Upcoming Sonic comic to feature Episode II prequel

By Matt Liparota  •  13 years ago  •  News

Archie Comics' upcoming Sonic Super Special #3 will feature a prequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II.

Between the recent release of Sonic Generations, the XBLA reissue of Sonic CD and the forthcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Sega’s beleagured mascot may be in the midst of a bit of resurgence – and Archie Comics’ long-running Sonic comic book series looks to be capitalizing on it.

The upcoming Sonic Super Special #3 will feature a story that acts as a prologue to Episode II, set to release on XBLA and the PlayStation Network this year. A reprint of the series’ early adaptation of Sonic CD, which originally appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog #25, will also be included.

Archie Comics’ Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is the longest-running comic book adaptation of a video game, with more than 225 issues in the main series since 1993 as well as a number of mini-series and a short-lived monthly book starring the Blue Blur’s best frenemy, Knuckles. Sonic Super Special is a quarterly magazine with stories that spin out of the main franchise.