sonic the comic issue 1   [29th May 1993]

 
COVER: not bad!, cool pic of sonic running into the screen. Don't know who drew
it thoe. Shame. 
Well..this issue is where the Uk's numero uno comic franchise started.
stc [sonic the comic] was published by fleetways. And it followed the sonic
plot rather well. [ But not the jap plot, well we all know why don't we?]
The Uk version is differen't from the USA version. The comic was split into 
4 strips, sonic ,later other sega stars!, and other game strips. 
Inside the front cover is the control zone. Where there was the 
welcome screen, and the sega game charts. Also stc featured game reviews,
news, Q&A [cheats] and finally a letters page named: speed lines, not bad for
a name eh?..
********sonic the hedgehog***********
ENTER SONIC
script : Alan Mckenzie
art : Anthony Williams 
lettering: Tom frame
Well we begin in the greenhill zone, with our resident hero demolishing a moto bug.
An animal is free and thanks sonic ''FREE thanks sonic!''. But watching this is the
diabolical eggman Robotnik [all say BOOO!] Who states that sonic may have escaped 
the badniks but. He has a plan to finnish the hedge-pig [his pun not mine]. And 
take over Mobius all at  the same time!
The next page shows his latest machine. Robotnik says that it will 
''crush sonic into a million Bitty hegehog Nuggets'' His machine 
[which doesn't have a name so lets call it the ring eater, you'll know why later]. 
Will never run out of fuel, because it feeds on
the rings that are floating around. [ See why now?]  The machine will polute the 
planet, making it un-habitable for ever!!!
Well in the next panel in the distance we see sonic speeding along.
''AH, there zooms the little blue speedball now...EGGS-ACTLY on time!''
Sonic has heard about the Robotniks machine and is planning to stop it, easy!
But just to delay him Robotnik sends out a badnik patrol. Quick as a flash
Sonic smashes them all freeing the imprisioned furries. As they are free'd they 
shout to stop sonic! Sonic screeches to a halt, they tell him about the machine
and that it will gobble him all up. Well  thats not gonna stop sonic is it?
of cource not. He reckons that he can smash it before Robotnik can even
tell he's been there! BUT up ahead is a rock fall.
This bit is split into 4 panels, sonic spots some badniks and rolls down and up the
other side and smashes the badniks. He's going too fast and he goes over the edge
below is a spike trap, YIKES !, a batbrain is just flying by.....BDOP! Sonic lands on it
and bounces over to the safety of the ledge near by [ skill! ]. Inside is Porker Lewis,
sonic tells porker to be more carefull and speeds off
PORKER: ''He's my hero!''
Seconds later, sonic finds the machine and goes full pelt......
''SUPER SPIN ATTACK!''
Now at the speed sonic's going. Not much is gonna survive an attack is it?
Does the machine?.
Well........no.
Sonic smacks into it! and it blows up! Robotnik makes his egg-scape.
And claims to have something BIGGER instore for sonic! Sonic on the other
hand is rather pleased with the results: 
''Another threat dealt with. How do I  do it?''
The animals wanna party down but sonic can't.
''No time, guys looking for Tails- Havent heard from him for days.
Got a feeling he's in BIG TROUBLE!''
With one fast cheerio sonic speeds off, and thats it!

Well for a first story, that was quite good! the artwork is also good.
But, Richard Elson [premieres #9] does the art work miles better!
The machine blowing up was the best part with sonic hitting it 
''with the force of a cannon shell''
If you thought that this was good you ain't seen anything yet!

overall I'll give it a........9 / 10

warrior chu