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Sonic the Oz-Hog Act 3/12: Maximum Khanage!

Sonic the Hedgehog issue 92 AU Publication Date: 9th March 2001 Price: $4.98

No self-deprecating musings or long-winded prologues this month. There's quite a bit to cover, so let's just dive into round three of this rodent-related rabbling retrospect.

Much can change in the space of three years. Australia had come far since the release of January 1998's Sonic Firsts, and unfortunately not all of it positive. After half a decade of insistently proclaiming the policy was dead, then-Fearless Leader John Howard pulled a spectacular electoral backflip and, by the skin of its teeth, legislated the GST. From 1st July 2000, goods and services across the land were hit with a 10% price hike. The policy was marketed to voters as a means of easing tax collection by procuring money during production, as opposed to a US-style system of adding percentages at checkout. It didn't quite work out smoothly as they hoped, and the policy remains as decisive today as it was over 20 years ago.

Barely any products were spared from the increase, including publications produced locally and imported. MAD Magazine took the government to task with their infamous "GST Free" issue 377, jumping from $3.95 (cheap!) to $4.35 (not so cheap!). Comic books equally suffered; X-Men might've stopped Onslaught, but they couldn't stop the rise from $4.25 to $4.68, and for anyone not quick enough to buy issue 84 immediately, Sonic the Hedgehog spun up $4.50 to hover around the $5 mark before eventually settling at $4.95. A far cry from the glory days of 1993's piggy bank busting $2.25.

From a cynical standpoint, the GST's timely implementation felt like an attempt to monopolize on the impending tourist trade. Within two months, Australia would take global limelight with the Sydney Olympic Games, or as the late Juan Antonio Samaranch infamously declared "Syddernee!". Thousands travelled from overseas to watch the two week event, while millions tuned into Channel Seven to cheer on our teams bringing home 58 medals, an unprecedented tally which remains unbeaten to this day. Unfortunately the government's price hike failed to aid the flailing SEGA World Sydney, which closed its doors one final time a month after the closing ceremony.

Beyond a hectic few days in South Australia, the 2000-01 summer bushfire season was...n't that bad. A very surprising and much-needed reprieve before the catastrophic events come year's end. Eminem and Dido's collaboration Stan was just about to knock LeAnn Rimes off musical pole position. Steven Soderbergh's Traffic usurped Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe's thrilling Proof of Life as the countries number one film, but only one week before losing to the month-long reign of Miss Congeniality. DVD's and Wi-Fi were still foreign objects, thus Hollow Man was Video Ezy's top VHS release.

When it came to media domination however, a new king stood proud. Having won hearts and wallets throughout 1999, former children's champion Pikachu and pals were overthrown by the arrival of Goku and his crew. Initially launched on 31st January 2000, it wouldn't be until a heavy promotional push come July that Aussies fell head over heels into the world of Dragon Ball Z.

By 9th March 2001, the series was unstoppable; toys, magazines, bedspreads, videotapes, cards, Crazy Bones and virtually everything in between. Dragon Ball Z came, saw and conquered, and on that particular day, Aussies tuned into Cheez TV at 8am to lap up the premiere of Last Ditch Effort. Having suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Androids 17 and 18, the Z Warriors are left arguing among themselves as Piccolo sets out to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile there's little Chi-Chi and Yamcha can do to assist the ailing Goku, having been struck down by the insidious Heart Virus. A situation only compounded with the ruthless Androids slowly closing in on their hideout.

It's a level of public praise Archie Comics could only envy.

The comic industry had been reeling for years. Sales were down all over the board, distributors barely getting books to shelves, and smaller retail chains dropping titles left and right. Archie had a solid track record, but columnists predicted the company would be lucky to reach 2006, sooner depending on how the Dan DeCarlo litigations went. Money was tight, and had it not been for the injection of revenue and public interest from the live-action Sabrina the Teenage Witch, even their top-selling speeder came perilously close to cancellation.

In an attempt to keep Sonic alive, editor Justin Gabrie was given the unenviable order of trimming the fat, which in true comic book fashion meant abruptly dropping all their freelancers. For several months no new stories were purchased, instead running whatever material was left on file. Unfortunately most of said freelancers had moved on by the time Archie's embargo was lifted, resulting in a 'skeleton crew' of two writers, two artists and two inkers. It didn't last, as by 2001, one artist had departed for the House of Mouse and the other publicly fired.

