“Yesterday’s” Comic> Sonic The Hedgehog #105

“Umm…he went that way. Really, REALLY big guy. If you hurry you might catch him. I’m a little girl.”

Sonic The Hedgehog #105

Archie Comics Publications (March, 2002)

EDITOR: J.F. Gabrie

“You Say You Want A Revelation?”

WRITER: Karl Bollers

PENCILER: Ron Lim

INKERS: Pam Eklund & Andrew Pepoy

COLORIST: Josh & Aimee Ray

LETTERER: Jeff Powell

Downunda Freedom Fighters: “Myth Taken Identity” finale

WRITER: Michael Gallagher

ARTIST: Nelson Ribeiro

COLORIST: Frank Gagliardo

no letterer credit

Sonic is hopeful he can free Nate’s free will with the Sword Of Acorns, and since it only works for the still ill King Max and Princess Sally, Sally goes along on the rescue mission. Meanwhile, Robo-Robotnik finally reveals his true state, spinning roboticization as the cure for the toxins they’ve been exposed to, even  roboticizing Snively and demonstrating willing conversion means keeping active. Hope escapes and comes across Sonic and Sally, who learn that the Sword doesn’t work on overlanders. Sonic convinces the un-roboticized that Robotnik isn’t their savior and they leave with him, their fate uncertain with the toxins slowly killing them.

What they got right: Hopefully, Mina speed thanking Sally for freeing her parents is a step toward Sally and Sonic reconciling. Also hopefully this will lead to the end of hostilities between overlander and Mobian. Seeing how the two groups interact under their mutual enemy could be interesting.

What they got wrong: Why doesn’t the Sword work on overlanders, aka humans? That seems kind of racist on the Sword’s part.

Finishing off the Downuda story, Barby is able to communicate with the bunyip, who tells how his aquatic home was ruined by Crockbot and how he’s trapped in the lake formed by the dam. Guru manages to find explosive they can use to blow it up and free the bunyip, the Freedom Fighters opting not to fill their missing spot. So all of this just turned into a story that by this point in the series is kind of bland. The style of the comic has changed, but Gallagher is still from the early years and it shows in this story. At least he didn’t inject too much of his brand humor into this issue, but it doesn’t feel worth the three months it took to get the full tale.

What I think overall: Glad the back-up is over and the main story returns to current events. What this changes might be interesting to see, but we’ll have to wait and see.