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Sonic The Comic #11 - October 1993
 | "Time Racer"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Ed Hillyer
Sonic is on one side of the planet, looking to rescue Tails (again) - but Tails turns out to be nothing more than a diversion.
Robotnik`s latest Emerald Hill Zone-incinerating ray is on the other. Sonic has five seconds.
Cover: Ferran Rodriguez
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Sonic The Comic #12 - October 1993
 | "The Hidden Zone"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Carl Flint
Stricken with amnesia, Sonic lands in the middle of a community of fugitives - unaware that Robotnik`s legions are following him to their secret location! The race is on for Sonic to recover his identity before the settlement is overwhelmed.
Flint`s competent artwork seems a very poor substitute after a concentrated burst of Elson.
And whose idea was that closing joke?
Note to the perplexed: `Take That` were the first of the great British `boy bands`, topping the charts from around 1990 to nineteen 1996, and acting as the launchpad for Robbie Williams. I understand that they had some success in the States, but never the prolonged cult status that they enjoyed here.
And certainly not amongst the prepubescent and early teen boys who made up Sonic's target market even then. They reformed in 2006 (minus Robbie) and're currently at least as big as they used to be.
Cover: Nigel Kitching |
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Sonic The Comic #13 - November 1993
 | “Double Trouble”
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Mike Hadley
After being accidentally released from its monitor by Tails, one of Sonic`s extra lives turns mean, and goes around causing havoc. When Sonic shows up, wondering why he`s suddenly public enemy number one, a fight breaks out, with the usurper looking as though he might even win the day. Is there anything that Tails can do?
A rare treat for both the self-respecting Tails fan and the pursuer of the lesser-spotted Sally Acorn (who suddenly seems to`ve acquired some clout in zone politics), this story is mainly marred by the out of proportion artwork. It`s hard to find any clout in characters who mostly look as though they were drawn from the base of an eggcup.
Cover: Mike Hadley
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Sonic The Hedgehog #14 - November 1993
 | "Hero of the Year"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Mike Hadley
Sonic and Tails arrive at an award ceremony where Sonic is supposed to receive the eponymous prize. It`s got to be a trap, hasn`t it?
Enough said, really. More Hadley artwork and a storyline that telegraphs itself from miles away - even if, in the style of a James Bond movie, you're curious about how the trick will be puled off this time.
Yes, Sonic. We all know how clever you are by now... *yawn* But is Tails really this consistently dumb when he's been following a hero around and fighting the good fight for so long from his little cub days?
Cover: David Brown Graphics Ltd. |
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Sonic The Comic #15 - December 1993
 | "The Green Eater"
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Mike Hadley
Sonic comes wandering through the Emerald Hill Zone, only to find it being torn up by a giant robot. It tries to psyche him out, claiming to be invincible. You really would think that these villains would`ve learned by now, wouldn`t you?
A competent enough story, marred again by the artwork, but still no real feeling of challenge.
Cover: Ferran Rodriguez |
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Sonic The Comic #16 - December 1993
 | "Happy Christmas, Doctor Robotnik"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Mike Hadley
Robotnik turning over a new leaf, dressing as Santa and handing out gifts to the denizens of the Emerald Hill Zone? Only Sonic is suspicious...
After setting the scene for a much darker tone and a much more coherent storyline, this is a rewrite of `Hero of the Year` - and not a very subtle one at that.
"The Nameless Zone - Part One"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Dave Windett & John M. Burns
Tails` first solo strip arrives!
And he finds himself interdimensionally whisked back to his homeland - the legendary Nameless Zone - where the Enchanter Kings have need of the champion who, together with his sidekick Sonic, was able to defeat Doctor Robotnik.
Or at least that`s what his letters home said. Despite his protestations to the contrary, Tails is armed and taken to face the monstrous Trogg on the Dimension Bridge!
Cover: Carl Flint |
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Sonic The Comic #17 - January 1994
 | "Sonic The Human"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Ed Hillyer
Shock! Horror! Sonic and Tails have been caught by Robotnik - but Sonic suddenly wakes in an Earth bed, to find himself a human teenager!
Hillyer proves to be a lot more adept at drawing humans than he is at drawing hedgehogs.
"The Nameless Zone - Part Two"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Dave Windett & John M. Burns
It appears that Trogg, unlike Tails` neighbours, can recognise that the young fox doesn`t want to fight. The villain is defeated more by sheer luck than anything else: being forced to surrender or plunge into oblivion from the Dimension Bridge, since the fox can fly away when his sword accidentally slices one of its ropes.
But Tails still returns home a hero, much to his annoyance.
Having proved conclusively that he can`t last five minutes without Sonic. And nothing else. Oh, tell us something we don't know! This series - complete with the removal of Tails to a far more fantastic setting - was meant to establish something different for the little fox. And defeating a villain by tripping over his own feet doesn`t exactly present this in a clear light.
Cover: Ed Hillyer |
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Sonic The Comic #18 - February 1994
 | "Casino Night - Part One"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Richard Elson
Sonic and Porker Lewis arrive in the Casino Night Zone, run by the highly suspect Marxio Brothers. Their mission: to use Porker`s disruptor to shut down a computer that`s hypnotising all of the Zone`s customers into compulsive gamblers, before everyone becomes bankrupt! But they`re not as easy to deal with as they sound or look, and when the opposing forces meet, the freedom fighters come off worse and are left tied to a rollercoaster track!
And so, with the theme tune to The Perils of Penelope Pitstop ringing in our ears, we move on to...
"The Land Beyond - Part One"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Dave Windett & John M. Burns
Tails is once again summoned to the Nameless Zone, where it appears that the two remaining Enchanter Kings have received an SOS from their comrade Shirob, who had been lost in the Land Beyond, presumed kidnapped by Trogg (see last issue), some years before. Since Tails, whether he likes it or not, is the zone`s champion, it`s his job to go to the rescue; together with a warrior fox named Errol Blackthorn, he sets off across the Dimension Bridge into the Land Beyond - only to be immediately attacked!
Cover: Carl Flint
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Sonic The Comic #19 - February 1994
 | "Casino Night - Part Two"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Richard Elson
After freeing themselves from the rollercoaster track, the Freedom Fighters attempt to recover their disruptor, lost in the previous issue`s scuffle. The Marxios smash the device as Sonic attacks, only to realise that he was a mere distraction whilst Porker manually reprogrammed the computer...
"The Land Beyond - Part Two"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Dave Windett & John M. Burns
Tails and Errol see off their attackers, but Tails` reluctance to throw himself into the fray has made Errol suspicious that he is not the hero that he claims. The two of them progress uneasily into a labyrinth of tunnels - where they find the object of their quest, Shirob, chained in the lair of the Pit Beast. And you can bet that it`s hungry.
Cover: Brian Williamson & Steve White |
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Sonic The Comic #20 - March 1994
 | "Hill Top Terror"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Ferran Rodriguez
Sonic and Tails fly into the Hill Top Zone to sort out a badnik problem, only to find themselves battling in the bowl of a volcano! It looks as though it could be a fiery fate for the two heroes until the stress brings about a transformation into... *drum roll* Super Sonic!
"The Land Beyond - Part Three"
Writer: Nigel Kitching
Artist: Dave Windett & John M. Burns
Giving the slip to the Pit Beast, Tails and Errol must rely on the navigational skills of Shirob - who has been imprisoned in the labyrinth for many years - to get them out alive. Both are suspicious of where he appears to be leading them, but still follow - only to be led into an ambush and grabbed by goblins!
Cover: Jon Howard |
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