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Ian and Kyle take a flight of fancy through the brief but excellent history of Kid Icarus.

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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

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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! Want to ask us a question? Ask at:

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  PATREON PRIORITY Q&A ScruffyMatt If you were planning a Sonic marathon, which games would you consider vital to include, which ones would be maybes, and which games would you avoid at all costs? In this scenario, imagine that you have no time restraints, and the entire Sonic games library is available to you.

AE Double When it comes to series that focus on non-human characters and nobody liking the human characters (like Transformers and Godzilla), opinions on human characters in the Sonic series that aren’t Eggman? (We all know we love Eggman!)

Andrew D. You are each given the reigns to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Fighter Pass DLC. Anything within reason goes. That means any video game character can be chosen - potentially being able to break that rule, but within reason. Question: Who would you each personally choose for the five fighters, each of their stages, and some must haves for stage music? Bonus: Now lose one of those awesome choices because Joker was chosen. Who will you remove?

STANDARD Q&A Jim Over the past year of the IDW Sonic comics we have seen three new male villains, and a possibly a third brand new female hero character based off one of the revealed Sonic Annual covers. I’m sure a major focus will be to further establish these new characters, but do you think we will we be seeing any new villainesses or male hero characters in the IDW comic series later on?  

Brodie M. Hey, guys. If Sega continued their partnership with Archie on the original Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series, how would you have celebrated the 300th issue and planned to reach 400 issues?  

James M. Ian, could pre-SGW Silver somehow be the love child of Amy and Shadow?

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.

Ian and Kyle take a flight of fancy through the brief but excellent history of Kid Icarus.

Patreon Perk – Jump the Q&A: 30:40 Support the show on Patreon! Check out BumbleKast Gaming on Twitch! Shop the BumbleStore!

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

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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! Want to ask us a question? Ask at:

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  PATREON PRIORITY Q&A ScruffyMatt If you were planning a Sonic marathon, which games would you consider vital to include, which ones would be maybes, and which games would you avoid at all costs? In this scenario, imagine that you have no time restraints, and the entire Sonic games library is available to you.

AE Double When it comes to series that focus on non-human characters and nobody liking the human characters (like Transformers and Godzilla), opinions on human characters in the Sonic series that aren’t Eggman? (We all know we love Eggman!)

Andrew D. You are each given the reigns to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Fighter Pass DLC. Anything within reason goes. That means any video game character can be chosen - potentially being able to break that rule, but within reason. Question: Who would you each personally choose for the five fighters, each of their stages, and some must haves for stage music? Bonus: Now lose one of those awesome choices because Joker was chosen. Who will you remove?

STANDARD Q&A Jim Over the past year of the IDW Sonic comics we have seen three new male villains, and a possibly a third brand new female hero character based off one of the revealed Sonic Annual covers. I’m sure a major focus will be to further establish these new characters, but do you think we will we be seeing any new villainesses or male hero characters in the IDW comic series later on?  

Brodie M. Hey, guys. If Sega continued their partnership with Archie on the original Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series, how would you have celebrated the 300th issue and planned to reach 400 issues?  

James M. Ian, could pre-SGW Silver somehow be the love child of Amy and Shadow?

Ian & Kyle talk about the recent year of Sonic - the success of the comics, the hopes for Team Sonic Racing, and the dread over the movie.

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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 Chiptune

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PATREON PRIORITY Q&A ScruffyMatt Greeting and salutations! I have a question for Ian this episode (sorry, Kyle!). The ending of Sonic Mania, with classic Sonic being whisked away by the Phantom Ruby, very clearly leads into his appearance in Sonic Forces. Then at the end of Sonic Forces, Sonic is returned to his own time, but I'm unsure as to what officially happens next. Both Sonic Mania Adventures and Sonic Mania Plus: Encore Mode begin with Sonic warping back into Angel Island zone before branching off in separate directions. Do you know if either of these is considered the canon conclusion to Sonic Mania? Arryn what genre you haven’t done yet in your professional [career] that you wanted to do? Andrew D. If Archie’s Mega Man were ever to return, how would you approach the Genesis Nexus that was created at the end of Worlds Unite, since it was tied into the now defunct Archie Sonic (wow, it feels so sad saying that)? How would Mr. X be handled without the crossover being a part of his background? And if IDW decided to pick up the license, would it be forced to be rebooted? Are the Archie exclusive Mega Man characters owned exclusively by Capcom? And if IDW were allowed to pick up the Archie Mega Man comic where it left off, would we then be allowed to see the Genesis Nexus storyline finished, despite it now being a different Sonic, or perhaps just having the license to each franchise would be enough to have Sonic simply mentioned by Mega Man without them actually meeting again? Basically, I’m really interested in knowing what can and can’t be done in these situations, that is, either Archie continuing the comic or IDW getting the license and either rebooting it or continuing it.  

