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Sensing some criticism for the self-centeredness of his work, Christian wrote himself out of the series toward the end of [[Sonichu 7|''Sonichu'' #7]], trapping the Christian character in the [[Time Void]] so that the storyline could focus on other characters. Despite this, Sonichu still served as a strong Mary Sue character, as seen in Sonichu fighting [[4-cent_garbage.com]] in [[Sonichu 8|''Sonichu'' #8]]. This self-imposed exile lasted about five minutes, as Christian managed to make a cameo on page 18 of | Sensing some criticism for the self-centeredness of his work, Christian wrote himself out of the series toward the end of [[Sonichu 7|''Sonichu'' #7]], trapping the Christian character in the [[Time Void]] so that the storyline could focus on other characters. Despite this, Sonichu still served as a strong Mary Sue character, as seen in Sonichu fighting [[4-cent_garbage.com]] in [[Sonichu 8|''Sonichu'' #8]]. This self-imposed exile lasted about five minutes, as Christian managed to make a cameo on page 18 of ''Sonichu'' #8. | ||
He returned from the Time Void at the end of [[Sonichu 9|''Sonichu'' #9]], giving all non-Christian characters approximately one issue to have the spotlight to themselves, during which they mostly talked about how much they loved Christian and hoped he would return safely. On the final page of the issue, Chris claimed that he would write himself out of the series permanently, giving his characters the opportunity to shine on their own. He went back on this promise almost the moment he made it — issue #10 is one of the most Christian-centric of the entire series. | He returned from the Time Void at the end of [[Sonichu 9|''Sonichu'' #9]], giving all non-Christian characters approximately one issue to have the spotlight to themselves, during which they mostly talked about how much they loved Christian and hoped he would return safely. On the final page of the issue, Chris claimed that he would write himself out of the series permanently, giving his characters the opportunity to shine on their own. He went back on this promise almost the moment he made it — issue #10 is one of the most Christian-centric of the entire series. | ||
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The entire ''Sonichu'' series has been faithfully adapted into [[audiobooks]] on YouTube. | The entire ''Sonichu'' series has been faithfully adapted into [[audiobooks]] on YouTube. | ||
In the closest the series will ever come to a real critical review, the ''Sonichu'' comic (although it was webcomics in general for reasons explained in the video) was #3 on | In the closest the series will ever come to a real critical review, the ''Sonichu'' comic (although it was webcomics in general for reasons explained in the video) was #3 on Atop the Fourth Wall's Linkara's "Top 15 Comics I'll Never Review" video (being beaten only by ''Spider-Man'''s "One More Day" and any ''Sonic'' comic). Linkara states that he is aware of this abomination and does not want to bring further attention to it. That's right, folks, the comic is so bad that a critic who reviews awful comics won't even touch it! Plus, he reviewed a ''Sonic'' comic anyway for his subsequent 100th issue, so now it's #2. | ||
==List of Issues== | ==List of Issues== | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 2 February 2011
| “ | My art speaks for me. | ” |
| Christian introducing his oeuvre. | ||
Sonichu was Christian Weston Chandler's official poorly drawn and written comic book adventures of him and his (imaginary) friends. Despite starting out as a comic about the titular character, it quickly turned into a wish-fulfillment outlet for Chris and his depraved fantasies, with Sonichu being a main character in name only, playing second fiddle to Chris's almighty Mary Sue self-inset.
Introduction
The inadvertent shattering of his heart from Sarah Hammer, along with the expulsion from English class, and the confrontation with Mary Lee Walsh provided the impetus for Christian to kick-start the comic series in full force. It initially served as a complement to his Love Quest as a feeble attempt to link an accomplishment, or boast his own self-worth to unsuspecting prey; after all, Sonichu is "Zappin' to the Extreme!" He is Christian Weston Chandler's only son, and the first way past cooler Electric Hedgehog Pokémon!
If you haven't closed this page yet:
- It's because despite reading and rereading the words...it still doesn't make any sense.
- You are an aspiring autistic artist looking for some inspiration.
- You're laughing so hard you can't wait for what comes next!
The comics series has been hosted on the various incarnations of Christian's homepage (currently hosted nowhere), and was originally promoted from his now-defunct Sonichu business cards. Each new addition to the series would proudly sport the now-infamous "To be continued..." disclaimer page. In fact, the comics are not updated with any regular frequency: in five years, Chris has yet to complete twelve issues. This, of course, from a man who is not in employment, education, or training. With a page-rate such as this, you know you can count on the quality!
Reader's Guide to Sonichu
How-to and Overview
The Sonichu series began with issue #0 instead of #1, and each issue contained multiple separately-numbered "episodes", so readers often lost track of which story happened in which issue. For example, Black Sonichu was introduced in Episode #4, which was the fifth story in the overall series and the first story in Sonichu #1, which was in turn the second comic. Further confounding matters were the Sub-Episodes about Christian's Love Quest, which appeared in issues #0-4, and were numbered separately from the main stories.
