{"id":1675,"date":"2018-08-15T16:40:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/?page_id=1675"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:16:35","slug":"stc253","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/stc253\/","title":{"rendered":"STC #253"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_right\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: right;\">#253 | Jan 2011<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" id=\"cover\"><section class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullscreen et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_right et_pb_section_parallax et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-background et-pb-parallax-background-module--divi-fullwidth-header-0\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/covers\/253.jpg)\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container right\"><div class=\"header-content-container bottom\"><div class=\"header-content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_header_button_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><a class=\"scroll-down-container\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"scroll-down et-pb-icon\">;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section zone-header\" id=\"controlzone\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\" id=\"controlzonetext\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Hey Boomers!&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"26\" height=\"23\" class=\"wp-image-152 alignnone size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/md_emoji_1.png\"><\/h2>\n<p>It's been a hectic winter for all, I've lost count of the number of times I've had to replace my burnt-out circuits over the last few months! Anyway, after managing to wrestle the Humes back into their pens - um, I mean offices, we're finally ready to bring you issue #253 of Sonic the Comic - Online! <\/p>\n<p>We kick things off with the second part of <a href=\"#comics\">Ebony and Ivory<\/a>. After running into the secret Order of Magick and Blaze the Cat, the surprises keep coming for Sonic in this bumper sized strip! Tails also runs into some new faces in <a href=\"#comics\">Tails & The Ultimax<\/a>! Read on to find out just who this new team is and where they fit into the new status-quo. Tekno and Shorty look to finally be on their way home! Of course, nothing's ever so simple, find out what's next to stand in their way in <a href=\"#comics\">The Long Road<\/a>. Finally, get ready for more zombie thrills and chills in a brand new House of the Dead story, <a href=\"#comics\">Charnel House<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Of course June 23rd, 2011 makes 20 years since the blue blur first graced our TV screens in his first video game adventure, expect some fantastic features from us celebrating this achievement all throughout the coming year! <\/p>\n<p>So you don't miss out on any of this, you can now keep up with the latest developments from STC through Facebook and Twitter! <\/p>\n<p><strong>See you next issue!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271 size-medium\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/md_sig-highres-300x107.png\"><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/megadroids\/245.png\" alt=\"Megadroid\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Follow us:<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stconline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stconline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-161 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/btn_facebook-1.png\"><\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Megadroid_STC\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Megadroid_STC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/btn_twitter-1.png\"><\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/stconline.tumblr.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/stconline.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-162 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/btn_tumblr-1.png\"><\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/disqus.com\/home\/forum\/sonicthecomic\" href=\"http:\/\/disqus.com\/home\/forum\/sonicthecomic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-160 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/btn_disqus-1.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section zone-header\" id=\"datazone\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_0 et_pb_team_member et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module circular\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_off\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/253previously.jpg\" alt=\"The Story So Far...\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">The Story So Far...<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description_content\"><p>Doctor Robotnik has returned, and Mobius is at war against his armies \u2013 with Tails as its greatest hero! But while many fight Robotnik, others have different agendas\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_1 et_pb_team_member et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module circular\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_fade_in\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/253sonic.jpg\" alt=\"Sonic\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Sonic<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description_content\"><p>Sonic was the super-fast hero of Mobius until he was framed for crimes he did not commit. He may be a fugitive, but the cool blue one still fights against evil! Chaos energy or great stress, however, have turned him into the demon Super Sonic. Now, he\u2019s helping Ebony escape the Order of Magick!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_2 et_pb_team_member et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module circular\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_fade_in\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/253ebony.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Ebony<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description_content\"><p>A witch, she does what she thinks is right and follows her instincts \u2013 even to the point of recklessness! She once harboured and was friends with Super Sonic, when he was split from Sonic and a pacifist; this is a source of friction between her and Sonic. She\u2019s now trying to escape the Order of Magick, and possesses a strange object\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_3 et_pb_team_member et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module circular\"><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_image et-waypoint et_pb_animation_fade_in\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/datazone\/253tekno.jpg\" alt=\"Tekno\" \/><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Tekno<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description_content\"><p>Tekno is a scientific genius from the Emerald Hill Zone. Trapped on another world by Set and without her gadgets to help, Tekno has been through an emotional wringer. She wants to find the Eternity Ring and return to Mobius \u2013 and may have killed Set!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_0 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">See the rest of the Data Zone! (click here)<\/h5><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><h5>Tails<\/h5>\n<p>Tails is an optimistic young fox who uses his two tails to fly for short periods. He used to idolise Sonic, but now he\u2019s the one who\u2019s the hero of Mobius! <\/p>\n<h5>Shorty<\/h5>\n<p>Shorty is a hot-headed squirrel who was one of Mobius\u2019 premier heroes. The evil Set had Shorty\u2019s Cybernik armour turn him evil and set things up to trap him & Tekno on another world. But does he want to return to Mobius? <\/p>\n<h5>Set<\/h5>\n<p>An old foe of Tekno\u2019s, he orchestrated a grand scheme to bring her to another reality where he could get his revenge \u2013 and lost! And he may have lost his life\u2026<\/p>\n<h4>House of the Dead<\/h4>\n<h5>The Story so Far...<\/h5>\n<p>Earth, 2018: fifteen years after manufactured armies of zombies swarmed the Earth, created to murder mankind! Survivors are at risk from both the undead hordes & their controllers and power-grabbing groups like the Resurrection Men\u2026 but in post-zombie London, humanity refuses to stay down! <\/p>\n<h5>Thomas Rogan<\/h5>\n<p>Experienced, heroic, and downright dangerous, AMS agent Rogan has been fighting the zombies since 1998. He just rescued his wife and is returning home\u2026 <\/p>\n<h5>Sophie Rogan<\/h5>\n<p>Originally a scientist, twenty years of zombie fighting with AMS has turned her into a dangerous combatant \u2013 but fighting zombies has never been as challenging as being a mother! She recently learnt about a threat called NAOMI. <\/p>\n<h5>Lisa Rogan<\/h5>\n<p>She may be a normal light-hearted young girl, but growing up in the apocalypse has seen her grown into a skilled fighter. <\/p>\n<h5>G <\/h5>\n<p>Immaculately dressed and always cool, AMS agent G\u2019s been fighting at Rogan\u2019s side for over 20 years. He\u2019s an inhumanly good shot, and was strangely unaffected by a severe psychic assault\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section zone-header\" id=\"comics\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\">&lt;div class=&quot;row comicrow&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --&gt; &lt;a class=&quot;comic1&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/pages\/253-100.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;comictb&quot; src=&quot;http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/pages\/253-101tb.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;\/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --&gt; &lt;a class=&quot;comic1&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.stconline.co.uk\/pages\/253-101.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --&gt; 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