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Archie Sonic Issue #18

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  So... this cover... I guess I'll give it HALF credit in terms of story relevance, since this IS an issue where Sonic and Sally are "supposedly" getting married. But Tails beating up Robotnik is blatantly false advertisement, Tails gets absolutely nothing to do in this story, and also why are Sonic and Sally mad at him for saving them from being ambushed by their worst enemy? Jerks. Low-key how it feels to be a Tails fan most of the time. Today's issue follows the same pattern as the previous one. We've got 2 stories from Kanterovich and Penders once again, with the first being much lengthier and the second being shorter, albeit with slightly less of a gap between them on that front this time around. The first story will be standard Gag Era fare, while the second story continues the Princess Sally arc that we ended on last time... and MAN does that last bit feel so good to say. Don't get me wrong, there's going to be some serious tonal whiplash between th...
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Archie Sonic Issue #17

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  Alright, pretty solid follow-up to the last cover. Still has a lot of unnecessary word balloons, and the pointless corner box gag as per usual, but honestly, I'm just glad that we're going to finally have covers that consistently do their dang JOB from here on out. I'll be riding on this high all the way to Spaz's debut. Anyway, today's issue is... how do I put this, exactly? Deceptively unassuming, you could say?  Just like last time, we've got another full issue by Mike Kanterovich and Ken Penders, who have already become by far the most dominant presence on the comic since their debut in Issue 11, to the point where not an issue has gone by without at least one story to both of their names. Up until now, they've largely stuck to the established goofy tone of the Archie Sonic Gag Era, but last issue saw a small, but noticeable step into slightly more serious and emotional stakes, however brief and heavily buried in the usual silliness. This issue follows...
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Archie Sonic Issue #16

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YES! Way to go, Dave! THAT is how you do an effective (and fully original, sorry Issue 9) comic book cover! It's relevant to the issue at hand, it's an incredibly striking image that instantly catches your attention, all the characters are drawn well, Robotnik is suitably menacing for a change... you FINALLY nailed one of these! Sure, the corner box gag is kinda lame, and there's some word bubbles that don't need to be here, but still, well done! I knew you had it in you! And speaking of victories that have been LONG overdue by now, we finally have Sally in her proper SatAM character design... aside from a couple of issues of inconsistency at first regarding her iconic blue jacket being present, but ahhhh, details, details. Let's just be happy about the progress we HAVE made and not let the little things get to us. It'll all work itself out soon, you'll see. Anyway, this issue marks a rather notable turning point for the comic, for 2 reasons. The first, more...
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