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'''''Sonichu'' #4''' is the fifth issue of the ''[[Sonichu (comic)|Sonichu]]'' series.
'''''Sonichu'' #5''' is the sixth issue of the ''[[Sonichu (comic)|Sonichu]]'' series.


A departure from the previous books in both form and content, ''Sonichu'' #4 is a sort of anthology that consists ''exclusively'' of [[Sub-Episodes]] about [[Chris]]'s [[Love Quest]] and other happenings of his life, which originally appeared at the end of each previous issue. Chris's [[Chris and his Ego|narcissism]] is in full bloom here, as he reprints the first four sub-episodes (from ''Sonichu'' #0 to #3), and adds four more.
By this point in his life [[Chris]] was obsessed with [[Megan]], and it's painfully obvious in this issue. For one thing, he's suddenly using ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' cards all the damn time. Chris brushes premises like his [[Love Quest]] and the Chris/[[Wes]]/[[Sarah Hammer]] triangle under the rug so that he can introduce [[Sailor Megtune]] and the storyline that she is clearly meant to be Chris's sweetheart but is mysteriously uncomfortable with his affections. Reading Megan's dialogue in this issue suggests he has no earthly idea why she would refuse his advances, and Chris doesn't even invent a fictional explanation for the sake of drama.


Chris has stated that [[Barbara Chandler|his mother]] told him to stop making sub-episodes as they loosely depicted unflattering events from Chris's life; this issue's format may represent an effort to get them all out of the way immediately following her edict. At this point, Chris appeared to cut the pretense and make the series purely about his [[Christian Weston Chandler (comic character)|Mary Sue stand-in]] instead of the [[Sonichu (character)|title character]]. Each episode in the book tells basically the same story: Chris loitering, being confronted by his enemies and then effortlessly defeating them. For almost every episode, there is an edited version, mainly poorly changing real-life names or changing his "curse ye ha me ha" attack by one word. Or he changes scenes entirely several years after publishing.
Episode 13 introduces the first major multi-issue story arc, in which [[Mary Lee Walsh]] finally sets her sights higher than assaulting a single moron and instead invades his entire town, [[CWCville]], as well imprisoning [[Crystal Weston Chandler (sister)|his sister]] in a dark mirror. The elements introduced here would continue to play out until Walsh's final defeat in [[Episode 21]].


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This issue also abandons any pretense of featuring [[Sonichu (character)|Sonichu]] in any meaningful role. In commentary on the ''[[Sonichu 5 Official Videobook|Sonichu 5 Videobook]]'', Chris explains that his [[Barbara|mom]] has forbidden him from writing any more [[Sub-Episodes]] about his real life, so he does the only logical thing: he makes his life the ''main'' Episode. Whereas issues [[Sonichu 2|''Sonichu'' #2]] and [[Sonichu 3|''Sonichu'' #3]] set Sonichu aside to introduce new characters, and [[Sonichu 4|''Sonichu'' #4]] was a special focusing on Chris, ''Sonichu'' #5 is simply a blatant and unjustified spotlight on Chris, with the titular character of the franchise taking a back seat to him, Megan, and even a [[Patti-Chan|dead dog]].
 
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Revision as of 18:54, 15 November 2022

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Sonichu #5 is the sixth issue of the Sonichu series.

By this point in his life Chris was obsessed with Megan, and it's painfully obvious in this issue. For one thing, he's suddenly using Yu-Gi-Oh! cards all the damn time. Chris brushes premises like his Love Quest and the Chris/Wes/Sarah Hammer triangle under the rug so that he can introduce Sailor Megtune and the storyline that she is clearly meant to be Chris's sweetheart but is mysteriously uncomfortable with his affections. Reading Megan's dialogue in this issue suggests he has no earthly idea why she would refuse his advances, and Chris doesn't even invent a fictional explanation for the sake of drama.

Episode 13 introduces the first major multi-issue story arc, in which Mary Lee Walsh finally sets her sights higher than assaulting a single moron and instead invades his entire town, CWCville, as well imprisoning his sister in a dark mirror. The elements introduced here would continue to play out until Walsh's final defeat in Episode 21.

This issue also abandons any pretense of featuring Sonichu in any meaningful role. In commentary on the Sonichu 5 Videobook, Chris explains that his mom has forbidden him from writing any more Sub-Episodes about his real life, so he does the only logical thing: he makes his life the main Episode. Whereas issues Sonichu #2 and Sonichu #3 set Sonichu aside to introduce new characters, and Sonichu #4 was a special focusing on Chris, Sonichu #5 is simply a blatant and unjustified spotlight on Chris, with the titular character of the franchise taking a back seat to him, Megan, and even a dead dog.

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