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Sonic the Hedgehog is an ongoing series of comic books published by Archie Comics, featuring Sega's mascot video game character Sonic. Spin-off publications from the comic include a series starring Knuckles the Echidna which ran for 32 issues; fifteen 48-page "Super Specials"; a number of single special issues; and several short three-issue miniseries, each starring a character from the series. On September 21, 2005, Archie started a new series based on the TV show Sonic X
. Except for the Sonic X series, all of Archie's Sonic-related series, miniseries and specials take place in the same fictional universe. This universe features a mixture of characters, settings and situations from the SatAM cartoon, the Sonic video games by Sega, and various other incarnations of Sonic. It also includes many elements unique to the comic universe.

Stories, Settings, and Characters

In the comics, Sonic lives on Planet Mobius in Knothole Village. Over time, the status quo of Sonic's world has changed. Originally, Sonic belonged to a band of Freedom Fighters who fought the evil dictator Dr. Robotnik. However, in the comic's fiftieth issue, Robotnik was defeated and apparantly killed. After this, the comic dealt with the aftermath of Robotnik's regime. Sonic and friends reestablished their lost kingdom and dealt with various undelings to Robotnik, as well as unrelated villains such as Ixis Naugus. In the comic's seventy-fifth issue, an alternate universe version of Robotnik known as Robo-Robotnik came to Mobius Prime (the Mobius of the comics) and took over the original Robotnik's position. Over time, Robo-Robotnik has come to be known as just Robotnik or Eggman. The current status quo of the comic deals with a full-scale war between the Eggman Empire, ruled by Robotnik, and the restored Kingdom of Acorn, currently ruled by King Elias Acorn.

The Archie Sonic comic typically runs original storylines based around characters from various Sonic media, but it has also made a number of adaptations. For instance, it has adapted a couple epsiodes of SatAM, as well as some of the video games' storylines, including Sonic CD, Sonic Adventure, and Sonic Shuffle among others. Upcoming stories will adapt Sonic Rush and Sonic Riders.

The comic details not only Sonic's present, but also his past and future. Great attention has been given to his back story, including the lives of his relatives and friends during Robotnik's regime and the Great War that preceded it. Also, the comic ran a popular series of stories called "Mobius: 25 Years Later", showing Sonic's possible future as King of Mobius. Also in these stories, we learn that King Sonic is still friends with Knuckles, but he lost every friend he made and is now disliked by most people. Due to these stories' popularities, two more stories will be printed in the near future.

The Sonic comic is known for its very large cast of characters. Major characters from the games include Miles "Tails" Prower, who has been given the title of "Chosen One," Shadow the Hedgehog, who seeks the truth about his past, and Knuckles the Echidna, who guards the Master Emerald. Yet Sonic is always there somewhere in the spotlight, to support or save his friends. The comic also includes characters from the SatAM cartoon, such as love interest Sally Acorn, half-robot Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine D'Coolette, Rotor Walrus, and Sonic's Uncle Chuck. The comic also has its own original characters, such as Mina Mongoose, Elias Acorn, Tommy Turtle and Fiona Fox

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Stories, Settings, and Characters

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