MAMARONECK, NY - FEBRUARY 19, 2007
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG’S EARLIEST ADVENTURES CONTINUE TO BE CHRONICLED IN SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #3!
In November, 2006, Archie Comics offered Sonic readers both new and old the opportunity to relive the earliest adventures of their favorite hero with the release of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #1. A second volume followed in December. Reactions are in and everyone agrees: this new classic reprint series is a hit! Fans are jumping at the chance to travel back in time to where it all began. Back in 1993, Sonic the Hedgehog sped his way from video games to comic books. Almost 200 issues later, "the blue blur" can lay claim to having the most successful comic book career of all video game heroes. Now, SONIC THE HEDEHOG ARCHIVES, a thrilling series of upscale reprints, lets you revisit Sonic’s early days in a premium yet affordable format. These special 5 x 7 & ½ inch editions contain 112 action-packed pages, faithfully re-colored and printed on superior stock, with a low cover price of only $7.49 US!
Picking up where the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #2 left off (which reprinted the original Sonic series issues #5 through #8), SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #3 brings fans these classic tales from issues #9 through #12:
* “Pseudo-Sonic” (issue #9): Robotnik builds his ultimate evil robot, based on Sonic himself!
* “What’s the Point?” (issue #9): It’s not a very happy birthday for Princess Sally when she gets an annoying needlebird as a gift… and captured by a mechanical tree!
* “Revenge of the Nerbs” (issue #10): Cornered by the Swatbot Armada, the Freedom Fighters escape underground and meet an unusual race of underdwellers.
* “’Twan with the Wind” (issue #10): When Robotnik crashes a Freedom Fighters picnic, Antoine mans his hot air balloon and floats to the rescue!
* “The Good, the Bad & the Hedgehog” (issue #11): Upside down is right side up when Sonic enters an alternate universe whose hero is Robotnik and whose villain is you-know-who!
* “Beat the Clock” (issue #11): Determined to rise to the upper ranks of Robotnik’s badniks, Coconuts captures the Freedom Fighters!
* “Food for Love/You Are What You Eat” (issue #11): Scarfing down too many chili dogs for a midnight snack leads to a fast-food nightmare for the blue blur!
* “A Timely Arrival” (issue #12): Robotnik plots to rid himself of Sonic by banishing him to the past with his new time machine!
* “Bold-Headed Eagle” (issue #12): Sonic encourages a roboticized eagle named Cyril to resume seeking his flock, and Cyril returns the favor by saving Sonic from the clutches of Robotnik.
* “The Lynx is a Jinx” (issue #12): Larry the Lynx is bad luck for the Freedom Fighters, but when he’s captured by Robotnik’s henchmen the jinx is on them!
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #3, ships 5/9. 112-page, full color paperback, $7.49 US. SCRIPTS: Mike Gallagher, Angelo DeCesare, Mike Kanterovich & Ken Penders. ART: Dave Manak & Art Mawhinney. Colossal cover by Spaz!
