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Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 here. Welcome back to A Way Past Cool Retrospective everybody! It's been a wild ride so far, but now we're getting into the most infamous era of the comic. The era that ultimately killed Archie Sonic going forward. What do I mean by that? You'll see as in this part we cover the Mecha Sally saga, the Endangered Species Arc, and the infamous lawsuit that doomed the comic and led to the reboot era. (sighs heavily) This is going to be pa

Written by The Wandering Fox Teddy: I think McGann was right. Freddy: About what? Teddy: About Wandering Fox being a zealot! Freddy: Well he was joking. Teddy: I know that’s Paul’s humour, but I think he was right! This guy doesn’t stop banging on about the Eighth Doctor! I’m surprised the Media Man hadn’t stuck a clamp on his mouth! Freddy: Oh come on, if it’s something he loves he should get to say it. Besides, he hasn’t just got the Eighth Doctor to talk about! He’s gonna

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 here. Last time we saw the fall of Dr. Eggman, the rise of Snively, the formation of the Iron Dominion and the fall of said dominion. As of now, things are unsettled in New Mobotropolis thanks to Nicole being corrupted, Eggman's back in charge and Sonic and Sally are a couple again. So how does this next batch of issues turn out? Let's dive in, and I'm covering quite a lot of them today. We're going over issues which introduced more chapters

We've had quite a lot of Star Wars spin-off shows ever since Disney took over the franchise, haven't we? Even before Disney took over, we had at least two different shows that covered the Clone Wars and after Disney bought Star Wars, we've had shows of all kinds focusing on so many aspects of this enormous franchise and introducing all kinds of new characters while bringing back old favourites. From Rebels to The Mandalorian to The Book of Boba Fett to the Tales of series and

Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 here. Now we're getting into some really big issues! This part will be the most interesting for me to cover of any part of this retrospective. Why? Because we're entering the period where we got the fall of Dr. Eggman and the rise of the Iron Dominion. During my days as a fan of Archie Sonic, the Iron Dominion saga was genuinely my favourite period of the comic. Yes really. This arc that is infamous for being padded out and full of characters catc

Hey everybody, it's that time of year again, another review of a new season of Pokémon Horizons. Hoo boy, what a ride it's been, am I right? It still feels like yesterday when me and many other fans were watching the very first episode and getting a taste on what a post-Ash Pokémon anime was going to be like. Too bad it was one of those shows that had such a strong start and then failed to live up to said strong start. As a recap on what I think of the series thus far, Season

Special thanks to Jake Gleason whose support on Patreon got him this post. Happy Star Wars Day everybody! It's that time of year again, and one of my Patrons had a great idea for how I could celebrate the occasion. What better way to celebrate Star Wars day than to do a list counting down ten of my favourite heroes from the franchise? Star Wars is known for its vast galaxy full of characters and as much as we love the villains, their heroes are equally as iconic and memorable

Part 1 and Part 2 here. Welcome back to A Way Past Cool Retrospective everybody! I hope you're enjoying it so far and are ready for more as we go into Part 3. For this part, I'm covering Enerjak Reborn, the Mammoth Mogul saga and the Bold New Moebius saga. That's a lot of issues to cover, so let's just get right into it! Oh and if you feel I've been too negative towards the comic so far, rest assured, I'm going to be a little more positive this time around as I feel these are

Written by The Wandering Fox Freddy: This is quite a surprise, didn’t think he’d try this for the blog. Teddy: Well you gotta give it to him, he has his ideas. And I only hope this idea works out. I won’t be surprised if it doesn’t get many views but hey, I wanted to share it. Hey everybody it’s me, the Wandering Fox, and as you can see by the title I thought of this. Sonic the Hedgehog and Doctor Who. Can such a crossover work? Well we kinda did have it already. No Sonic, th

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