Review by Chronos
Editorial Walkers: Goldwater, Gorelick, & Gabrie (with Pellerito)
Penciled by Patrick Spaziante, inked by Nelson Ribeiro, colored by Jason Jensen.
Sonic reaches for a mysterious figure…
"But it can’t be… you died!"
That’s right, this issue, Sonic meets… Obi-wan Kenobi!
…
By… Axer, I assume. (No credit given.)
The text reveals that the mystery character is Tommy the Turtle… gee, had to go and spoil it for us, didn’t you?
Written by Romy Chacon, pencilled by Ron Lim, inked by Nelson Ribeiro, lettered by Vickie Williams, colored by Jason Jensen.
In a beautifully detailed scene that shows what Lim can really do, with the proper inker, Sonic walks into a bar in Eggman territory, and meets up with his contact, Tommy the Turtle.
Meanwhile, we jump to New Megaopolis, where Snively is back—and roboticized again. He reports that, despite some setbacks, experimental model 101 is ready for action…
Back in the forbidden zone, Tommy relates how his shell saved him from the explosion that supposedly took his life. He was then captured by Robotnik’s troops, and only recently escaped. (Strange story. I don’t buy it.)
Tommy has some disturbing news—apparently, Robotnik has found a way to re-roboticize those the Bem deroboticized—only now, he’s rather choosy as to his subjects. Or at least, that’s what we’re led to believe, until Tommy’s old "pals", Sergeant. Simian, Flying Frog, Lightening Lynx, Predator Hawk, Drago, and Sleuth "Doggy" Dawg show up, in all their metallic glory.
Sonic tries to take them all on, but is unable to stop Sleuth Dawg and Drago from attacking Tommy.
When Sonic has finally incapacitated his opponents, Tommy is… perfectly fine. He tells Sonic he reprogrammed the mecha-canines to go jump in a lake. What Sonic doesn’t see is Drago and Sleuths remains, hidden under a table…
…At first, I couldn’t believe Romy brought back Tommy. I mean, this totally ruins the point of Tommy’s intro story. But there are hints that all is not what it seems, and all Romy’s previous stories have been very well written. So you never know…
One last observation about this story: Romy went through an awful lot of trouble to not only bring back roboticization, but the villains from her previous story. This, combined with Sonic's casual mention of Sally (after the events of last issue), lead me to suspect this story was meant to take place much earlier, perhaps not long after her previous story…
Written by Romy Chacon, pencilled by Art Mawhinney, inked by Jim Amash, colored by Jason Jensen, lettered by Jeff Powell.
Backing up a bit, we discover that it was not, in fact, Robotnik who roboticized the villains of the previous story. Instead, ADAM found them at the outskirts of the city, roboticized and delivered by "Anonymous"… In addition to managing to bypass the Bem’s deroboticization, Anonymous also managed to erase his identity from the robot’s memory banks… Veery mysterious…
Written by Ken Penders, penciled by Steven Butler, inked by Jim Amash, lettered by Vickie Williams, colored by Jason Jensen.
Rutan tells his mother about the conversation he overheard… but not before she berates him for making out with Salma…
Also, we learn that as Eggman’s empire crumbled, Eggman tried to strike a deal with Dimitri, but Dimitri refused, earning Eggman’s wrath. It’s implied that this is why Dimitri is now just a floating head…
Finally, Lein-Da contacts Julie-Su…
Off-Panel, by Michael Gallagher and Dave Manak.
King Max orders JG to make Mobius wheel chair accessible.
This Just In!
JG comments that he’s been working on the comic for 100 issues, now.
Letters
Letters by Steve & Triston, MZ, Robert Evans, RicharCo (AKA Goombasa), "Miles Per Hour" (listed as Jasmine Dixon-- actually his mother's name), Micah Ishihara, Stacey McGowan, and David Benedict, answered by Pellerito.
Find Your Name In Print
Fan Art
A toony and well colored Sonic-X ensemble, by Samantha Moro; Sonic by Jordan Kirkley; a well shaded and detailed Sonic, by Miguel Angel Ufano Sasdinero; and childish Sonic, Knux, Metal Sonic, Metal Knux, and early game Eggman, by Jakob Woody.
An average issue, story wise, but very good art. Nothing to get blown away by, but not bad.