
A really cool concept for a character arc, but because of its length it gets only 22 pages dedicated to it, and in context of the story starts and finishes in less than a day. Light) help him process those emotions by reminding him that, unlike his opponents, he's fighting because he values life and wants to defend it, instead of extinguish it. For example, during one point of the story Rock (Mega Man) is dealing with the fact that he is essentially attacking/killing his own kind, and he tries to cope with that by compartmentalizing all of his emotions. Ian Flynn is a great writer, and I really enjoy his interpretation of these characters, but he's trying to adapt the plot of Mega Man 1 in just 4 issues and do a brand new character arc every issue, and that's really not enough space to do these ideas any justice. It's framed in a way that's appealing to younger audiences, but tackles some serious themes and subject matter that older audiences can enjoy. Wily.The Mega Man comic series reminds me a lot of Batman: The Animated Series. 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…
