SONIC The Hedgehog#189 Review-new style!! cha.>.>

SONIC The Hedgehog#189 Review
Writer:Ian "Potto" Flynn
Artist:Tracy Yardley
Shameless Plug Person:That Editor...Guy
Editor:Mike Tyson

Okay, I said a new style and so I'm going to try something...a commentary esque sort of thing. Let's see...where do I begin? Gas is $4.00 a gallon, Obama and McCain are arguing over whether we should drill here, drill now, pay less...(yeah, I listen to Shawn Hannity on the radio), and we're arguing whether a comic is good or not. It's great to be an American. As for the issue itself, this is supposed to be a "Bold New Mobius".

At least, that's the title. Objectively, the issue begins with Ian's signature focus on action. But there's another element at play here...another story they didn't tell us about in the solicit. The Dark Egg Legion. Sure, they told Sonic and the Chaotix are fighting the Dark Egg Legion, but they didn't tell us the purpose. Knux wants to try and get through to them. I can see why. He wants unity. He knows his people are on the endangered species list thanks to global warming and Dr.Eggman. Lien-Da more or less flips him the bird in his attempts to get her to see "the light" and come join the Freedom HQ.

The "Suppression Squad" consisting of Fiona, Scourge, Anti-Tails, Anti-Rotor, Anti-Sally, and Anti-Antoine fights the Freedom Fighters and they get their asses handed to em' on a silver platter...until Sonic arrives to deliver more justice. Scourge shows up saying "Peace." Geez...
What can I say?

It's more of the usual Ian...the Megaopolis ruins bits were okay, but the dialouge is not even all that great. This was a very meh issue in my opinion. Plenty of action as usual, but that's Ian's overall problem. All he seems to know how to write is "ACTION ACTION ACTION...oh, and let's add MORE FREAKIN ACTION!". Doesn't he ever get bored with this stuff? I remember an issue of Wolverine during the Operation:Zero Tolerance arc about a blind man that saved Wolverine and his fellow X-Men who were being persued by Prime Sentinels, men and women who didn't know they WERE sentinels until they were converted.

Mustang was one of these Sentinels, but he didn't know it...he was blind, but that was going to be fixed thanks to a clinic down the road giving people new "robotic parts". Turns out people going to this clinic were unwittingly being turned into killing robots without knowing it. Point is, it was well down and there was PLENTY of action. This current arc, the "Bold New Mobeius" has plenty of action and yet plenty of meh. There's little bits here and there where you can see potential for development...like, take this conversation between Sniv and Lien-Da. Snively and Lien-Da are very much alike...both are in positions they'd rather not be in, both are lackeys (that reminds me, I owe you a certain..."story" Mistress Ali). There's potential for development there since Snively and Lien-Da have more to work with than most. Scourge is just a green evil Sonic. Fiona...well, I won't comment on Fiona. I'm not sure what to make out that girl nowadays.

Overall however, it was okay for a full length. Dimitri's new "Omega Weapon" (from Final Fantasy X) inspired body should make for an interesting fight at least and I want to see his opinion on things as they are now and why he's making the decisions he is. Artwise, it's Tracy Yardley so it's all right. I like the style, but I would like to see some fluidity. It seems cardboard cutout at times. I went back to read Sonic#84 the other day...heck, that's CLASSIC compared to this story! I think Karl had something going right around #75-#78. After that, it dipped in quality. Along with the art when they allowed Ron Lim and whoever did the art on #92 to come along. Well, that's all I got to say. As Scourge said in this issue..."Peace."

Final Score:4/10

Checklist For Improving The Sonic Comic:
-Focus on a managable CORE cast of characters, not twenty million.
-Actually DEVELOP your characters.
-SatAM plot, please. I'm sorry, it's probably the best thing to go from here on out.
-Get a better writer.
-Storylines do not have to "BIG AND EPIC" to be memorable.
-Give Bunnie more face time.