Mega Man Issue 49 (Archie Comics)


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Mega Man #49 is the forty ninth issue in the Mega Man comic series by Archie Comics, to be released in May 2015. It will also be the final Mega Man issue before the premiere of the Worlds Unite crossover arc.

Publisher's Summary
On the eve of SONIC/MEGA MAN: WORLDS UNITE comes "Prisoners of War": Dr. Wily built his Robot Masters as tools of war—but when war is over, what happens to these mechanical servants? Mega Man has hopes that they can become tools of peace! Of course, not everyone agrees with Mega Man’s positive point of view. Will his optimism lead to his destruction? Meanwhile, who is the mysterious Mr. X, and what connection does he have to the past, present and future of Mega Man? This story leads into the next mega cross-title crossover “WORLDS UNITE” so don't miss a moment of the action! Featuring cover art from Mega Man rising star Edwin Huang and a "Renaissance Man" variant cover from Jason Piperberg!

Summary
The story opens up with Quick Man being booted up, with his weapons systems disabled. It then shows Mega Man on the HUD, stating that he is awake, as well as inquiring whether Quick Man recognizes him. Quick Man responds by trying to slug him and calling him a "patronizing punk", with Mega Man dodging and arming himself with the Mega Buster and Auto expressing shock at his speed. While attacking, Quick Man admits he doesn't know how he was rendered back online, but that he won't waste a second trying to kick Mega Man's behind now that he is, although he interrupted himself after noticing his Quick Boomerang launcher isn't working and demands to know what is going on. Mega Man then proceeded to explain that they had disabled his weapons systems during the repair work in the event that they hadn't fully purged Wily's programming from him. When Quick Man demanded to know what Mega Man was alluding to, Mega Man jokingly stated that he thought Quick Man would be "quick" on the uptake, causing Quick Man to become incensed at the remark. However, before he could retaliate, Wood Man tells Quick Man to calm down as he's making a scene with his behavior. Quick Man then expresses shock that Wood Man had been restored as well, with Wood Man explaining that, in point of fact, all of their brothers had been fully restored. It then shows the restored second and third generation Robot Masters, specifically Air Man cooling down Heat Man, Snake Man trying to step on Bubble Man, Rush and Roll attempting to forcibly separate Magnet Man and Metal Man after an accident occurred where they were magnetized, to Gemini Man and Top Man's amusement; Spark Man and Crash Man doing a "high-five" with their "hands", and Needle Man, Shadow Man, and Flash Man just looking on.

Trivia

 * This is the ninth Mega Man comic to be printed in the "Archie Action Series" style.
 * While Quick Man was brought back online, the bootup screen featured a cameo of his NES sprite from Mega Man 2.

Archie Mega Man Ausgabe 49