Silver Gets a Saga, and Sonic and Sally…Well…
This morning, Archie Comics released their first previews of upcoming Sonic fare for February 2011.
The month will mark the 25th issue of Sonic Universe, and will mark the first in a four part Silver saga. He will battle “the ultimate evil,” a new foe, and perhaps the glare from a special silver anniversary cover by Patrick Spaziante. Ian Flynn penned the script as always, with other art duties shared by Tracy Yardley, Jim Amash, Phil Felix, and Ray Dillon.
The 222nd main issue gets…complicated. Sonic and Sally’s relationship may be explored in the issue as “a totally new kind of adventure” is promised. If romance isn’t your thing, the issue will also conclude the Second Impressions arc between Knuckles and Dimitri. Flynn penned the script, while Jonathan Gray joins Steven Butler, James Fry, Terry Austin, John Workman, and Matt Herms on art duty. Austin, Herms and Ben Bates handled the cover.
Covers for both follow Archie’s official synopsis.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #222
“The World Can Wait”: With all the adventures, surprises and public distress, a hero needs a chance to chill out! Sonic and Sally take on a totally new kind of adventure as they venture back into the realm of being “more than friends” – or will they? Then, in “Second Impressions” Part Two: Knuckles and Dimitri – the final confrontation!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ARTIST: Steven Butler, Jon Gray, James Fry, Terry Austin, John Workman, Matt Herms
COVER: Ben Bates, Terry Austin & Matt Herms
Shipping Date: 2/16/2011
On Sale at Comic Shops: 2/23/2011
Newsstands: Week of 3/8/2011
Comic, 32 pgs, 40 lb. glossy stock, Full-Color
$2.99 USSONIC UNIVERSE #25
The SILVER SAGA arrives! Featuring a special “Anniversary Edition” shining silver cover, the highly anticipated four-part adventure begins this month. A strange new threat arrives in Silver the Hedgehog’s time! Can our young hero battle back this mysterious force? Plus the dramatic return of the ultimate evil! It’s the beginning of an epic new struggle – don’t miss it!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ARTIST: Tracy Yardley!, Jim Amash, Phil Felix, Ray Dillon
COVER: Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante
Shipping Date: 2/2/2011
On Sale at Comic Shops: 2/9/2011
Newsstands: Week of 2/22/2011
Comic, 32 pgs, 40 lb. glossy stock, Full-Color
$2.99 US
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Sonic #222 – it’s ABOUT TIME
Is the ultimate evil in Silver’s SAGA be Mephiles the Dark, Iblis, or Ifrit?
Oh boy, another SonicxSally story. Not like we’ve had a fucking million of those :\
Poor Amy.
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Finally, Sonic and Sally again! Been been friggin’ almost 100 issues since that slap everyone keeps talking about (I read the story containing the break up when it hit my mailbox, but I didn’t think anything of it because Dubs drew it and well… it’s cartoony and hard to take seriously, even with the genocide of echidnas going on).
Loving that Silver cover. I hope the cover is actually silver inked, don’t need another run of “printing problems” like they had when Knuckles #25 was supposed to be silver inked.
It says the return of the ultimate evil… it is probably talking about mammoth mogul who was revealed as silver’s mentor.
SALLY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Get ready for a shit storm of Crazy SonAmy Fans up in here. xD
Im a SonAmy fan myself, but Im not one of those crazy ones.
I just hope that Amy stops getting picked on so much in the comic and getting made fun of all the time. We all know, Ian, that you just LOVE Sonally so much that you destroy anyone else who is interested in Sonic. And seriously. The comics are pretty much turning into a story about Sonic and Sally…Mostly Sally. xD
…ANYONE ELSE JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT THE SILVER ARC AS MUCH AS I AM?
HOT DAMN. I CAN’T WAIT. They fucking better bring in Mephiles, cause everyone is asking for him all the time. Mogul is cool, but Mephy is better. <33
Yay Sonic and Sally. Take that SonAmy fans.
Oh let those SonAmy fans rage. The Sonic the Hedgehog comics are the only place nowadays we can actually see Sonally unfold.
SonAmy gets to have all other media plus the Sonic X comics.
lol uh oh. Well being Sonally I have no qualms with this but poor Amy on that cover. Oh, well she’ll get her chance one day… or not, lol well I dont think Amy needs Sonic to define her anyway.
Silver cover looks amazing. If they bring in Mephiles even better, tho I think Mogul’s gonna screw Silver and his future over.
Im not saying that Sonic should be with Amy, because we all know that it’s never gonna happen in this comic. And thats fine. Like you said, SonAmy gets more coverage in other media and comics. All im wishing for is that they stop making fun of Amy all the time.
