Wednesdays with David: The Chase (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Chase

Archie Comics February 2015
104 pages

From the library 

The Story: Moving at the speed of sound, keeping the world free from robotic tyranny--it's SONIC THE HEDGEHOG! One of the oldest, most beloved videogame icons speeds into brand new comic book stories with new friends, new foes and new adventures! Sonic's world has been shattered into pieces--literally! It's up to Sonic and his heroic friends, the Freedom Fighters, to do damage control and find a way to fix the world! But they aren't alone in their search. Dr. Eggman wants to fix the planet too--so he can conquer it! (synopsis from Amazon) 


Mama opines: Well friends, I think we are officially in a Sonic phase. It makes me chuckle to think that David and I are discovering the fun of comics at the same time. His tend to have more battles and explosions though...


Thoughts from David: Sonic saving the world! Well, I guess at least from making the world go ka-boom! Yeah, I'm right about the ka-boom part because they're saving the world from certain blow up. They need to save lots of people, don't they? Saving the whole world is a lot of responsibility. It'll take the abilities of the entire freedom fighters.

Now let's get down to the point. Get it? Like a point of something? Well, now that you mention it, I gotta say Sonic is definitely going to need his friends this time. He can't save the world on his own. But this time, I guess he'll probably want to avoid Amy Rose and Sally Acorn flirting with him 'cuz one of them can. And that's Sally Acorn because they are an ex-couple.

Alrighty, I think that I should tell you something. In order to find out the conclusion and some more parts of the story, you're going to need to read the book! See you next time!

Happy Reading!

Wednesdays with David: Mogul Rising

Sonic Saga Series 6: Mogul Rising

Archie Comics November 2014

112 pages

From the library 

The Story: Sonic battles the ancient, evil Mammoth Mogul—who has lost his Chaos Emerald and been imprisoned, but backing him into such a corner only made him more dangerous! Mogul uses his remaining powers to summon a new Fearsome Foursome—and Sonic is forced to be one of them! Every mercenary and cut-throat is hired to take Sonic's shoes—feet being optional! It's Sonic versus everyone else while the malicious mammoth laughs from the shadows! How can Sonic overcome all the odds? (synopsis from Goodreads)

Mama opines: I have to confess that my knowledge of Sonic is non-existent. I'm enjoying watching David discover new comics to enjoy, though. Does anyone have suggestions for other kid-friendly comics?

Thoughts from David: I can't get enough Sonic! It's just too much fun. I love all of those characters, especially Mina and I can't get enough Mammoth Mogul either or Mighty the Armadillo or Miles "Tails" Prowler! And I especially can't get enough Sally Acorn and Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao.

Well, enough with the characters! Let's get to the main part of this. The main part of Mogul Rising is that Sonic must join Mammoth Mogul's new group of villains in order to save his friends. You can see his friends at the top of this review. Now what I don't understand is why Rotor built a passageway to the special zone. If he made a passageway, they would just get their doubles of themselves because that's where their doubles live. The thing is some of those bounty hunters in these stories are just clueless about what they're doing. They're following order blindly, apparently. At least it looks like it. What I don't know about is why Bunnie looks different in Sonic: Saga Series than she does in the Sonic The Hedgehog series.

Now, well, I think I should end it off with a joke. Here's my joke! Why did Mammoth Mogul try to snort? Because Tails was interrupting him!

Well, see you next time!