I will be making a Table of Contents sticky-thread so the first post of this thread isn't so gianormous. Y'all are still expected to read it, 'cause if I catch ya, I will give you such a look! ;)
Anyhoo, here's the straggler Qs from the last thread. First is Cole since I missed him in the last round of answers:
Cole wrote:Can you tell me, once and for all, what's allowed in Sonic as far as weapons goes, and how real they can be/look?
The firearms in "Heart Held Hostage" and the Great War arc were flukes. There will be no more realistic firearms in the comic. Other weapons - like swords and other melee weapons - will have to be handled carefully.
sonicforever wrote:1. So what are your thoughs on the thin ice some people claim Sony is standing on right now after announcing the price of the PS3 and basically copying more ideas from their opponents ( Xbox Live, the motion sensor controller, and the home button in the middle of the controller like the 360)?
I think emulation of other successful accomplishments is natural. If you want a rumble feature or online play on your X-Box, you'd want it on your PS2 as well. What I find so amusing is the floundering way they presented it, especially their motion-detecting controller. Perhaps is was just poor timing, but with a product revealed to be such weak-sauce right after the superior wiimote is wince-inducing.
I view the PS3 and something of a sleek Hindenburg: potentially great with even greater potential to crash and burn. The graphics didn't strike me as any more revolutionary as the 360's offerings, nor the beauty of the Wii. (Revolution!) The online play (as far as I've heard) hasn't been detailed other than to say "hey, we're on the interweb too!" I didn't hear of any huge launch titles, but it's very possible I missed the news. And then the price, which is ludicrous. I know there's a comparative graph out there showing console prices with inflation taken into account, but you'll also notice the most expensive of the systems didn't endure.
Nintendo looks like they're marketing on being fun. Microsoft looks like it's banking on franchises and their solid Live play. Sony, so far as I've seen, seems to be on the pretentious snob platform. There's always pride before the fall.
sonicforever wrote:2. Name a comic from Marvel and a comic from DC that you would like to write for should you get the chance. Ok thats not a question but whatever (hearty laughter).
A comic? As in singular? Eesh. For Marvel, I'd like to get my hands on Ghost Rider or Venom, among others. Nothing immediately springs to mind for DC.
sonicforever wrote:3. What annoys and concerns you most about the state of the Sonic series as a comic and the franchise as a whole as it is obvious that at least game wise something is still not entirely there?
I'm quite happy with the comic right now since I'm doing pretty much everything I've wanted to do with it :D As for the game franchise, to me it feels like it's somewhat floundering for a direction. I think if they were to pursue/refine the experiences of SADX and SRush, they'd be set. Sonic06 just might be the former, so we'll see. I've been enjoying the games - for the most part - since their revival in '99.
sonicforever wrote:4. Any chance you could convince Archie to make a Mega Man X comic? Dreamwave or whoever it was was supposed to be coming out with one but they kinda died.
The legalities of that, nevermind the licensing fees, put the kibosh on that immediately - along with Mario, Kirby and StarFox. (Gee, has Ian attempted to pursue those...?)
nuckles87 wrote:Have you given any thought of what you'll do after StH? Or is this what you really want to do? Will you be breaking Ken's record?
Ultimately, I'd love for comic book writing to be my bread and butter. I've got some BumbleKing projects in the works to pursue that, and I'd jump upon most other projects if they came my way/were available. If I last half as long as Ken does, I'll be a happy man. Right now, I'm simply loving what I'm doing and will keep at it for as long as they'll keep me.
JoJo B. wrote:Will we ever find out what became of Robotnik's parents?
Unlikely, since that would require at least some touching upon Robotnik-Prime, and that's a jumble I'd rather not expose new readers to unless I had to. But let us rationalize...
Robotnik made a point of seeking out his family among the Overlander ships. Since we didn't see his parents with his brother, we can assume they did not go on the transit or died during it. Let's go with the former.
We know Robotnik was using the remaining Overlanders for his experiments (S#50), so there was some population remaining. Since nobody in Knothole seemed concerned with them, we can assume it was a very small population. We can go further and - considering what he did to Colin - Robotnik did away with his own kin during the days of the First Robotnik War.
OR - his parents, now well on in their ages, escaped to the human territories and now reside in secrecy within the United Federation. Perhaps.
Take your pick, since I don't plan on officially addressing the point in the near future.