STANDARD Q&A Almiron R. my question for you, is to know is you want to make a new multiverse for IDW Sonic in the future, like what scenarios you have in mind? James M. what were Scourge the Hedgehog’s evil plans before the Super Genesis Wave happened? Liam B. I have a question about Mobius: 30-Years-Later.  I love the Tails and Mina coupling, but why was that chosen?  Is there any backstory for it as to how it happened or its backstory?  If not, why was it chosen, from a writers standpoint?

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.

Ian & Kyle talk about the recent year of Sonic - the success of the comics, the hopes for Team Sonic Racing, and the dread over the movie.

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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 Chiptune

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PATREON PRIORITY Q&A ScruffyMatt Greeting and salutations! I have a question for Ian this episode (sorry, Kyle!). The ending of Sonic Mania, with classic Sonic being whisked away by the Phantom Ruby, very clearly leads into his appearance in Sonic Forces. Then at the end of Sonic Forces, Sonic is returned to his own time, but I'm unsure as to what officially happens next. Both Sonic Mania Adventures and Sonic Mania Plus: Encore Mode begin with Sonic warping back into Angel Island zone before branching off in separate directions. Do you know if either of these is considered the canon conclusion to Sonic Mania? Arryn what genre you haven’t done yet in your professional [career] that you wanted to do? Andrew D. If Archie’s Mega Man were ever to return, how would you approach the Genesis Nexus that was created at the end of Worlds Unite, since it was tied into the now defunct Archie Sonic (wow, it feels so sad saying that)? How would Mr. X be handled without the crossover being a part of his background? And if IDW decided to pick up the license, would it be forced to be rebooted? Are the Archie exclusive Mega Man characters owned exclusively by Capcom? And if IDW were allowed to pick up the Archie Mega Man comic where it left off, would we then be allowed to see the Genesis Nexus storyline finished, despite it now being a different Sonic, or perhaps just having the license to each franchise would be enough to have Sonic simply mentioned by Mega Man without them actually meeting again? Basically, I’m really interested in knowing what can and can’t be done in these situations, that is, either Archie continuing the comic or IDW getting the license and either rebooting it or continuing it.  

STANDARD Q&A Almiron R. my question for you, is to know is you want to make a new multiverse for IDW Sonic in the future, like what scenarios you have in mind? James M. what were Scourge the Hedgehog’s evil plans before the Super Genesis Wave happened? Liam B. I have a question about Mobius: 30-Years-Later.  I love the Tails and Mina coupling, but why was that chosen?  Is there any backstory for it as to how it happened or its backstory?  If not, why was it chosen, from a writers standpoint?

Ian & Kyle discuss the finale to a decade of the MCU. Spoiler-free at the beginning, and with plenty of warning before we go full spoilers. Patreon Perk – Jump the Q&A: 46:15 Check out the video of this episode!

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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 Chiptune

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PATREON PRIORITY Q&A ScruffyMatt Hey there guys, I have a question for you! (I know! Shocking, isn't it?) There have been persistent rumours for a few years now that Rocksteady has been working on a new Batman: Arkham game, but so far we haven't heard anything official. Would you like to see them do a new Arkham game, or prefer to see something else from them instead? Another superhero, perhaps? In either case, what would you like to see in such a game? Connall T In the Mega Man comics, there was this anti-robot terrorist group which was around during both the classic area and the X series. If the series continued, does that mean we would have seen other human antagonists like Theo and Simone? Plus, would Dr. Weil from the Zero series had been a part of it? Seems like the kind of guy who would have wanted to one up the Reploids. Arryn I put one here, I use to talk to George RR Martin about development character asking him character development, he said the best way to develop a character by taking away what means most to them. To the main point to Flynn would ever break sonic leg or legs in a way for him to rediscover himself.   STANDARD Q&A DoubleAMR_9 Just a question for you about Whisper the Wolf. Does she have a backstory in the works regarding her past experience with Eggman and her disdain of Shadow, or is that being left up to fan interpretation? Clay A. Will we see any (mainline, not miniseries or one-offs) issues in IDW Sonic series that focus on only Sonic (or other characters not Sonic, to spice it up)? It's always Sonic with one or more people, and I feel the formula is starting to run a little dry. James M. Ian, before the end of Archie Sonic, what were your long-term plans for Honey the Cat? Brodie M. How would you feel if the Archie and IDW characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics were introduced into the games? IMagoo04 How to I become sonic freedom fighters

