Sonic the hedgehog has been the subject of many spinoffs in printed media. First released in north america, europe, and australia on june 23, 1991, the game is the first installment in the sonic the hedgehog series, chronicling the adventures of the titular character. Aug 18, 20 actually, the first sonic the hedgehog comic book was released in the fall of 1991 as a 16 page one shot by sega. Sonic the hedgehog issue 172 comic drama a truth to the heart duration. Its up to sonic and his heroic friends, the freedom fighters, to do damage control and find a way to. Originally starting out as a 4issue tiein with the original sega genesis game series, sonic the hedgehog eventually blossomed out into a continuation of the. Sonic was originally a video game for the sega genesis video game console in the early 1990s.
Archie sonic the hedgehog issue 1 mobius encyclopaedia. Sonic genesis by ian flynn meet your next favorite book. Archie comics is giving its sonic the hedgehog comic book a major overhaul when they release sonic the hedgehog vol. Sega announces major sonic the hedgehog franchise sale.
Sonic the hedgehog promotional comic book released in 1991 and featured in disney adventures, electronic monthly and sega visions magazines. After initially beginning with a four issue miniseries between 1992 and 1993, the first fulllength issue of the comic was. Theres a musical cue meant to evoke the sega sound that opens the old genesis games, while sonics home looks an. My attempt at doing comic voices for the sonic comic series. Sonic the hedgehog is the longestrunning video gameinspired comic ever. In 1993, sonic the hedgehog sped his way from video games to comic books. Its plot and gameplay mechanics are similar to the 16bit version, though some level themes and digital assets are different and chaos emeralds are scattered throughout levels rather than special stages. Sonics world has been shattered into piecesliterally.
Sonic s world has been shattered into piecesliterally. Robotnik, a scientist who has imprisoned animals in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After initially beginning with a four issue miniseries between 1992 and 1993, the first fulllength.
Oct 15, 2016 my attempt at doing comic voices for the sonic comic series. Play sonic the hedgehog online play all sega genesis. He was created for the sonic the hedgehog 2 video game, and then subsequently used in majority of sonic media. Sonic the hedgehog genesis is a 2d action and adventure platform game released for the gba in the year 2006. The game features an anthropomorphic hedgehog named sonic in a quest to defeat dr. This was by far the bestselling game for the genesismega drive with over 15 million units sold worldwide. Sonic the hedgehog archie comic issues 1 sonicamymcdo. Play sonic the hedgehog genesis on gba emulator online.
Originally starting out as a 4issue tiein with the original sega genesis game series, sonic the hedgehog. Content in this encyclopedia also covers the spinoff comic books such as sonic universe. Play sonic the hedgehog for sega genesis online ssega. Comprising the veteran soniccomic talents of ian flynn, tracy yardley, jim amash and tyson hesse, this comic is pure comfort food for old fans and offers enough familiarity for new fans to jump right in. Sonic the hedgehog minicomic 1991 sega was the 1st appearance of sonic. The hottest new sonic graphic novel series continues. While crabmeat cheers him on, he attacks the pinata and. Unsurprisingly, sonic seems to be a big fan of speed, the 1994 film starring keanu reeves. This is a great reference manuel for fans of the archie sonic the hedgehog comic books series. Ivo robotnik, who is trying to blast him with megamuck. The series is based on segas video game franchise as well as dic entertainments 1993 italianamerican animated series of the same name. On comics and graphic novels, a gamefaqs message board topic titled the fate of sonic the hedgehog s comic book page 5. Genesis of a hero part 3 sonics cease and desist released. Sonic begins to think about ixis naugus, remembering the last time he saw his ugly mug.
The story now shifts over to the past, showing sonic. Originally starting out as a 4issue tiein with the original sega genesis game series, sonic the hedgehog eventually blossomed out into a continuation of the 1994 saturday morning cartoon series. Sonic adventures, a 1994 french comic book that lasted two. A single 14page comic book released to promote the release of the original sonic the hedgehog game on the sega genesismegadrive. Sonic the hedgehog 1991 comic read sonic the hedgehog. Miles tails prower, age 12, is an anthropomorphic fox who often plays the role of sonics sidekick. It was a six page promotional comic that was included in an issue of sega visions magazine. Written and drawn by francis mao, this comic was produced by sega as a promo copy, issued. Fake sonic the hedgehog bumper stickers to cut out.
Sonic the hedgehog was an american comic book series published by archie comics, in partnership with sega. Archie comics popular and recordsetting sonic the hedgehog comic books. Archie comics popular and recordsetting sonic the hedgehog comic books and. The book supposedly covers the origins of the blue hedgehogs fight against the evil dr. Previous issue next issue archie sonic the hedgehog issue 1 was the first issue of the main sonic the hedgehog comic series. List of sonic the hedgehog comic book characters project. Went through a continuity reboot to bring it closer to the games post issue 251. Genesis awakenings foreword, introduction, preface, afterword 1 page report. Archie comics sonic the hedgehog modern age comics 1992. Perhaps i might make a hobby out of reading comics to you. 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. Ivo robotnik is enraged with his archnemesis sonic the hedgehog and hoists up a pinata that looks like him. Eggman enacts a plan to restart all of time and space, our hero must journey through a whole new world to correct all of reality. Eggman is using his newly constructed death egg mark ii in an attempt to ive always liked the sonic the hedgehog comics, but ive never really collected them.
