The late-nineties had a drought of mainline Sonic games, so the book was momentarily allowed to have its own identity. ![]() It introduced a big ensemble of characters across its 32-issue life, most of whom made the jump into the main series once his book got axed. In another side-reference, Knuckles' tribe were preserved in a high-tech city on the island, but in a pocket dimension Knuckles sought to restore them much like Superman's Kandor or New Krypton. Meanwhile, Knuckles got his own short-lived spinoff series which dealt with the mostly-original lore surrounding his island's Lost World. until someone higher-up decided they didn't like it, so she was instead put in a coma. In the lead-up to issue #50, Sonic's Love Interest Sally was betrayed by a spy and killed off. The book surpassed the cartoon in grittiness at around issue #39, after Sonic was caught and temporarily roboticized, leading to his gleeful prosecution by Antoine ( still a jerk at this juncture) and banishment from Knothole as punishment for the havoc he caused. This phase was arguably closest in tone to the SatAM series. The book moved from one-off gags to multi-issue arcs and drama as early as issue #17's "Princess Sally's Crusade," which took a somber tone and was the first time one of the Freedom Fighters died (on-panel, no less). Over time, the book began to develop distinct mythology - along with the occasional video game tie-ins, such as the "platinum" Sonic CD issue, the one-shot Knuckles Chaotix special, and a three-part miniseries which was (very) loosely based on Tails Adventure. This being a comic tie-in, there were frequent jabs at Silver Age DC Comics, such as the Mirror Universe Robotnik turning out to be a kindly veterinarian and being harried by the "Anti-Freedom Fighters" ( à la Earth-3 Luthor and Ultraman), and a Crisis on Infinite Earths-style plot in which an army of Sonics teamed up to beat a colossus. Each issue would feature a few silly stories of the Freedom Fighters thwarting Robotnik's dastardly, ridiculous plans while making sure to tell as many terrible ( usually pun-based) jokes as possible and Breaking the Fourth Wall left and right. In the beginning, the book was a lighthearted, gag-centric affair. He was opposed by the Freedom Fighters, a motley crew who operated out of their secret base of Knothole within the Great Forest. ![]() Originally, the book was a tie-in for Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM), though mixed with goofier elements from the other animated Sonic show at the time Robotnik had already taken over the idyllic Kingdom of Acorn, establishing his headquarters in the former capital Mobotropolis, now renamed Robotropolis, from where he waged his campaign to take over the world by turning all organic creatures into robots. The comic debuted in November 1992: A four issue mini-series were commissioned to test the waters, after which a monthly publication run began in July 1993. It is not to be confused with the similarly long-running Sonic the Comic from the UK. The US comic book based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise, published monthly by Archie Comics from July 1993 to December 2016. Standard introduction, from Issue #64 to Issue #74
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