Issues #0-1 featured Sonichu as the unchallenged star of the series, with Christian as a supporting character also appearing in the backup strips. By issue #2, the comic had abruptly transitioned to Christian encountering people from his real life in shitty anime battles. Token attempts to tell Sonichu stories and introduce Sonichu spin-off characters were made in #3, but all pretense was dropped in #4-7 as the series becomes a vehicle for Christian, as the leader of a heroic band of Muppets, to battle against an old woman, a group of ineffectual security guards, and later on, people who didn't like the comic.
The comic series was presented as if it were a cartoon or anime (which might explain why the comics mimic visual effects that work in an audiovisual context but fail on paper), and was encapsulated into seasons with various episodes (or "series", for some of our Eurofag friends). Sonichu #10 was intended to wrap up the "first season" of Sonichu; however, it appears that Christian will fall slightly short of the standard 26-episode "full season" run. This opened a can of worms as to the current vision of the comics: Was Sonichu intended to be the hit action/adventure soap-opera TV show that is broadcast in CWCville, or was it the historical documentation of Christian's and Sonichu's life and times? Perhaps it was destined to be the Gospel from the Stay-at-Home Autistic Virgin Male, hallowed be His name. Either way, it remained unanswered whether Christian continues on with the series because he has a vain, misguided belief that some TRUE and HONEST soul would consider these as "storyboards" for proper licensing and production.
Art imitating Life
Sensing some criticism for the self-centeredness of his work, Christian wrote himself out of the series toward the end of Sonichu #7, trapping the Christian character in the Time Void so that the storyline could focus on other characters. Despite this, Sonichu still served as a strong Mary Sue character, as seen in Sonichu fighting 4-cent_garbage.com in Sonichu #8. This self-imposed exile lasted about five minutes, as Christian managed to make a cameo on page 18 of Sonichu #8.
He returned from the Time Void at the end of Sonichu #9, giving all non-Christian characters approximately one issue to have the spotlight to themselves, during which they mostly talked about how much they loved Christian and hoped he would return safely. On the final page of the issue, Chris claimed that he would write himself out of the series permanently, giving his characters the opportunity to shine on their own. He went back on this promise almost the moment he made it — issue #10 is one of the most Christian-centric of the entire series.
Following the theft of his Medallions of Fail by Blanca, Christian immediately released a new comic adapting the theft into his fictional canon and explaining that the TRUE source of his power lay in his High School Ring of Fail. Since this story was necessarily set after Christian escapes the Time Void, it was deemed a special preview of Sonichu #10, despite the fact that Chris had at that point not finished Sonichu #8 or even begun Sonichu #9.
The entire Sonichu series has been faithfully adapted into audiobooks on YouTube.
In the closest the series will ever come to a real critical review, the Sonichu comic (although it was webcomics in general for reasons explained in the video) was #3 on Atop the Fourth Wall's Linkara's "Top 15 Comics I'll Never Review" video (being beaten only by Spider-Man's "One More Day" and any Sonic comic). Linkara states that he is aware of this abomination and does not want to bring further attention to it. That's right, folks, the comic is so bad that a critic who reviews awful comics won't even touch it! Plus, he reviewed a Sonic comic anyway for his subsequent 100th issue, so now it's #2.
