PublicEnemy1

Well, to be fair, so did Finitevus. Both are white-furred echidnas, both are enemies to Knuckles, both are omnicidal maniacs, and both are obviously doctors. My personal headcannon is that Finitevus's first name is Zachary.

You predicted the future.

https://gematsu.com/2018/12/mortal-kombat-11-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-switch-and-pc Apparently there's a customization system so that you can customize the abilities of the cast.

This game was probs the most unexpected for me. Any thoughts?

I think at this point, Nintendo would be a lot more looser than SEGA. At least they have the balls to kill off their own characters (only if for a trailer or temporarily) and even let Mario have more emotions than Sonic (such as him crying with Bowser at the end of Odyssey).

Let's talk about mandates. I think they're fucking stupid. They were bad enough in Post-Reboot Archie, but now they're even MORE strict. Not even Classic characters can be used. I understand Post-Reboot Archie because of Penders, but IDW has no excuse. This is supposed to be a clean slate (which it kinda wasn't), and Ian is a highly trusted writer, why doesn't SEGA trust him with more creative freedom? Remember in the very first IDW Sonic panel where Aaron Webber said that "no hard and fast rules will be thrown" and it's on a "case-by-case basis"? That was a goddamn lie, because like I said, IDW is on an even tighter leash. I have a feeling the mandates are so strict is because SoJ is racist and doesn't like Americans working on their property, so they limit writers as much as possible. This claim isn't baseless, as SoA and SoJ have been fighting with each other since the 90's. It also gives that 4chan post some credence. (Yeah, I know Webber said it wasn't true, but it could be basic PR.)

The problem with the game cast is one major thing: they're too restrictive. Ian can only do so much with the game cast before SEGA rags on them about mandates. That's why I embrace every new/non-game character they have, because Ian could do more with things that aren't the creations of SEGA of Japan.

>Bonus battle on Dec. 7th. >Ultimate comes out Dec. 7th. Coincidence? I think not.

So basically, @Tails4Smash, you hate all Modern characters.

Best: Unleashed, Black Knight, and (to an extent) Secret Rings Sonic. A little snarky, but have a heroic desire and heart,and actually has believable emotions. It helps that he has an expressive voice that sounds like he actually cares. He even gives a couple of good lessons. Honorable mention is Adventure Sonic, who, despite the voice acting aging not that well, still sounds like he's having fun. Worst: Sonic Colors - Forces Sonic: Too snarky for my taste, sounds like he doesn't care. Has a voice that sounds more in place in a sitcom. Emotions sound forced (pun not intended) and has a general aura unlikability to him. How to improve: Make Sonic into a believable character again, not some walking 90's surfer dude stereotype.

I was being semi-jokey there, but that wasn't even the point I was trying to convey. I was trying to say how I feel about this comic as a whole.

Looks like we all hate IDW Sonic now. The only part of the issue that was kinda worth it was but we only saw him for like, a couple pages. We don't even know how he's gonna be later on. I don't know if it's even worth reading year two, if it's gonna be the exact same shallow, souless advertisment. I just might give up after Issue 12. Worst part, I don't know who to blame. Is it SEGA and their stupid, goddamn mandates? Is it Ian being burnt out, or just flat-out not caring? Is it the incompetence of the editors, or IDW itself? Until I get answers, I just don't know how much long I'm gonna keep wasting my money and time on it.

I know the mandates that males never wear pants, but I don't think it's specifically a mandate that females HAVE to wear lower clothing. Besides, SEGA does pay attention to things, they aren't that incompetent. The FFs redesign was apparently a move by Ian himself, and IIRC, he was going to give Sally her Reboot clothes if she was going to be un-roboticized. I think it's a view that Ian himself has.

Actually, there are a couple of female background characters that don't have pants in Issue 3.