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| Ken Penders | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kenneth W. Penders, II[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colourist |
Notable works | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| KenPenders.com | |
Ken Penders (born Kenneth W. Penders, II)[1] is an American comics artist and writer. Penders is known for his work on the Archie Comics series Sonic the Hedgehog and its Knuckles the Echidna spin-off, which he contributed to from 1993 to 2006, and subsequent lawsuits involving them.
After leaving Archie, Penders filed for copyright over works he created for the comics, amounting to hundreds of original characters and concepts. Archie sued Penders to retain the rights, but ultimately lost them, and in 2013 rebooted the Sonic comic to remove many comic-original characters.[2] Penders attempted to sue Sega and EA Games in 2011, for alleged plagiarism of his "Dark Legion" concept in the 2008 video game Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, but was dismissed. Penders, his work, and the lawsuits are controversial within the Sonic fandom,[3][4] with some blaming him for the Archie Sonic series' eventual cancellation in 2016.[5][6]
In 2010, Penders announced The Lara-Su Chronicles, a graphic novel series that would continue his "Mobius: 25 Years Later" storyline using these characters.[7] In June 2024, after 13 years of development, he released The Lara-Su Chronicles: Beginnings, a hardcover compilation of his "Mobius: 25 Years Later" comics and two preview chapters of the first Lara-Su book.[8]
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ken Penders' Releases "Lara-Su Chronicles" Prologue Book After 13-Year Development". Sonic Stadium. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-10-08.