Half the time you say he's impossible to figure out and his ideas are terrible. Does that belief not exist now that you can attribute this move to someone you hate more?
No, it's still strong as ever because what he has planned, nobody can sure for sure.
2006 was the year both Sega and Archie got their shit in gear, but Archie did it first. The overhaul was not because of Sega, it was because of Mike Pellerito (and Penders was not completely barred from the books. He was told he could write backups and such, but that Archie wanted a new Ian Flynn guy heading the series. He declined, and we're here now.)
Even if that is true, they were not happy with Penders. Backups are not exactly something a so called writer like Ken wanted to be apart of. I didn't blame him for turning them down.
How can I say this simpler?
It doesn't matter if YOU think they're bad. It doesn't even matter if objectively they're bad. Sega does not think they are bad: they think they are good moves. They care about the quality and image. Just because you think they fuck it up, doesn't mean they aren't trying and you have no idea what you're talking about with this dictatorship rant.
I think it's you who doesn't get it, but I'm not going down that road of insulting others. This is not a forum to see who can top the other. Haven't we done this too much already? If you disagree with my opinion, then be respectful about it.
Anyway, yes, it does matter, because as a fan, I'm part of those who supplement their income. So yea, fan opinion DOES MATTER.
And since it's clearly obvious Sega doesn't give a rip about the fans, that's why I say they're dictators. They make moves for THEIR benefit, not the fans.
If they cared anything about the fans, they wouldn't make so many dumb moves regarding Sonic.
For five issues? Yes. That's clearly being done. For FIVE YEARS? Please. That's just stupid (and no, I'm not calling Ian stupid in this sentence.) She gets controversial issues because the whole goddamn series has revolved around her since it started. It's not an issue of hating Sally, it's a way of doing something big.
Something big that he knows Sally and Satam fans hate. He knows they're not happy about this, but he don't seem to care.
All he says instead is, "Oh, you're all in for a treat! Stay tuned." Yea, maybe for him it's a treat.
No one but Penders says 25 Years Later is canon. NO ONE. That is not Sega being dictatorial, EVERYONE agreed it was a possible future at best outside of Penders.
I believe they only said that because Sega and Archie doesn't like the idea of a set future. To them, it hinders any "further surprises" they might want to tinker with.
He doesn't have to focus on them so much though. Again, Archie originals and SatAM-originals get TONS of focus right alongside the Sega stuff. No one aspect takes over the book, but if you really want to see which section of the franchise is being pandered to, 2011 AND 2010 has been purely focused on SatAM and Archie-original characters for villains and storylines. Oh sure, Sonic Universe usually has one of the biggest Sega characters as a star, and one of its plots was based on an old obscure Game Gear Sega title, but the majority of the book for about the last two and a half years has been on non-Sega material.
Ok, I'll agree they probably get too much publicity. Although, who's to say he doesn't have something planned for them like he's doing with Sally?
And yeah, in terms of continuity doing things that are shocking or unexpected is, again, not breaking continuity. But I am breaking off that part of the discussion because there's really nothing to retort there.
If you really think he's not breaking continuity, then you're free to do so. But I for one believe he not only is doing that, he's also doing it flagrantly too I might add, for the simple pleasure of getting a reaction out of the fans.
