Sonic Archivesedit
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Sonic Archives is an ongoing series of Graphic Novels published by Archie Comics, featuring SEGA's mascot video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. As of October 2009, the series will contain thirteen volumes (12 but add on Vol. 0) - reprints of Sonic the Hedgehog issues 1 - 48 and reprints of the Original Sonic Miniseries issues 0 - 3. Beginning in #2, the books feature a brief section of biographies for characters and locations featured in the included issues. The Archives are printed on 5 x 7 & ½ inch high-grade paper.
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[edit] Archives Stories
[edit] Archives #5: Everything Old is Newt Again
While on a motivational speaking tour of his forces, Dr. Robotnik becomes frustrated with his lack of success in defeating Sonic. Asking for ideas from his minions, he is surprised when Universalamander volunteers to attack the Freedom Fighters again. Robotnik agrees, promising to throw in an added twist that will spell doom for his foes. Meanwhile, in the Great Forest, the Knothole Freedom Fighters are enjoying a game of flag football-which Sonic dominates-when Universalamander arrives. Kicking Sonic out of sight, he attacks the other Freedom Fighters first, and briefly engages Bunnie Rabbot before handily defeating her.
Having landed in the middle of a desert, Sonic begins finding his way home by running in an ever-widening spiral in hopes of spotting a familiar landmark. Rotor attempts to defeat Universalmander by shrinking him as Sonic did in their last battle, only for him to grow larger due to Robotnik's FX Flip device, which reverses any energy directed against it. Just as the larger Universalamander is about to crush the Freedom Fighters, Sonic returns. After hearing the deal with Universalamander's new powers, he directs Sally and Rotor to come up with a countermeasure while he, Bunnie, and Tails hold off the giant robot. Sally whips out her new NICOLE 7000, and the two are able to create a new and improved "reducer". When fired at Universalamander, however, the device is revealed to be an enlarger, which takes advantage of the FX Flip's effects to reduce Universalamander to molecular size. NICOLE predicts that similar strange events will continue to happen, which Sonic brushes off. Meanwhile, Robotnik fumes at the impromptu victory party being held by his henchmen.
[edit] Publication Dates
- Sonic Archives #0 (February 2009) - issues #0-#3 of the Original Sonic Miniseries (exact reprint of Sonic: the Beginning (July 2003))
- Sonic Archives #1 (November 2006) - issues #1-#4 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #2 (December 2006) - issues #5-#8 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #3 (May 2007) - issues #9-#12 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #4 (June 2007) - issues #13-#16 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #5 (September 2007) - issues #17-#20 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #6 (October 2007) - issues # 21-#24 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #7 (June 2008) - issues #25-#28 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #8 (July 2008) - issues #29-#32 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #9 (October 2008) - issues #33-#36 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #10 (March 2009) - issues #37-#40 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #11 (August 2009) - issues #41-#44 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #12 (January 2010) - issues #45-#48 of the regular series
- Sonic Archives #13 (August 2010) - issues #49-#52 of the regular series
[edit] Cover Gallery
 Sonic Archives #0 |
 Sonic Archives #1 |
 Sonic Archives #2 |
 Sonic Archives #3 |
 Sonic Archives #4 |
 Sonic Archives #5 |
 Sonic Archives #6 |
 Sonic Archives #7 |
 Sonic Archives #8 |
 Sonic Archives #9 |
 Sonic Archives #10 |
 Sonic Archives #11 |
 Sonic Archives #12 |
[edit] Background Information
- A number of canon discrepancies are included on the Sonic the Hedgehog Archives covers as the result of artistic license. For example, Buns Rabbot appears on the cover of #6 despite not appearing in the comics until issue #151. Several of the situations included on the cover art also never occurred in the comic itself.
