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underrated form of humor: just making shit up in past tense

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my bingo sheet for IDW Sonic 79 lol

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I love how the context of “Silver is Shadow’s son” theory makes the hedgehog trio father, son,

and Sonic

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Small Spoilers for IDW 76

part 4(?) of reposting analyses from twitter lol

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ISSUE 76

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The fact that the only legitimate example I have of me writing Tangle is that Espingle comic-

I need to start writing fics or something bc comics sometimes take too long lol

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From earlier this morning

I do character rants when I’m excited lol

Tangle and Lanolin’s dynamic honesty intrigues me more than Tangle and Whisper with how it’s been developing

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IDW Sonic 76’s debut is almost here, and just for the record… I am so excited to see what happens with the Diamond Cutters lol

The resolution to their team’s conflicts has had me fully invested with the gals and with what the narrative purpose behind it all was

Every bit of drama that would happen was foreshadowed in 58, and was planned long before then

I can’t help but be engaged with their team’s story BECAUSE they haven’t been perfectly in sync. I wanna know what sort of conclusion Evan and Ian have been setting up for the gals

I’ve said this so many times to my moots but my ideal outcome is that the Diamond Cutters end up functioning like Team Dark in the sense that they’d only be a reoccurring team,

It would allow Tangle, Whisper, and Lanolin to be more individual as characters without taking away the trio established.

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new banner lol

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Part 3 of me reposting old character analyses

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When you really think about it

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not a full post yet but jewel and tangle’s friendship and how much jewel means to tangle is so much to me.

jewel is so important because she is a tangle decoder: tangle can’t lie to her. they know each other too well. so the mask tangle can put on around other people - deflecting with jokes, pushing past a subject as if it didn’t bother her - jewel won’t fall for.

we saw them during the campground arc and in a full analysis i’ll include panels to talk about specific lines but. tangle being so upset - particularly during the marshmallow toasting - intentionally brushing jewel off and jewel hears more than tangle says. she knows tangle better than we the viewer does. tangle isn’t even talking to jewel when she says “yeah nothing much happens with the restoration” and she knows tangle really means “it’s so boring here, i wish i were doing more”. tangle talks about the restoration the same way she spoke about spiral hill when it was quiet, and jewel knows that means tangle isn’t satisfied. so when tangle later says she’s leaving the restoration - jewel gets the context behind it.

and with that scribbsrambling post pointing out it’s likely tangle has self-esteem issues, it leaves me wanting to see tangle and jewel on a solo adventure or mission or something - just to see jewel peering into the cracks and realizing just what’s happened to her friend. realizing her friend is not okay - and being maybe the only person that can get through to her and stop her from brushing it off. the one who can put her foot down and stop tangle and get her to open up. maybe even to get tangle to stop thinking so negatively about herself…? to see the benefit she’s brought to people - maybe even explicitly in-comic point out that jewel only took over the restoration because tangle told her about it needing guidance, and gave her the strength to go forward with it

the sheer history these two have to understand each other well is SO compelling - it does/should rival sonic and tails’ understanding of each other!! tangle might be pushing to be close to whisper (and the Plot that surrounds whisper), but jewel will always be important to tangle and her characterization/story

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ALL OF THIS OMG

adding more stuff under the break

I’m definitely reading into this too much, but the TWO times I remember Tangle clearly presented high self-esteem was in the 2019 Annual and Tangle and Whisper #1.

(aka, very early Tangle)

The way she’s immediately gets humbled any time she’s being a little cocky. Sure her poorly timed self-confidence is probably just for comedic beats, but we haven’t seen this side of Tangle in a while.

Nowadays, it’s “I can’t be, ‘cuz… haha, c’mon now, let’s be serious!”

Even choices that just happen to lead to bad events can get to her

Last thing cuz I’m just spitballing random stuff now but like

“Trusting your gut and accepting the consequences is just what heroes do.”

Even when she doesn’t have time to be self-conscious, you can see how she’s rationalized her flaws by forming them into her philosophy.

On a good day, it’s “just what heroes do,” but on a bad day, it’s “lemme prove I’m not a failure!”

my part 1 kinda works better as a part 2 for all of this

Part 2 of me reposting my old character analyses from twitter (Tangle again lol)

I’m not saying this is canon about her, but like,

another potential layer to Tangle’s character is right there, just sayin’👀

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Part 2 of me reposting my old character analyses from twitter (Tangle again lol)

I’m not saying this is canon about her, but like,

another potential layer to Tangle’s character is right there, just sayin’👀

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Part 1 of me reposting old character rants from twitter

This is a less serious one, but I’m serious when I say they gotta stop setting up mental trauma with Tangle and then doing nothing with it lol

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Despite popular(or more vocal) opinions, I think this realization was very in-character for Sonic when paired with the context!!

Sonic's mindset in IDW Issue 57 wasn't "go solo," because he was already with the Diamond Cutters, but rather that Sonic didn't want to stop, regroup, rally folks, and do it the long, safe way like Lanolin wanted.

Sonic didn't care the odds were against them (nor does he ever), but once everyone came to his aid and he saw how much faster they got things done, his realization was more-so him reminding himself of how a little patience and planning can go a long way.

It was never about Sonic remembering teamwork, but remembering patience

Don't expect this to be the last time this problem occurs either, it's one of the blue blur’s majors flaws. Sonic's impatience is a trait that's going to cause some issues over and over and over, that's how flaws work.

Not "Oop! I learned my lesson! Never gonna make that mistake again!"

The point of a character flaw is to challenge who the character is, and not all characters will develop past their flaws. Sonic is an example of that and it makes sense.

As long as Sonic the Hedgehog is the quick-footed, quick-thinking, and quick-to-act hero we know he’ll always be, his impatience will always be part of him too.

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I think what really sets the new Diamond Cutters apart from most Sonic teams is the fact that we get to see them BECOME and team and go through new team conflicts.

Teams like Team Rose and Team Dark, those guys may of not started off as a team, but action/adventure video games don’t always have the budget for great gameplay, pretty cutscenes, AND action-packed plot that also has a subplot of team drama.

And teams like the Chaotix and the Babylon Rouges were created to work together. They have a pre-determined close bond and an undeniable compatibility with each other.

All of the Sonic teams before the Diamond Cutters were originally created to just be groups of fun video game characters first and foremost, not tell a story.

NOW on the flip side, Tangle, Whisper, and Lanolin are comic book originals. Story is the whole point.

But these gals were created separately from each other and have developed differently throughout the comic, before it was decided that they become a team. That’s something unique that the writers get to take advantage of when creating this new team’s dynamic.

Also, Whisper and Lanolin have their own baggage, and personal motives, that they’re bringing with them to the team that’s going to clash with the other’s.

IDW Sonic is taking the opportunity that the games don’t really have, and not have this squad be perfectly in sync. Why? Because they can. It’s a storytelling medium first and foremost, it’s their job to create drama for the sake of drama. It’s a story, so let’s tell stories dang it!

To sum up, the new Diamond Cutters definitely have some team-bonding to do, but that’s on purpose. Personally, I think it’s super neat that we get the chance to see the ups, the downs, and hopefully, the growth.