Sonic Legacy Series

Sonic Legacy Series is an ongoing series of graphic novels published by Archie Comics, featuring SEGA's mascot video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. The series contains reprints of Sonic the Hedgehog in black and white. Volume 1 will have 512 pages which is the equivalent of 16 Sonic the Hedgehog comics. Strangely, the first issue actually includes 20 Sonic the Hedgehog comics as well as special extra features.

Publication Dates

 * Sonic Legacy Series #1: (November 2011) - issues #0-#3 of the Original Sonic Miniseries and issues #1-#16 of Sonic the Hedgehog

Background Information

 * This series is targeted for older audiences by containing more issues in black and white "in order to be competitive in a Marvel/DC graphic novel market," according to editor Paul Kaminski.
 * The cover for the first book was penciled by Ben Bates; however, the artist forgot to sign his work before submitting it.
 * The release of Volume 1 coincides with Sonic's 20th Anniversary, being released in December 2011.
 * The release of this book probably also coincides with the upcoming video game Sonic Generations.