Fast Friends Forever
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Fast Friends Forever[1], alternatively formatted as Fast. Friends. Forever.[2], is a campaign launched by Sega in celebration of the Sonic the Hedgehog fanbase throughout the summer of 2023, themed around the friendship and teamwork of Sonic and his friends.
Contents
History
The campaign was first announced on August 8, 2023[1], with the promise of the following content throughout the campaign[2]:
- A four-panel digital comic series (see below).
- The Sonic Symphony World Tour[2].
- A second season of TailsTube[2].
- A dedicated website with details, character bios and more[2].
Comic strips
The next day following the announcement of the event a series of short four-panel digital comic strips was started, each drawn and written by various artists from around the world, with a total of 15 comic strips announced to be released over the following months[2]. These comics were published on the official website as well as through the official Sonic the Hedgehog social channels.
#1 - "Live Without Regrets!" by Ian Jones-Quartey. Posted on August 9, 2023[3].
#2 - "Flight Envy" by Matt Braly. Posted on August 16, 2023[4].
#3 - "Now It's Your Turn!" by Jeremey Chinshue "TerminalMontage". Posted on August 21, 2023[5].
#4 - "Way Past Cool!" by MrWaen. Posted on August 28, 2023[6].
#5 - "The Great Outdoors" by Van Partible. Posted on September 4, 2023[7].
#6 - "Picnic Time" by Shijueming. Posted on September 13, 2023[8].
#7 - "Raised Voice" by Faye Mata. Posted on September 18, 2023[9].
#8 - "Tight Budget" by Ninomae Ina'nis. Posted on October 23, 2023[10].
Video messages
Sometimes, along with each new comic strip, the maker of the comic would send out a video message:
Interviews
Along with each new comic strip and video message there were also small interviews with each creator:
- Interview: Ian Jones-Quartey (2023-08-09) by Sega
- Interview: Matt Braly (2023-08-16) by Sega
- Interview: Jeremey Chinshue "TerminalMontage" (2023-08-21) by Sega
- Interview: MrWaen (2023-08-28) by Sega
- Interview: Van Partible (2023-09-04) by Sega
- Interview: Shijueming (2023-09-13) by Sega
- Interview: Faye Mata (2023-09-18) by Sega
- Interview: Ninomae Ina'nis (2023-10-23) by Sega
- Interview: James Turner (2023-10-30) by Sega
Promotional material
Press release (2023-08-09; DE)
Artwork
Logo
Group
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://gamingtrend.com/news/sega-unveils-its-fast-friends-forever-campaign-in-celebration-of-sonic-and-his-fans/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-10 13:13)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ https://www.tumblr.com/sonicthehedgehog/732621759558402048/saving-the-day-is-great-but-jamesturner42-shows (archive.today)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)
- ↑ @sonic_hedgehog on Twitter (Ghostarchive)