Re: Sonic #36

From: Dan Drazen <drazen_at_andrews.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 08:45:01 -0400 (EDT)

>
> Hey everybody!
> I just got Sonic #36 at the comic book shop today, and it's got
> two stories that you would NOT wanna miss! In any case, there are three
> specific pages to talk about.
>

I don't plan on missing it, but it probably won't hit the shelves here
in Michigan (or my corner of it) until next week.

>
> Part Two: The first page of Sonic-Grams. This had an
> above-average office humor comic AND it hinted at "Mecha Madness" (don't
> you hate it when these guys leave you hanging?!)
>

You mean there's a chance that the office humor under Fred Mendez has
actually gotten FUNNY? THIS I gotta see!

> Part Three: The second page of Sonic-Grams. A certain Kim
> Wessel was asking some questions that were suspiciously like the ones
> that this group has been asking about, like about the Sonic movie
> (answer: I [Sonic] hope so. It would be way, way past cool).

They really ought to think about putting in a FAQ File. ;-)

> In
> addition to this, it also has the next cover which shows Uncle Chuck,
> Sonic (of course), and Sally (unconsious, in Sonic's arm). Is it just
> me, or have the covers shown Sally in some very bad situations (in #28
> she's shown beaten-up, in #29 she's being roboticized, in #31 she's
> being held by Dynamac-3000, in #32 she is holding onto Sonic so she
> doewn't fall down a mountain, and in #37 she's unconsious).
>

That's one of the problems where you've only got a few female leads, or
fewer female leads than male leads at any rate. Not only does this lead
to a very crowded lovelife, you're also limited to the number of damsels
you can put in distress. I once thought of an idea for a story about
Bunnie with the working title "All She Wants To Do Is Dance." The plot:
Bunnie develops an uncontrollable urge to cut loose and have fun. So
she high-tails it over to the Casino Night Zone to whoop it up, with a
reluctant Antoine as her date/chaperone. I pictured the plot doing a
flip-flop with Antoine being chased by Robotnik and Bunnie coming to the
rescue in grand style: swinging from chandeliers, giving the Rebel Yell,
the whole nine yards. Too bad I couldn't interest Archie in it; I think
Manak could even have done justice by it.

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Received on Mon Apr 22 1996 - 09:19:35 PDT