October 1, 2020 – The Anatomy of a Project

Genesis

As our comic project moves forward, ideas blossom forth. Sonic Legacy started out as a retelling of the games, and I'm sure issues 1 to 5 prove that. The thing we want to distinguish from any other Sonic project is how we're telling a cohesive story with a sensible timeline, using the games and other spin-offs as a basis to tell a story. The "Legacy's Prelude" Arc is Sonic 1 told through a different lens. The game acts as a starting point, and the comic morphs and twists into something else as we develop it and figure out different aspects and key storytelling pieces.

This isn't to say we won't have our own unique stories separate from the games, but it's important to realize that they form the crux of the Sonic mythos. Without them, we don't have the context in which to tell these stories by. Without those experiences with Sonic at our side, he would just be another blue hedgehog mobian. Not that there are many of those to begin with...

Our most recent mainline issue, Gearing Up Issue #6, is an example of this. You wouldn't guess its the start to Sonic 2, would ya? And this is only the beginning! We want to make sure our readers know that Mobius is a breathing and living world full of unexplored frontiers and adventure while remaining sensible and believable in the context of the world. That includes its inhabitants.

Denizens

To populate the world, you obviously need people. At a glance, you might begin to wonder who we have in store for the rest of Sonic's adventure outside of the main cast. Rest assured, it's a doozy. In our first issue of Mobius Legacy #1 "Descension". we introduced a wide range of characters we're going to see down the road, including several I'm sure a few eagle-eyed viewers caught on their first or even second time around.

While we pull ideas and characters from all across the Sonic franchise, it's important to develop their character in the context of our universe. Sonic Legacy is an entirely separate continuity from the rest of Sonic. Origins, where they come from, how they act or dress or respond all have small to large changes. If we just plucked a character as is and dropped them into Legacy, it'd be more like a dimensional hopping story at that point. How did things turn out in other big events? We can't assume these things, so it's important to know ahead of time as we mold and shape the ideas surrounding them.