There have been a lot of anniversaries and celebratory days in the video game world this year, with Nintendo’s MAR10 day, Commander Keen day for the DOS gamers, and the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series. Not to be outdone, Sega has been prepping for Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 30th anniversary on June 23 and has announced a new comic book to celebrate the blue blur’s special occasion.
Of course, this is far from Sonic the Hedgehog‘s first time gracing the pages of a comic book. Sega’s blue mascot originally appeared in an episodic series of issues from Archie Comics that ran from 1993 to 2016. In 2018 IDW Publishing took up the mantle and began publishing its own unique stories featuring the hedgehog and his friends.
Now, for Sonic‘s 30th anniversary, IDW is planning a special release. As avid readers will surely know, Ian Flynn wrote most of the early Sonic comics for IDW, and the author is back with a brand new story for the anniversary book. Joining Flynn with their own exclusive tales are Gale Galligan and the McElroy Brothers, bringing the grand total of stories in the book to three.
The comic book is scheduled to be released in June, however an expanded hardcover edition will be released in October and will include an additional story by Galligan as well as bonus “making of” content. While no additional content from Ian Flynn will be included in the expanded edition, this is likely due to the fact that the writer is also busy working on the Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Encyclopedia.
Indeed, Sega has promised fans a lot of new content for the blue blur’s big milestone and are so far delivering. In addition to the comic book and encyclopedia, there is currently a special Sonic 30th anniversary figure from JAKKS Pacific in the works, pins and energy drinks, and surely many more items still to be announced. Unfortunately, Sega hasn’t said much about when the next Sonic video game might come, but it is known that a game has been in development since at least 2019.
Fans with a few bucks to spare will at least have a plethora of Sonic merchandise to tide them over until the hedgehog’s new game does eventually come out. Even the 30th anniversary comic book will be available with four collectable cover variants. Further, it has been revealed that the Sonic 2 movie will be released in 2022, so even if the next Sonic game is a few years away, plenty will still be happening for the blue blur in 2021 and beyond.
Source: Gizmodo
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