|
Post by Mambo's Here! Look Busy! on Aug 26, 2008 20:48:54 GMT
Woah... this is pretty much the Birmingham meet in typed form! Anyways, I have a mean question: did you get to see the stuff fans sent into the comic HQ and if so, did anyone laugh at any of them? I did see some of the stuff the kids sent in to the comic but I didn't laugh at it. What sort of creep do you think I am? Someone with a sense of humour! Nah, it was a silly question when people are asking about career prospects but I was in a silly mood, so I apologise. I think a few people here did send in stuff, though so I had seriously wondered if any of you guys had seen any of the fanmail.. or if that kind of stuff was kept seperate from the actual production of the comic. That's nice to hear. I think my little sister sent in a Chuck once! Or it may have been Max Decap, I can't recall. We both sent loads of stuff in! XD Anyways I hate to add fuel to any flaming but I could kinda see what madhair was getting at when he first posted that comment... which he later deleted... I certainly started reading STC because it was Sonic but I stuck with it for the comic itself, I became enthralled by it in a way the games didn't, seeing as there wasn't actually that much plot to the old games! I liked seeing the characters in a new way, especially Amy seeing as I had been previously disappointed that she wasn't in any of the cartoons. On the other hand, what Tom said is also true. I am not a Sonic fan these days but I still read STCO and make many a comment on it!
|
|
|
Post by Ray on Aug 26, 2008 22:32:11 GMT
I used to despise Sonic until I started reading STC and became interested in the stories and characters.
|
|
|
Post by Pombar on Aug 26, 2008 23:00:38 GMT
I used to despise Sonic until I started reading STC and became interested in the stories and characters. Why did you read your first issue, then? xD
|
|
|
Post by Ray on Aug 26, 2008 23:03:35 GMT
My mum got me it. ^_^
|
|
|
Post by Lost Mercenary on Aug 27, 2008 0:25:28 GMT
God bless those parents and there wallets that never run dry I miss those days. They were simpler times.
|
|
|
Post by Ray on Aug 27, 2008 0:55:25 GMT
Indeed. ֭
|
|
|
Post by Arch_one_zero_one on Aug 27, 2008 1:02:28 GMT
I miss not having to work to pay for things...
|
|
|
Post by Nam on Aug 27, 2008 7:41:12 GMT
I brought my first issue "cos it was Sonic", and pretty much every issue I could find thereafter for the same reason (I had serious trouble getting hold of it, and my collection totals around forty issues, most between 100 and 130). I kept re-reading them though because it was good quality, and enjoyable.
Right proper nerdy question now: With regards to the origins of Sonic, and the story of Dr Kintobor becoming Robotnik, and Sonic formerly being brown. Where did that story come from? Did you create that story yourself, or were you handed it as part of your intro background work provided by Fleetway/Sega on the characters? It's showed up in several different print media by several authors.
|
|
|
Post by Nigel Kitching on Aug 27, 2008 10:19:59 GMT
First of all - I know this might sound a bit of a dumb question, but - I've been wondering, were all the staff actual fans of Sonic themselves, or did some of them do it 'because they can' and/or enjoy drawing/scripting for comics - which just happens to be Sonic the Hedgehog? I've always wanted to know that. Secondly, what are the rest of the staff doing now - like Richard Elson - now we're post-STC? If you could get in contact with Rich for us again, I'd love to see him on here! I wouldn't go as far as asking him to *join* us [obviously he'd be way *way* MORE than welcome if he did!], but I think everyone at STC (myself especially, since I based ALL my designs on Rich's artwork!) would love to be able to interview him as well! I think it's safe to say that none of us creators were fans of Sonic. It was a job. Doesn't mean to say that it wasn't fun of course. We'd all worked on comics prior to Sonic - we were all professionals. I don't think you'll ever see Rich here - it's not his kind of thing. I spoke to Rich yesterday as it happens - we keep in touch.
