Experimental issue #74 and the epicly-large #75 have been updated to the site! #74 had been completed a week after the 'amazing' #73, but I didn't feel it was up to scratch. To hell with that, it's up now.

 

The 3rd Spriter's Choice Awards occured this month and the final votes were released on STCOSSCACC last night. It was the best haul The Mobian Sprite Comic's ever got so I thank all that voted for it, especially for those that voted for Best Comic and Best Ongoing Storyline (for the Shadow arc). Well done to the others that grabbed awards too. :)

 

The chapters upto C.10 of Boomer Zone will be added to the site tonight. They've all been done, I'm on a school computer which bans everything! >_<

 

Another update tonight!

 

-- Scott

 

My goodness! Over a month since my last update? Well it wasn't, but I just didn't update the news.

 

I've only managed to get #72 and #73 up for you online, and if you hark from STCOSSCACC, you'll have already read em. However, readers from Breath of Speed may be new to the whole franchise, so you may be pleased to know I'm remaking the first few issues, cos they look crap. :)

 

I've got loads I've got to update that I've finished. More Revelations and Not-So Daily Mobians, Fanart from Darkshine and Lakit, 3 more chapters of Boomer Zone in the Fanfiction section and much more. Not to mention the HUGE cast list that's staring at me, waiting to be made. *sigh*

 

And on the days that the Revolution Controller was released...so much for me having too many remote controls in the house...

 

 

Hello there. Again, no rant, but I bring you #71 of The Mobian and a COMPLETELY fixed 2005 Archive! Now you don't have to keep switching locations when you want to read them all!

 

I've also updated Revelations (#5 currently available on STCOSSCACC) and a small STC-M teaser is also viewable on the forum.

 

I hope the temperature converter has been keeping everyone happy with its many uses. :) I know Retro was amazed when he saw it:
"A temperature converter? Man, you must have been bored!"

 

Penultimately, I've signed up for the Webcomic List (as you may see above the latest comic). Unfortunately, I'm having problems with not being able to be voted for, so there's not much point voting yet (if you would at all).

 

Finally, The Mobian is nearly a year old. :) Celebrations abound when the time comes.

 

-- Arch

 

 

 

The Archives have been updated with a Guest Comic by Retro (the first of its kind) and #70, the follow-up, by myself. Posts for guest issues are greatly welcomed, while I'd love it if people that have slightly suggested doing one beforehand follow it up. I love reading them!

 

You've all been treated to a Celsius-to-Fahrenheit temperature converter! Check the bottom of the homepage to use it!

 

:)

 

 

 

Quick update:

 

- Archives of #66 and #67 fixed

- #68 now available

- DSC provides us with an interview

- More sprites in the Sprites section

- Cast, artwork and Boomer Zone still to come.

 

Also, you can get in touch with me at my MSN Space at http://spaces.msn.com/members/archangelffx. It may well be restricted, so give me a bell at archangelffx@hotmail.com beforehand. Also, don't stop coming by the STCOSSCACC; it's increasing in size all the time with great spriters and writers.

 

Not much to say this time around (because I'm meant to be doing coursework) other than there's 2 new issues up for you rather than 1. Unless you've been reading at STCOSSCACC, #66 should be entirely new for you whilst #67 brings the return of the complete story.

 

My mini-rant is to do with 'doctors' who are really just teachers with more letters before and after their name. They may stay on at university after their degree to take a PhD so they become a doctor. In most cases, the extra experience and tuition benefits them and they really excel at the career they choose.

 

Some are egocentric snobs who use their poisition and status to shit all over your hard work and change, twist and transform it until it's no longer your's, just a piece of crap molded in their vision. I'm naming and shaming 'Dr' Changming Wu of Headlands School, Bridlington and Hull College.

 

During the entirity of Year 12, I had a humble old psychology teacher who taught us well but unfortunately had diabetes so had to go to hospital regularly. A witch-hunt persued and he had to resign before he was fired. They decided to draft in two candidates for the new job and see which one we preferred.

