SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1—FCBD 2008 EDITION

by Mike Gallagher & Dave Manak

Sonic the Hedgehog has been speeding his way through video games, TV, and comic books since 1992! He is undoubtedly one of the biggest cultural icons throughout the world. Now, Archie Comics is paying homage to the blue blur by taking us back to where it all began. With the overwhelming success and popularity of the Sonic Archives reprint series, we are proud to bring you a reprint of the first-ever Sonic comic from the ongoing series: Sonic The Hedgehog #1! In honor of this year’s Free Comic Book Day, Archie is re-releasing the classic stories from this prized issue, but with a special bonus: the cover will be completely re-imagined with a modern “spin” by current Sonic artist, SPAZ!

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #188
"Beating the House Part 1": Sonic is ambushed and captured by the Destructix, and it’s up to the Freedom Fighters to find and rescue him! The trail leads to a dingy dungeon beneath a flashy casino owned by Mammoth Mogul – but just how real a threat faces our heroes this time? The con is on in this tale of twists, turns, takes and double-takes!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn. ART: Tracy Yardley (pencils) & Jim Amash (inks).
Jumpin’ jackpot cover by Tracy Yardley & Jason Jensen.
Shipping Date: May 7th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 14th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: May 27th, 2008
32-page,
Full color comic
$2.25 US.

SONIC X #33
"Meteor Madness": For once, the heroes of Knothill Village have a chance to relax and enjoy a nice quiet picnic together… yeah, right! Things go from picnic to panic when Chuck spots a meteor hurtling toward earth – and it has an Chaos Emerald embedded inside! Now the heroes must travel to the South Pole and keep Eggman from getting his hands on it. To make things more interesting, they decide make it a competition and split up into teams. Before they’re through, readers will witness more action, romance, and inter-squad squabbling to rival a certain fantastic foursome!
SCRIPT: Joe Edkin. ART: David Hutchison and Terry Austin. Asteroid-blastin’
cover by Pat "Spaz" Spaziante!
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
32-page,
Full color comic
$2.25 US.

par contre Sonic a une drole de bouche 0o

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SONIC X #30

“Big Top Terror”: Step right up for the scariest show on earth as Sonic and his friends find themselves the unwilling star attractions in Ringmaster Eggman’s circus! It’s three rings of trouble for our heroes with Chris and his family their (literally) captive audience! Will Sonic’s keen sense of showmanship rise to the occasion to help save the day, or can we count on a heroic rescue from offstage? This is one high wire act of suspense you won’t want to miss!

SCRIPT: Ian Fleming. ART: James Fry and Terry Austin.
Death-defying cover by “walkin’ the tight rope” Spaz!

Shipping Date: February 20th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: February 27th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: March 11th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.

SCRIPT: Ian Fleming.

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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #186

“Mogul Rising”: The nightmare has only just begun for Sonic's friends - especially when they learn he's become one of ancient villain Mammoth Mogul's many new followers! How can that be?! Is Sonic really involved in Mogul’s dastardly schemes, and if so, how? As if that weren't enough, the stakes rise even higher when the Chaos Emerald gets involved! It's a mind-blowing tale of turmoil and intrigue you won't want to miss!

SCRIPT: Ian Flynn. ART : Tracy Yardley! & Jim Amash.
COVER: Tracy Yardley! & Jason Jensen.
Shipping Date: March 5th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: March 12th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: March 26th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US

Once again, layouts by Tracy, pencils by Matt Herms