It was the early 90s, a new generation of gaming was born, as Nintendo was getting ready to launch their new console, SEGA was looking to make a game that would showcase the advantages of the SEGA Genesis over the Super Nintendo, enter Sonic The Hedgehog, a blue hedgehog who would run extremely fast, Sonic was received to critical acclaim for it’s easy to play easy to get into fast gameplay and minimal platforming. Sonic would play a major role in the 16-bit console wars, however as time went by, every release after Sonic 2 kept getting progressively worse. There were a few good entries here and there but nothing that could be compared to the original trilogy of Sonic games.
So if you are nostalgic about the old Sonic the Hedgehog fear not, as Archie Comics is looking to bring back the 16-bit version of the hedgehog for it’s 25th anniversary. Sonic: Megadrive will be written by Ian Flynn and illustrated by Tyson Hesse (creator of BOOM! Studios’ “Diesel”). The story is set to feature characters from the original games.
Sonic: Mega Drive” is scheduled for release on July 6. Hesse’s cover and the full solicitation text follows:
SONIC: MEGA DRIVE #1
Sonic spins into a brand new, Classic-styled, SUPER SPECIAL one-shot “Mega Drive”! Join Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy Rose on a brand new adventure—set after the fall of the Death Egg! The nefarious Dr. Eggman is trying to build a new engine of destruction: the MEGADRIVE, and it’s up to Sonic and his whole crew to stop the mad doctor and save the day! Join Sonic and his friends in this special commemorative issue celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Blue Blur!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Tyson Hesse, Jack Morelli and Matt Herms
Cover by Tyson Hesse
On Sale Date: 7/6
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
Via: Comic Book Resources
Shimbo Suzuki
Archie Comics? That’s… interesting. Is this their first non-Archie comic? 😛