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Part 1 here. Greetings Sonic fans! Welcome back to the Way Past Cool Retrospective! Last time, I covered Issues 160-170. They weren't very good. So hopefully this batch of issues will be an improvement. For this line-up, we're covering Issues 171-179. For these issues, we have Shadow's backstory being explored, Fiona turning traitor, the marriage of Bunnie and Antoine, Flynn's first milestone issue and a two-parter about Sonic and Tails fighting each other! ... Wait, what was

I'll never forget how for a period of my life, I was actually a fan of Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comic book. It was around the 2010's period when I first discovered this comic. Around 2010 or so, I got back into the Sonic franchise and just wanted to consume all things Sonic related (don't take that the wrong way). I began rewatching Sonic X , I played several games I'd never played before, including the infamous Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 game, I began regularly reading the

Part 3 of my Archie Sonic retrospective is now available via paid access over on my Patreon page! This post won't go live for another two weeks, so if you want to see this post before anyone else, make a pledge of £10/$10 or more and earn yourself a sneak peek at what's to come! https://www.patreon.com/posts/media-essays-way-155663835?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link #themediamanblog #patreon #patreonpreview #e

The fifth instalment of The Silverlock Sisters series. The Boy At Thunder Manor is my fifth book and a brand new adventure that sees Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire holidaying in the Scottish highlands, only for Ruby to end up stumbling across the mysterious Thunder Manor. This story promises suspenseful mysteries, creepy twists and turns and a lot of romance. Here's the synopsis: The Silverlock Sisters have been quite busy and Idris Hopper, the head of Rimor, feels the girls ar

I have no new blog post for this week, but I DO have a sneak preview of what's to come available exclusively on my Patreon page. If you want to see my next blog post two weeks early, then make a pledge over on Patreon and get your first look at the second part of my Archie Sonic the Hedgehog retrospective! In this part, I cover Issues 170-179. Make a pledge today and get your first look at my next post before anyone else does! :D https://www.patreon.com/posts/media-essays-way

Written by The Wandering Fox Freddy: Oh man it’s a shame we didn’t get in on the Chaotix Casefiles collab. Teddy: I know but I’m fine with it, gave us a break from doing it. Freddy: Fair enough. I hope Wandering Fox has watched himself over Easter, he needs to stay on the wagon. Teddy: Hmmm, let’s see. He’s just eaten his last hot cross buns on Easter Sunday. He wants it out of the way so he can concentrate on his diet. Freddy: Good! Gotta watch our weight! That we do an

Written by Captain Conroy Week 1 , Week 2 , Week 3 , Week 4 , Week 5 , Week 6 , Week 7 , Week 8 , Week 9 , Week 10 , Week 11 , Week 12 and Week 13 here. O.K, here we are everyone. I have now finished this epic rewatch of all the films in Pixar’s library to date and holy moley it’s been one heck of an adventure! Each time I revisited these movies, I went in and was greeted by a plethora of wonderfully imaginative stories, even if some weren’t quite as strong as the others, I

I have no new blog post for this week, but I DO have a sneak preview of what's to come available exclusively on my Patreon page. If you want to see my next blog post two weeks early, then make a pledge over on Patreon and get your first look at my Archie Sonic the Hedgehog retrospective! In this part, I cover Issues 160-170. Make a pledge today and get your first look at my next post before anyone else does! :D https://www.patreon.com/posts/media-essays-way-154665803?utm_medi

Week 1 , Week 2 , Week 3 , Week 4 , Week 5 , Week 6 , Week 7 , Week 8 , Week 9 , Week 10 , Week 11 and Week 12 here. This was a very different kind of Pixar movie. Not only is it meant to be some kind of definitive origin story for our favourite Space Ranger, but it’s also the very movie which Andy watched and made him want the toy he got for his birthday. Naturally this is something unique itself as far as premises go, but it doesn’t entirely live up and before anyone says

Now this is one heck of an interesting subject for today's post. Not only is it the first time that I'll be reviewing an audio story, but this is a Sonic the Hedgehog audio story. This franchise hasn't dabbled much in-terms of auditory media, so this thing really was quite the surprise. For those who don't know about it, the official Sonic YouTube channel released an audio-story titled The Chaotix Casefiles back in February and it was released weekly until the series conclu