As the death egg mark 2 rises in the horizon, sonic reflects on recent events, stating that his life has been very busy lately. This graphic novel picks up after the events of the. Sonic the hedgehog makes a number of references to different films, throughout. Sonic the hedgehog may 2012 archie, 2012 series published in english united states price 0. With 2016 being the 25th anniversary of the original sonic the hedgehog game. New sonic comic pays tribute to sega genesis era ign. Sonic the hedgehog free comic book day 2011 is the fifth free comic book day issue for the sonic the hedgehog comic series. Sonic the hedgehog modern age cartoon character comics for. Archie sonic the hedgehog free comic book day 2011 sonic. List of sonic the hedgehog printed media wikipedia. This long running comic book series has introduced us to a myriad of great and interesting characters and stories.
These are the bran new comic book series presented in another universe and have nothing to do with the main. Sonic the comic, a uk comic book published by fleetway that ran in the 90s. Genesis awakenings text story 1 page report information. Sonic has since expanded to comic books and cartoons. Genesis of a hero part 3 sonic s cease and desist released. Archie sonic the hedgehog issue 14 mobius encyclopaedia. A single 14page comic book released to promote the release of the original sonic the hedgehog game on the sega genesis megadrive. Vintage 1990s sega genesis sonic hedgehog comic, promo, game, print. It was released in north america in june 1991, and in pal regions and japan the following month. Play sonic the hedgehog online, sonic the hedgehog sega genesis mega drive game online through your browser including the old original classic and also new hacked roms.
When was the first sonic the hedgehog comic book answers. Contentsshow summary story one meet me at the corner of hedgehog and vine part one dr. Robotnik while this origin varies greatly from the us comic, it is the origin used in the uk version in which a brown, quilled sonic is transformed into his blue, spiky self. For every sonic the hedgehog 1991, weve had sonic the hedgehog 2006. Now over a decade later, the blue blur can lay claim to having the most successful comic book career of all video game. Archie comics sonic the hedgehog, an american comic published by archie comics from 19932017. Dec 08, 2006 picking up where the sonic the hedgehog. Spinoff publications from the comic included a knuckles the echidna series starring the titular character, which ran for 32 issues. Browse issues from the comic book series, sonic the hedgehog, from archie comics.
The comic book series debuted in the united states at the beginning of 1993, two years after the release of the first video game in 1991 for the sega genesis. In fact, it was the longestrunning monthly american comic series to never have a relaunch, making its cancellation an even more. Sonic the hedgehog volume 1 mobius encyclopaedia fandom. Sonic is abruptly stopped by caterkiller, but dodges. List of archie comics sonic the hedgehog publications. Now over a decade later, the blue blur can lay claim to having the most. Artist evan stanley will take over writing duties for sonic the hedgehog and will idw publish a new miniseries focused on the villains. The fate of sonic the hedgehogs comic book comics and. The movie opens with some big references from the sega genesis days. Several comic books have been released, each establishing a different storyline about sonic. Genesis is a graphic novel published by archie comics. Brian cronin feb 22, 2020 this week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonic related characters with other comic book characters. Actually, the first sonic the hedgehog comic book was released in the fall of 1991 as a 16 page one shot by sega.
This was by far the bestselling game for the genesis mega drive with over 15 million units sold worldwide. This particular comic is also smaller than a regular comic book. This comic book manages to give the reader a thorough as a comic book can be explanation as to what has just happened in terms of canonical story for the sonic series. The game has seven challenging breathtaking stages that have been perfectly created for players to fall in love with the classic game all over again.
Please let me know if this is something you would like to see more of. On comics and graphic novels, a gamefaqs message board topic titled the fate of sonic the hedgehogs comic book page 5. Robotnik while this origin varies greatly from the us comic, it is the origin used in the uk version in which a brown, quilled sonic is transformed into his blue. A version of sonic the hedgehog was developed by ancient and released in late 1991 for segas 8bit consoles, the master system and game gear. Sonic the hedgehog is an ongoing series of american comic books published by archie comics, featuring segas mascot video game character sonic. The game is a remake of the first sonic the hedgehog game from sega. But comic book fans also have a lot to look forward to.
Sonic the hedgehog was a longrunning comic book series from archie comics, starting at the height of sonic mania no, not that sonic mania in 1993 all the way to 2016, when sega and archie suddenly ended their 24 year relationship. This is a comic book sega giveaway of the sonic the hedgehog series. The book supposedly covers the origins of the blue hedgehog s fight against the evil dr. Sonic the hedgehog put the genesis on the map and was a catalyst for the console dethroning the big n with a 65% market share over the super nes during the 16bit console wars. Sonic the hedgehog is a platform game developed by sonic team and published by sega for the sega genesis home video game console. Archie comics sonic the hedgehog modern age comics 1992now. One of the oldest, most beloved video game icons speeds into brand new comic book stories with new friends, new foes and new adventures.
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