Two new Sonic the Hedgehog comics hit newsstands this week, with a brand new issue of Sonic Boom with issue #5 as well as Sonic the Hedgehog #270. There’s also a brand new Sonic digest available this week. Full details below.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #270
“Champions” Part Three: The battle for the Chaos Emerald is reaching a fevered pitch! Hero versus hero! Villain versus villain! Will Dr. Eggman be content to play by the rules? Will Metal Sonic come in and shake things up? And what exactly is the secret history between Metal Sonic and casino mogul Breezie?! All of the answers await you in this thrilling, penultimate chapter! Featuring all-new cover art from one of the newest Sonic superstars Jennifer Hernandez, plus a special “Marvel at the Showdown” variant cover by the incomparable Brent McCarthy!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Diana Skelly, Terry Austin, John Workman and Gabriel Cassata
Cover by Jennifer Hernandez, Terry Austin and Matt Herms
“MARVEL at the SHOWDOWN” Variant Cover by Brent McCarthy
On Sale Date: 3/11
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
SONIC BOOM #5
SONIC BOOM is your antidote to comics that lack AMAZE-MA-TUDE! The NEW ONGOING SONIC COMIC BOOK SERIES keeps on BOOMIN’ IT UP with Sonic Boom #5: Eggtoberfest! Dr. Eggman’s sick and tired of no one trusting him! How on earth can he take advantage of people if they don’t trust him to begin with?! The answer? Easy—EGGTOBERFEST! Just one small problem: the mechanical master forgot to hire ride operators for his carnivorous carnival creation! So it’s Sonic to the… rescue?! If a good guy helps a bad guy, is that “helping” at all? Ponder this and other philosophical queries in the latest action-packed issue of Sonic Boom, written by Sonic Boom TV Series writer Bill Freiberger! Featuring cover art from Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante and an X-RAY variant from the newest sonic superstar Diana Skelly!
Script: Bill Freiberger
Art: Steven Butler, Rick Bryant, Jack Morelli and Matt Herms
Cover by Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante
X-RAY Variant Cover by Diana Skelly, Rick Bryant and Matt Herms
On Sale Date: 3/11
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
SONIC SUPER-SIZED COMICS DIGEST #11
Get ready for fun & adventure—it’s Sonic Super Digest! Featuring an ALL-NEW edition of SONIC COMIC ORIGINS spotlighting the heroic artificial intelligence known as NICOLE! This new story serves as both an introduction to the character as well as a side story to the “Spark of Life” arc concurrently occurring in Sonic Universe! But that’s not all! Don’t miss all the classic fun and adventure you love in stories from the comics’ 20+ year history as Sonic and his friends embark on daring adventures, face evil villains and save the day one chili dog at a time! Spin into the fun that only Archie Comics and Sonic Super Digest can bring!
Script: Ian Flynn & Various
Art: Lamar Wells, Rick Bryant, Jack Morelli, Matt Herms and Various
Cover: Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante
On Sale Date: 3/11
224-page, full color comic
$6.99 U.S
