Christian and Sean are big fans of Sonic the Hedgehog — REALLY big fans, which is why they've tasked themselves with discussing every entry, aspect, character, element and niche detail of Sega's mascot franchise (with the frequent help of guests).
Christian Dobbins & Sean Aitchison
Kris and Sean are joined by Izzy AKAK PlentyBlush to talk Sonic OCs in the wild west days of DeviantArt, the importance of safe spaces for kids to practice creativity and the age old question of "are Sonic characters Furrys?"Follow the podcast on Bluesky: @SonicPodKris' Bluesky: @KrisdobbinsartSean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon
Sean and Kris give their thoughts on the third Sonic Movie in a timely manner (just in time for the digital release). PRE-ORDER THE B COVER FOR IDW SONIC #78! Follow the podcast on Bluesky: @SonicPod Kris' Bluesky: @Krisdobbinsart Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon
Kris has a big announcement and Sean gets stupid PRE-ORDER THE B COVER FOR IDW SONIC #78! Follow the podcast on Bluesky: @SonicPod Kris' Bluesky: @Krisdobbinsart Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon
Kris and Sean discuss Sonic X Shadow Generations and Sean offers the head of Knuckles to Kris for only $9.90 Follow the podcast on twitter/Bluesky: @SonicPod Kris: @KrisdobbinsArt (twitter and bsky) Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon
Kris and Sean catch up on some Sonic news, including the SONIC MOVIE 3 trailer!! Follow the podcast on twitter/Bluesky: @SonicPod Kris' Socials: @Krisdobbinsart Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon
FrogletComics (@frogletcomics) join Sean and Kris to talk Sonic Advance, Cream's hot mom and all the cute designs/animation touches the Advance trilogy has to offer. Follow the podcast on twitter/Bluesky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins (@Cdobbinsart everywhere else) Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon
Mike Maynard (@Skullpiratemike) returns to talk Sonic fan theories and headcanons. Sonic has been in a coma this whole time. Follow the podcast on twitter/Bluesky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and returning guest Kenneth Shepard (@shepardcdr) subject Sean to a tremendous amount of insane information — i.e. describe the events of Knuckles (2024) to him. Follow the podcast on twitter/Bluesky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean eat some pancakes. Follow the podcast on twitter/Bluesky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Bluesky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean received a gift card to Olive Garden from the American Government for [REDACTED] and shared the wealth with Chelsea Cruz (Insta: @artsncrabs) at a bad dinner with good company.
Sean & Kris took some time to talk about the late great Akira Toriyama, an artist whose vast impact and influence included the world of Sonic the Hedgehog. Follow the podcast on twitter/Bluesky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Blueskey: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean continue their journey through Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog series in SPA's side-series: It's Mobian Time! Part 6 brings us through THE PENDERS ZONE as we go through the Brave New World/World Tour arc of the comics! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Ian Mutchler (@TheFantasticIan) returns to help Sean and Kris predict what the third Sonic movie will be like... And of course a week after they record, a bunch of news and casting drops for it, so they're not gonna be 100% accurate. Follow the podcast on Twitter and BlueSky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins, BlueSky: @cdobbinsart Sean's BlueSky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Sean and Kris talk about Sonic Man and his acid-wash jeans. Follow the podcast on Twitter and BlueSky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins, BlueSky: @cdobbinsart Sean's BlueSky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean get infinitely chaotic in this episode about everyone's favorite Jackal, Infinite. Follow the podcast on Twitter and BlueSky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins, BlueSky: @cdobbinsart Sean's BlueSky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean catch up on some Sonic News and John Mulaney stops by with a chaos emerald! Follow the podcast on Twitter and BlueSky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins, BlueSky: @cdobbinsart Sean's Twitter/BlueSky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Sean and Kris lose their minds talking about Sonic Forces. Also Classic Sonic is here for some reason, just kinda hanging out. Weird. Follow the podcast on Twitter and BlueSky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins, BlueSky: @cdobbinsart Sean's Twitter/BlueSky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
