TV ► General Sonic the Hedgehog Discussion Thread: IDW, Sonic Prime and all other related content

[KudoTsurugi]

this sounds great! i remember when i used to play the games and watch the animated series when i was a kid! them making the new sonic movie was good but having an animated series that can establish how sonic got his powers or how dr. eggman began plotting to steal the chaos emeralds and having sonic find them with his friends throughout the series makes me soooo excited! thank you for posting this!

I don’t think we’re getting anything like an origin story from this series, at least not without SEGA giving the OK. And again, the movie is its own continuity and won’t be playing a part in this series since Paramount aren’t involved with it. All we know in terms of story is there’s a multiverse involved, not much else.

That said, if we do meet different Sonics, maybe that might happen for one of them, just not for Modern Sonic.

 

[Ballad of Caius]

Mike Pollock’s sticking around at least!

"Don't get so excited, boys. Those were the easy ones"

 

[Deleted member 246005]

The comparison to Generator Rex caught my interest. I was a big Generator Rex fan back in the day. It's a good bar for a Sonic cartoon to reach for. I'm hoping it's an action adventure one instead of a sitcom like Boom. I liked Boom's humor but it wasn't what I was looking for.

I feel Sonic Boom would've been more interesting as a Silver-centered spinoff. It would've helped with the branding issues. Silver is a character set 200 years after Sonic's time. Its easier to keep seperate from the main title. Silver is a time traveller so its not impossible to do a crossover if you wanted. Plus Silver could be tweaked more easily to fit the Jak and Daxter style vibe the game was going for.

Oh well, here's hoping the new one would learn from the old one's shortcomings.

 

[Ballad of Caius]

So...

SEGA Is Reportedly Turning Sonic the Hedgehog Into a VTuber, Wants To Open Up Theme Park

According to SEGA art director Kazuyuki Hoshino, Team Sonic is reportedly working on turning Sonic the Hedgehog into a VTuber for streaming.

www.siliconera.com

Love the theme park idea; have mixed feelings over making him a VTuber. For those that don't know, a VTuber is a "Virtual YouTuber". Instead of having a human host videos, it's a computer generated image (CGI) hosting the video

 

[KudoTsurugi]

Wait, WHAT?! A VTuber? Huh… didnt see that coming. Not sure I like the idea

On a related note to Sonic Prime though, it looks like concept art for the series has been popping up.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1407583400702091266

Really liking the art’s take on the shoes.

 

[WaltK]

Looks interesting, especially the alternate Eggmen (is that Nega I see?)

 

[Ballad of Caius]

Looks interesting, especially the alternate Eggmen (is that Nega I see?)

That Eggman looks more like Gerald than Nega. Judging by the concept art, it's possible the show is centered on Sonic visiting several timelines. I presume one is primitive, why we see a caveman Amy, and the one with the many Eggmans could be a dystopian future where Eggman conquered the world

 

[KudoTsurugi]

On the V-Tuber side note, it looks like it’s coming from Japan side of things, with Junichi Kanemaru filling in for the voice, so we won’t have to worry about voice inconsistency. He’s been the Japanese voice of Sonic since Adventure

Sonic the Hedgehog Becomes a Virtual YouTuber

Franchise commemorates its 30th anniversary // The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary by turning the iconic blue hedgehog into...

www.animenewsnetwork.com

 

[Ballad of Caius]

On the V-Tuber side note, it looks like it’s coming from Japan side of things, with Junichi Kanemaru filling in for the voice, so we won’t have to worry about voice inconsistency. He’s been the Japanese voice of Sonic since Adventure

Sonic the Hedgehog Becomes a Virtual YouTuber

Franchise commemorates its 30th anniversary // The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary by turning the iconic blue hedgehog into...

www.animenewsnetwork.com

In some very important news:

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Has Wrapped Filming, Here’s How The Director Celebrated

We’re less than a year out from Sonic the Hedgehog returning to theaters.

www.cinemablend.com

Guess all there's left is editing! ))))

 

[WaltK]

So can we just treat this like the general Sonic thread? ‘Cos I wanna talk about IDW.

 

[KudoTsurugi]

Now that I’ve changed the thread title, feel free to have at it.

On the subject of IDW, I’ve fallen behind a bit, but I did get as far as the end of the Metal Virus arc, and that was pretty good despite the timing. I’ve also been really enjoying the new characters like Tangle and Whisper, and Dr Starline was pretty interesting with the Warp Topaz.

 

[Deleted member 246005]

the IDW comics are great despite all the restrictions Sega has. Just get them to write the new games

 

[KudoTsurugi]

the IDW comics are great despite all the restrictions Sega has. Just get them to write the new games

Helps that the folks writing IDW Sonic also had experience with the Archie Comics, so they have a good idea of their personalities

 

[WaltK]

I’m very, very intrigued by the recently released solicit for issue 45. Primarily this part:

The ROAD TO #50 starts here! Enjoy a TEN-ISSUE long adventure leading up to the EPIC SHOWDOWN in milestone issue #50.

 

[Deleted member 246005]

I’m very, very intrigued by the recently released solicit for issue 45. Primarily this part:



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Wouldn't it start in issue 40? lol

I liked the new additions for both the heroes and villains. But the core Sonic cast are less appealing than they used to be.

Althought the side cast like team chaotic and Cream are surprisingly good.

The recent special made me miss mighty and ray. Use em Sega.....

 

[WaltK]

Sonic movie comic book miniseries and collection officially unveiled - Tails' Channel

"Before you watch Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in theaters, discover what the Blue Blur’s been up to since the end of his first movie!"

tailschannel.com

IDW’s doing a prequel miniseries for the second movie.

 

[KudoTsurugi]

Oooh cool I’ll definitely keep an eye out

 

[Deleted member 246005]

Paramount confirms 'Sonic 3' movie and Knuckles spinoff TV series

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 won't hit theaters until April 8th, but a third movie is already in the works.

www.engadget.com

Rouge the Bat has to appear...

 

[2 quid is good]

I'm SO excited for the new content to come, I genuinely can't remember when I was last this excited for Sonic, not even Generations had me this hyped.

 

[WaltK]

‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Spinoff Series About Knuckles Set at Paramount Plus

A “Sonic the Hedgehog” series about Knuckles is in the works at Paramount Plus. The announcement was made as part of the ViacomCBS (now Paramount) investor day presentation. Idris Elba, who will voice Knuckles in the upcoming second “Sonic” film, will voice the character again in the series...

uk.news.yahoo.com

If you listen veeeeeery carefully, you can hear Ken Penders screaming.