 

- A young but experienced Psychology/Sociology with great qualifications and references, who drilled concepts into our heads and spoke with a friendly tounge and in a non-patronizing way.

 

- An aging, experienced dictator who is used to getting Uni students through their final year, attempting to fit 8-week long pieces of coursework into 4 weeks (not accounting for school trips and Uni open days, who can barely speak or understand the English language and will blankly disregard any helpful comment you make until she realises it's true and passes it off as her own.

 

I fucking hate her.

 

Now I have to put with her for the whole of Year 13 as I kinda need Psychology to be a psychologist. Fuck.

 

 

 

 

Mucho progress has been made on the Revelations project and I thank the 13 or so people that have submitted their teams of characters to fight in the WORMS tournament. To celebrate, I've released #4 of Revelations. You may notice that the story's jumped a tad..to find out what's happened since they accquired Arch, you'll need to visit The Mobian board of the STCOSSCACC forum.

 

Sad news as we lose our first member of the spriting community. Spartan has left the STCOSSCACC for personal reasons (at the time of a 'stealing' accusation) so I at The Mobian wishes him the best of luck and hope he continues to sprite and write comics.

 

Finally, because I forgot to mention, we're up to #65 of The Mobian. I've been getting great feedback lately which I'm very happy with, so I hope you're enjoying everything. Remember, if there's something you like about any of my 4 series of comics, let me know via the Guestbook, by email or by commenting on the relevant board at the STCOSSCACC.

 

No, the date isn't lying. It's been a long time since I properly updated this ol' place of mine. To compenate for that, you've got at least 5 new issues to gawp at, plus a new archving system which makes it easier to find them.

 

However, you've still got to wait for the Remakes of the original 5 issues, #4 of Revelations, the cast list, 2 new pieces of fan art and previews for Sonic Rush and the Sonic Gems Collection. Don't say I'm not good to you!

 

 

 

 

Again, no rant to speak of! Barely an update, either!

 

The new Fan Art section is now well and truly open with a contribution from Ray. I hope to receive more at The Mobian too, as my respect for artwork exceeds all others.

 

Retro and Ray have been the 2nd and 3rd to be interviewed. I'm having troubles with one of them, but the other one should hopefully be on the RPI page by the end of the day.

 

You may or may not know (I can't be bothered to check past updates) that I was planning to host Nightcrawler's sprite comic, Nightshade. That was unsuccessful, but I've been re-hired to host HMS' (Hyper Metal Shadow's) sprite comic, Sonic Crash which is considerably longer to date, so you may be treated with that by the end of the weekend too.

 

Concering my own projects, does anyone remember that I write fanfics too? No update on Boomer Zone, but the first chapter of my old fanfic, Grey, should be uploaded tonight and a second chapter is already in progress.

 

Wow, it was more of an update than I thought. See you tonight, hopefully.

 

--Arch

 

 

 

First of all, congratulations to the Labour Party (UK) for winning their third term in office as the Government of the country. Had I been old enough to vote, I would have made sure they got my vote. Unfortunately, the Conservatives still have a tight grip on my home constituency but fortunately, this isn't representitative of the whole country.

 

News on The Mobian is ever present. I'm currently writing #58 of the main strip (a long wait, I know) and it suddenly deviates from the current story. Don't fear, for Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Blizzard will re-appear as soon as my Writer's Block disappears.

 

The Sprites section is still there, I'll soon be working on 8-bit and Battle versions of the little guy, Arch, plus releasing some new poses of the forthcoming star of Revelations, Utility-Bot! On the matter of that comic, I'm not writing Part 3 yet. Just so you know.

 

I'm opening up the website to some fanart. Are there any moments in The Mobian that you feel could do with an artistic touch and recreating in full colour? Or do you feel you'd like to recreate my interpretation of your fan character in a poster? Maybe you'd just like some free advertising for your artwork. :P Any art, beautiful or terrible, will be posted, because I envy all artists.

 

That's all for now. Not even a general rant. Just'd like to mention that the first of my Spriter Interviews are up on the Reviews, Previews, Interviews! page, with Blue Rush being the first to be put under the spotlight.