IDW Sonic artist Nathalie Fourdraine (@Loopyyylupe) joined us to talk about her history and love of Sonic, her work on Scrapnik island, old Sonic promotional material and everything in between! Follow the podcast on Twitter and BlueSky: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins, BlueSky: @cdobbinsart Sean's Twitter/BlueSky: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean continue their journey through Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog series in SPA's side-series: It's Mobian Time! Part 5 brings us to the end of "The Freedom Fight" arc and Geoffrey St. John is still stinking up the place! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean discuss the power of teamwork or something like that! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Writer and returning guest Daniel Barnes (@Danny8bit) joined Kris and Sean to talk about his IDW Sonic minseries "Scrapnik Island"! Learn about how the series came to be, Barnes' writing process and every detail that went into the comic! The "Scrapnik Island" trade collection is OUT NOW! Get your copy! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Chelsea Cruz (@ChelcCruzy) joined Sean and Kris on a road trip to the Sonic Speed Cafe in San Diego!They discuss the food, the atmosphere, what makes a quality hot dog and the horrible implications of an "eggdog." Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Allissoon Lockhart (@TheCelticTampon) joins Sean and Kris to talk about Sonic music, from the classic games to the SCISSOR-KICK-TO-THE-FACE-ROCK-AND-ROLL that is Sonic Adventure 1 & 2's soundtrack. Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb
We're not dead! Listen to this ep to hear our thoughts on all the Sonic news we've missed out on and what our plans are for future episodes and for this year's charity stream! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean continue their journey through Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog series in SPA's new side series: It's Mobian Time! Part 4 covers issues 31-45 and the series is getting kind of good? Some good art? Good lore? Of course, Geoffrey St. John shows up to ruin all that, but hey, things are looking up! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean continue their journey through Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog series in SPA's new side series: It's Mobian Time! Part three covers the Sonic In Your Face special, the Princess Sally mini-series, the Sonic and Knuckles special, the Triple Trouble special and the Tails mini-series and its a real mixed bag! Cool covers tho! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Sean and Kris talk discuss the first 8 episodes of Sonic Prime, the fantastic voice acting and art direction of the series and the potential for cowboy Sonic and friends. Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Mike Maynard (@SkullPirateMike) returned to the pod to talk with Kris and Sean about the horny console wars anime, World War Blue. They wonder why the Tails character is dead, why this anime ruins all its potential and just WHY in general? Why is World War Blue??? Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
TopSpinTheFuzzy joins Sean and Kris again to talk about Sonic's transition to 3D! They discuss 3D models, how gameplay has evolved and how it still needs to evolve. Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Sean finally finished Sonic Frontiers, so he and Kris talk about Sonic's latest game for about one and a half hours, and them some other nonsense for another hour. Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean continue their journey through Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog series in SPA's new side series: It's Mobian Time! Part two covers issues #16 through #30, some of which is... good??? Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Bee keeper and Storyboard artist & director Sam King (@SamanthaCKing) join Kris and Sean to talk about Charmy Bee! They discuss how great Charmy is, his potential, his strange comics history and a lot of fun bee facts! Don't worry, there's only one Bee pun in the whole episode! [NOTE: Sean got too close to the mic again, whoops] Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean start their journey through Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog series in SPA's new side series: It's Mobian Time! Part one covers the original mini series and the first 15 issues of the main series, which are... rough. (EP IMAGE ART - Pencils by Dave Manak, Inks by Henry Scarpelli & Colors by Barry Grossman) Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Big! He's a cat, he's big, what's not to love! Mike Patten joined Sean and Kris to talk about everyone's favorite big fishing friend and his little froggy pal. Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean are joined by Escher (@escherbug) to talk all about Chao, the Chao garden and a dark secret from the Smithsonian that nobody wants you to know?? Listen to find out! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
During our charity stream, we recorded a live episodes about the Sonic Frontiers news at the time! Give it a listen to hear our thoughts on the game so far! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean talk about the game that started it all, Sonic the Hedgehog (1991). They cover mascot design, SEGA doing what Ninten-don't and how FRUSTRATING Sonic 1 actually is! [NOTE: We had some audio issues so we used our discord-recording backup, sorry for some audio skips!] Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
