“Yesterday’s” Comic> Sonic The Hedgehog #69

All the characters thrown in here and Tails is talking to someone who isn’t part of the cast. Or even in the comic.

Sonic The Hedgehog #69

Archie Comics Publications (April, 1989)

LETTERER: Jeff Powell

EDITOR: J. F. Gabrie

“A Day In The Life”

WRITER: Karl Bollers

PENCILER: Steven Butler

INKER: Pam Eklund

COLORIST: Frank Gagliardo

Lupe & The Wolfpack: “Weathering The Storm”

WRITER/INKER/COLORIST: Ken Penders

INKER: Sam Maxwell

The problem with both stories is that there isn’t a lot to summarize, but at least something important happens in the main story, as Sonic has a reunion with the gang (though I thought Sally already knew Sonic was back last issue). They take Nate on a tour of the city to see what’s changed since Sonic and Tails left on their mission. As a juice bar, Nate gets a drink poured on him by an unruly panda, but Sonic doesn’t have time to properly chastise him because Snively’s team abducts Nate just after the King and Prince learn of their escape from the Gulag.

This one has a lot of action but also catches Sonic, Tails, and the reader on what’s been happening since they left. I do wonder why the characters are so much taller and thinner compared to their SEGA designs, which the comic usually matches the art style for even when they borrow from DIC’s character models. Otherwise, a good start to the next story arc.

Meanwhile the current “Tales Of The Freedom Fighters” arc ends, but all we see is Diablo messing with one of the girls, Lupe and Reynard (who still wants to leave the girls to die…I don’t care what problem you had with “overlanders”, that’s cold, man) get supplies, and at dinner Lupe decrees the girls will be made part of the pack since they have nowhere else to go.

Like I said, not a lot happens, but at the main story has some action and interest. The back-up isn’t bad, but we don’t see a lot of Lupe struggling with her choice, while Diablo supposedly tries to teach a lesson to a little girl who just wants her ball back. Overall, this is more set-up for a storyline, and concluding a back-up storyline, without any real substance as a standalone issue.