The original Q Zone logo, complete with what "Q" could mean.
Q Zone was a regular feature in Sonic the Comic dedicated to helping Boomers with difficult video games. The section, manned by David Gibbon (although occasionally by Tony Takoushi at the start) featured games that received the most questions about them on the Data Strip or through Speedlines. Occasionally, a Q&A special appeared that actually posted reader questions with a brief answer. "Tips & Cheats" editions largely focused on cheat codes. There were also entire pages (and sometimes over several issues) on just one game, particularly a new one that was causing some trouble (such as Aladdin and Earthworm Jim). Occasionally, these would be "Sonic Solved!" segments for older Sonic games, largely to stop readers asking about the same games all the time.
Most editions of Q Zone had a "Game Genie update" that listed some Game Genie codes for selected games.
Sonic the Comic Online revived the feature on three occasions. The first two were manned by Stuart Gipp, one of which was a Sonic Mega Collection. Iain Stewart took over in Issue 246 to give a rundown on Sonic the Hedgehog's role in Super Smash Brothers Brawl.
Featured titles[]
The following list contains all games that appeared throughout the Q Zone's history on more than one occasion. Although several games appeared on more than one console, they have been consolidated for the sake of this list (at least for now). The only exceptions are the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Each title is listed by the number of times it appeared:
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - 17
- Aladdin - 8
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 8
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GG/MS) - 7
- Earthworm Jim - 6
- Sonic & Knuckles - 6
- Sonic Chaos - 6
- Chuck Rock - 5
- Ecco the Dolphin - 5
- The Jungle Book - 5
- Micro Machines - 5
- The Lion King - 5
- Alien 3 - 4
- Batman Returns - 4
- FIFA '95 - 4
- Lemmings - 4
- Sonic the Hedgehog - 4
- Ecco: The Tides of Time - 3
- James Bond: The Duel - 3
- James Pond: Robocod - 3
- Jungle Strike - 3
- Mickey Mania - 3
- Revenge of Shinobi - 3
- Sonic Spinball - 3
- Streets of Rage 2 - 3
- Alex Kidd in Miracle World - 2
- Asterix - 2
- Bart vs the Space Mutants - 2
- Batman Forever - 2
- Beavis and Butt-head - 2
- Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind - 2
- Earthworm Jim 2 - 2
- Eternal Champions - 2
- Fatal Fury - 2
- Golden Axe - 2
- Pete Sampras Tennis - 2
- Road Rash 2 - 2
- Road Rash 3 - 2
- Robocop versus The Terminator - 2
- Rocket Knight Adventures - 2
- Rolo to the Rescue - 2
- Silpheed - 2
- Sonic CD - 2
- Sonic Mega Collection - 2
- Star Wars - 2
- Streets of Rage - 2
- Taz-Mania - 2
- The Ninja - 2
- Thunderhawk - 2
- Tiny Toon Adventures - 2
- Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Lair - 2
- World of Illusion - 2
- X-Men - 2
Special editions[]
On occasion, the usual Q Zone would be replaced by a special dedicated to one particular game. Many of them would run over several parts, especially when revisiting the Sonic games.
- Issue 4 - James Bond: The Duel
- Issue 8 - Tiny Toon Adventures
- Issue 11 - Bubsy
- Issue 19 - Street Fighter II
- Issue 20 - Aladdin
- Issue 23 to Issue 26 - Sonic Chaos
- Issue 28 - The Jungle Book
- Issue 32 to Issue 33 - Eternal Champions
- Issue 34 to Issue 37 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Issue 41 to Issue 42 - The Jungle Book
- Issue 43 to Issue 44 - Sonic & Knuckles
- Issue 46 to Issue 47 - The Lion King
- Issue 50 - Sonic & Knuckles Q&A
- Issue 51 to Issue 52 - Earthworm Jim
- Issue 54 to Issue 55 - Mickey Mania
- Issue 58 to Issue 60 - FIFA '95
- Issue 64 to Issue 66 - Road Rash 3
- Issue 69 to Issue 70 - Batman Forever
- Issue 71 to Issue 72 - Beavis and Butt-head
- Issue 75 - Ecco: The Tides of Time
- Issue 76 - Ecco the Dolphin
- Issue 77 - Micro Machines '96
- Issue 79 to Issue 80 - Earthworm Jim 2
- Issue 82 - Vectorman
- Issue 84 to Issue 85 - Sonic the Hedgehog
- Issue 86 to Issue 87 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Issue 89 to Issue 95 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3