Archie's Mega Man - Discussion Thread

[Jeffhog]

OH BOY, IT'S-A MEGA MAN

Alright, so the super cool comic crossover between the two boys in blue has come to an end, and seeing that the is already beginning to dabble into Bomber territory, I think it's appropriate that discussion for this neat-o series be directed to its own topic - this place!

In publication since May 2011, Archie's Mega Man covers the beloved Capcom series of Mega Man Classic, and is plenty faithful to the source material and then some (for example, Cut Man retaining his questionable taste in puns from the Ruby-Spears developed cartoon, an anti-robot terrorist group named after said cartoon studio, covering "No Export For You" games and obscure titles, etcetera...).

 

The series, as of this post, is currently wrapping up its sixth arc (Worlds Collide aside), and is mainly comprised of game adaptations with a side dish original tales and ideas. Like Archie Sonic's Off Panel, each issue ends with a humorous Short Circuits comic.

So, allow me to break down some of the beginning bits for ya if you're new.

Arc 1 - Let the Games Begin (Issues 1 through 4) premieres the series by cataloguing the events of Mega Man 1. Dr. Albert W. Wily has grown tired of staying in Dr. Thomas Light's shadow, and thus reprograms the newly unveiled Robot Masters to become his loyal servants, yadda yadda. Rock, one of two helper robots at Light Labs and a son to Dr. Light, takes it upon himself to stop his father's former assistant and bring him to justice. With the Mega Buster in hand (...wait-), he is now Mega Man!
 

Arc 2 - Time Keeps Slipping (Issues 5 through 8) is the first original story of the series, this time incorporating elements from MM1's PSP remake, Mega Man Powered Up, namely the introductions of Oil Man and Time Man as the two additional Light Robot Masters. Federal agents Gilbert D. Stern and Roslyn Krantz also make their debuts. Roll gets kidnapped by the "powered up" duo, they break Wily out of custody, and the doc gets cracking on his own Robot Master designs...

Arc 3 - The Return of Dr. Wily (Issues 9 through 12) adapts Mega Man 2 - eight brand new Robot Masters threaten to destroy the city, and Quick Man goads Mega Man into coming after him and his brothers. As Rock dons the blue helmet once more, he attempts to take on Wily's original designs within the time limit set before him. With every Robot Master weapon downloaded, Mega Man becomes more and more desperate at getting the job done...

And... that's all I'm gonna give! Google the rest, or better yet, buy the comics or subscribe! There's only so much I can give away here without ruining the whole thing.

Like the Mega Man games? Read the Mega Man comics! Enjoyed your exposure to the Blue Bomber in the Worlds Collide crossover, (now)fellow Sonic comic readers, and want more? Read the Mega Man comics! Want to get into comic book reading? Read the Mega Man comics! You like READING? Read the Mega Man comics!

SO, with the Ra Moon/Super Adventure Rockman Arc officially kicking off in Issue #28, get crackin' on talkin' Mega Man - the Archie comic series!

HOW THE HELL DID THIS THREAD NOT EXIST YET I MEAN GOD DAMN

[Spin Attaxx]

I think Ben Bates is my favorite artist on this. He pretty much nails the style of classic Mega Man and adds in charming animé elements as well. I think the only real problem I have with it is that often (this applies to any artist) Mega Man seems to have his weirder, longer MM8 proportions. I might just be seeing things though.

[Soniman]

As long as Yardley never touches the comics im cool with any artist, since all of them have been good.

Edited August 1, 2013 by Soniman

[Alice Twilight]

I hope this comic doesn't get discontinued because I heard it's not really doing good sales wise. Which is a real shame because this comic is really awesome. I have /co/ to thank for helping Ian Flynn with this comic, I love all the little references to the games and other obscure things too like Bond Man being mentioned in the crossover.

Edited August 1, 2013 by Alice Twilight

[Conando]

I got into it when I heard of Worlds Collide, I actually completely forgot they had a Mega Man comic until that was announced. It's a pretty good series, and it'd be a shame to see it discontinued.

