The Best, the Archives, the Selects, the Scrambled, the Fallen
Over the weekend, several new previews were issued that peek at upcoming Sonic comics for March or thereabout.
There will be plenty of selection by then. In addition to a new issue for both Sonic Universe and the main comic, fans will also have three opportunities to catch up. The newest Knuckles Archives edition will be out, as will another Sonic Select volume, and the previously announced Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Comics, a hardcover graphic novel compilation spanning 144 pages.
We have previews for all five below, followed by corresponding covers in the gallery. Thanks to The Shadow Emperor for tipping us. If you have news to share, be sure to share it with us. Click Send Tips at the top of every page, or tip us on Twitter.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #235
Written by Ian Flynn, art and cover by Terry Austin and various.
“Remember the Fallen.” The Freedom Fighters are torn apart in the fallout from last issue. Sonic and his friends must deal with the loss in their own way, and it will change the team forever. When Silver the Hedgehog arrives looking for “the traitor,” will the weary Sonic give him a chance to speak?
32 pages, $2.99.
SONIC UNIVERSE #38
Written by Ian Flynn, art and cover by Jamal Peppers and various.
“Scrambled,” Part 2. The hunt is on! Dr. Eggman goes into all-out war with G.U.N., all in an attempt to smoke out his wayward lackey, Snively! Meanwhile, in the heart of G.U.N. headquarters, Snively seeks the next step in his master plan: a girl named Hope!
32 pages, $2.99
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT VOLUME 5 TP
By various, cover by Patrick Spaziante.
Blast into the past at Sonic speed with this flashback-themed edition of the hugely successful Sonic Select graphic novel series! You’ll catch the early adventures that turned Sonic and the Freedom Fighters into the heroes they are today! From the founding of the team to the secret past between Princess Sally and Knuckles — it’s all here! Sonic Select 5 collects stories from Sonic Super Specials #5, 8, 9, and 11.
128 pages, $11.99.
KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 TP
By various, cover by Patrick Spaziante.
Hot off the heels of his successful debut graphic novel, Sonic’s original “friendly nemesis” takes on all new challengers in the pulse-pounding Knuckles Archives 2! Dive in as Knuckles investigates the mysteries of his origins and the wonders of the Floating Island. Knuckles’s past comes back to haunt him — and in a big way! New villains arrive as the Dingo Regime is thrust back into fray, while the old villains of the Dark Legion and Enerjak return to wreck havoc! Collects two complete story arcs from Knuckles the Echidna # 4-9!
160 pages, $9.99.
BEST OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG HC
Written by Ian Flynn, art by Patrick Spaz Spaziante & Various, cover by Patrick Spaz Spaziante
After nearly twenty years of comics, specials and mini-series, Sonic the Hedgehog has told hundreds of stories! Through the laughs and thrills, the action and adventure, the highs and lows, some stories stand out among the rest, – presented here for the first time ever in this thematic graphic novel collection! From the titanic clash of “Mecha Madness” to the universe-shattering epic “Order from Chaos,” join the Archie Comics Sonic team picks their favorite stories from the history of the series!
144 pages, $24.99.
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No, Thank you comics.
I’ve always wondered. . . WHAT IS UP WITH TAILS’ CRAZY EYEBROWS??!!! D: He’s a kid in this. He shouldn’t even HAVE eyebrows 0.0
Oh wow the best of Sonic Comics, it looks like its all CG artwork including sally
Kid Knuckles is hilarious XD
That “Best of” cover is now my screensaver. Spaz, for 17 years you alone have kept me a Sonic fan thru good or bad *coughStH06lovetrianglesfandumbcough*
@BrandonTH At NYCC, Ian said this was made to differentiate kid Tails from adult Tails.
@tjthefox It is not a CG render, but it is a drawing done by Spaz. In fact, when SEGA saw this cover, they asked “when did we do a CG render for Sally?”
“When Silver the Hedgehog arrives looking for “the traitor,””
GOD NO ARCHIE YOU HAD A PERFECT SILVER. Why would you want to ruin him again?!
Wow, pretty big line-up for Sonic comics in 2012! 2 things- A: What the heck is with Tails’ eyebrows? His eyebrows look like Elias’! B: They miscolored Knuckles’ eyes in the “Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Comics Volume 1″ cover. His eyes are supposed to be purple (or an indigo color), not blue.
Gosh I feel like such a troll for pointing that out… :/ Looking good Archie comics! I’ll definitely be reading! 
@Blue Wisp
Uh, you do realize Silver looking for “the traitor” has been his entire plotline through every appearance he’s had in the comics, right? (Aside from Universe #25 to #28, where it was at least mentioned.)
Whoa, that Sonic Kids cover looks like crap. I can’t tell which looks worse, Kid Sonic’s awkward eye formation, or Kid Tails’ hairy-ass eyebrows.
Looks like, from the cover and it’s selection of characters, the best of series is going to be aimed at bringing some of the game’s fans on board.
Creo que deberieron en the Best of Sonic colocar a Blaze en lugar de Sally.
@Tatty
I think the “Best of” cover would be cooler if it had both Sally AND Blaze. But Blaze probably won’t have any stories in the book so it would be false advertising (like that matters in comic books though lol).