Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comics)
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Sonic the Hedgehog |
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Publisher: Archie Comics |
Country of origin: United States |
First issue date: 1993-07 |
Last issue date: 2017-02 |
Number of issues: 290 |
Frequency: Monthly |
Price: $1.25 |
Sonic the Hedgehog was a series of comic books produced by Archie Comics in North America between 1992 and 2017. With issues being released monthly for 25 years (including spin-off publications, compilations and crossovers with other Archie properties) is was the longest running and likely most successful form of Sonic-related media after the video games.
While officially licensed by Sega, the comics featured a continuity separate from the video games, with lead character Sonic the Hedgehog being a member of a group of animal Freedom Fighters, initially aiming to liberate the planet Mobius from Dr. Robotnik. As the series progressed, it would attempt to incorporate the stories of newer Sonic the Hedgehog video games, while also maintaining its own lore, complete with original characters.
Following an undisclosed hiatus in early 2017, Sega announced the cancellation of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics on July 19, 2017[1]. It was succeeded by a brand new comic published by IDW Publishing in April 2018.
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History
Archie began producing Sonic the Hedgehog comics in late 1992 (coinciding with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and the introduction of Miles "Tails" Prower), starting with a four-part "Mini-Series" before migrating to a monthly publication in July 1993. Archie's take on the franchise differed from the previous "official" lore as outlined in the Sonic the Hedgehog Bible and 1991 promotional comic (unrelated to this series), choosing to radically redesign some of the rescued animals in the original game and turn them into part of the main cast.
The most notable of these is the squirrel Ricky, localised in the Western world as "Sally Acorn", and developed by Archie into Princess Sally Acorn. Also added were original characters Rotor Walrus, Antoine D' Coolette, and later Bunnie Rabbot.
The introduction of Knuckles the Echidna in 1994 led to a separate 32-issue comic series starting in 1997, and in 2009 the Sonic Universe series was spun-off to better flesh out Sonic's world. Archie would also develop tie-in comics for TV show Sonic X in 2005 and sub-franchise Sonic Boom in 2014.
While one planned to go down a different route, the 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog television series was based on the Archie comics continuity, featuring the same core cast and story. Outside of cameos in Sonic Spinball, the Archie continuity has never been mentioned in the video games, although a planned tie-in game for the television series, Sonic-16 was proposed and rejected within Sega.
Back issues
Mini-Series
Issue 0 |
Issue 1 |
Issue 2 |
Issue 3 |
Main Series
Issue 001 |
Issue 002 |
Issue 003 |
Issue 004 |
Issue 005 |
Issue 006 |
Issue 007 |
Issue 008 |
Issue 009 |
Issue 010 |
Issue 011 |
Issue 012 |
Issue 013 |
Issue 014 |
Issue 015 |
Issue 016 |
Issue 017 |
Issue 018 |
Issue 019 |
Issue 020 |
Issue 021 |
Issue 022 |
Issue 023 |
Issue 024 |
Issue 025 |
Issue 026 |
Issue 027 |
Issue 028 |
Issue 029 |
Issue 030 |
Issue 031 |
Issue 032 |
Issue 033 |
Issue 034 |
Issue 035 |
Issue 036 |
Issue 037 |
Issue 038 |
Issue 039 |
Issue 040 |
Issue 041 |
Issue 042 |
Issue 043 |
Issue 044 |
Issue 045 |
Issue 046 |
Issue 047 |
Issue 048 |
Issue 049 |
Issue 050 |
Issue 051 |
Issue 052 |
Issue 053 |
Issue 054 |
Issue 055 |
Issue 056 |
Issue 057 |
Issue 058 |
Issue 059 |
Issue 060 |
Issue 061 |
Issue 062 |
Issue 063 |
Issue 064 |
