#87 - Declined Comics

Archie Comics, the publishers of the Sonic and Mega Man comics, have attempted to make comic series about Mario, Metroid and Kirby. However, Nintendo declined the offer in all three occasions. The image above shows early sketches for all three of them.

SOURCE 1: https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/245998-archie-pitched-nintendo-a-super-mario-comic-but-it-was-shot-down

SOURCE 2: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-05-31-archie-comics-nearly-made-a-metroid-series

SOURCE 3: http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=927480