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[[File:Fleetway Mario comic pitch.jpg|thumb|300px|The cover and a page of the ''Nintendo Comic'' pitch]]
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The '''''Nintendo Comic''''' is an unreleased comic series created by [[Fleetway Publications]], known for creating the ''[[mh:sega:Sonic The Comic|Sonic The Comic]]'' series of comic books.
The '''''Nintendo Comic''''' is an unreleased comic series created by [[Fleetway Publications]], known for creating the ''[[mh:sega:Sonic The Comic|Sonic The Comic]]'' series of comic books.


==History==
==History==
Some time in the mid-1990s, [[Nintendo]], seeing the success of ''Sonic the Comic'', approached the company with an offer to make a similar title based on Nintendo characters. To this end, artist {{wp|Richard Elson}} and writer {{wp|Nigel Kitching}} produced a mock-up, featuring a cover and a short story of ''[[Mario]]'' characters. Their pitch shows [[Mario (character)|Mario]] and [[Luigi]] arriving in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], fighting [[Koopaling]]s and [[Boo]]s, coming to face with a monstrous [[Donkey Kong Jr. (character)|Donkey Kong Jr.]], and finally escaping in a [[Warp Pipe]].
Some time in the mid-1990s, [[Nintendo]], seeing the success of ''Sonic The Comic'', approached the company with an offer to make a similar title based on Nintendo characters. To this end, artist {{wp|Richard Elson}} and writer {{wp|Nigel Kitching}} produced a mock-up, featuring a cover and a short story of ''[[Mario]]'' characters. Their pitch shows [[Mario (character)|Mario]] and [[Luigi]] arriving in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], fighting [[Koopaling]]s and [[Boo]]s, coming to face with a monstrous [[Donkey Kong Jr. (character)|Donkey Kong Jr.]], and finally escaping in a [[Warp Pipe]].


After taking several years to make a decision, Nintendo ultimately passed up on the idea.<ref name="UltimateFrieza">Sonic The Comic Reviews (September 25, 2015), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYkTu0bxyU Mario The Comic? The Official Nintendo Comic that nearly came to be]. ''YouTube''. Accessed August 25, 2022</ref> Reflecting on the comic, an unnamed source explained that Nintendo was more "regulated" and "hands-on" than [[Sega]] and awaiting approval for a regular publication, such as a comic, would have been a "nightmare."<ref name="UltimateFrieza"/>
After taking several years to make a decision, Nintendo ultimately passed up on the idea.<ref name="UltimateFrieza">Sonic The Comic Reviews (September 25, 2015), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYkTu0bxyU Mario The Comic? The Official Nintendo Comic that nearly came to be]. ''YouTube''. Accessed August 25, 2022</ref> Reflecting on the comic, an unnamed source explained that Nintendo was more "regulated" and "hands-on" than [[Sega]] and awaiting approval for a regular publication, such as a comic, would have been a "nightmare."<ref name="UltimateFrieza"/>
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==Lists==
==Lists==
===Characters and species===
===Characters and species===
*[[Mario (character)|Mario]]
*[[Mario]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Bowser]]
*[[Bowser]]
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**[[Lemmy Koopa]]
**[[Lemmy Koopa]]
**[[Roy Koopa]]
**[[Roy Koopa]]
*[[Donkey Kong Jr. (character)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]
*[[Donkey Kong Jr.]]
*[[Bob-omb]]s
*[[Bob-omb]]s
*[[Boo]]s
*[[Boo]]s

Revision as of 20:37, December 29, 2022

Nintendo Comic

The cover and a page of the Nintendo Comic pitch
Publisher Fleetway Publications (canceled)

The Nintendo Comic is an unreleased comic series created by Fleetway Publications, known for creating the Sonic The Comic series of comic books.

History

Some time in the mid-1990s, Nintendo, seeing the success of Sonic The Comic, approached the company with an offer to make a similar title based on Nintendo characters. To this end, artist Richard Elson and writer Nigel Kitching produced a mock-up, featuring a cover and a short story of Mario characters. Their pitch shows Mario and Luigi arriving in the Mushroom Kingdom, fighting Koopalings and Boos, coming to face with a monstrous Donkey Kong Jr., and finally escaping in a Warp Pipe.

After taking several years to make a decision, Nintendo ultimately passed up on the idea.[1] Reflecting on the comic, an unnamed source explained that Nintendo was more "regulated" and "hands-on" than Sega and awaiting approval for a regular publication, such as a comic, would have been a "nightmare."[1]

While Nintendo Comic ended up being rejected, Fleetway ended up producing a different comic for Nintendo, the Donkey Kong Jungle Action Special.

Lists

Characters and species

References

  1. ^ a b Sonic The Comic Reviews (September 25, 2015), Mario The Comic? The Official Nintendo Comic that nearly came to be. YouTube. Accessed August 25, 2022
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