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Archie, Sonic, and Sega of Japan
9 years ago
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I'm only starting to hear about this, but did Archie really forget to pay Sega of Japan to renew their comic license? I've been hearing all of Archies Licensed titles have been put on M.I.A. status. With the Feb or March Sonic titles being canceled as a street date with no further comments on the issue. I don't know what the sales numbers were but it did last much longer than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and that sales were good again since Penders left with a bridge burning fest with Archie.
Kind of sad if it did since it would have been really abrupt. They were still promoting the next issues and had open plots. If it is canceled they would have to sell off all existing back issues and collections including the ones you see at the groceries. The reason why I even noticed Archies Sonic series was because of Sonic SatAM. That and the fact I had just finished caring about where ever TNMT left off at when it vanished. If it follows the same pattern something is going to replace it. However one speculation I'm hearing is current Archie wants more in house. So were going to get more Riverdale. Yeah.. that .. thing.
In the event that it is canceled. RIP Bunnie 1.0, Antwon, Sally, Dulcie, Rotor, Bunnie 3.0, Uncle Chuck, etc.. they will be missed as they are Archie's property not Sega of Japan. Lets just hope Sonic Boom will never be a future template.
Kind of sad if it did since it would have been really abrupt. They were still promoting the next issues and had open plots. If it is canceled they would have to sell off all existing back issues and collections including the ones you see at the groceries. The reason why I even noticed Archies Sonic series was because of Sonic SatAM. That and the fact I had just finished caring about where ever TNMT left off at when it vanished. If it follows the same pattern something is going to replace it. However one speculation I'm hearing is current Archie wants more in house. So were going to get more Riverdale. Yeah.. that .. thing.
In the event that it is canceled. RIP Bunnie 1.0, Antwon, Sally, Dulcie, Rotor, Bunnie 3.0, Uncle Chuck, etc.. they will be missed as they are Archie's property not Sega of Japan. Lets just hope Sonic Boom will never be a future template.
That was back on May 10th. And it's still the same excuse now as it was then.
On a negative note, a piece in Seganerds said: "Jon Goldwater, CEO of Archie Comics, said that company wants to eventually “get away from Sonic” because it’s not exactly “Archie material” despite how much money they made for every issue and that Archie isn’t inclined to fight back for the license because they had “one foot out the door for a long time for a number of reasons,” including low sales of Sonic comics in recent months. To top it off, the price for Archie to retain the license was too high–all the more reason for them not to renew the contract."
So who knows at this point.