Issue 065 |
Issue 066 |
Issue 067 |
Issue 068 |
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Issue 070 |
Issue 071 |
Issue 072 |
Issue 073 |
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Issue 076 |
Issue 077 |
Issue 078 |
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Issue 080 |
Issue 081 |
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Issue 090 |
Issue 091 |
Issue 092 |
Issue 093 |
Issue 094 |
Issue 095 |
Issue 096 |
Issue 097 |
Issue 098 |
Issue 099 |
Issue 100 |
Issue 101 |
Issue 102 |
Issue 103 |
Issue 104 |
Issue 105 |
Issue 106 |
Issue 107 |
Issue 108 |
Issue 109 |
Issue 110 |
Issue 111 |
Issue 112 |
Issue 113 |
Issue 114 |
Issue 115 |
Issue 116 |
Issue 117 |
Issue 118 |
Issue 119 |
Issue 120 |
Issue 121 |
Issue 122 |
Issue 123 |
Issue 124 |
Issue 125 |
Issue 126 |
Issue 127 |
Issue 128 |
Issue 129 |
Issue 130 |
Issue 131 |
Issue 132 |
Issue 133 |
Issue 134 |
Issue 135 |
Issue 136 |
Issue 137 |
Issue 138 |
Issue 139 |
Issue 140 |
Issue 141 |
Issue 142 |
Issue 143 |
Issue 144 |
Issue 145 |
Issue 146 |
Issue 147 |
Issue 148 |
Issue 149 |
Issue 150 |
Issue 151 |
Issue 152 |
Issue 153 |
Issue 154 |
Issue 155 |
Issue 156 |
Issue 157 |
Issue 158 |
Issue 159 |
Issue 160 |
Issue 161 |
Issue 162 |
Issue 163 |
Issue 164 |
Issue 165 |
Issue 166 |
Issue 167 |
Issue 168 |
Issue 169 |
Issue 170 |
Issue 171 |
Issue 172 |
Issue 173 |
Issue 174 |
Issue 175 |
Issue 176 |
Issue 177 |
Issue 178 |
Issue 179 |
Issue 180 |
Issue 181 |
Issue 182 |
Issue 183 |
Issue 184 |
Issue 185 |
Issue 186 |
Issue 187 |
Issue 188 |
Issue 189 |
Issue 190 |
Issue 191 |
Issue 192 |
Issue 193 |
Issue 194 |
Issue 195 |
Issue 196 |
Issue 197 |
Issue 198 |
Issue 199 |
Issue 200 |
Issue 201 |
Issue 202 |
Issue 203 |
Issue 204 |
Issue 205 |
Issue 206 |
Issue 207 |
Issue 208 |
Issue 209 |
Issue 210 |
Issue 211 |
Issue 212 |
Issue 213 |
Issue 214 |
Issue 215 |
Issue 216 |
Issue 217 |
Issue 218 |
Issue 219 |
Issue 220 |
Issue 221 |
Issue 222 |
Issue 223 |
Issue 224 |
Issue 225 |
Issue 226 |
Issue 227 |
Issue 228 |
Issue 229 |
Issue 230 |
Issue 231 |
Issue 232 |
Issue 233 |
Issue 234 |
Issue 235 |
Issue 236 |
Issue 237 |
Issue 238 |
Issue 239 |
Issue 240 |
Issue 241 |
Issue 242 |
Issue 243 |
Issue 244 |
Issue 245 |
Issue 246 |
Issue 247 |
Issue 248 |
Issue 249 |
Issue 250 |
Issue 251 |
Issue 252 |
Issue 253 |
Issue 254 |
Issue 255 |
Issue 256 |
Issue 257 |
Issue 258 |
Issue 259 |
Issue 260 |
Issue 261 |
Issue 262 |
Issue 263 |
Issue 264 |
Issue 265 |
Issue 266 |
Issue 267 |
Issue 268 |
Issue 269 |
Issue 270 |
Issue 271 |
Issue 272 |
Issue 273 |
Issue 274 |
Issue 275 |
Issue 276 |
Issue 277 |
Issue 278 |
Issue 279 |
Issue 280 |
Issue 281 |
Issue 282 |
Issue 283 |
Issue 284 |
Issue 285 |
Issue 286 |
Issue 287 |
Issue 288 |
Issue 289 |
Issue 290 |
Issue 291 |
Issue 292 |
Issue 293 |
Issue 294 |
Issue 295 |
File:Sonic Archie 000.25.pdf |
Issue ¼ |
Special issues
Sonic Super Special 01 |
Sonic Super Special 02 |
Sonic Super Special 03 |
Sonic Super Special 04 |
Sonic Super Special 05 |
Sonic Super Special 06 |
Sonic Super Special 07 |
Sonic Super Special 08 |
Sonic Super Special 09 |
Sonic Super Special 10 |
Sonic Super Special 11 |
Sonic Super Special 12 |
Sonic Super Special 13 |
Sonic Super Special 14 |
Sonic Super Special 15 |
Special issues
Knuckles' Chaotix (Archie) |
Mega Man Worlds Unite: Battles 1 |
Sonic & Knuckles (Archie) |
Sonic & Knuckles: Mecha Madness |
Sonic Blast (Archie) |
Sonic Live! (comic) |
Sonic Triple Trouble (Archie) |
Sonic Worlds Unite: Battles 1 |
Super Sonic vs Hyper Knuckles |
See also
- List of creators of Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Archie comics)
- Sonic X (Archie comics)
- Sonic Universe
- Sonic Boom (Archie comics)
External Links
References
- ↑ Sega on Twitter - Posted 2017-07-19
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