 

Goodnight!

 

 

 

 

A new sprite section has been added to The Mobian's growing enterprise, detailing the appearances of Arch among the months.

 

Many thanks to Retro, X3, Turbotails, Kintobor and Oz for their contributions and hard work and cheers to everyone I talk to over MSN who inspired me to often make new display pictures. It keeps me on my toes.

 

That's archangelffx@hotmail.com, by the way...

 

 

 

 

What the....an UPDATE? What's this in aid of? 2 months on and I've actually been quite busy, you know, with these things they call AS level exams! Yeah, revision's tough but it's gotta be done, kids. Luckily, in ths hiatus, I've also managed to conjure up a few treats.

 

The Mobian has been update with Issues 53-57 on the Archives page.

 

The new STC Masterpiece revamp has begun and the COMPLETE Issue 1 of STCM, starring Sonic, Sin Scorpion and Team Dark, is hosted here!

 

I've created 3 more Not-So Daily Mobians too, but instead of putting them up here, you can just as easily check them out on the relevant thread at the STCOSSCACC.

 

The Fanfiction zone's also been update with the current 7 chapters of my fanfic, Boomer Zone. It's gone down extremely well at STC Online and if anyone else would like to star in it, give me a bell.

 

The site's also getting another expansion soon, so keep a lookout for more reasons why The Mobian was voted 'Best Website' 2 years running in the Spriter's Choice. Farewell for now!

 

Congratulations! The turn of the month brings about 5 months of The Mobian Sprite Comic! Only 7 months till I can be truly happy....

 

Issue #45 has been updated tonight and I'll probably update with #46....Thursday night. Also (while I 'revise'), I created a new 'Daily Mobian' for you on the Daily Mobian's page. It's been a while.

 

A couple of new sites to visit (mainly picking these two as they've converted from the godawful Freewebs to Tripod). Retro's finally revealed what he's been stewing away at for weeks. Please Don't Feed The Animals is a reworked, Photoshopped edition of the original Team Dark comic and presents us with a totally new format. Another place of interest is Hyperdude's new home for the Team Shadow sprite comic. He finally released a new edition of his comic and it's getting better and better!

 

Throughout the rest of STCOSSCACC, Hysteriabrat has added a voting feature to his Hullabaloo sprite comic and Blizzard has made a wallpaper of his critically-acclaimed cutscene. Also, DSC's Triple R has almost left the first round stages and Madhair has already created 20 issues of his simplistic, yet hilarious, Sprites in Limbo. Check it out if you can.

 

Aside from the 5 month mark for The Mobian, yesterday was a landmark for me in a different respect. Or more of a non-landmark. I don't need to go into it, but something I had waited for, for a long time, seemed to go un-noticed. Never mind.

 

Enjoy the end of The Mobian's Season 3 and keep looking out for new and excellent comics. If you find one you feel I should take a look at, or if someone needs free hosting to get their comic started up, point them at archangelffx@hotmail.com. That's all for now.

 

 

 

The new ARCH Rating System has been introduced into each of The Mobian comics from Issue 44. The Ammended Rating for Comedy and Humour (ARCH for short) will use a star system (1 being the lowest) to signify how funny a comic is intended to be. For example, Issue 44 has 2 stars underneath the title, therefore it isn't intended to be on the funny side.

 

The competition's still open, folks.

 

A site I recommend you visit is www.freewebs.com/fancharacteraid. Created by Retrogamer, it's a step-by-step site covering all the basics and advance techniques related to creating your own fan character. You'll also see Arch in there among with other Mobian favourites, so check it out, especially if you're a new spriter.

 

Speaking of Retro, the guy alerted me to an extremely funny flash animation at www.cecimoz.co.uk/content/flash.htm entitled Ringtone Wa**er. Hilarious, particularly if you're fed up of the Crazy Frog ringtone as much as me.

 

Meh, sorry. Long time, no update.