|
|
|
Post by Nigel Kitching on Aug 27, 2008 10:22:27 GMT
What was it like collaborating with Lew, both drawing his scripts and co-writing stuff like The Final Victory and Showdown? It was fine. Drawing Lew's scripts was no problem - Lew knows what he's doing. As far as I remember the whole thing went smoothly. It was my idea to collaborate in this way and I organised it really.
|
|
|
Post by Nigel Kitching on Aug 27, 2008 10:29:37 GMT
I brought my first issue "cos it was Sonic", and pretty much every issue I could find thereafter for the same reason (I had serious trouble getting hold of it, and my collection totals around forty issues, most between 100 and 130). I kept re-reading them though because it was good quality, and enjoyable. Right proper nerdy question now: With regards to the origins of Sonic, and the story of Dr Kintobor becoming Robotnik, and Sonic formerly being brown. Where did that story come from? Did you create that story yourself, or were you handed it as part of your intro background work provided by Fleetway/Sega on the characters? It's showed up in several different print media by several authors. I worked form a book called Stay Sonic. And a fan showed me a small comic from the US recently that had a story that was similar to mine - I'd seen this before and I think it must have been one of my sources. In the early days I thought it would be a good idea to use the source material I was shown. The Freedom Fighters idea was suggested by Sega. It made sense to go with that - I did want to get the work after all and if Sega suggested it it made sense to go with it. I only realised later that the Freedom Fighter idea was actually taken from the cartoon. That's right isn't it?
|
|
|
Post by madhair60 on Aug 27, 2008 10:34:48 GMT
You might have answered this, but which comics did you work on prior to Sonic?
|
|
|
Post by Mambo's Here! Look Busy! on Aug 27, 2008 11:28:12 GMT
Right proper nerdy question now: With regards to the origins of Sonic, and the story of Dr Kintobor becoming Robotnik, and Sonic formerly being brown. Where did that story come from? Did you create that story yourself, or were you handed it as part of your intro background work provided by Fleetway/Sega on the characters? It's showed up in several different print media by several authors. I worked form a book called Stay Sonic. I have a feeling the Sonic novels used the same origins of Sonic and Robotnik as well... I seem to recall that in Sonic and the Silicon Warriors, Sonics collecting rings so he can fix the ROCC and turn Robotnik back to Kintobor.... geez there's some memories flooding back!
|
|
|
Post by Pete on Aug 27, 2008 11:29:13 GMT
The Freedom Fighters idea was suggested by Sega. It made sense to go with that - I did want to get the work after all and if Sega suggested it it made sense to go with it. I only realised later that the Freedom Fighter idea was actually taken from the cartoon. That's right isn't it? Yeah, the Freedom Fighters in the cartoon (known as SatAM to fans, due to it being shown on a Saturday morning) consisted of (from left to right in the pic above) Tails, Sally Acorn, Sonic, Dulcy the Dragon, Antoine, Bunny Rabbot and Rotor the Walrus. Most of the Freedom Fighters in STC mirrored the cartoon/ Archie comics; Amy with Sally - strong female leaders Porker with Antoine and Rotor - Antoine was the coward, while Rotor was a mechanical genius Bunny with Shortfuse - both are robot-like characters that have their own personalities.
|
|
|
Post by Nam on Aug 27, 2008 12:25:20 GMT
I worked form a book called Stay Sonic. I have a feeling the Sonic novels used the same origins of Sonic and Robotnik as well... I seem to recall that in Sonic and the Silicon Warriors, Sonics collecting rings so he can fix the ROCC and turn Robotnik back to Kintobor.... geez there's some memories flooding back! Yep. To the point where it was actually a major part of the plot for Sonic the Hedgehog in the Forth Dimension.
|
|
|
Post by Nigel Kitching on Aug 27, 2008 12:43:37 GMT
You might have answered this, but which comics did you work on prior to Sonic? Red Dwarf Smegazine Duckula Danger Mouse Saviour Trident Tom & Jerry Swiftsure and probably some other projects for London Editions that I've forgotten about. and then the unpublished work...