And the fact that Sonic is kind of a jerk to her kinda pisses me off a bit. :/
I guess it’s just the way Ian writes Amy is what really gets me. That and she seems to be the victim of his Sonally stuff?
Mehh. Just my thoughts.
-again, I REALLY hope they put mephiles in there-
xD
Mephiles? Personally I’m just excited to see what his character is like and how they draw him. He was a solid villain…and possibly the one solid thing in Sonic 06.
Shining silver cover? Man, that sort of thing is practically straight out of the nineties. Also, can’t say I’m happy to see Sonic and Sally possibly hooking up again as I stopped being a fan of Sally a long time ago; but I take the view that the Archie Sonic comics are pretty much published Sonic fanfiction these days anyways, so it doesn’t really bug me.
I was already hyped for the Silver arc, but my excitement shot through the roof when I saw that Ray Dillon was coloring it. I loved seeing his colors in Silver’s backstories in the main comic, so seeing a whole arc with them, PLUS with Yardley’s art is…well, an epic win.
I hope he becomes the main colorist for SU after this arc, because I notice that Jensen has gotten a little sloppy lately with the recent SU arcs.
@VikingZX
Definitely my favorite thing from that train wreck.
Sally looks like a boy O_O!
Holy shit, who’s doing the artwork these days? Sally looks like she’s drawn as an official SEGA character.
…why does that turn me on? o_O
@ Haru
lol not sure why it turns u on but Ben Bates is one of the best things to come out on this book.
Am I the only one who’s not taking #222 seriously? I mean sure, the word ‘explore’ is a prominent word here, but I bet you, in the end, Sonic’s gonna stay single to keep everyone from having a shit fit.
Poor Amy
I don’t support either couple but this all Sonic going with Sally thing is pathetic.
and FINALLY a Silver saga.
Mephiles plz <3
For the Silver Saga, Finally!! I have been hoping for a Silver saga for a long time. And I’m probably wrong but I hope by “return of the ultimate evil” I hope that means Scourge!
Romance isn’t my thing… in fact these comics aren’t my thing! I do not like the comics, I hate the comics characters like Sally, Antoine etc. Good thing these foolish characters are not canon to the main thing: THE VIDEOGAMES. Oh and I don’t hate Sally because I like SonAmy…. I hate SonAmy. Infact I hate every couple Sonic couple in the world, because none exist anyways.
YESSSSSSS!!!!!! SILVER SAGA!!!!!!!!!
I’m happy to see that we’re gonna be exploring Silver’s future some more.
And as for STH #222……well……. I’m hoping Amy finally gets over Sonic. Sure, it brings some humor every once in a while, but I want to see Amy grow as a character without the whole “Sonic crazy” thing she has. And I really don’t mind Sonic and Sally getting back together as long as it doesn’t interfere too much with the central plot. (because, come on, we all knew it was coming.)
STH #222:Amy can still like Sonic,but she should not be…crazy like rosy the rascal.
Ian should either do TailsAmy, KhanAmy, or kill off Amy. xD
SU #25:It can’t be Mephilles, because it’s the RETURN of the ultimate evil.
If the events of Sonic ’06 didn’t happen in the comics,it would be the first appearance.
I think it’s Eggman’s great grandson.
I take back the last sentence of my last post.
It’s probably Eggman’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson.
Sonic and Sally?! Noooooooooo….!!!!!!!!!!!!1
And I thought Sonic and Amy had a chance!
Boooooooo, Sally, Booooooooooooooo……………..
i’m 100% for team Sonic/Sally! and SU 25 looks amazing, however i highly doubt that Mephiles will be in it for a few reasons:
1) copy write, i know i hate it too! although on the upside, Archies has had plenty of time to take care of those since StH 06 was released
2) Ian Flynn on the website mentioned that Mephiles wouldn’t be in the comic any time soon.
3) the mini-stories in STH were put there to foreshadow the return of Mogul.
now as for #222 I’ve been waiting for this turn of events for quite a while. ever since issue #134 Sonic has been less than his usual self, hopefully with this issue he will regain his former level of confidence and awesomeness! furthermore some info for team Sonic/Amy, Amy is years younger than Sonic currently. Although she is not as old as she should be. back in issue #79 Amy used the Ring of Acorns to change her age in order to make Sonic more interested in her. for this and her annoying nature i side with Team Sonic/Sally.
Hope my info was beneficial to you. sincerely,
Sonicnerd101
a noticed error in my last comment, what i meant to say was that Amy made herself older, not younger which puts Amy even younger than Sonic
Sorry for the mistake. Sincerely,
Sonicnerd101
My thing is that if they bring in Mephilies then don’t they have to bring in Iblis and NOT ELISE CAUSE NO ONE LIKES HER! xD
I hope it is him tho. Mephilies is the fucking SHIT! xD