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Yep! Solicitations for Sonic #204 and #205 are out! (Please note: The cover number is incorrect – they were accidentally swapped.)



SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #204

"Heavy is the Head Part Two": It's Sonic vs. Monkey Khan yet again! But it's more than hot-headedness this time as Sonic fights not just for his city, but to save the very cybernetic-simian he's forced to fight! Even if Sonic can save his friend, will Khan's dark secret destroy him anyway? Its monkey mayhem as only Archie can deliver!

PLUS: "Friend in Deed Part 2": Knuckles' melee against a surprise traitor continues... and as the brawl rages on, so do the emotions within, as Knuckles realizes that he can win the battle but lose so much more!

SCRIPTS: Ian Flynn
ART: Steven Butler
GOING APE COVER BY KING Patrick "Spaz!" Spaziante
Shipping Date: September 2nd, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: September 9th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: September 22nd, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US



SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #205

"On the Run Part One": Bunnie is back, but worse for wear with her wounds being tended in the hospital. Luckily, her friends are by her side... but not for long, as a less-than-lucid Eggman attacks in his Egg-Tortoise walker! Sonic and Tails spring into action, while Iron Queen and crew watch with wide eyes. Why are they so interested in seeing Eggman captured? It's the start of a new pulse-pounding tale guest-starring Nicole, Antoine, Monkey Khan, Espio and more!

PLUS: "Birthright Part One": Now it can be revealed: the long-held secret of the disappearance of Lien-Da's father!

SCRIPTS: Ian Flynn
ART: Steven Butler
SENSES-SHATTERING COVER BY Patrick "Spaz!" Spaziante
Shipping Date: September 30th, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: October 7th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: October 20th, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US

Hey, hey! Sonic the Hedgehog #201 is out today! =D You should go to your nearest comic book store and pick up a copy – or ask them to carry it for you, if they don’t. ;D It’s the launch of a brand new story-arc after our big 200^th anniversary ish, and it’s a great jumping on point for new and old readers alike. (And frankly, I think it’s our best lookin’ ish yet, too. ;D)

Meanwhile, I found this yesterday. At Free Comic Book Day last month, the fella’s from a website called The Dollar Bin took some video of myself, fellow Archie-Sonic artist Tracy Yardley, and Sonic-scribe Ian Flynn doing some sketches for the masses.

Behold, recorded sketchin'!

It’s pretty rad to see the process, don’t ya’ think? (The subject was “Sonic as a woodland creature.”) Speaking of FCBD, though… The weekend was lovely. =) Karen and I had road-tripped down to Charlotte, NC, the Friday evening before the signing and stayed with Ian and his wife Aleah, who were wonderful hosts. Also awesome are the fine folks who run Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find, the local comic shop. The turn-out for the event was amazing and the store was packed!



…And that’s just a small sampling of the massive lines we had all day long! We sketched and doodled four or five hours straight, well into the uber-rainy evening… Then retired for the even cooler after-party, rubbing elbows with major Marvel and DC and indie players. It was pretty humbling, exciting, and geek-tastically awesome. ;)

 

Thanks to everyone for coming out on such a rainy day! =D Lookin' forward to seeing everyone again in a couple weeks at Heroes Con! =D

Thanks for asking! =D (Ah, South Park – how I love thee.)



…Actually, I’ve certainly had better weeks than this. Upon return from another successfully fun and profitable A-Kon (Convention reports for this and the equally awesome Anime Boston are assumedly forthcoming.), it would seem my body finally realized – after a four week marathon of work and deadlines – I had no immediate convention appearances or books that needed doing… And decided to enforce an unscheduled full system reboot. XP

I crashed. Hard.

Not only did I sleep away 24 hours, I then emerged from my coma in a fit of the sickness. Con plague – it gets us every time. -_- Something about not sleeping or eating right for 72 hours straight, coupled with air travel and shaking of hands and germs, germs, germs. Hand sanitizer – no matter how unapologetically and generously you use it – can’t help if you’ve been pushing yourself hard for weeks-on-end… And finally the wear-and-tear of two of the biggest cons of the year back-to-back (coupled with my hardest comic book assignment to date) took its toll on me. ^_^;;

So my two week ‘vacation’ – an opportunity to at last catch up on cleaning the apartment, overdue personal commissions and work promised – has effectively been cut in half. Lame! And I’m still not quite 100%, waking up with soar throats and headaches. =/ But the show must go on, and there are things that need doing! =D

Preview pages for Sonic the Hedgehog #201 came out today! The book will be hitting the comic book store racks next week, and everywhere else a couple weeks after that. Be sure to be on the look-out for it – it’s a great jumping-on point for new readers, and I’m particularly proud of how the artwork came out this ish. =D

     

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #201

"Change in Management": Sonic and his friends are ready to relax after the series-shaking events of #200, but their plans soon change with the explosive arrival of an old villain! A villain who brings grim tidings of a new threat that's claimed the world! Who are the new faces of evil? Will Sonic rise to the occasion, or will he be busy fighting a mystery guest star?

"Devotion": Espio the Chameleon gets a visitor of his own, and news that will change his standing in the Chaotix forever!

SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ART: Tracy Yardley! (Pencils), Terry Austin (Inks), Matt Herms (Colors)
Shipping Date: June 3rd, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: June 10th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: June 23rd, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US

I’m reasonably certain the shipping information on this is wrong… Otherwise, #202 and #203 are coming out within a mere couple days of each other. =/ Plus, I’m not due to start colors on this ish for another week, anyhow. ^_^;;



SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #203

"Heavy is the Head Part One": Sonic learned last issue that the villains of the Iron Dominion were no push-overs. Now the fight gets personal! And when the Iron Queen arrives to show just how powerful she is, the life of a Freedom Fighter hangs in the balance!

PLUS: "Friend in Deed": Knuckles must fight the fight everyone dreads, as he faces off against a former colleague-turned-traitor within the Chaotix!

SCRIPTS: Ian Flynn
ART: Steven Butler
Shipping Date: July 5th, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: July 12th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: August 25th, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US

Whoa. Looks like it’s gonna’ be another whirlwind month! No sooner did Karen and I get back from Free Comic Book Day (Pictures and recap coming soon, I promise!) then Sonic the Hedgehog #202 landed on my doorstep. It’s taking some ‘getting back up to speed’… After a marathon of back-to-back issues (Seriously. I’d hand in an assignment on a Friday, and have the next that Saturday. -_O), I enjoyed a brief respite. Likewise, pencils on this baby are courtesy of industry vet Steven Butler and Sonic newcomer Jamal Peppers, so I’m ‘figuring out their look,’ so to speak. ^_^;;

On top of that, I’ve got some of my biggest shows of the year coming up! =D Here’s a quick run-down of my upcoming convention appearances. ;)

Anime Boston – Boston, MA – May 22^nd to 24^th

A-Kon – Dallas, TX – May 29^th to 31^st

Heroes Con – Charlotte, NC – June 19^th to 21^st

I’ve already booked for Boston and Dallas, though I’m still waiting to hear back officially from the Heroes Con peeps. See ya’ guys at the show! =D