Written by Jacob Coad If you were to ask my grandfather, he will tell you that in the mid 2000’s, Ben 10 was mah JAM! The idea alone was enough to get me hooked. A kid named Ben Tennyson comes across an alien watch-like device called the Omnitrix which allows him to transform into ten different alien forms, each with their own powers. This idea did allow for variety in abilities and what they can be used for certain situations. More and more aliens were unlocked and I though

Written by Captain Conroy Week 1 , Week 2 , Week 3 , Week 4 , Week 5 , Week 6 , Week 7 , Week 8 , Week 9 , Week 10 and Week 11 here. And now we come to Pixar’s own under the sea tale. Yes, I already talked about Finding Nemo , but in this case I’m talking about their other under the sea tale. Luca – otherwise known as Pixar’s Studio Ghibli movie. To their credit, Pixar didn’t do too badly during this era. While Covid destroyed Onward ’s chances, we still got Soul and Turnin

Hoo boy, this'll be an interesting review. You should know full well by now that I am a HUGE Pixar fan. So huge in fact that I even appreciate their less popular movies. Unlike most people on the internet, I only think there's one genuinely bad Pixar movie out there, which is Lightyear . Every movie they've made is either a masterpiece or an enjoyable movie in its own right. So you might be thinking I was excited about this new movie. After all, I tend to look forward to when

Written by Captain Conroy Week 1 , Week 2 , Week 3 , Week 4 , Week 5 , Week 6 , Week 7 , Week 8 , Week 9 and Week 10 here. Alright everybody! Hello and welcome again to my Pixar 40 th anniversary celebrations, and this time we will be continuing with Onward and Soul , starting with Onward and… Huh? “Breaking news! Disney Pixar have done it again and produced yet another masterpiece with their latest picture, Hoppers! Critics are loving it and as of March 12, 2026, it has

This list should've been made a long time ago. How am I one of the biggest Disney fans on the planet, and yet I haven't done a list like this yet?! When it comes to favourite Disney characters, I guarantee that every Disney fan on the planet can name at least one Disney Princess as among their favourites. Alongside Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and many others, Disney Princesses are among the most beloved, iconic and recognizable characters in the history of fiction. From

Written by The Wandering Fox Freddy smiled as he looked at himself in the mirror, loving the new look he got with his taller size and fluffier chest. Freddy: Man this is good! The boots look great as well! He looked to his black and red boots while Teddy tutted. Teddy: Yeah, you got a new look, I’m still stuck at a kitten size! Freddy: You’ll get there mate! You can only change not go back! That’s quite right, Freddy, we go forward, not back. Well, not everybody is like that

Written by Captain Conroy Week 1 , Week 2 , Week 3 , Week 4 , Week 5 , Week 6 , Week 7 , Week 8 and Week 9 here. Alrighty then, hello everyone and welcome back to the rewatch, we’re past the half way point now and we still have a fair few to cover, so we’re going to carry on by looking at a certain animated movie about dinosaurs! No. Close, but no. NO! There we go, that’s the one. The Good Dinosaur . I always felt sorry for this one because once again I liked it on it’s fir

With Pokémon: Legends Z-A 's release earlier this year, it was only inevitable I'd be making a list like this some time afterwards. One of the biggest selling points of Legends Z-A was the return of Mega Evolution, the gimmick having been absent in Pokémon games from Sword & Shield onwards. Unlike most players, I had no issue with Mega Evolution being gone because it meant we could try out new battle gimmicks, and much better ones in my opinion since Dynamaxing and Terasta

Man, what an anniversary celebration that was. GameFreak really pulled all the stops for this one with that presents last week that gave montages of all the various gens over the years and gave us a lot of new info regarding the games, both current and upcoming. But of course, the biggest one of the bunch was the reveal for the upcoming tenth generation of the franchise with the next mainline games being publicly announced. Ladies and gentlemen, Pokémon fans of all ages, it

Written by Captain Conroy Week 1 , Week 2 , Week 3 , Week 4 , Week 5 , Week 6 , Week 7 and Week 8 here. This movie by far has to be the most Pixar in terms of its concept. Your emotions being little people inside your head that control you and everything you do? Oh yeah, that’s very Pixar. But naturally with every good concept has to come a good execution. And does this movie manage it? Oh yes, definitely. My joy is naturally going to be leading this review as I have a very