, these guys don’t care about interesting plots or how to portray characters. They only care about jokes. Wanting them to write a serious game is like asking for Boom to be a serious game. It won’t ever happen, nor can it work.

10. I love that variant cover also it’ll be neat to see how this goes

11. In other news there wasn’t a sonic balloon (rage!) at the thanksgiving parade but they did play remixed invincibly music for some of their dance moments.

12. It’s funny how anything Boom related pretty much causes a war in the comments. It really is the most jarring thing to happen in the series in quite sometime, even for Sonic fan standards.

13. Guys.
    Instead of having these argument chains shouldn’t we just…
    Settle
    It
    In
    Smash?

    1. You’re too slow!

       They’re already duking it out. 😛

    2. I’ll admit, this made me smile, pffft.

    3. I wish dude but I only have Super Smash Bros. Crusade xDDDD

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