Sonic the Hedgehog (comic)
| Sonic the Hedgehog | |
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Sonic the Hedgehog #0 (February 1993)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher |
Archie Comics Sega of America |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | November 22, 1992–December 28, 2016 |
| No. of issues | 290 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Ian Flynn |
| Penciller(s) |
Tracy Yardley |
| Inker(s) |
Jim Amash |
| Letterer(s) |
John Workman |
| Colorist(s) | Matt Herms |
| Editor(s) |
Mike Pellerito (Managing Editor) |
Tracy Yardley
Matt Herms
Steven Butler
Jamal Peppers
Ben Bates
Jennifer Hernandez
Jim Amash
John Workman
Teresa Davidson
Mike Pellerito (Managing Editor)
Paul Kaminski (Asst Editor)
Sonic the Hedgehog was an American comic book series published by Archie Comics, based on Sega's video game franchise, and as well as DiC's 1993 Saturday morning cartoon adaptation of the same name. Following a four issue miniseries, published from 1992 to 1993, the ongoing series Sonic the Hedgehog began with a July 1993 cover date and ended with 290 issues. In June 23, 2008, Guinness World Records formally recognized it as the longest running comic series based on a video game.
The series featured a cast of hundreds of characters, both drawn from the games and original creations, and focuses on a crime-fighting organization called the Freedom Fighters (initially consisting of Sonic, Tails, Sally Acorn, Rotor Walrus, Antoine D'Coolette, and Bunnie Rabbot) facing off against series antagonist Doctor Eggman alongside a variety of other villains. While largely consisting of its own continuity, certain issues also implemented aspects of the Sonic video games as well. A 2013 lawsuit by former writer Ken Penders against Archie Comics led to the entire world of the comics being rebooted. After the lawsuit, the story moved closer to the canon of the games, with many of the characters created for the comic no longer appearing.
Spin-off publications include Sonic Universe, a series that featured stories centered on different side-characters, reaching its 75th issue as of April 2015; Knuckles the Echidna, featuring Knuckles as the main protagonist with help from his friends the Chaotix, which ran for 32 issues; and Sonic X, a comic based on the Japanese anime of the same name, which lasted 40 issues. The series also had two crossovers with Archie's Mega Man comic-book series, based on the Mega Man video games from Capcom.
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