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.

Ian & Kyle discuss the finale to a decade of the MCU. Spoiler-free at the beginning, and with plenty of warning before we go full spoilers. Patreon Perk – Jump the Q&A: 46:15 Check out the video of this episode!

Support the show on Patreon! Check out BumbleKast Gaming on Twitch! Shop the BumbleStore!

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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 Chiptune

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PATREON PRIORITY Q&A ScruffyMatt Hey there guys, I have a question for you! (I know! Shocking, isn't it?) There have been persistent rumours for a few years now that Rocksteady has been working on a new Batman: Arkham game, but so far we haven't heard anything official. Would you like to see them do a new Arkham game, or prefer to see something else from them instead? Another superhero, perhaps? In either case, what would you like to see in such a game? Connall T In the Mega Man comics, there was this anti-robot terrorist group which was around during both the classic area and the X series. If the series continued, does that mean we would have seen other human antagonists like Theo and Simone? Plus, would Dr. Weil from the Zero series had been a part of it? Seems like the kind of guy who would have wanted to one up the Reploids. Arryn I put one here, I use to talk to George RR Martin about development character asking him character development, he said the best way to develop a character by taking away what means most to them. To the main point to Flynn would ever break sonic leg or legs in a way for him to rediscover himself.   STANDARD Q&A DoubleAMR_9 Just a question for you about Whisper the Wolf. Does she have a backstory in the works regarding her past experience with Eggman and her disdain of Shadow, or is that being left up to fan interpretation? Clay A. Will we see any (mainline, not miniseries or one-offs) issues in IDW Sonic series that focus on only Sonic (or other characters not Sonic, to spice it up)? It's always Sonic with one or more people, and I feel the formula is starting to run a little dry. James M. Ian, before the end of Archie Sonic, what were your long-term plans for Honey the Cat? Brodie M. How would you feel if the Archie and IDW characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog comics were introduced into the games? IMagoo04 How to I become sonic freedom fighters

On this episode, Ian & Kyle geek out about the new black hole findings, then they talk about the newest DC movie, Shazam.

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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 Chiptune

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PATREON PRIORITY Q&A ScruffyMatt Hey fellas, how's it going? The latest Bumblekast episode got me hyped for Bumblekwest, and so I went back to season three of the Bumblekast to listen to when you talked about some of the other roleplaying games you'd played and the characters you'd had I was wondering what some of your most memorable (and hilarious) moments were from those games? Did you ever come up with an utterly ridiculous plan that had no chance of working, and yet it worked because you rolled really high? Did you ever roll a natural one and fail in a most amusing fashion?

STANDARD Q&A Kudamon2006 How big is Tangle the Lemur?

Asyra04 [As a follow-up regarding Shadow not working for GUN:] Okay I'm sorry. Does that mean they're essentially contractors? Or are they just like the Freedom Fighters where they just sort of butt into everything and G.U.N just sort of shrugs and goes, "OH WELL, GET THEM BRIEFED I GUESS!?"

Brodie M Would you like to have a crossover between Sonic and the Marvel Universe(such as the Avengers, Spider-Man, the X-Men and Fantastic Four)?

SwissChaosRoll Hi, I'm currently trying to make a hero team, with inspiration being from the Sonic series. Do you have any advice?

William C If I remember right, you once said you had ideas or aspirations for a Donkey Kong comic, yeah? I was wondering, purely hypothetically, would such a comic require Donkey Kong (and Diddy and Dixie and whoever) to talk? Or could they stay silent?