Literally Anything: (Happens)

Sonic:

I like that they took a darker turn with this arc. Sonic stories should take themselves a little more seriously. I'm not saying they should be like Schindler's list or something, you can still make something serious while not making it overtly dark. I'd like a DreamWorks vibe from sonic stories, like Kung Fu Panda where they're able to tackle things like Genocide and PTSD while still being fun family content.

I love how far Eggman's throne goes to further show his character!

it's just not Eggman unless it has him all over it... literally, his face is on that ship

Everyone in this Issue: "This is basically The Walking Dead!"

Windmill Village: Gets fucking overtaken and gets all it's citizens turned into robotic zombies

Eggman's laser piss is more catastrophic than I thought.

This lore is extremely interesting and it’s becoming more and more intense throughout each issue

Honestly this arc can literally just be described with, "Let them REST, holy sHIT-"

The more sinister and twisted Eggman is definitely something I've wanted back. I love the cartoony and bumbling villain too, but this reminds me of a time the character was much more intimidating

The Metal Virus, one of the Darkest stories in the IDW Sonic so far. It gets better the more you read the issues.

The fact that the Metal Virus Ark came out in 2020 makes it so much better in a way.

Jack Lawrence's art on this issue was amazing! Incredibly expressive, energetic, and fluid. He's a fantastic British artist and a really nice guy at that. I'd highly recommend his self-published Tinpot Hobo, which has four issues but sadly I don't think ever concluded. I'm guessing the recap was an editorial mandate. New arc, new readers, bring them up to speed. Oh, and upsell the other books while you're at it. I will say, the Metal Virus coinciding with real-world covid-19 was unfortunate. So much for happy escapism. (Not the book's fault.)

next up: Virus out of control

"So uh is this what you do in your free time?"

I love this Arc so much. This Metal Virus Arc really show that Ian Flynn know the Balance of Fun, Comedic Story with Dark Undertones. And no it not because I'm into Dark Stuff it just makes the World More Serious and makes me want to Protect it more.

where i live, we dont get the idw comics, so i love whenever one of these sonic speed reading episodes come out

Nick, you're one of the greatest KZreadrs I've ever had the luck of accidentally running into. The way you talk about Sonic, it properly propelled me into my pilgrimage for my nostalgia days, especially Sonic. The AoStH, Sonic X, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Sonic the Comic (of which we only had 2 small compilations of 5 episodes in portuguese) and even the Sonic 3D board game! I unlocked all of that from the depths of my memory! Not to mention, it's awesome to see you talk about all the cool things that everything has, the good in the bad, and the great in the good, the nuances in old material and plots, and not just Sonic but everything else too! Keep up the spectacular work, man!

The arc genuinely got super tense in my eyes , I honestly can't imagine what it would've been like in the Archie universe.