'Interview: Ian Flynn' Archived at the Wayback Machine. 'Interview: Ian Flynn, Writer for Sonic the Hedgehog Comic'. ^ a b Polan, Jonathan (April 18, 2018).^ 'Ian Flynn Writing Sonic Frontiers Provides Hope For Fans'.'Interviews - Ian 'Potto' Flynn' Archived at the Wayback Machine. Flynn became a naturalized Canadian citizen in May 2023. He is married to Aleah Baker, who has worked as a writer and colorist on Archie books such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Universe. The first issue of Cosmo was released in January 2018.Īs of 2018, Flynn lives in Toronto. Īlthough Sega canceled their Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, Archie Comics brought back Flynn, alongside collaborating colleagues Tracy Yardley and Matt Herms, to revive their Cosmo the Merry Martian intellectual property.

Flynn is also a host on a Q&A podcast, known as the Bumblekast, where he answers questions from fans concerning the Sonic franchise and his work on the series. Flynn also wrote the story scenes for the Sonic Origins compilation. In December 2021 he was reported to have been writing the script for Sonic Frontiers he also wrote the scripts for the prologue comic and animation released in the lead-up to Frontiers' release. Flynn made his television writing debut with the Sonic Boom episode 'Anything You Can Do I Can Do Worse-er'. In the Sonic the Hedgehog series, he collaborated with Tracy Yardley, the penciller for the series since issue #160. He subsequently wrote Sonic Universe the Capcom series, Mega Man and New Crusaders, a superhero title published by the Archie Imprint Red Circle Comics. Career įlynn was hired as a writer on Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog after sending in unsolicited proposals. He is also known for Archie's Mega Man, New Crusaders, Archie (2015), as well as IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.įlynn was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. As of April 4, 2018, he is the lead writer of IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and Sonic Frontiers. He was chief writer for Archie Comics's Sonic the Hedgehog since issue #160, after the departure of the previous chief writer Ken Penders, till Archie's cancelation on the run at issue #290. Ian Flynn (born May 31, 1982), also known by his Internet pen name Ian Potto, is an American-Canadian comic book writer. Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, New Crusaders

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