 

The Mobian Forum's online at http://themobian.proboards45.com. If you want to turn up and see my comics earlier than anyone else, just sign up and meet a new community that enjoys random chat and arcade flash games! I also encourage people to post their own sprite comics and sprites (for ego purposes) so come and have a look.

 

 

Yeah, you read it right! Retro's won 2 I think (Name Those Windows, Dead Man Spotting) while DSC won 1 (Quiz!). This one doesn;t have a prize like the last ones, but it'll boost your ego and your place on the leader table:

 

"The Undertaker's changing but he'll never beat the Kane." --- a line taken from #43 of The Mobian. But which song is it adapted from?

Hint1: I don't like the band :/

Hint2: Read The Mobian #43 to understand.

 

The first correct PM on STCOSSCACC or email to themobian@hotmail.co.uk will win the honours this issue. Good luck.

 

Season 2 is well and truly over. But with the success of The Mobian increasing (75 hits on the homepage in the last 3 days), I'm expanding the comics. On randomly selected days (i.e. when I feel like it) I'll be producing different comics. Depending on what I feel like doing on the day, there'll be 1 of 6 comics to view:

--- The Mobian, the forefront comic on The Mobian website.

--- The Not-so Daily Mobian - Randomly inspired humour from the people at STC-O.

--- STC Masterpieces - The legendary UK comic, in sprite form!

--- Adamis and Kekun - The 2 jokers within The Mobian get their own series.

--- Advent Mobians - A parody on FFVII, this mini-series replaces conventional RPG characters with Sonic and the gang.

--- And another one! - Yet to be decided.

 

6 comics, but the same irregular updates. So while you may be losing out on issues of The Mobian, you could be getting twice as much STC lovin'. It's all pot luck on The Mobian!

 

 

 

 

The first of many Spriter's Choice Awards went underway last week, showcasing the talents and fans of everyone at STCOSSCACC.

 

The rewards in full read out like this:

 

THE SPRITER'S CHOICE AWARDS

Best Fan Character

3rd = Arch and Sin Scorpion
2nd = Retro

1st = MINICLE! This guy has featured in The Twisted World of Minicle, Sonic Sprite Comic and Painkiller and the Spritesheet itself is completely DIY! In SSC, you'll see him appearing from a washing machine and keeping his manners while in Twisted World you'll see him ruling over all on his own island.


Best Custom Background

3rd = Pyramid Base by Dan Baxter
2nd = The Drunken Shredsy by Blizzard

1st = Pinnacle Island by Minicle! Base of operations for the guy himself, it only holds Pinnacle Tower and, in one certain comic, the Biochicken. Also voted for this spriter was Rail Canyon and Minicle's office.


Best Custom Sprite

Joint 2nd =
Guardian Robot by DSC
Vermin the Cybernik by DSC
Dr Zachary by Ben 2K9
Stu (either Advance by Blizzard or Stu-Nik by DSC)

1st = METALLIX by Ben2K9!! This recent addition has been a firm favourite with STC readers and the sprites have been made by poses from Sonic 1, 2, 3, CD AND Chaotix. Genesis sprites.


Best In-Spritesheet Joke

No winners, but valid ones include:

"RAWR! BIG EMPTY SPACE" by DSC.
Lakit turning Retro into Cream by Lakit.
"He looks angry." (concerning STC Super) by Ben 2K9.
E-106 Eta on the Omega sheet.


Best Original Concept

3rd = Retrogamer
2nd = The Biochicken

1st = SIN SCORPION!! He's a scorpion! And a ninja! See Sin's "Ask Sin" thread for details. Credit due to both Sin and DSC for creating the sprite.


Best Recolour

All joint 1st =
Lakit's Super/Hyper Shadow
Lavender (from Girl Power)
Arch ^^


Best Spriter

The one a lot may be wanting to win, it's surprising that there are so many runner's up!

All joint 2nd =

Lakit, DSC, Chaos X3 and Minicle.

1st = BEN2K9! One of the newest to the forum but one of the oldest contributors, Ben has produced some of the most memorable spritesheets yet (STC Super, Zachary, Metallix). He has his name concreted in sprite fame goodness forever!