List of Issues
| Issue | Episode | Title | Plot Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonichu #0 |
Episode #1 | "Sonichu's Orgin" | The amazing origin story of Sonichu, the Electric Hedgehog Pokémon! First appearance of Christian Weston Chandler, Sonichu, Sonic the Hedgehog, Kel, and Rosechu. Only appearance of Perfect Chaos. | |
| Episode #2 | "Genesis of the Lovehogs" | The origin story of how Sonichu and Rosechu became a true loving couple! | ||
| Episode #3 | "Sonichu vs. Naitsirhc" | The first meeting between Sonichu and Naitsirhc! First appearance of Reldnahc Notsew Naitsirhc. | ||
| "Classic Sonichu Strips" | Random stupid stories with Sonichu. First appearance of Black Sonichu (Blake), Jerkops, and Mary Lee Walsh. Only appearances of Metonic, Vamprosa, and Barbara Chandler. | |||
| Sub-Episode #1 | "Christian Chandler in Jerkop-tastropie" | The first Sub-Episode! This details Christian's first encounter with the Jerkops! | ||
 Sonichu #1 |
Episode #4 | "Black Sonichu in Darkness, Speed, & Lightning!" | The origin of Blake! First appearance of Doctor Robotnik, Giovanni, and Bill the Scientist. | |
| Episode #5 | "Sonichu in Informal Meeting" | Blake kidnaps Rosechu. Sonic and Sonichu run into each other and then team up. | ||
| Episode #6 | "Sonic & Sonichu Black Metal Combat" | Sonic and Sonichu fight Robotnik's latest creation. Only appearance of Metal Sonichu. | ||
| Sub-Episode #2 | "Christian Chandler in The Rise & Fall of My Heart" | The comic version of Chris's encounter with Hanna. Only appearance of Hanna. | ||
 Sonichu #2 |
Episode #7 | "Sonichu in Anchuent Prophecy" | Chris takes over the story as his Sonichu medallion unleashes the power of the Anchuent Prophecy. First appearance of Sarah Hammer, Wes Iseli, and the Ancient Leader of the Cherokee Clan. Only appearance of the Keeper of the Destiny Cave. | |
| Episode #8 | "Christian Chandler in Chaos & Serenity" | The three empowered hedgehogs meet and fight. First appearance of Wes-Li Sonichu and Saramah Rosechu. | ||
| Episode #9 | "Chris-Chan, Saramah, & Wes-Li in The Evil that Stomped CWCville" | Saramah breaks up with Wes-Li as Slaweel the Witch makes her first big attack on CWCville! First appearance of Count Graduon. | ||
| Sub-Episode #3 | "Christian Chandler & Sonichu in Witch Confront" | Chris and Sonichu confront Slaweel! | ||
| File:Issue3.jpg Sonichu #3 |
Episode #10 | "Sonichu Babies" | The origins of the Chaotic Combo! First appearances of Wild Sonichu, Bubbles Rosechu, Magi-Chan, Angelica Rosechu, Punchy Sonichu, Sonee and Rosey. Only appearance of Nabe, Mypoe, and the Boulder-Dropping Whale. | |
| Episode #11 | "The Chaotic Combo in When Hedgehogs Meet" | Blake steals the Master Sunstone and the Chaotic Combo unite! Only appearance of Flame the Sunbird. | ||
| Sub-Episode #4 | "Christian Chandler in McAttack" | Chris is attacked in the M-C-D-ville by two Manajerks! First appearance of B-Manajerk, Merried Seinor Comic, W-M Manajerk, and Darkbind Sonichu. Only appearance of Super Chris-chan Sonichu. | ||
 Sonichu #4 |
Sub-Episode #1 | "Christian Chandler in Jerkop-tastropie" | Reprinted from Sonichu #0. | |
| Sub-Episode #2 | "Christian Chandler in The Rise & Fall of My Heart" | Reprinted from Sonichu #1. | ||
| Sub-Episode #3 | "Christian Chandler & Sonichu in Witch Confront" | Reprinted from Sonichu #2. | ||
| Sub-Episode #4 | "Christian Chandler in McAttack" | Reprinted from Sonichu #3. | ||
| Sub-Episode #5 | "Christian Chandler in McAttack Part 2" | Crystal appears to save the day as the W-M Manajerk attacks! First appearance of Crystal Weston Chandler (sister) and W-M Manajerk. Last appearance of the Ancient Leader of the Cherokee Clan. | ||
| Sub-Episode #6 | "Christian Chandler's Backyard Safari" | Chris gives us an inside look at the Jerkops. First appearance of ScotPalazzo. | ||
| Sub-Episode #7 | "Christian Chandler in Off-Target" | Bagget arrives to attack Chris! First appearance of Bagget and Crackder. | ||
| Sub-Episode #8 | "Christian Chandler in Off-Target Part 2" | Chris is taken captive, but is rescued by Crystal! | ||
| File:SchuComic6Cover.jpg Sonichu #5 |
Episode #12 | "Christian Chandler in My Best Friend's Cherokian Wedding" | Chris attends Sarah Hammer's wedding, which is spoiled by Wes-Li Sonichu. Chris, with the aid of Megan Schroeder, saves the day. First appearance of Megagi La Skunk. Only appearances of William Spicer and Sailor Megtune. | |
| Episode #13 | "Shattered Hearts & Entrapment" | Slaweel initiates an attack on CWCville, leading to Crystal getting trapped in the mirror! First appearance of DJ Jamsta. | ||
 Sonichu #6 |
