Thought I'd make a topic to post STCO's timeline, because technically, it's a different project to the actual comic. Plus it's a nice way to keep you all updated. I'm also copying the panel synopses from STCO's Chigs, who's doing this topic on the STCO forum: Art by Adam "T-Bird" Tuff This is the Kintobor computer, part time narrator and super computer of the freedom fighters. he made his first appearance in issue #6 and who better to guide us round the history of the STC Universe than the original star of the Sonic's World strips? You can read up more about the Kintobor computer here: http://stc.wikia.com/wiki/Kintobor_Computer Art by Michael "Stiv" Stephenson This panel represents the story "The Origin of Sonic" (http://stc.wikia.com/wiki/The_Origin_of_Sonic) from issue #8 - but what could those be lurking off to the left there? More importantly, what might they be doing here...? wink.png Art by Michael Corker This is also referencing the classic moment in issue #8's "The Origin of Sonic" where the letters on the kindly Ovi Kintobor's lab coat rearrange (along with the rest of him!) into the diabolical Doctor Ivo Robotnik! Don't have nightmares kids... :S For all you fact fans out there, Sonic and Robotnik's origin stories are adapted from the guidebook "Stay Sonic" published in the UK in 1993 by Fantail. (http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Stay_Sonic) Art by Jin Chan Yum Wai Miles "Tails" Prower (Miles Prower? Geddit? )) is here referencing the first time he met sonic, recounted in issue #27's Sonic's World Story "A Tale of Tails" which very loosely adapts some of the events in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, hence the Death Egg looming in the background. Sonic is using one of his more well known put downs for Tails in the form of "pixel Brain" to demonstrate his charming personality quirks. The Cameo at the bottom right there is a little piggy we'll be seeing more of later - Porker Lewis! Art by Jon Gray with Pete Murphy Well, as some of you might be aware of already, this panel features art by Jon Gray, most notable to us lot as a penciller for the Archie produced Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. His first issue for Archie was way back in 2003, (Hey! Same year as STCO kicked off! 8-)) and we're very grateful for his contribution to our little project! Who better to let him loose on than probably the one character that even fans who aren't that familiar with STC have heard of, its ol' "Fleetway" himself: Super Sonic! Art by Pete Murphy Here we have the debut of the Omni Viewer who made his first appearance in issue #8's "The origin of Sonic" helping the cool blue one retell the stories of himself and Dr Robotnik to Tails, Porker and Johnny Lightfoot, before seemingly betraying them to old egg breath! Issue #9's follow up strip "Back to Reality" revealed that while he was under Robotnik's rule at this time, he was still able to subvert the order to get rid of the gang, hence only moving them 6 months into the future. See? He's a good guy really!
Really liking this. On a vaguely related note, is there a list anywhere of the exact chronolgical order all the original StCs go in? The numerical comic order is fairly obvious, it's figuring out where all the specials and etc go in (this is actually a much bigger problem for Archie, StC gets off a lot lighter).
If the comic actually had art like that perhaps I would have enjoyed it. As it stands though I hated StC's artwork most of the time, although not as much as Ron Lim's art for Archie.
Funny you should mention this, actually - A guy on the STCO forums has recently put one up: http://sonicthecomic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=11885
Art by Dean Shanghanoo This panel encapsulates Robotnik's reign of terror as the dictator of Mobius, a period of time commonly referred to as RBR (Ruled by Robotnik). This was the comic's status quo from issue #9's "Back To Reality" all the way up to issue #100's "The Final Victory." Robotnik had many bases of operations during this time but seen here is Citadel Robotnik, which made its debut in issue #55, Trooper Badniks were also first seen in issue #9 and appeared more often than the game badniks as Robotik's primary cannon fodder in the comic through this period. Art by Marcus Stockley The founding members of the Freedom Fighters are represented here, Sonic and Tails we've talked about a little bit already - Porker Lewis made his debut in the very first issue story "Enter: Sonic", while Johnny Lightfoot didn't get a named appearance till issue #8, although an unnamed rabbit character which might be interpreted as him did crop up back in issue #5's story "Lost in the Labyrinth Zone". Both Porker and Johnny are based on the animals critters rescued at the end of the classic game levels, and owe some of their design to early concept art for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" Saturday morning cartoon series (or SatAM for you acronym fans!) Art by Matthew Bramble Here we have a cavalcade of STC stars, starting with Amy Rose, inspired by the character who first appeared in Sonic CD, and who made her STC debut in issue #21's "Girl Trouble. Next is Shorty the Squirrel who becomes the doomed (to repeat himself) hero Shortfuse the Cybernik in issue #45's Sonic's World strip "Enter the Cybernik" and Last but by no means least is Capatain Plunder and his first mate Filch the ghost, who both made their first appearances in issue #23's "Pirates of the Mystic Cave."
Plunder's speech bubble there is a moment of genius. XD (It's just a pity that really there's no practical way to get a full StC collection nowadays without going down that road. I'd buy the shit out of book releases like the ones Archie's been doing.)
