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Desperate times call for desperate measures I guess.

But how is this any different than what they've done in the past? It isn't. The comic has had so many alternate reality stories, they're just adding more wood to the fire.

I guess it's just Archie's way of doing what everyone else is doing and playing it safe. Nega is just more of an excuse to keep doing it.

The series has so many alternate look-a-likes of certain characters, whether they're intended to be or not, what good would another Eggman do? I'm not trying to say this would discount the appearance of Dr. Nega, because let's face it the book already has a history of overkill clones showing up from out of nowhere.

If it is a reboot, it might be a good thing. Just how much more inbred could the Archie Sonic universe get?

Edit: Also, there were so many loose ends to tie up continuity-wise, the comic made a point of only addressing those for years, I think they still do. There was never a resolution to anything but more questions.

Here's the thing: I don't think Ian knows how to establish characters, situations, past events, etc. beyond dialogue. Not that it's any excuse, but surely being a writer means you know how to do things with more than just words. I read the comic every now and then and keep noticing a bunch of cheap tricks that he uses almost religiously. Ian's not the first writer on the comic where I get the feeling he's not exactly on your side when you read one of his stories. There's something kind of snooty when characters constantly announce stuff and you get the feeling the writer thinks readers might be too dumb to get what's going on beyond his words, even if those readers might be kids. I also consider how the artists have to draw poses according to his dialogue, which I imagine must be difficult. Sometimes there are panels where there doesn't seem to be too much going on beyond the characters delivering even more dialogue.

I agree, the referencing can be somewhat overbearing. I sometimes wonder if he knows any popular culture before the eighties.

I don't mean to put the guy down, but some of this stuff is so painfully obvious, I have to wonder why more readers haven't noticed and they continue to give it praise like the comic has gone through some kind of renaissance. As long as the fans can continue to quote stuff from the comic I guess they're happy with it.