New to Sonic the Comic?

Kintobor tells a story. Art by Adam "T-Bird" Tuff.

New to Sonic the Comic? (or New to STC?) is a feature exclusive to Sonic the Comic Online. Although it does not appear within the pages of the comic itself, instead linked to from the latest issue's home page, the feature's contents are tied to the comic's history, which it attempts to explain to new readers.

History

Due to STC-O's slow updating schedule and the length of time since the print run's release, new Boomers were complaining that the stories were hard to get into without a knowledge of the universe's history. Although the Data Zone goes some way to describe characters and recent events, it was felt that a more general explanation of Sonic the Comic's history was needed.

"New to STC?" is a story narrated by the Kintobor Computer. Told in panels, the tale covers Mobian history and the creation of Sonic the Hedgehog as Mobius' best-known hero.

Three panels were available on launch (alongside Issue 261), briefly covering Sonic's transformation into a blue hedgehog and the accident that turned Doctor Kintobor into Doctor Ivo Robotnik. More of the story is due to be released periodically.

Initial uploads

The feature's format is unique as it offers different artists the chance to contribute a part of the story. As of the release of Issue 261, three artists have provided a panel each:

• Adam "T-Bird" Tuff
• Michael "Stiv" Stephenson
• Michael Corker

The feature was updated on the 5th June with three more panels:

• Jin Chan Yum Wai
• Jon Gray and Pete Murphy
• Pete Murphy

By the end of the anniversary year, the feature included 45 panels over 15 "pages" and dozens of artists, both new and from the print days of STC.

Artists and Scenes

1. Freedom Fighters base at Buddy's Bistro with the Kintobor Computer - Adam "T-Bird" Tuff
2. Kintobor's Laboratory and The Origin of Sonic - Michael 'Stiv' Stephenson
3. Doctor Kintobor's transformation to Doctor Robotnik - Michael Corker
4. Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails fighting Coconuts and Buzzer Badniks near the Death Egg - Jin Chan Yum Wai
5. Super Sonic attacks the Death Egg robot - Jon Gray with Pete Murphy
6. Sonic trapped in time by the Omni-Viewer - Pete Murphy
7. Robotnik and his Troopers take over Mobius - Dean Shanghanoo
8. Freedom Fighters attack Troopers - Marcus Stockley
9. Introduction to Amy Rose, Shortfuse the Cybernik and Captain Plunder/Filch - Matthew Bramble
10. Robotnik, Metallix, Grimer, Metamorphia, Nutzan Bolt and Grouchio Marxio - Carl Flint
11. Tails, Morain, Errol Blackthorn and Trogg at the Nameless Zone's Dimension Bridge - Dave Windett
12. Knuckles the Echidna fights Sonic "near" the Floating Island - Ferran Rodriguez
13. Sonic and Knuckles fight EggRobos in the Lava Reef Zone - Pete Murphy
14. Knuckles welcomes the Emerald Hill folk to the Mushroom Hill Zone - Marcus Stockley
15. Robotnik with treacherous robots Commander Brutus and the Brotherhood of Metallix - Seumidh MacDonald
16. Sonic and the Chaotix Crew fight the Metallix in Citadel Robotnik - Zak Simmonds-Hurn
17. Porker Lewis leaves the Freedom Fighters - Pete Murphy
18. Brutus' Revolution and Tails' coming of age - Seumidh MacDonald
19. Super Sonic Running Wild - Nigel Kitching
20. The Omni-Viewer slows down time for Super Sonic - Dawn Best
21. Shortfuse joins the Freedom Fighters - Chris Gould
22. Robotnik and Doctor Zachary enslave the Emerald Hill folk - Lynne Triplett
23. Freedom Fighters show Solidarity against Vermin the Cybernik and Robotnik's Badniks - Stiv and Matt Dittmer
24. Super Sonic returns - Richard Elson and Pete Murphy
25. The Final Victory - Miles Arquio
26. The Drakon Empire and Agent X, plus members of the Doctor Robotnik Appreciation Tribe - Marcus Stockley and Matt Dittmer
27. Future members of the League of Super-Evil Villains, plus Ultra-Duck - Chris Gould
28. Norris Wimple and Fabian Vane - Marcus Stockley
29. Super Sonic befriends Ebony - Thalia Evans
30. Robotnik betrays the Drakons and becomes a God - Michael Corker
31. Tails fights Baa Humbug - Roberto Corona
32. Amy and Tekno the Canary travel through the Ring of Eternity - Adamis and Pete Murphy
33. Roubal and the Nameless Zone reach a truce - Marcus Stockley
34. Sonic on the run in Shanazar - Philip Chapman
35. Worlds Collide and Robotnik is defeated once more - Nigel Dobbyn
36. Tekno and Sonic fight with Set - Alex Willmore
37. Game Over - Tracy Yardley and Matt Dittmer
38. Chaos is released - Matthew Bramble
39. Johnny Lightfoot is killed - Adamis
40. Sonic visits Knuckles and Tikal before the Great War - Kieran Gates
41. Ebony re-merges Sonic and Super Sonic - India Swift
42. An updated vision of STC's final panel - Michael Corker
43. Raising of the Floating Island, return of the Drakons and hints of Tekno & Shorty - Nigel Dobbyn
44. Nameless Zone supremacy, Big the Cat meets Buddy, plus appearances from Max Gamble, Father Christmas, Blaze the Cat, Silver the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog - Adamis and Matt Dittmer
45. Megadroid's origin is cut short (with appearances from the Reference Cupboard, a Brutus mug, a Decap Attack toy and the covers of Issue 223 and Issue 224

Trivia

• The format of the Kintobor Computer communicating STC's history directly to the readers is identical to Issue 25's Prologue: Once Upon a Planet..., plus subsequent stories Part 1: Kintobor spelled backwards is... and Part 2: A Tale of Tails. This feature can be considered a spiritual successor, although it covers much of the same content.

External links

• New to STC? at STC Online