Ian Flynn, widely known by his online pen name Ian Potto, is a comic book writer from the United States. Since issue #160 of Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog, he has been the principal writer. He's also authored Sonic Universe, the Capcom series Mega Man, and New Crusaders, a superhero title published by the Archie Imprint Red Circle Comics, since joining Archie. He worked on the Sonic the Hedgehog series with Tracy Yardley, the series' pencilist since issue #160.