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Best Interpretation of YOUR fan character

2nd =
Minicle in Sonic Sprite COmic
Kintobor in Turbotails Sprite Comic
Sin in Twisted World

1st = (2 of them)

TEAM DARK COMIC
This comic has been best for Blizzard as the head of security for Blizzard and one of the only appearances of SSC2 in a sprite comic. Made up of almost all fan characters, it has produced many great appearances so far.

PAINKILLER
This comic has largely featured Arch on his way to becoming a Mecha Hunter along with E-106 Eta and Atieate (sp?). It's also seen Retro kicking ass (while remaining his clumsy self) along with Nazo and the surly Sin.


Funniest Comic

3rd =
Sonic Sprite Comic by Dan Baxter
Phonics and Nicholls by Madhair

2nd = Painkiller by Sin Scorpion

1st = TEAM DARK COMIC by Retro. From it's opening issue with the tour of the crazy Team Dark in the Death Egg to random moments (Lakit reducing Spartan to dust, Sin's quest for the Sonic plushie), TD has produced many laugh out loud moments and Retro will continue to churn them out (with the imminent inclusion of the Vending Machine).


Most Original Concept

3rd =
Painkiller
Girl Power

2nd = Team Dark

1st = TWISTED WORLD! Split into 3 seasons and a Christmas special, Minicle has given many new concepts into the world of the sprite comic. The thought that this is all happening inside the mind of Minicle is enough to give anyone the weebls!


Best Storyline

3rd =
The Mobian
Sonic Sprite Comic

2nd = Painkiller

1st = TWISTED WORLD! Again, the 3 or 4 seasons of this provided many classic moments. Since Sonic, Tails and the crew got sucked into the portal after the early issues, it's been down to Team Chaotix to solve the mystery. Of course, if they're involved, it's not gonna work out.


Best Cameo

No winners, but voted were:

ShadowChao in Blizzard's Sprite Comic
Minicle's Transformers parody in PK
Sonic plushie in Team Dark
Fabian Vane in Sonic Sprite Comic


Best Comic

2nd =
Team Dark Comic
Sonic Sprite Comic
Phonics and Nicholls

1st=
PAINKILLER! After a dozen or so issues, Sin's PK has gained a heck of a lot of popularity and it's not surprising it's won. Taking a break at the moment to gather new material, Sin has really made the most of this short time.

And THE MOBIAN! Woot to my comic, I'm quite happy that I've joint won this to say the least. The Mobian is my main comic involving many official and fan characters and many familiar scenarios. I'd just like to say thanks to everyone while I'm here .

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Best Website

Joint 2nd=
www.freewebs.com/teamdarkcomic
http://stcosscacc.proboards37.com
www.freewebs.com/sonicsprite

1st = www.freewebs.com/elcinim
The Twisted World of Minicle has provided many great sprite comics. Find the link for Minicle's Mainframe to see even more of his great sites!

http://themobian.tripod.com
Me again ^^. As well as the main comic, STC Masterpieces, The Not-So Daily Mobian, Nexus and other links can be found there.


Most Effort

2nd =
Kintobor
Blizzard
Sin Scorpion
Dan Baxter
Arch

1st = RETROGAMER! After only a few issues of Team Dark Comic, Retro has showed great signs of how much effort he's put in. His own poses of REtrogamer and the Megadrive Cannon have doubled his respect by his fans.


Biggest Improvement

All joint winners

Archangelffx (my first issue was shoddy as hell)
Blizzard
Hyperdude


TOP BANANA

The hotly contended vote, but the winner did get a larger amount of votes.

Runners up:

Lakit
Ben2K9
Dan Baxter
Minicle

TOP BANANA: CHAOS X3!

From his single issue of his sprite comic to the mass of custom sprites; from his immense spritesheets to his authority on the spriting kingdom, X3 has left a powerful mark on everyone. With 2 more votes than the others, X3 has become Top Banana of All Thing Sprite!