{"id":5387,"date":"2014-04-25T19:38:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T23:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=5387"},"modified":"2014-04-25T19:38:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T23:38:11","slug":"if-youre-a-fan-you-should-be-reading-mega-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2014\/04\/if-youre-a-fan-you-should-be-reading-mega-man\/","title":{"rendered":"If You\u2019re A Fan, You Should Be Reading Mega Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MegaMan35Title.jpg\" alt=\"MegaMan35Title\" width=\"586\" height=\"330\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MegaMan35Title.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MegaMan35Title-128x72.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Blue Bomber has been with us for a long time and some fans may not have been really noticing what was going on when Archie Comics released their books featuring him. With the Mega Man franchise cooling as many gamers wonder when the next titles are going to launch, these comics give everyone a great new adventure to take.<\/p>\n<p>The series started off decently basic, introducing the first couple games or so. From there it really branched out after Mega Man, Dr. Light and Roll attended a robotics convention. Today, issue #35 is being released. That should tell you just how popular the series has become! That and there\u2019s a five page Mega Man X comic penciled by Patrick \u201cSpaz\u201d Spaziante at the end! Spoilers of course too if you haven\u2019t been reading the series.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I\u2019d been out of the loop since the robotics convention story arc, but issue #35 was very easy to pick up and get back into. The issue is the second in the story arc \u201cThe Shadow of Ra Moon.\u201d One thing fans will note is that Proto Man, or as he\u2019s referred to her by his other name Break Man, is involved now. He\u2019s off having a deep conversation with the reprogrammed Tempo, or Quake Woman as she\u2019s also known. If you\u2019re just going to drop into this issue, the one thing you\u2019ll need to know is that Quake Woman was in an accident and I think her creator, Dr Noele LaLinde reprogrammed her to be quite unemotional and to not feel pain. Something like that. She does seem a bit more expressive here however so she may be getting back to her usual self.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile over in some ancient ruins, Mega Man is joined by Dr. Light as he and some others look for evidence to support Dr. Wily\u2019s claims that lead to some sort of global blackout. Ra Moon is a huge robot it seems Mega Man stopped in a prior issue. As usual the emotion portrayed in these issues is actually quite good! These don\u2019t feel like children\u2019s comics. The stories are enjoyable for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>The real highlight here is the artwork. Sure, the story is solid and doesn&#8217;t come off as corny, but it\u2019s wonderful to see such great representations of Capcom characters like this. It really is a quality series. I think Archie Comics quickly realized they had something special here that fans took to right away, and it shows in the effort that is put into issues like this one. It\u2019s especially a treat to see the Mega Man X back story penciled by Spaz himself! This issue features part two of \u201cThe X Factor\u201d but you can enjoy it on it\u2019s own. Sure it\u2019s more so an intro story to the first Mega Man X game, but it does a great job of bringing the story to life.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a Mega Man fan, you really should check out these books. That and at only $2.99 USD, it\u2019s a complete steal for the content you get. Mega Man Issue #35 hits comic shelves today! Fresh, new and ready to be picked up at your local comic store.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a class=\"shutterset_\" href='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/megaman_35-0.jpg' title=''><img src='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/thumbs\/thumbs_megaman_35-0.jpg' alt='megaman_35-0' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-center' \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"shutterset_\" href='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/megaman_35-1.jpg' title=''><img src='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/thumbs\/thumbs_megaman_35-1.jpg' alt='megaman_35-1' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-center' \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"shutterset_\" href='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/megaman_35-2.jpg' title=''><img src='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/thumbs\/thumbs_megaman_35-2.jpg' alt='megaman_35-2' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-center' \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"shutterset_\" href='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/megaman_35-3.jpg' title=''><img src='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/thumbs\/thumbs_megaman_35-3.jpg' alt='megaman_35-6' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-center' \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"shutterset_\" href='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/megaman_35-25.jpg' title=''><img src='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/thumbs\/thumbs_megaman_35-25.jpg' alt='megaman_35-25' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-center' \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"shutterset_\" href='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/megaman_35-26.jpg' title=''><img src='http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/gallery\/mega-man-comics\/thumbs\/thumbs_megaman_35-26.jpg' alt='megaman_35-26' class='ngg-singlepic ngg-center' \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Bomber has been with us for a long time and some fans may not have been really noticing what was going on when Archie Comics released their books featuring him. With the Mega Man franchise cooling as many gamers wonder when the next titles are going to launch, these comics give everyone a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[206,957],"tags":[958,90,627],"class_list":["post-5387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-comics-2","tag-archie-comics","tag-capcom","tag-mega-man"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MegaMan35Title.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-1oT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7340,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2015\/04\/the-showdown-is-on-in-mega-man-48\/","url_meta":{"origin":5387,"position":0},"title":"The Showdown is on in Mega Man #48","date":"April 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's the final issue in the four part MEGA MAN story arc and the second issue of Worlds Unite. 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