| Sonic Universe | |
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The cover for the first issue of Sonic Universe, artwork by Patrick Spaziante. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Archie Comics |
| Publication date | February 2009 – Present |
| Number of issues | 26 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Ian Flynn |
| Penciller(s) | Tracy Yardley! Patrick Spaziante |
| Inker(s) | Jim Amash |
| Letterer(s) | John Workman |
| Colorist(s) | Josh Ray Ray Dillon Jason Jenson |
| Editor(s) | Mike Pellerito Victor Gorelick |
Sonic Universe is a comic book series set within Archie Comics's Sonic the Hedgehog continuity, designed to expand the horizon of that fictional universe. Sonic Universe deals with various characters throughout the fictional universe, including Shadow the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna and many more. The first title arc is titled "Living Weapons" and will feature Shadow and Metal Sonic. Sonic The Comic the UK produced Sonic the Hedgehog comic series by Fleetway produced a similar series of stories called "Sonic's World" from issue 26 onwards; it, too, expanded the fictional universe, following various characters in the Sonic universe on their own adventures, which eventually crossed over into the core series on numerous occasions.
Sonic Universe is published monthly by Archie Comics alongside its parent title Sonic the Hedgehog. The first issue was released on February 25, 2009[1] and now fills the role of "second monthly Sonic comic" that was left open by the cancellation of Sonic X.[2]
"Shadow chases Metal Sonic across Zones until he, with the help of Blaze, manages to return to Mobius Prime. Shadow is then recruited into a team with Rouge and, with Sonic, saves the city of Megaopolis. Shadow and Rouge are sent to bring E-102 Gamma (from Sonic Adventure) onto GUN's side while E-123 Omega (from Sonic Heroes) is ordered to destroy him by Eggman. Omega succeeds, but Gamma manages to merge his soul into Omega, resulting in a better, nicer robot. Shadow, Rouge, and Omega enter the Special Zone of Fiest's Domain and recover a Chaos Emerald.
30 years after the final victory of Eggman and all their enemies, Sonic is king and Sally his queen. They have two children, Sonia and Manik, as does majority of the other Freedom Fighters. There is a celebratory meeting for the anniversary of Sonic's victory which is disrupted by an assassination attempt from Shadow's followers. Many of the old Freedom Fighters are captured, leaving it up to Sonic and the new generation of children to save the day and defeat Shadow, who has claimed the throne--and Sally--for himself.
Knuckles, the Chaotix, and the Downunda Freedom Fighters battle Dr. Fintevius, who plans to take Angel Island for himself.
As Tails takes Bunnie and Antoine to Cocoa Island for their honeymoon, he finds a strange third island he didn't recognize the last time he visited. Elsewhere, the Battle Bird Armada, an army of birds decides to attack Cococa Island, and when they do, Tails, Antoine and Bunnie leap to the fray. Antoine and Bunnie are, however, kidnapped, and Tails is ambushed by Speedy, a soldier in the Battle Bird Armada. Tails escapes with his new invention T-Pup, a robotic dog that looks like Tails. At the Battle Bird Armada's Ship, Bunnie and Antoine plan their escape. Bunnie tells the birds she's a spy from the Dark Egg Legion, and she is set free. Antoine escapes via a prison card, but is spotted by Speedy while busting out. While getting information from Battle Kuku 15th, Bunnie chases after the birds chasing after Antoine. Bunnie accidentally "reveals her identity", and Antoine believes her (it is revealed later that Antoine was faking it), supposedly committing himself to suicide. He is saved by Tails, and the two go back in the base via underground passage. They run into Battle Bird Armada soldiers, and ambush them, and are saved by Bunnie. Meanwhile, the Battle Bird Armada finds out that Bunnie is a Freedom Fighter. Back in the base, Tails, Antoine, and Bunnie defeat the Battle Bird Armada and escape the base finding out it's actually a floating island base. The arc ends with Battle Kuku 15th and Dr. Fukrokovov searching for the Babylon Rouges
Blaze the Cat comes to Mobius to find a missing Sol Emerald and meet Amy Rose and Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao
Investigating an attack by mysterious black figures, Silver the Hedgehog enters a portal that takes him to an alternate world where Enerjak is the supreme ruler who has, with his power, killed all the heroes and turned them into his own revivable warriors. Only a few Freedom Fighters, hardier versions of Mobius Prime's, are left, along with the Sword of Acorns. Silver joins the fight and, though all seems lost and all but one Freedom Fighter transformed, Silver is able to defeat Enerjak in an explosive battle and drain his power with the Sword. He leaves, letting the surviving Freedom Fighter Lara-Su use the power to revive her friends, people, and the world.
Evil Sonic, Scourge, is a prison joke, often being bullied in the No Zone (A Zone that's 90 degrees turned, appointed with watching over all cross-Zone activity). His partners from Moebius get captured on purpose so that they can free him. Scourge convinces several groups to join him and they all break out, taking over the prison with enough time for him and a few others to escape the Zone Cops.
The Babylon Rogues find the key to the Babylon Gardens and are confronted by the Battle Bird Armada. The Armada's leader defeats them and takes the key--as well as their forced loyalty--and combines it with his ancient ring to produce a map to the Gardens, which is located under New Mobotropolis. They attack the already weakened city (Eggman has just roboticized Princess Sally and Ixis Naugus has become king), defeating King Naugus and the Freedom Fighters and destroying the castle.
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