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On today's episode, artist Adam Bryce Thomas guest stars as he and Ian promote their new, original comic series Drogune, which debuts November 1st!

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Ian "BumbleKing" Flynn - Head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog comics for IDW Publishing and Mega Man for Archie Comics, also writing for Archie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Kyle "KyleJCrb" Crouse - Founder & Administrator of the KNGI Network, host of the Nitro Game Injection video game music podcast

Featuring our special guest:

Adam Bryce Thomas - Freelance comic artist and Illustrator for Drogune, as well as IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog and Samurai Jack

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Original music in this episode composed by Ken "coda" Snyder, used with permission – Check out his music on Bandcamp Intro remix version by Tee Lopes! Special Thanks to our friends at Noise Channel! Pay what you want for the theme song and more great music as part of their charity compilation Noisechan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptunes

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PRIORITY Q&A

Andrew D.

Back in the old Archie Sonic days, we explored the multiverse and saw parodies of various media using the Sonic characters. If you were to make or see a spin-off comic based on one of these parody zones, which one would it be, and who would some of the characters be?

IanWaffles

when reading old Archie Sonic I always saw Scourge the Hedgehog as the measuring stick to compare Sonics worst behaviors to, such as his ego and violence. Around the middle of the Mecha Sally arc Sonic has dragged Silver by the quills, attempted to guilt Knuckles into giving him his warp ring, and even threatened the Babylon Rouges by saying, “If I wasn’t the good guy, I would make stuffing out of you turkeys and make sure you couldn’t leave this pile of junk before it comes crashing down. If my friends aren’t ok, then you’d better hope you can run faster than me.” (Sonic Universe 37)

All of this is to ask, when Sonic is in freedom HQ and recalls Scourge telling him, “all it would take is one bad day and you’d be just like me,” was this to imply that Sonic was convinced he was going to become just like Scourge? Or was this Sonic contemplating wether all these horrible things that had been happening to him, as well as his more recent spiteful behavior, could be leading to his “one bad day?”

ScruffyMatt

I was wondering: do you have one particular game that you managed to finish, or an achievement you managed to complete that you could call your proudest gaming accomplishment? Something that you can look back on and proudly say, "Yeah. I did that"?

For example, mine is the 7 Day Survivor achievement in the original Dead Rising. To achieve that one you have to last for 7 in-game days (14 hours in real time, not counting loading times) in infinite mode, where your health is constantly dropping, there are no save points, and the supplies are limited and don't respawn...

On today's episode, artist Adam Bryce Thomas guest stars as he and Ian promote their new, original comic series Drogune, which debuts November 1st!

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Your hosts:

Ian "BumbleKing" Flynn - Head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog comics for IDW Publishing and Mega Man for Archie Comics, also writing for Archie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Kyle "KyleJCrb" Crouse - Founder & Administrator of the KNGI Network, host of the Nitro Game Injection video game music podcast

Featuring our special guest:

Adam Bryce Thomas - Freelance comic artist and Illustrator for Drogune, as well as IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog and Samurai Jack

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Original music in this episode composed by Ken "coda" Snyder, used with permission – Check out his music on Bandcamp Intro remix version by Tee Lopes! Special Thanks to our friends at Noise Channel! Pay what you want for the theme song and more great music as part of their charity compilation Noisechan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptunes

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PRIORITY Q&A

Andrew D.

Back in the old Archie Sonic days, we explored the multiverse and saw parodies of various media using the Sonic characters. If you were to make or see a spin-off comic based on one of these parody zones, which one would it be, and who would some of the characters be?

IanWaffles

when reading old Archie Sonic I always saw Scourge the Hedgehog as the measuring stick to compare Sonics worst behaviors to, such as his ego and violence. Around the middle of the Mecha Sally arc Sonic has dragged Silver by the quills, attempted to guilt Knuckles into giving him his warp ring, and even threatened the Babylon Rouges by saying, “If I wasn’t the good guy, I would make stuffing out of you turkeys and make sure you couldn’t leave this pile of junk before it comes crashing down. If my friends aren’t ok, then you’d better hope you can run faster than me.” (Sonic Universe 37)

All of this is to ask, when Sonic is in freedom HQ and recalls Scourge telling him, “all it would take is one bad day and you’d be just like me,” was this to imply that Sonic was convinced he was going to become just like Scourge? Or was this Sonic contemplating wether all these horrible things that had been happening to him, as well as his more recent spiteful behavior, could be leading to his “one bad day?”

ScruffyMatt

I was wondering: do you have one particular game that you managed to finish, or an achievement you managed to complete that you could call your proudest gaming accomplishment? Something that you can look back on and proudly say, "Yeah. I did that"?

