Saying farewell to three decades of weird sonic the. Archie comics sonic the hedgehog title cancelled retro. The double tricks sonic into rescuing sally, whose tracking devise enables robotnik to monitor the hedgehogs every move. Archie comics sonic the hedgehog, an american comic published by archie comics from 19932017. Their previous publication was a wholesome highschool comedy type scenario. The lawsuit that reshaped sonic the hedgehog comics.
Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Sonic the hedgehog follows the exploits of a group of rebel freedom fighters as they fight against the dictatorship of dr. What went wrong with sonic the hedgehog cultured vultures. The well known comics publisher archie was chosen to bring sonic to the fans in comic book format. Sonic the hedgehogs next comics get a fantastic facelift. Sonic the hedgehog promotional comic book released in 1991 and featured in disney adventures, electronic monthly and sega visions magazines sonic the hedgehog archie comics, us 19922017. Complete sonic the hedgehog comic encyclopedia, the. Previous issue next issue archie sonic the hedgehog issue 9 was the ninth. For those unfamiliar, the comics premise was rooted in the universe created by one of the american sonic the hedgehog animated tv shows in the early 1990s. Eggman before he can launch an energy effect that will turn every living thing on moebius into robots. Hi guys, ive been intrigued by the sonic the hedgehog comics ever since i picked up a free sample issue at summer of sonic. Sonic the hedgehog returns to comic book stores next april, new publisher idw announced during new york comic con.
The sallybot is a nearperfect robotic doppelganger of princess sally, created by snively for the purpose of infiltrating the knothole freedom fighters and locate knothole for dr. The main series, sonic the hedgehog, follows the adventures of sonic and his friends tails, princess sally, and the freedom fighters of mobius against the tyrannical doctor robotnik, who is also know as dr. Since then ive wanted to get into sonic the hedgehog comics but i have no clue where id even start. Sonic the hedgehog was a longrunning series of american comic books published by archie comics with the help of sega, featuring segas mascot video game character sonic the hedgehog. Click on a comic to see a larger image or hover over to see comic title, number, and publishing date.
Back in 1993 when sonic first started, this looked like an ideal platform to launch a cute kiddiecharacter comic. Archie sonic the hedgehog comics ending hey poor player. S the allnew sonicmega man crossover sequel explodes onto the shelves with worlds unite part three. Here are all the sonic the hedgehog comic covers by idw comics, arranged by continuity there are 36 comics released as of april 10th, 2020 2 including variant covers. Enter the complete sonic the hedgehog comic encyclopedia, your guide to the sonic universe the world, not the comic title of the same name. No relation to archies sonic the hedgehog comic series, which has a completely different backstory and continuity, despite also being or rather, was set on mobius you can find the comic in question in its entirety here. Sonic the hedgehog sonic and sally full episodes youtube. Mecha sally is a transformation that appears in the sonic the hedgehog comic series and its spinoffs published by archie comics. Sonic the hedgehog was an american comic book series published by archie comics, in partnership with sega. When the series ended, the comic, which by then had developed its own continuity, received an influx of readers that kept going. When ken penders sued archie comics, it set in motion a series of events that.
Doglike boston dynamics robot scampers through singapore park. Jul 17, 2017 archie comics abruptly cancelled all of its sonic the hedgehog titles in april 2017, even nixing a planned free comic book day title. Also featuring a stunning new wraparound cover by patrick spaz spaziante. See more ideas about archie comics, sally acorn and sonic satam. Super mario kostumgroupe dhalloween costume originalclever halloween costumesdiy costumescarnival costumes group. Aug 18, 2016 what went wrong with sonic the hedgehog ryan atkinson august 18, 2016 over the last twenty five years, sonic has had a meteoric rise to popularity and an equally tumultuous fall from grace.
Sonic the hedgehog pop culture news, movie, tv, music. After initially beginning with a four issue miniseries between 1992 and 1993, the first fulllength issue of the comic was published in july 1993. Sonic the hedgehog was an american comic book series published by archie comics. Oct 30, 2012 enter the complete sonic the hedgehog comic encyclopedia, your guide to the sonic universe the world, not the comic title of the same name. He has the ability to warp time and space with chaos control. Sonic the comic online a continuation of sonic the. Robotnik creates a robot duplicate of sonic in order to infiltrate the freedom fighters. The partnership between idw and sega was announced at san diego comiccon friday, one day after sega revealed that it had ended its longstanding publishing deal with archie comics, which had been.