Episode #12.5 | "One Lucky Dog" | Chris's dog, Patti, is transported to CWCville and becomes an anthropomorphic dog with magic powers. First appearances of Patti-Chan and Allison Amber. | |
| Episode #14 | "Evil is Afoot!" | Chris and the Chaotic Combo begin their quest for the Sonichu Balls as Reldnahc makes his appearance. First appearance of Bionic the Hedgehog. | ||
 Sonichu #7 |
Episode #15 | "Sonichu, Magi-Chan, and Christian in Time for a Ball" | Chris learns the location of one of the Sonichu Balls and goes to get it. Only appearance of Sammy. | |
| Episode #16 | "C.W.C. and Sonichu in Time Hogs" | Chris and Sonichu retrieve a Sonichu Ball, only for Chris to be lost in the Time Void. | ||
| "Tune in Everyday to Station KCWC for Everything!" | DJ Jamsta interviews Blanca and Jiggliami. First appearance of Jiggliami. Only appearance of Blanca. | |||
 Sonichu #8 |
Episode #17 | "Rage Against the Garbage" | After sex, Sonichu and Rosechu learn about 4-cent_garbage.com and go to confront Jason Kendrick Howell over his work. They get a Sonichu Ball for their trouble. First appearance of Jason Kendrick Howell and The Incredible Lioness. | |
| Episode #18 | "Spring Break, 2008" | Silvana makes her move as Jiggliami warns the others of her plans and they get another Sonichu Ball. First appearance of Zapina, Simonla Rosechu, and Silvana. Last appearance of Jiggliami. Only appearance of Yawning Squirtle. | ||
 Sonichu #9 |
Episode #19 | "Date Ed (Even Though the Idea Sounds Dated)" | THRILL to the wonder that is Chris's Dating Education classes! First appearances of Reginald Sneasel, Layla, and Rita Jackaras. Only appearance of Ms. Jackaras. | |
| Episode #20 | "CWC-Defense" | The PVCC mounts a massive attack on CWCVille! Chris is later pulled out of the Time Void. First appearance of the Samurai Pizza Bots and the Power Rangers. Only appearance of BILLY MAYS. | ||
 Sonichu #10 |
Episode #21 | "Christian Chandler in Director Amenities" | Chris rains holy hell on all his enemies! First appearance of Clyde Cash, Jack Thaddeus, Lovely Weather, Asperchu, Chaotic Combo (Asperchu), Metal Asperchu, the Asperpedia Four, and Sandy Rosechu. Deaths of Reldnahc, Jason Kendrick Howell, Asperchu, Clyde Cash, Jack Thaddeus, Chaotic Combo (Asperchu), Metal Asperchu, the Asperpedia Four, Slaweel the Witch, homosexuality, asexuality, and Simonla. | |
 Sonichu #11 |
"A Sonichu Christmas" | Christmas is coming, and Sonichu, Rosechu, and their children faff about the place doing nothing of importance. | ||
| Episode #22 | "[Clip Show Episode]" | Chris has stated that "The reboot will happen in Book 11 with the Clip Show Episode; most questions will be answered and plots revealed."[1] | ||
 Sonichu #12 |
"A Sonichu Christmas" (Continuation) | Continuation of the Christmas special.[2] | ||
Unfinished and Unreleased Issues
These comics are not yet completed by Chris, and most of them were briefly seen in videos during the Ivy Saga. Most of the unreleased comics were obtained by trolls and publicly released.
Unreleased
| Image | Issue | Episode | Title | Plot Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sonichu Special #1 | Special #1 | Unnamed | Chris rescues Ivy from the clutches of "Cly". Six pages are known to exist. First appearances of Ivy and Clyde Cash]. | |
|
"Wedding Comic" | Special #2 | "Wedding Comic" | The fail-tastic union of Chris and Ivy. Only appearances of Spas the Cat, Canino Houndhowl, Lilith, Rachel, Ching Chong, and the unnamed priest. | |
|
"Giant Penis Comic" | Special #3 | "Penis Comic" | The even more fail-tastic honeymoon of Chris and Ivy. Last appearances of Ivy and Officer Keino. | |
|
Sonichu Special #4 | Special #4 | "Gun Comic" | Chris rescues Kacey from Liquid (though it's unclear why Kacey needs to be rescued if she's in a consensual relationship with Liquid), shoots Liquid in the shins, and then makes out with Kacey. The only special to be fully finished. Only appearances of Kacey, Kacey's mom, Matthew Devoria, and Liquid Chris. | |
Chris has claimed that in total, he plans to complete 50 to 100 issues in his lifetime.
Currently
On 27 May 2010, Chris announced that he was abandoning the CWCipedia to the trolls. On 30 October 2010, Chris claimed that the trolls drained his creativity and scared him away from drawing any more Sonichu. Will another Ryan Cash surface? *hint hint*
Adaptations and Related Work
- Sonichu Remake
- Sonichu Finale
- Sonichu: The Audiobook Saga (TM)
- Sonichu: The Animated Series
- Sonichu R - A rewrite on ff.net.
References
External links
- CWCipedia comic archive (Episode #20 updates included)
- TV Tropes article detailing everything wrong with Sonichu. (Page blown to smithereens and locked for bullshit reasons.)
- Video stating that Sonichu is too bad to be feeatured on a series about bad comics.