[kimplix]

Heh. I was thinking of making a thread related to Archie's Mega Man today, But that saved me time now. I'm hoping to read #28 once it's released sometime this month

[DarkLight]

Yep, I love this comic. The characters, the plots, all of it has been great so far.

 

Though I'm not sure if I really consider myself a "real" fan since I've never played any of the games, it's not very hard to get into it without prior knowledge of the games. 

 

Favorite story arcs besides Worlds Collide would have to be 'Proto-Type', which detailed the tragic beginning of Blues and his eventual lone-wolf outlook on life, and 'Rock of Ages' which was a fun, albeit rushed way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Blue Bomber (and no, not because it had Bass or anything!)

 

May it continue to be in great and grow in sales because it might just get us a X comic.

Edited September 1, 2013 by DarkLight

[Ducktor Naldush]

I can't believe it took me so long to realize that "Time Keeps Slipping" is a pun.

[Mauro Fonseca]

The comic is not on risk of discontinuation. That idea spread from Ian saying it could use more sales, which is something entirely different.

[Octarine]

I was pretty close to getting into this series when it first started; I'm not sure what kept me from it.

 

I picked up most of the trades a couple of weeks ago (when Mega Man in Smash happened, although I totally swear I was planning to already), and I'm going to try to keep collecting those. I haven't been able to track down the second arc, though.

[Chaos Warp]

This is a comic I really wanna get into, but it's gonna cost me like 50-60 dollars to catch up on plus subscription money for both Sonic (with Countdown to Chaos and all, seems like a good jumping-in point) and this...............gonna need to save some money. 

[Kuzu]

I remember hearing about this from Comic Con of 2011, and Flynn signed a copy himself. The first arc is kinda rushed, ya know Mega Man just blasting through every master in the span of a page or two, but it does delve into things that the game normally never focused on. Which I like.

 

 

I'm not a huge Mega Man fan, but I have played a few of his games so I like this comic.

[DarkLight]

I know this pretty good up-to-date fansite that summarizes each released issue and character profiles.

[Alice Twilight]

I remember hearing about this from Comic Con of 2011, and Flynn signed a copy himself. The first arc is kinda rushed, ya know Mega Man just blasting through every master in the span of a page or two, but it does delve into things that the game normally never focused on. Which I like.

 

 

I'm not a huge Mega Man fan, but I have played a few of his games so I like this comic.

I don't it rushing through the Robot Masters would kinda drag on if Mega Man fought the robots for 8-10 pages.

I like the first arcs art though, really nice to look at.

[DarkLight]

One of the best things about the comic so far....

 

Bates, why are you so awesome with facial expressions?

[Kuzu]

It gets a nice callback in World's Collide hilariously enough.

[PSI Wind]

As long as Yardley never touches the comics im cool with any artist, since all of them have been good.

Yeah. Just keep Yardley on Sonic.

[Mauro Fonseca]

It really was a blunder all around, poor Yardley! seems incredibly depressed nowadays because the editors were stupid enough not to realise what they were doing

[Alice Twilight]

You know what I can't wait for?

The introduction of Gamma. His existence didn't make much sense to me because he's a peace keeping robot yet we've got Mega Man to keep the peace when Wily is up to no good again. Could Gamma be built to keep Monsteropolis safe from a threat Mega Man can't handle?

[Mauro Fonseca]

Seems pretty obvious he's built in response to Ra Moon.

[DarkLight]

It'll also be interesting how they handle Wily's supposed 'reform' after the Ra Moon incident that will lead up to the MM3 arc and how controversial it'll be for some characters. Some will insist he's lying and some will think he has changed but for which ones I wonder. I could see maybe Light or Rock believing his change but everyone else including Stern, the Light Numbers, and maybe Roll or Auto won't.

[Alice Twilight]

Maybe I'll finally know what the deal is with Top Man's stage.



Like, what's with all the leaves in the glass? Always bothered me.
 

Edited August 4, 2013 by Alice Twilight

[turbojet]

So no chance that Zero will appear?

[Kuzu]

So no chance that Zero will appear?

Classic, they're doing X later

[Alice Twilight]

So no chance that Zero will appear?

I hope so.

I think the X series in general would be perfect for Ian. He loves continuity and X is choc full of it.