For some, the resurrection of Princess Sally was enough to get people back on board with Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic book. For others, the “Endgame” storyline had hit with a resounding thud. From Dan Drazen’s reviews of each issue to Ruby Echidna’s parody “Endlame,” it was clear that what was meant to be the crown jewel of the series had been met with disdain from many of its dedicated readers. This unease continued during the “Brave New World” era, a Robotnik-less status quo making readers wonder just where the book was meant to go. Some even questioned if they should continue to buy the series.
Still self assured from his protest comic, David Gonterman spied an opportunity. Unhappy with the newest issues of the licensed series, he took pen to paper, sketching up the first issue of Sonic: The Mobius Chronicles. Taking cues from how he made Sailor Moon: USA, Gonterman used Blood and Metal as a starting point. Removing many of the fan characters, he wrote up a simplified story of how Julian Kintobor became Dr. Robotnik. Infusing elements from the various Sonic continuities that existed at the time, he was sure he had a hit on his hands. He said as much on alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog.
However, his intended audience did not embrace the work as much as he had hoped. The series would become the main focus of Jen White’s “MiST on the Ghost Planet,” with others deriding the narrative Davey was trying to tell. After four issues, he stopped work on the series, and not long after his NiTRO rebellion, it would be erased from his official site.
Unfortunately, the webcomic is not known to currently exist in full on the web. The first few pages of the second issue are missing, the third issue existing only in MiSTed form, and the fourth being lost entirely. The MiSTed editions are linked below for completionist sake, but in the event the lost issues are rediscovered, the originals will instead be featured.
