A small band of heroes, the Freedom Fighters, fight back against his forces from the secluded village of Knothole. Robotnik is depicted as a tyrant, ruling from Robotropolis, following a coup d'état against the Kingdom of Acorn. The original universe, which remained canon until the comic's 251st issue, is set on the planet Mobius, an alternate version of Earth where animals were mutated into the anthropomorphic Mobians. The new continuity is a world much closer to the world depicted in Sega's games. Ken Penders, former head writer of the comic was sued by Archie Comics for a breach of contract, leading to a continuity reboot with all established characters created by Penders and other writers being removed, save those of current writer Ian Flynn, who penned the new continuity, and those created for assorted animated series, to which Sega retains the rights. Initially based on the plot of the 1993 animated series, the comic later incorporated elements from the games and other media. The comics follow the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends, called the Freedom Fighters, who battle against the evil Doctor Robotnik. Numerous one-shot specials and several reprint series' followed. The miniseries was followed up two months later by the series Sonic the Hedgehog (July 1993 – December 2016). The first issue (#0) was previewed in a free six-page Sonic the Hedgehog #¼, released November 1992. The Sonic the Hedgehog comic debuted in the US as a four-part miniseries running from February to May 1993. Ian Flynn, who formerly worked on the Archie series, was recruited by IDW to help with producing stories for the new series. In addition, the comic series had two crossovers with Archie's Mega Man comic-book series, based on the Mega Man video games from Capcom.Ī next succeeding Sonic Comic adaption by IDW Publishing began serialization from April 2018, following IDW's acquisition of the Sonic license. Over its history, the series had a number of spin-off publications being created – these include Sonic Universe, which focuses on stories revolving around different side characters from the main series Knuckles the Echidna, focusing on adventures involving Knuckles and his friends the Chaotix Sonic X, a comic series based on the 2003 Japanese anime of the same name and Sonic Boom, a comic series based on both the cartoon series and the video game series of the same name. Following a lawsuit in 2013 by former writer Ken Penders, Archie rebooted the series, removing several characters from the comics' continuity and moving it closer to that of the games. While the series largely consists of its own continuity, certain issues implemented aspects of the Sonic video games into their plots and settings. The series features a cast of hundreds of characters, consisting of both those derived from the Sonic games and those original to the comics, with stories focused on a crime-fighting organization called the Freedom Fighters, led by Sonic, as they face off against series antagonist Doctor Eggman alongside a variety of other villains. The series ran for 290 issues for over 20 years, earning a place in the 2008 Guinness World Records for being the "longest-running comic series based on a video game", and it became the longest-running franchise-based comic series in 2015 - surpassing Marvel Comics' 275 issues of Conan the Barbarian - before it was confirmed cancelled in July 2017, following Sega and Archie Comics' decision to discontinue their business relationship. After initially beginning with a four-issue miniseries from February to May 1993 (with issues appearing on newsstands three months earlier), the first full-length issue of the comic was published in July 1993. The series was based on Sega's video game franchise, as well as on the 1993 animated series of the same name. Sonic the Hedgehog was an American comic book series published by Archie Comics, in partnership with Sega.
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