For example, mine is the 7 Day Survivor achievement in the original Dead Rising. To achieve that one you have to last for 7 in-game days (14 hours in real time, not counting loading times) in infinite mode, where your health is constantly dropping, there are no save points, and the supplies are limited and don't respawn. It took me several tries to get that one, but it was incredibly satisfying for me when the achievement unlocked.

EggmanInc

how did Eggboss Maw's power work? What was the plan for that?

tvguru

Ever since Creams map showed up in the comics a lot of people have been wondering wh...

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On this episode of the BumbleKast, Ian and Kyle return to the topic of games they haven't played. This time, we explore Ian's ignorance!

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Your hosts:

Ian "BumbleKing" Flynn - Head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog comics for IDW Publishing and Mega Man for Archie Comics, also writing for Archie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Kyle "KyleJCrb" Crouse - Founder & Administrator of the KNGI Network, host of the Nitro Game Injection video game music podcast

Featuring our special guest:

Aleah "Kureejii Lea" Baker - Writer, colorist, letterer, and character designer for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Universe for Archie Comics

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Check out BumbleKing Comics and the KNGI Network

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Original music in this episode composed by Ken "coda" Snyder, used with permission – Check out his music on Bandcamp Intro remix version by Tee Lopes! Special Thanks to our friends at Noise Channel! Pay what you want for the theme song and more great music as part of their charity compilation Noisechan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptunes

Want to have your product promoted on the show? Check out the Patreon site to find out how!

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Priority Q&A

Andrew D.

If either of you owned the rights to the Sonic franchise, what changes would you implement to the games, comics, shows, etc? Note: For the comic, I’m not asking for upcoming plans. This would be more like things out of your control such as the way characters are handled, ideas you aren’t allowed to use, extra books like Sonic Universe was for Archie, etc.

IanWaffles

Ian, going back to your pre super genesis wave run on the Archie comics I noticed that the way you wrote Sonic seemed different from the way you’ve written him since. Sonic is much more aggressive, arrogant, and hot headed. He is much more likely to resort to violence like running across the continent to ram into Eggman and then laughing about it or threatening Eggman with a 5 minute head start. Of course Eggman is a villain, but it’s a very sharp contrast to his usual light hearted attitude in your later comics. Sonic was also egotistical in the case of the Tails and Fiona situation. He’s very often scowling or annoyed with friends and foes alike, and very often undermines authority and boasts about it. I wanted to know what was your reasoning for taking the character in this direction or was this never your intention in the first place? Either way I think it gave the character an nice level of depth to balance out his usual attitude, so thank you.

Scruffymatt

Hey fellas, I hope you're having a good podcast. :)

While recently watching our friend Syn streaming Sonic Adventure, I noted what a powerful and iconic moment it is when Sonic transforms into Super Sonic for the final boss fight. I think that it may just be the best Super Sonic transformation moment in any of the games - Sonic Adventure 2's transformation sequence is memorable, but for entirely different reasons. :P

So I was wondering: what are some of your favourite memorable and iconic moments from the Sonic games?

Standard Q&A

Michael B.

On this episode of the BumbleKast, Ian and Kyle return to the topic of games they haven't played. This time, we explore Ian's ignorance!

Patreon Perk – Jump the Q&A: 33:20

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Show Information

Your hosts:

Ian "BumbleKing" Flynn - Head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog comics for IDW Publishing and Mega Man for Archie Comics, also writing for Archie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Kyle "KyleJCrb" Crouse - Founder & Administrator of the KNGI Network, host of the Nitro Game Injection video game music podcast

Featuring our special guest:

Aleah "Kureejii Lea" Baker - Writer, colorist, letterer, and character designer for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Universe for Archie Comics

Subscribe and listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play

RSS Feed for podcast apps and readers

Check out BumbleKing Comics and the KNGI Network

Like BumbleKing Comics & KNGI on Facebook

Follow @BumbleKast, @IanFlynnBKC & @KyleJCrb on Twitter

Get some BumbleGear at the BumbleStore - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/bumblestore/

Original music in this episode composed by Ken "coda" Snyder, used with permission – Check out his music on Bandcamp Intro remix version by Tee Lopes! Special Thanks to our friends at Noise Channel! Pay what you want for the theme song and more great music as part of their charity compilation Noisechan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptunes

Want to have your product promoted on the show? Check out the Patreon site to find out how!

Want to ask us a question? Ask at:

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Priority Q&A

Andrew D.

If either of you owned the rights to the Sonic franchise, what changes would you implement to the games, comics, shows, etc? Note: For the comic, I’m not asking for upcoming plans. This would be more like things out of your control such as the way characters are handled, ideas you aren’t allowed to use, extra books like Sonic Universe was for Archie, etc.