ORIGINAL PODCAST EPISODE: DO NOT STEAL. Jennifer Hernandez (@Jens_Drawings) joined Sean & Kris to talk Sonic OCs, the creative power they give young artists, their internet impact and how important they are to the Sonic fandom. Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
SPOILER WARNING!!!: WE HIGHLY RECCOMEND SEEING SONIC 2 BEFORE LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE!!! Sean and Kris discuss the latest in Paramount's Sonic film series, Sonic the Hedgehog 2. They discuss everything from [SPOILER] to [REDACTED] and even [GO SEE THE MOVIE FIRST]. Listen to hear their thoughts on the movie, how it improves on the first one and how much they loved Tails and Knuckles interpretations! Follow the podcast on twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Kris and Sean take a trip down to Piccadilly Circus and visit SegaWorld London with guest Mike Maynard (@SkullPirateMike), who actually visited the indoor arcade theme park. They talk rare Sonic arcade machines, haunting Sonic mascot costumes, Sonic statues buried in some random office building and all the insane attractions that SegaWorld London had to offer. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon [Intro music created and provided by Rem Ropp/Qbomb]
Emi Jones (@TheEmuEmi) join Sean & Kris to discuss her fan audio series, Sonic & Tails R! They discuss working with past Sonic voice actors, ideal Sonic storytelling styles, inspiration for the series and getting to make a new Sonic song with Tony Harnell. Listen for all the inside details on Sonic & Tails R! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Longtime Sonic writer Ian Flynn (@IanFlynnBKC) joined us for a retrospective of his career with the blue blur, including his work for Archie and IDW, what it was like pitching his comic ideas to SEGA, how he approaches Sonic as a character and much, much more. Listen for great Sonic writing insights, interesting Sonic comics tidbits and some teasers for the future! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Animator and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes creator Ian Jones-Quartey (@IanJQ) joined Kris and Sean to discuss Sonic's long, storied tenure in the world of animation. They discuss the beautiful world of the Sonic OVA, the nostalgia of DiC and Sonic X, the recent animated shorts and what it was like making the "Let's Meet Sonic" episode of OK K.O.! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
With lots of little Sonic news tidbits out the past few weeks, Sean and Kris decided to put out a Special Stage bonus ep to cover it all! Listen for Sonic Frontiers, Sonic movie and Sonic product news! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
TopSpinTheFuzzy (@TopSpinTheFuzzy) joined Sean and Kris to talk Silver the Hedgehog, a great character from a bad game that deserved so much better. Listen as they discover Silver's technical first canon appearance (it's not Sonic '06!?!), his weed/hand-shaped hair, his comic appearances and how much his design kicks ass! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Alan Denton (@AlanTheWriter) joined Kris and Sean to talk Sonic Boom, his work as story editor and writer on the series, unused jokes and episode ideas, Simpsons influence, New Jersey references and the dangers of tweeting. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Theme park designer Kevin Kalbfeld (@KevKalby, https://www.kevinkalbfelddesigns.com) joined Kris and Sean to talk about 2006's infamous "Sonic the Hedgehog." They find a lot to love about the doomed reboot, talk about Sonic in theme parks and laugh at Sean making a big ol' goof in the middle of the episode. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Kris and Sean wrap up the first year of the podcast! They talk the Sonic 2 movie trailer, the Sonic Frontier teaser, their favorite Sonic moments of 2021 and discuss the games they played this year! Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Sweet tapdancing Christ! It's a Christmas Special! Weird old media aficionado and returning guest Mike Patten (@PattenPending) joined Kris and Sean to talk the absolutely buckwild "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" Christmas special, " Sonic Christmas Blast. They talk about the weird confusing universe it takes place in, ramble about Sonic's cartoon antics and discuss their favorite Santas. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Kris' Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Daniel Barnes (@Danny8bit) returned to the pod to talk DiC's Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) series, also known as "Sonic SatAM," the Saturday morning cartoon that got an entire generation hooked on Sonics. We talked character designs, voice acting, dark themes, Sonic's way past cool lingo and Robotnik's filthy mouth. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon
Michal (@Miexriir) of Shadow morality powerpoint fame joined the pod to take another look into Shadow the Hedgehog. They talk Sonic Adventure 2, the IDW series, edgelord humor and how Shadow needs therapy and a hug. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @SonicPod Christian's Twitter: @C_Dobbins Sean's Twitter: @Sean8UrSon