Bunnie rabbot dcoolette by on deviantart sonic the hedgehog, hedgehog art. No official reason is given in the statement, but sega of america notes a different direction will be taken with the popular series at a future date. Id like to maybe get into the series, but id like some advice on where to start as obviously trying to start from issue 1 would be hugely expensive, plus my student budget. Even while satam was still in the fledgling stages of production at dic, archie comics borrowed from an early version of the shows writers bible to develop the sonic the hedgehog comic book series, a longrunning comic that still features the same characters and premise developed for satam and endorsed by sega 17 years ago. Nov 23, 2016 the worlds most way past cool fancomic. Sonic picks a bunch of flowers for sallys birthday, only to realize theyve been. Sonic the hedgehog minicomic 1991 sega was the 1st appearance of sonic. Almost 200 issues later, the blue blur can lay claim to having the most successful comic book career of all video game heroes. Sonic the hedgehog pop culture news, movie, tv, music and.
What went wrong with sonic the hedgehog ryan atkinson august 18, 2016 over the last twenty five years, sonic has had a meteoric rise to popularity and an equally tumultuous fall from grace. If you enjoyed the video dont forget to like and subscribe for more sonic videos. Sally sacrifices herself to stop eggmans superweapon, the world roboticizer, and becomes a robot. Shop for sonic the hedgehog books online at target. A quick guide to sonic the hedgehog comics good comics. Saying farewell to three decades of weird sonic the hedgehog. Idw recently revealed its plans for the due to be relaunched in april 2018 sonic the hedgehog comic book at the 2017 new york comiccon, and during it they made no decision or announcement of the fate of the freedom fighters sally acorn, bunnie rabbot, antoine dcoolette, and rotor to be included in the relaunched sonic the hedgehog comic book they had previously appeared in the 19922017. Eggman synopsis sonic and sally, with the help of sally s artificial intelligence device n. A very interesting entry from the earliest days in the sonic the hedgehog series, this 16 page oneshot promotional comic simply named sonic the hedgehog number 1 was crafted by sega of america, with writing and artwork by francis mao, in an attempt to provide an origin story for sonic in the western world, as well as promote his debut video game. For years now, former archie sonic writer ken penders has been most well.
Sonic the hedgehog promotional comic book released in 1991 and featured in disney adventures, electronic monthly and sega visions magazines. Here are all the sonic the hedgehog comic covers by idw comics, arranged by continuity there are 36 comics released as of april 10th, 2020 2 including variant covers click on a comic to see a larger image or hover over to see comic title, number, and publishing date. The series holds the guinness record for the longest comic book series based on a videogame. The partnership between idw and sega was announced at san diego comic con friday, one day after sega revealed that it had ended its longstanding publishing deal with archie comics, which had been. Stc had some pretty dark moments and a few characters from comic book never make it to the end. Dec 04, 2017 the double tricks sonic into rescuing sally, whose tracking devise enables robotnik to monitor the hedgehogs every move. Where sonic and his friends work to save the world form. Went through a continuity reboot to bring it closer to the games post issue 251. Jun 23, 2014 the main series, sonic the hedgehog, follows the adventures of sonic and his friends tails, princess sally, and the freedom fighters of mobius against the tyrannical doctor robotnik, who is also know as dr. Sonic the hedgehog archie comic issues 1 sonicamymcdo. Despite being called an encyclopedia, its not as expansive as. List of sonic the hedgehog printed media wikipedia.
Welcome to the sonic images gallery sonic the hedgehog. May 07, 2007 fans are jumping at the chance to travel back in time to where it all began. A quick guide to sonic the hedgehog comics good comics for kids. I remember years back, i saw a sonic the hedgehog comic book, and all i remember was that it was way darker and grittier than the sonic the hedgehog in video games and such. Sonic the hedgehog and all the images you see in this recap are owned by archie comics and sega of america its time once again for everyones favorite hedgehog rear his spiky head once again and mildly amuse us with woodland critter shenanigans and an endless barrage of painful puns.
