Apparently the Lara-Su Chronicles are actually going to come out soon which is kind of impressive. The announcement inspired me to try and re-design Lara Su in my own style, since Penders draws much differently than I would. And with much different artistic choices.
Seriously, if you have some free time, why not trying to redesign Lara-Su yourself?
There has been a puggle crime committed. To the puggle. At the beach.
-- A while back, @jenzel was saying about how baby mobians would act more animalistic, and that baby echidnas would root around in the dirt, and I found that so funny.
I think that little Lara-Su absolutely digs her nose into any surface she can... This is all fine and good, until she gets a sniffer full of sand at the beach when mum's not looking XD
"Oh.. Oh, bud... Nose right in the sand, huh? No, I know, it doesn't feel very nice, I know, kiddo" -Julie-Su trying to apologetically wipe the baby's nose as the puggle wails inconsolably that the soil was not soil-
To say I bought it as a hate-read would be entirely incorrect. But I won’t obscure the fact that I don’t like Penders. I think this dude is an asshole. The real best way to put it would be… genuine curiosity based on my nostalgia for the original comics. And while I think he’s an asshole, I don’t hate him. Both can exist I think.
I want to see how he connects it to Archie. I want it for archive purposes, even if it isn’t good. I want to see what he actually does with this thing and these characters. Is it still a Sonic comic? He keeps connecting it to the Sonic comics. So maybe. Penders also just makes weird decisions both artistically and writing wise. I kinda want to see how that pans out in a not patronizing way. I want to see what he changes about characters and lore. Has his writing style changed now that he’s not under as many restrictions? He’s free to write what he wants in this setting. That’s going to be fascinating! And I’m not even expecting to hate it. I very much expect it to be a meh nothing experience. But I want to know for sure. In fact I am hoping this experience is as bizarre as it looks. For better or worse.
And if it’s good I’ll be as honest about that as I am the bad.
And if I feel that way why would I buy it all? Simple. I’m the lore lady. The “I’ve read it all” lady. I like being an archivist for Sonic works and this applies. I want to read everything both obscure and not. Hell, I’ll buy stuff just for the flavor text. (Like those Amy tarot cards coming up.) And in my time with “fan” works, stuff like this gets pricey later because there aren’t typically reprints. If I’m wrong that’s okay. And if I’m right then… that’s okay too. Ha ha.
But expect several reviews when this thing finally ships to my doorstep. I’ll cover it all so you can enjoy it by proxy.