Mega Man Issue 18 (Archie Comics)

Mega Man #18 is a issue in the Mega Man comic series by Archie Comics to be released in October 2012.

Publisher's Summary
"“Proto-Type” Part Two: The origin of Mega Man's wayward brother, Proto Man, continues! What happened to the robot named “Blues” after he left Dr. Light? And how did he make is fateful encounter with Dr. Wily? Then, in “Cold Feat, ” Guts Man comes to Ice Man's aid, but is the buff robot the bigger threat?"

Proto-Type Part Two: The Lonely Road
Blues, having just left Dr. Light's care, sets off on his own. As he travels, he finds himself struggling to adapt with robots of lower intelligence than himself and humans unsure of him.

Back at Light Labs, Dr. Wily attempts to cheer up Dr. Light, encouraging him to finish the Sniper Joes for the military and to start work on their goal of Robot Masters. Dr. Light eventually agrees to get back to work while still considering how to make robot children.

Blues continues on his way until he notices some street thugs terrorizing a family. He fends them off at the cost of a strain on his power supply and, realizing how good it feels to help others, make his way through the cities helping as best he can. Finally, his energy level dangerously low, Blues decides to go back and give Dr. Light another chance to see if he can help him. When he arrives, he finds Dr. Light hugging Rock and Roll, the scene from issue #8.

Believing himself replaced, Blues hears a report about the Lanfront Ruins. Deciding it is a good place to die, he makes his way there. Content with how he lived his life, Blues whistles his tune one last time as he shuts down...just in time for Dr. Wily's Robot Masters to find him.

Cold Feat
Ice Man, assisting an arctic team with glacier research, has Guts Man called in to help with remodeling and expanding the research center. An overeager Guts Man only makes it worse, and an exasperated Ice Man freezes him and calls Dr. Light to send him back.

Short Circuits: Bass believes he's set to appear in the comic. Proto Man quickly points him to the line behind Quint and Enker.

Trivia

 * Guts Man's actions in Cold Feat were later referenced in both "Cold Crush" and "For the Bot who has everything," where it was revealed that, thanks in large part to that story, his calls were blocked by Ice Man.