
Other bookstores will have it for sale starting on June 25th. Saturn which the video states will fit the book perfectly.



The book is getting an advance release via the Hobonichi official store on June 12th at 11:00 am alongside a special cotton bag featuring Mr. Saturn), the Mother 2 character selection includes some more obscure selections in addition to the heroes such as the Hint Man and a Tenda (which is surprising considering their shyness). While you can really only make out the main characters from Mother 1 & 3 (along with a very incognito Mr. The trailer highlights that the comic will come with a sticker sheet, which as we can see will include a number of iconic characters from the franchise along with logos from the game. Itoi is very aware of the English speaking fanbase too, so it’s really awesome to see him including someone from outside of Japan in the project. While Fox has become a very recognized name in the gaming industry from his indie work, he’s also been an active member of the English speaking MOTHER fanbase and even created a few Earthbound Romhacks prior to creating Undertale. I’m incredibly pleased, and honestly a bit surprised, to see Undertale creator Toby Fox on the list of contributors as well. The artists featured in the comic are listed as well and feature quite the cast:

Many of the shots shown feature the iconic heroes from MOTHER 2/Earthbound though, which makes sense because I don’t think it’s very out of bounds to say that it’s the most recognized of the 3 entries in the franchise. This comic features stories illustrated by 35 different artists and just based on what we can see in the trailer, spans all 3 games in the MOTHER series. Today we have that first bit of information.Īnnounced via a trailer on their official YouTube channel, “MOTHER” Official Comic Pollyanna (obviously named for the iconic song from the series) is the first entry in this mysterious project. At the time the teaser trailer didn’t give much in the way of details aside from mention of a book, but promised much more throughout the year. A few weeks ago it was announced that Shigesato Itoi’s company, Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun (Hobonichi), is working on an ongoing project for 2020 focused on his ever iconic and much loved MOTHER franchise.