Robotnik and orbinaut are stunned by the very sight of the new robot, and. Alongside the news that the first month will feature one new issue per week, the. However this incarnation of mecha sally had a completely different appearance, being completely metallic grey and no sign of her trademark hair. Dec, 2016 moving at the speed of sound, keeping the world free from robotic tyrannyits sonic the hedgehog. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Several comic books have been released, each establishing a different storyline about sonic.
Archie comics responds to sonic the hedgehog absence. Archie comics abruptly cancelled all of its sonic the hedgehog titles in april 2017, even nixing a planned free comic book day title. Sonic universe centers on several characters featured throughout the franchise and comics, including shadow the hedgehog, blaze the cat, and silver the. The archie sonic the hedgehog comic series, which has been running for 24 years, will be coming to an end according to a statement from sonics official twitter. Dan schoening, tracy yardley, terry austin, jack morelli and luis delgado cover. The comic started out following the second cartoon series but soon went off into its own continuity. Sonic and company have appeared in other comic book titles published or produced by archie. During a fight with sonic, mecha sally says where were you when the brains were handed out which is a reference to the sonic the hedgehog episode sonics nightmare where sonic dreams that sally is roboticized. Sonic universe was an american comic book series published by archie comics in association with sega, based on the latters sonic the hedgehog. The series is based on segas video game franchise as well as dic entertainments 1993 italianamerican animated series of the same name. Shadow the hedgehog was created by gerald robotnik, many years before sonic was born. Archie sonic the hedgehog issue 9 mobius encyclopaedia fandom. Sonic adventures, a 1994 french comic book that lasted two.
Sonic the hedgehog and all the images you see in this recap are owned by archie comics and sega of america its time once again for everyones favorite hedgehog rear his spiky head once again and mildly amuse us with woodland critter shenanigans and an endless. The us comic book based on the sonic the hedgehog video game franchise, published monthly by archie comics. The great sonic continuity debate saturday morning sonic. Fans are jumping at the chance to travel back in time to where it all began. One of the oldest, most beloved videogame icons speeds into brand new comic book stories with new friends, new foes and new adventures. It is a spinoff of the comic book series of the same name, and shared continuity with that title. What inspired me to dub this comic was that my friends shadow4one and themajinv did their own takes on a couple issues from the sonic comic origins arc and i wanted to try one out for myself. End of an era if so, its had a 25 year run, starting in 1992. Sonic the hedgehog free comic book day edition m 2007.
Back in 1993, sonic the hedgehog sped his way from video games to comic books. Not to be confused with the uks sonic the comic originally a tiein with the satam series, the comic debuted in 1993. I read every sonic comic by ken penders, and theyre wilder than. First the free comic book day issue gets replaced by riverdale, now sonic is gone from the subscriptions available at archies website. Eggman wants nothing less than total planetary domination. The final act of the crossover megaevent starts here as sonic and mega man stand united against the wily egg and backing them up are all their heroic friends. Launched in may 2003, sonic the comic online is the continuation of the uks sonic the comic, endorsed by a number of the original creators. Is sonic the hedgehogs licence about to be relinquished.
The book nails down the finer points of the characters, teams, locations and the like and even clarifies a few points concerning characters. In this video we look at 5 characters who had an on screen. When the sallybot got to knothole, however, tails was able to detect that she was not the real sally. Standing against them are the robot mastersall of them. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server.
Scribes are the many talented writers and artists who have helped create archie comics popular and recordsetting sonic the hedgehog comic books and graphic novels for two decades. Sonic the comic, a uk comic book published by fleetway that ran in the 90s. Celebrate 250 issues of the longestrunning video game based comic series, sonic the hedgehog, with when worlds collide part nine of twelve. Consider this gallery a chronicle of important or memorable events in the sonic comic book, be they lighthearted or serious. At the time of its last issue in december 2016, sonic the hedgehog was the longest continuously running comic series active in america. Sonic the hedgehog promo comic comic book tv tropes. Browse through and see if you remember these sonic moments. Harley quinn and sonic the hedgehog bring some colorful mayhem to the big screen this february.