BumbleKast Q&A for March 29th, 2021 (Patreon)

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PRIORITY Q&A

John B.

Between all the different versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles you have watched/ read what are your favorite versions of each Turtle.

AfroLuffyX

The Preview pages for Sonic’s 30 anniversary comic seem to not have speech bubbles and dialogue, will the comic have The characters be silent or The dialogue and speech bubbles weren’t added in yet?

AWF

I recently saw a short video from the late Stan Lee (link provided for reference) where he goes on a mini vent about fans treating comic characters as if they're some kind of static being with set limits or abilities that have to be written a certain way, i.e. "so and so would beat so and so because reasons", with Stan explaining that characters abilities only matter as far as the writer writes them.

As a writer, how do you feel about this? I've seen folks say you write some characters poorly, or "out of character", to which I've always said "in character is however the current writer decides to write them". What's your take? https://twitter.com/BlueTlouNerd/status/1373526699833503744?s=19

Diane W.

What would interactions between Sticks and Cosmo (from Sonic X) be like?

Papadripopolous

Ian, have you considered other writing formats? You're a comic writer, of course. But could we some day possibly see Ian Flynn, novelist?

Minty (KoFi)

Did any of the Diamond Cutters ever see/encounter Infinite during the war? Considering Infinite was also a mercenary, would they have recognized him or even crossed paths with him in the past?

Joestar_SSB (KoFi)

Hello Ian, big fan: If you were handed the opportunity to completely retcon / rewrite / rework Infinite The Jackal's backstory with little to no restrictions (be it in either game or comic format) what would you change, and what of his character would you like to further explore?

Happytimes (KoFi)

Rouge's greediness pre-reboot Archie sometimes seemed more malicious (antagonizing Julie-Su about how she'd steal her then-boyfriend Knuckles, wanting the sol emerald despite Blaze's world dying) even compared to her other portrayals including post-reboot. Was this intentional?

Creative Name (KoFi)

Hello, Ian and Kyle! My question is once again for Ian - I may be getting my facts mixed up, but the story I've always heard about you getting brought onto Archie is that you kept sending them unsolicited scripts until Penders left, and when he left, they brought you on as head writer to replace him. My question is - what were the contents of these scripts and did any of their stories make it into the final comic? Did they have anything in common with Other M? Many thanks, and feel free to be thorough!

Scurvy Piratehog (KoFi)

We know that Dr Eggman is busy fighting Sonic. So that begs the question. Where...is... Dr BACONman. What is he doing with his life?

Scruffymatt

Alright fellas, you wanted a harder "who will win," question, so let's really get your brains working this time. Kyle vs Ian. Who wins that fight?

Before you answer though, I want to make it a little more complicated this time! Recently Outside Xtra published a video where they had a battle between Sonic and Shadow, but in the form of a tabletop RPG complete with customised abilities and powers based on what Sonic and Shadow are capable of. I'd like to see something like that. Ian, what kind of magical writing powers would you have? Kyle, what kind of broadcasting abilities would you use? And who wins when the two of you face off against each other in glorious battle? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPKOZYJ0VG4

STANDARD Q&A

TrueUtopian

I remember that, at the end of Sonic Unleashed, Chip's ring was left behind and Sonic wore as he ran. Likewise, Rouge had Shadow's ring at the end of Adventure 2 (and infamously, Chris got it on Sonic X). Do these mementos still exist? In the IDW-verse, what did Rouge did with it? And does Sonic still has his?

SpyBondPlays

In Sonic The Hedgehog issue 252, Dr. Wily sends five of the roboticized masters to track down Proto Man/Blues and Dr. Eggman is taken aback by this saying incredously "Five, I knew Thomas Light was a liability but...", then Wily says "I had have enough of him ruining my plans at the last minute". Then Dr. Eggman says "Oh, he is one of those types? There was this one lacky that I had...." Who was this "Lacky" of doctor eggman's that ruined his plans at the last minute?

Waffle Wolfe

In issue 194, Fiona says that everybody she’s ever trusted has eventually betrayed her - the one that stuck out to me was that of her parents. Was that something that had been mentioned previously in the comic that I just forgot, something that would be addressed in lost hedgehog tales if it gets the go-ahead, or me just reading too much into a line?

Joe S.

Since it's been some time, how does it feel not to be head writer for the comic? I know you're still contributing, but does it feel any different (aside from less stress)?  Evan's amazing, but you've been at the helm so long it must feel bittersweet being on the side as opposed to steering the ship.

Are you interested in the taking over again? Or do you see yourself retired as the main Sonic Scribe? I know that's a massive oversimplification, with how many amazing writers and artists were attached to Archie as well as Fleetway and IDW, but aside from mini-series and all, I'm just curious if you ever see yourself back in the captain's chair for the main book.

Bartleby

As much I've I'd love to see them, I've accepted the Freedom Fighters as a lost cause.  Not impossible, but I'm done holding my breath.  That said, is that the same stance with everything?  I'm in no rush to hear the name Chris Thorndyke as long as I still stand, but I'm just curious how firm Sega is with stuff like Sonic the Comic, or the manga, or even Knuckles just wearing the hat.

I know Evan said one of the disc jockeys was inspired from the OVA but I'm curious where exactly the line is.

xbloodywhalex

Is there any story behind some universe's Mephiles being in Zone Jail? Why does he know and use modern slang? Why was he crossing zones? Why was Abby crossing zones? Did she get out in the prison break? I know these were just supposed to be fun cameos, but still.

Hektor S.

i have to ask - have either of you heard of (or watched) snapcube's sonic real-time fandub games on youtube?

rodimus prime

Epic question of burning importance: Guys I’ve got to know, at what point will we see Mr. Smith from sonic X join the main cast of the IDW Comic?