It started off with Mario & Luigi being summoned to Peach's castle for a plumbing job. Still, I thought some of y'all might get a kick out of it.' Storyline summary Reflecting back on the pitch, Flynn stated, 'It's not how I'd approach a Mario project today - too much drama, not enough whimsy. The comic would have taken an approach similar to Flynn's work on Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man comics, featuring 'narrative-driven adaptations of the games with stories bridging the canon'. Īccording to Ian Flynn, it was planned to begin with a 4-issues mini series with plans to turn the comic into an ongoing series had it been successful. Author Ian Flynn would revisit the Mario comic in 2019, giving more details on Twitter about its fate (stating that he heard the comic was well-received by Nintendo of America but was rejected by Nintendo's Japanese office) and the planned storyline for it. The pitch first became known to the public when concept art for it was published on website Comics Art Fan in 2015 (since deleted). Wily.At an unspecified time, comic publisher Archie Comics pitched a Mario comic adaptation to Nintendo, written by Ian Flynn and featuring art by Tracy Yardley and Ben Bates. He’s built six revolutionary robots called the Robot Masters, but they’re stolen and reprogrammed by Dr. Light is a robotics genius and he dreams of making a better world through advanced robotics. Nrama: Who are the characters that will star in the Mega Man comic - both heroic and villainous?įlynn: In the beginning we have Rock and Roll, a pair of child-like helper robots designed and cared for by the benevolent Dr. Since Hitoshi Ariga’s Mega Man Megamix does similar, I’m sure there will be a few overlapping plot points in some of the arcs, but the two series aren’t connected in any way, aside from being about the Blue Bomber. We’re hoping to be as faithful to the classic series as possible and including the events from more than just the main Mega Man 1-10 games. Mega Man, in his never-ending battle with Dr. We’ll be telling the stories of Rock, A.K.A. Ian Flynn: Mega Man will be looking strictly at the classic series for now. How does the new comic tie into that continuity? And does it have anything to do with existing Japanese manga that featured the characters? Newsarama: Ian, there have been a lot of Mega Man games over the years. A portion of a Newsarama interview with Ian Flynn…

Mega Man 1 by Ian Flynn