|
|
|
Post by Mambo's Here! Look Busy! on Aug 27, 2008 13:00:59 GMT
I have a feeling the Sonic novels used the same origins of Sonic and Robotnik as well... I seem to recall that in Sonic and the Silicon Warriors, Sonics collecting rings so he can fix the ROCC and turn Robotnik back to Kintobor.... geez there's some memories flooding back! Yep. To the point where it was actually a major part of the plot for Sonic the Hedgehog in the Fourth Dimension. Aha! See, I haven't read that one.... ;D Probably impossible to find these days as well, I guess...
|
|
|
Post by madhair60 on Aug 27, 2008 14:15:56 GMT
Ooh, I'd like to know what you worked on Tom and Jerry wise. Do you mean the Fleetway Tom and Jerry comic? I think I have every issue of that, somewhere...
|
|
Prowler
Big Time Boomer
McBuzzkill
Bashing Buzz Bomber Badniks
Posts: 177
|
Post by Prowler on Aug 27, 2008 20:28:37 GMT
I have a feeling the Sonic novels used the same origins of Sonic and Robotnik as well... I seem to recall that in Sonic and the Silicon Warriors, Sonics collecting rings so he can fix the ROCC and turn Robotnik back to Kintobor.... geez there's some memories flooding back! Yep. To the point where it was actually a major part of the plot for Sonic the Hedgehog in the Forth Dimension. That's the other thing I'd been wondering, If at all, I wonder who influenced who since both stories of Sonic & Robotnik's past are nearly identical in that respect.
|
|
|
Post by Raxadian on Aug 27, 2008 21:22:26 GMT
What it fells to know that Sonic as a franchise, is some kind of undead, meaning that no matter how much Sega screws up, the character looks like it cant die?.
|
|
|
Post by Nigel Kitching on Aug 27, 2008 22:52:03 GMT
Ooh, I'd like to know what you worked on Tom and Jerry wise. Do you mean the Fleetway Tom and Jerry comic? I think I have every issue of that, somewhere... The Tom & Jerry I worked on was published by London Editions. For them I wrote and drew a series of Droopy strips which I was happy about since he is one of the cartoon characters created by the great Tex Avery. My strips were very influenced by the cartoons. I also did some strips with Spike & Tyke. The Tom & Jerry strips were bought in from some European source but they were extremely well drawn.
|
|
|
Post by Robert Frazer on Aug 27, 2008 23:49:52 GMT
In the early Nineties, a quartet of Sonic novels by Martin Adams were released by Virgin Publishing - they've been referred to in previous posts. They shared some concepts seen in STC and the annuals - the ROCC and so forth - and so I was wondering whether there was any liasing between authors and writers then, or the book license was entirely separate?
|
|
|
Post by Nigel Kitching on Aug 28, 2008 8:25:17 GMT
In the early Nineties, a quartet of Sonic novels by Martin Adams were released by Virgin Publishing - they've been referred to in previous posts. They shared some concepts seen in STC and the annuals - the ROCC and so forth - and so I was wondering whether there was any liasing between authors and writers then, or the book license was entirely separate? I was barely aware of these books. I was given (I'm pretty sure) that little US Sonic comic and Richard Burton suggested that I take a look at the Stay Sonic book. So I took ideas from other sources but I don't think it is at all likely that anyone took ideas form what I wrote back then.
|
|
|
Post by obsidian on Aug 28, 2008 8:53:53 GMT
Dear Nigel. Make sense of this.
|
|
|
Post by Xavious on Aug 28, 2008 10:23:33 GMT
What sense is there to make? Robotnik obviously wanted the powers of the chaos emeralds so he could create the ultimate cake! It all makes sense now! Anyway, Nigel you stated that you have strong feelings towards Decap but I wonder did Sonic and his adventures grow on you to the point where you fell in love with his character also? I mean I know it all began just as 'work' but all you did on the comic and putting all that time and energy into crafting and creating those plots and worlds you must have begun to enjoy working with Sonic's stories as well? I guess I'm just curious that if in a roundabout way you yourself began to start liking Sonic in the way many of us fans do?
|
|