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Written by Jacob Coad I thought I’d bring up an old memory, and it’s related to one of my favorite places in the world, as well as one of my favorite people in the world; and that is a short film that was only shown in the Disney Parks, made by the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. The History of Captain EO In the 1980’s Michael Jackson was at the peak of his popularity, especially around this time when he worked up the courage to set out on his own from the Jackson 5, an

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6 here. Here we are ladies and gentlemen, the conclusion of A Way Past Cool Retrospective. After the atrocity that was Mecha Sally, we can only go up from here, right? Sadly...no, no we're not. When it came to the reboot era, I tried to give it a chance, but it just didn't work out for me in the end. The old universe, the one I got into in the first place, was gone and the story I had been invested in was never getting a conclus

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

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

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

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

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

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

Well it’s that day to go walking in Memory Lane. Well guys it’s me the Wandering Fox and I have a nostalgic thing for you all. We all...

Two years ago, I did a retrospective of the Luz and Amity romance in The Owl House . So I thought for Valentine's Day this year, I'd do another retrospective on another romantic pairing I have a huge soft spot for. And that couple is Tails and Cosmo from Sonic X . This image never fails to make me smile, let me tell you. ^^ Sonic X was my introduction to Sonic the Hedgehog , something I'm sure many fans will pity me for given the show's...polarizing reception, shall we say? I

Man, we're at that stage where so many pop-culture juggernauts are celebrating some big anniversary milestones lately, aren't we?...

Written by The Wandering Fox Okay everyone, this is gonna be an interesting thing as a blog topic to give you. This is about the...

This year has been full of so many big anniversaries, hasn't it? Disney and Warner Bros. turned 100 this year, The Flying Scotsman (a...

We've all heard of a big rise and fall story before. It's a tale as old as time itself with somebody rising up to glory and feeling...

Continued from Part 2. So after an awesome run in Sinnoh that saw him lose in the most forced way possible, an embarrassing run in Unova...

Continued from Part 1. Our story so far: Ash began his Pokémon journey. He had a VERY rocky start. He had an embarrassing loss in the...

We never thought this day would come, did we? I certainly didn't think it'd ever happen...but here we are. On April the 14th this year, a...

The Owl House sadly approaches its end with only one episode left before it concludes its mighty run. And what a run it's been for the...