Issue 92's double billing of The Wrath of Khan and Sonic Shuffle: Premonition perfectly encapsulated the turbulent turmoil behind closed doors. With nobody available to draw the main story, Marvel stalwart Michael Higgins was rushed in. What should've been a happy reunion with former co-conspirator Karl Bollers was anything but, as he was given only the script and several back issues for reference. The finished product proved hardly his finest work, being unfamiliar with the franchise he resorted to tracing panels from said back issues just to meet the incredibly tight deadline. All while SEGA demanded at the last minute 8 pages be dedicated to promoting their latest game.

For all Archie's efforts getting the book out on time and into fan hands, said audience were furious once it arrived. Already incited after an impromptu interview with artist James Fry revealed newcomer Mina Mongoose was set up as Sonic's new love interest, they let it be known under no uncertain terms that 2001's first offering was a sign of the apocalypse. "Cancelled!" they hollered, with "If it makes it into next year, I'll be very impressed" and "They bury themselves in plot holes, and the artists try WAY too hard to make it look more of an anime instead of a comic book" between bitter breaths. Karl Bollers and James Fry were routinely harassed on Usenet and AIM for doing their jobs, and after spending years as everyone's favourite punching bag, Nate Morgan was temporarily sidelined to make space for Mina.

The sheer vitriol aimed towards the teen mongoose was staggering. Pointless for a comic book character, but staggering. Her design was ridiculed, her name (rumoured to be a Sailor Venus homage at the time) gutted, her super speed lauded, and her connection to Sonic (feeble as it was) lambasted. Fans labelled her as "pure fan character crap there to drive the nail into SatAM's coffin". Witnessing hate spiels on message boards became par the course, while enterprising fans littered Sonic HQ and teamARTAIL with art of Mina scribbled or outright slaughtered.

It's ironic. 2001 kicked off with fans jumping online to complain about the comic's writing, Geoffrey St. John being an underhanded jerk, and Mina Mongoose' existence heavily resented. And while the entire creative team changed between them, 2011 kicked off with... fans jumping online to complain about the comic's writing, Geoffrey St. John being an underhanded jerk, and Mina Mongoose' existence heavily resented. The more things change.

A pity life turned out the way they did. Somewhere is an alternate universe where Archie Sonic was never rebooted, a universe where I can only begin to imagine what Mina did to cheese off readers in early 2021.

Next Time: The mayhem continues in April with the revisitation of a spinoff comic equally popular as it was polarising. Until then, have a reconstruction of March 2001's personal survival kit. Life was fairly turbulent back then, but certainly could've been far worse compared to travesties going on in the world then and as now. Never forget to be grateful for what we already have and give even a minute of our times for those without. Even just lending an ear to someone worse off can make all the difference.

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I miss the early 2000s...

I mean, not every aspect of the early 2000s. We could do without the political nonsense and geopolitical drama, and everyone knows a particular day we could all go without. Never forget September 11th, 2001, the day of the awful terrorist attacks carried about by 4 Canadians against the Billboard charts...

I’m talking about culture and entertainment. I’m definitely in the throes of my quarter-life crisis!

Remember all those classic games released between 2000 and 2004?

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Max Payne 1 and 2, Grand Theft Auto 3/Vice City/San Andreas, Perfect Dark, Halo and Halo 2, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy X, Sonic Adventure 2, Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, Deus Ex, The Sims, Jet Set Radio Future, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2/3/4 and Tony Hawk Underground 1 and 2, Dragon Ball Z Budokai 1/2/3 and the Legacy of Goku/Buu’s Fury series, Beyond Good and Evil, Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Luigi’s Mansion, the original Call of Duty, Medal of Honor: Frontline, Command and Conquer: Generals, Freedom Fighters, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, World of Warcraft, Splinter Cell, Counter Strike, Ratchet and Clank, just holy shit.

Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Disney hit the ground running. It was the heyday of Toonami, for one. 

This was the period where we had several major film franchises going on at the same time as well: Harry Potter was the big motherfucker, but there was also Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, and the Matrix.

The music, too, was awesome. At the time, we thought it was awful. In retrospect, we all want it back. Because, if you bar the majority of nü metal, just about everything on the radio was a winner. We heard Eminem, Gorillaz, Rage Against The Machine (’s last hurrah), Radiohead, Santana, Avenged Sevenfold, The White Stripes, Jimmy Eat World, DMX, Outkast, Missy Elliot, Audioslave, Coldplay, the tail end of Smash Mouth, Tool, System of a Down, Sum 41, Linkin Park, Evanescence, Electric Wizard, A Perfect Circle, Deltron, Basement Jaxx, Meshuggah, oh lord!