IanWaffles

Ian, going back to your pre super genesis wave run on the Archie comics I noticed that the way you wrote Sonic seemed different from the way you’ve written him since. Sonic is much more aggressive, arrogant, and hot headed. He is much more likely to resort to violence like running across the continent to ram into Eggman and then laughing about it or threatening Eggman with a 5 minute head start. Of course Eggman is a villain, but it’s a very sharp contrast to his usual light hearted attitude in your later comics. Sonic was also egotistical in the case of the Tails and Fiona situation. He’s very often scowling or annoyed with friends and foes alike, and very often undermines authority and boasts about it. I wanted to know what was your reasoning for taking the character in this direction or was this never your intention in the first place? Either way I think it gave the character an nice level of depth to balance out his usual attitude, so thank you.

Scruffymatt

Hey fellas, I hope you're having a good podcast. :)

While recently watching our friend Syn streaming Sonic Adventure, I noted what a powerful and iconic moment it is when Sonic transforms into Super Sonic for the final boss fight. I think that it may just be the best Super Sonic transformation moment in any of the games - Sonic Adventure 2's transformation sequence is memorable, but for entirely different reasons. :P

So I was wondering: what are some of your favourite memorable and iconic moments from the Sonic games?

Standard Q&A

Michael B.

-I know that it's highly unlikely that this would ever happen given Sega's somewhat strict guidelines. But I would love to see some interaction between humans and mobians that are not just sonic and co visiting the planet. Maybe their could be mobians that settled on the human planet?

The KNGI Network is the home of radio shows and podcasts dedicated to the promotion and preservation of video game music, independent music communities, and gaming culture.

On this episode, Ian & Kyle welcome Sonic comic alumn Aleah Baker for an extra-long, Q&A-heavy episode!

Jump to the interview with Aleah Baker: 4:40

Jump to the Q&A with Aleah Baker: 34:10

Patreon Perk – Jump the Q&A: 1:48

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Show Information

Your hosts:

Ian "BumbleKing" Flynn - Head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog comics for IDW Publishing and Mega Man for Archie Comics, also writing for Archie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Kyle "KyleJCrb" Crouse - Founder & Administrator of the KNGI Network, host of the Nitro Game Injection video game music podcast

Featuring our special guest:

Aleah "Kureejii Lea" Baker - Writer, colorist, letterer, and character designer for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Universe for Archie Comics

Subscribe and listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play

RSS Feed for podcast apps and readers

Check out BumbleKing Comics and the KNGI Network

Like BumbleKing Comics & KNGI on Facebook

Follow @BumbleKast, @IanFlynnBKC & @KyleJCrb on Twitter

Get some BumbleGear at the BumbleStore - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/bumblestore/

Original music in this episode composed by Ken "coda" Snyder, used with permission – Check out his music on Bandcamp Intro remix version by Tee Lopes! Special Thanks to our friends at Noise Channel! Pay what you want for the theme song and more great music as part of their charity compilation Noisechan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptunes

Want to have your product promoted on the show? Check out the Patreon site to find out how!

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ALEAH BAKER Q&A

DigammaFWau

Does Aleah ever plan on writing for IDW sonic?

SonicBlueRanger

do you have any ideas for the IDW comic?

John T.

is Aleah Baker still working for archie or is she working elsewhere? I ADORED her work on the sonic comic and want to see more ^^

SuchSavings

Does Aleah Baker ever plan on writing for IDW Sonic? Her stuff on Archie was great! (some fans go so far as to say she's better than you are)

ScruffyMatt

Hi Aleah! I was wondering if you had follow-up plans for the Spark of Life arc. Anything you can reveal to us about what you wanted to do with Nicole, Phage, Dr. Ellidy, etc?

NiTROACTiVE

do you suppose you can now show us the new designs you created for Hershey the Cat and Saffron Bee you had prepared before the Archie Sonic reboot that you talked about on the Bumbleking Comics forums over 3 years ago?

Connall T

what was the conception behind the making of the Egg Boss Abyss the Squid? A shame we never got to know more of her, but hoping to know more about how she came to be!

KA

-Did you picture [the] Aquatic characters to have any unique abilities or quirks?

-What are Clove’s Hobbies?

-What did you keep in mind when designing characters?

PC The Unicorn

Were you setting up a possible Blues/Quake Woman romance in the Archie Megaman comics?

HomuraTheBest

What was the main inspiration for the Pronghorn Sisters? In your mind, [what] was the ideal ending for them? Also, this is a bit spoiler-y, but did they grow up as orphans or at the very least poor?

Sonic Legacy

Where would Clove and Cassia's story have gone, had the Archie comics not been cancelled?

Markzilla

Would Cassia and Clove eventually turn good?

The KNGI Network is the home of radio shows and podcasts dedicated to the promotion and preservation of video game music, independent music communities, and gaming culture.

On this episode, Ian & Kyle welcome Sonic comic alumn Aleah Baker for an extra-long, Q&A-heavy episode!

