Sonic the Comic (Fleetway)
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| Name: | Sonic the Comic |
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| Creator: | Fleetway Editions, SEGA |
| Date(s): | 1993 – 2002 |
| Medium: | Comic |
| Country of Origin: | U.K. |
| External Links: | Sonic the Comic at Wikipedia |
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Sonic the Comic was a British comic book series based on the videogame series Sonic the Hedgehog that was published by Fleetway Editions between 1993 and 2002.
Canon
Comic Original Characters
Fansites and communities
- STC: STEM (Sonic the Electronic Magazine) (archive.org capture) was a Sonic the Comic fansite located at the URL http://www.sonicthecomic.co.uk. It was run by Ed Reynolds and "Tom".[1]
- Sonic the Comic wiki - A fandom.com wiki, covering both the original comic and its webcomic fan-continuation STC Online.
Sonic the Comic Mailing List
An electronic mailing list founded circa January 2000. Originally hosted by ONEList and by eGroups, prior to transferring to Yahoo! Groups. The list's original owner was Dave Bulmer; other list administrators/moderators were Ed Reynolds and Tom ("Doctor Zachary").
Sonic the Comic creators Nigel Kitching, Mark Eyles and Roberto Corona participated in the group.
- STC Mailing List wiki article on Sonic Retro.
- Backup copy of all posts to the mailing list, taken before Yahoo! Groups was shut down in December 2019.
- Archive.org copy of the Yahoo! Groups page in March 2019.
The Message Zone
- The Message Zone - a ProBoards forum associated with STC Online.
Fandom
Shipping
- Amy/Tekno: Tekamy
FanWorks
Fan comics
STC Online
STC Online is an unofficial fancomic continuation of STC. It began in May 2003 with issue 224 (its numbering continuing from where the original comic's run left off).
- The Message Zone - STC Online's message forum.
Podcasts
- Sonic the Podcast - No longer available. (STC wiki page)
- Sonic the Comic the Podcast - An issue-by-issue retrospective of Sonic the Comic and Sonic the Poster Mag by Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely, which began in May 2019. Episodes are released 26 years after the corresponding issue's original publication.
Fanart
- sonic fleetway by Alyrian-1
- Fleetway Amy by historiaallen
- old tekno doodle by day-colors
Fanfiction
Fan Games and ROM Hacks
Fan Animations
Fan conventions
Sonic the Comic Con
2014
Took place 26 October 2014 at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall in York.
- Kickstarter page
- STC wiki page on Sonic the Comic Con (currently only covers the 2014 event)
2018
- Sonic the Comic Con 2018 (STC25) video montage by Oni Media - recorded in 2018 and belatedly published in May 2023.
2023
Took place on 20th May 2023 at the York Railway Institute Sports Hall, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the comic. Guest attendees included original STC editor Richard Burton, and writers/artists Nigel Kitching, Lew Stringer, Richard Elson, and Ferran Rodriguez. Former editor Deborah Tate was originally announced as attending, but ultimately did not. An international Q&A livestream with staff from the Sonic (IDW Comics) also took place. Band "The Brotherhood of Metal-LIX" performed music from Sonic games.
- Kickstarter page, organised by Michael "Stiv" Stephenson.
- Event photos by Oni Media
- Sonic The Comic Con 2023 video montage by Oni Media
- STC YouTube channel containing videos: guest Q&A panel, Nigel Kitching's history of STC, international/IDW Q&A, and event livestream, and Brotherhood Of MetalLIX Performance.
References
- ^ May 2001 post by A.N. Zac to the alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog USENET group, describing the origins of the STC: STEM website.