Like I said, avoid most of nü metal and you’ll be fine!

Ah, to be a kid in elementary school again...

The Dragon Ball Super manga is the adaptation of the Dragon Ball super anime. That’s pretty odd since that’s not how things really work. Usually, the manga is the one being adapted into anime. But this doesn’t mean that manga does not deviate a little from the anime. There are events that took place in the anime that does not in the manga and vice versa. Here are the eight events that are different in the manga that will shake the anime. 1. Vegeta can transform into Super Saiyan God In the anime Vegeta went from Super Saiyan 2 to Super Saiyan God. He was not seen transforming into Super Saiyan God, which is the base Super Saiyan form that could utilize God Ki. But in the anime, he owned Goku Black by changing from Super Saiyan God to Super Saiyan Blue. 2. Trunks is supposed to be joining the Tournament of Power Trunks was supposed to be one of the participants of Tournament of Power. He and Future Mai was planning to stay in the present timeline, but Gohan decided to visit the future Bulma and that changed their minds. This scene was not included in the manga release, but it was given as a booklet on Jump Victory Carnival. 3. Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta and Beeerus fought Who could possibly forget about that “My Bulma!!” scene? That was the first and the last time Beerus and Vegeta fought each other in the anime. But in the manga, just before the Tournament of Power starts, Vegeta and Beerus fought. The Prince of Saiyan managed to give Beerus another good fight. 4. Goku and Vegeta mastered the Super Saiyan Blue form The two Saiyans have mastered the Super Saiyan Blue transformation in the manga. Goku’s first try is when he fought against Merged Zamasu. Vegeta’s first try is when he fought Beerus on Beerus’ planet. Though it is emphasized that their body must be trained in order for them to use the full power of Super Saiyan Blue. 5. Trunks has no Super Saiyan Rage In the manga, right after Vegito diffused, Zamasu multiplied into a lot of Zamasus without losing individual power. With no more Sensu beans, Goku remembered about Zeno’s button. He called Zeno and the King of All destroyed that entire timeline. In the anime, Future Trunks transformed into a new form because of intense rage. He failed at first, but because of the power of the Spirit Bomb absorbed in his body, he defeated Zamasu’s physical body. 6. There is no Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken Goku has shown Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken during his battle against Hit in the anime. But in the manga, instead of transforming into SSB Kaioken x 10, he transformed into Super Saiyan God. He is the first one who used the SSG to SSB technique to maximize his power, speed and stamina. 7. Goku can use “Destruction” “Destruction” or “Hakai” was Beerus’ power. Goku managed to use this technique against Zamasu, but he was unsuccessful when Zamasu used Mai as a human shield. Though Beerus seem to do this attack easily, Goku needs to focus all of his Blue power on his hands to be successful. 8. Zeno speaks like a thug The Zeno-sama in the manga does not speak like a child at all. He speaks like he is going to be the next rapper to replace Eminem (kidding). This Zeno-sama is actually funnier than his naive anime counterparts. ————————— Why Goku Won’t Be The Last Man Standing In Tournament of Power Why I don’t think Goku is going to win the Tournament of Power. It’s really simple really and yes I know Goku has come along way especially now with the reveal of his new form “Limit Breaker. But even with that new transformation I have highly doubts Goku is going to survive in the tournament. Sure he will have a tremendous and amazing fight with Jiren. Hit and others but I just know he will just not be the last man standing. Now my first reason is Goku has not won any tournaments since the original dragon ball series, not even in dbz or the non canon gt. Goku fighting Piccolo in the 23rd Martial Arts Tournament So whats my proof well if you think about all the tournaments Goku has been in he either forfeits or something happens and he leaves or for other reasons . One example is against Cell in the Cell Games, yes I know Goku forfeited to let Gohan get a shot and to awaken his true power but even so it was still a tournament which he didn’t win even and if he stayed in there he would’ve lost against Cell either way since Cell was stronger than Goku at the time. The best place on the internet where you can find all the information about Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Super, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Dragon Ball Heroes We love dragon ball, Give us your power!!! ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ - Don't forget to subscribe: http://bit.ly/2gYsNY0 - Visit our Fanpage: http://bit.ly/2vQLL5t

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