Jump to the interview with Aleah Baker: 4:40

Jump to the Q&A with Aleah Baker: 34:10

Patreon Perk – Jump the Q&A: 1:48

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Your hosts:

Ian "BumbleKing" Flynn - Head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog comics for IDW Publishing and Mega Man for Archie Comics, also writing for Archie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Kyle "KyleJCrb" Crouse - Founder & Administrator of the KNGI Network, host of the Nitro Game Injection video game music podcast

Featuring our special guest:

Aleah "Kureejii Lea" Baker - Writer, colorist, letterer, and character designer for Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Universe for Archie Comics

Subscribe and listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play

RSS Feed for podcast apps and readers

Check out BumbleKing Comics and the KNGI Network

Like BumbleKing Comics & KNGI on Facebook

Follow @BumbleKast, @IanFlynnBKC & @KyleJCrb on Twitter

Get some BumbleGear at the BumbleStore - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/bumblestore/

Original music in this episode composed by Ken "coda" Snyder, used with permission – Check out his music on Bandcamp Intro remix version by Tee Lopes! Special Thanks to our friends at Noise Channel! Pay what you want for the theme song and more great music as part of their charity compilation Noisechan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptunes

Want to have your product promoted on the show? Check out the Patreon site to find out how!

Want to ask us a question? Ask at:

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ALEAH BAKER Q&A

DigammaFWau

Does Aleah ever plan on writing for IDW sonic?

SonicBlueRanger

do you have any ideas for the IDW comic?

John T.

is Aleah Baker still working for archie or is she working elsewhere? I ADORED her work on the sonic comic and want to see more ^^

SuchSavings

Does Aleah Baker ever plan on writing for IDW Sonic? Her stuff on Archie was great! (some fans go so far as to say she's better than you are)

ScruffyMatt

Hi Aleah! I was wondering if you had follow-up plans for the Spark of Life arc. Anything you can reveal to us about what you wanted to do with Nicole, Phage, Dr. Ellidy, etc?

NiTROACTiVE

do you suppose you can now show us the new designs you created for Hershey the Cat and Saffron Bee you had prepared before the Archie Sonic reboot that you talked about on the Bumbleking Comics forums over 3 years ago?

Connall T

what was the conception behind the making of the Egg Boss Abyss the Squid? A shame we never got to know more of her, but hoping to know more about how she came to be!

KA

-Did you picture [the] Aquatic characters to have any unique abilities or quirks?

-What are Clove’s Hobbies?

-What did you keep in mind when designing characters?

PC The Unicorn

Were you setting up a possible Blues/Quake Woman romance in the Archie Megaman comics?

HomuraTheBest

What was the main inspiration for the Pronghorn Sisters? In your mind, [what] was the ideal ending for them? Also, this is a bit spoiler-y, but did they grow up as orphans or at the very least poor?

Sonic Legacy

Where would Clove and Cassia's story have gone, had the Archie comics not been cancelled?

Markzilla

Would Cassia and Clove eventually turn good?

Lee H.

It would be nice if Aleah Baker got a "Special Thanks" credit in Sonic Mania Plus for Ray's new shoes.

PATREON PRIORITY Q&A

Scruffymatt

Howdy fellas, how's things?

Just a short and quick one this time, as I think it's time to settle this debate once and for all. So which is the correct pronunciation: Hy-dro City, or Hy-dross-ity?

Andrew D.

How is Mecha Sonic from Sonic 3 & Knuckles related to the robotic Sonics in this new reboot?

Thank you all seeing us this far! We celebrate one hundred episodes with one hundred of your questions!

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Show Information

Your hosts:

Ian "BumbleKing" Flynn - Head writer of Sonic the Hedgehog comics for IDW Publishing and Mega Man for Archie Comics, also writing for Archie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more

Kyle "KyleJCrb" Crouse - Founder & Administrator of the KNGI Network, host of the Nitro Game Injection video game music podcast

Subscribe and listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play

RSS Feed for podcast apps and readers

Check out BumbleKing Comics and the KNGI Network

Like BumbleKing Comics & KNGI on Facebook

Follow @BumbleKast, @IanFlynnBKC & @KyleJCrb on Twitter

Get some BumbleGear at the BumbleStore - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/bumblestore/

Original music in this episode composed by Ken "coda" Snyder, used with permission – Check out his music on Bandcamp Intro remix version by Tee Lopes! Special Thanks to our friends at Noise Channel! Pay what you want for the theme song and more great music as part of their charity compilation Noisechan & Nugget: Adventures in Chiptunes

Want to have your product promoted on the show? Check out the Patreon site to find out how!

Want to ask us a question? Ask at:

Twitter at @BumbleKast

Email bumblekast [at] yahoo [dot] com

YouTube comments

Patrons can post on Patreon – https://patreon.com/bumblekast

Master list of all Q&A questions: https://bumbleking.com/bumblekast/BK100QA.doc