User blog comment:KirbyPKMNInkling/Farewell Sonic Comics/@comment-26459732-20170506143542/@comment-26459732-20170507153420

I don't think Scott Fulop and Ken Penders' lawsuits should be delaying the comic since their characters are nowhere to be found in the reboot, so it seems highly unlikely to me that they'd cancel/delay Sonic the Hedgehog over that unless Archie's just tired of dealing with them.

As for Archie not renewing their license with Sega, it's possible since Tracy Yardley apparently vaguely mentioned that they were "talking" according to Wikipedia, which to me implies that they might've been trying to renew their license or something.

I also agree with you on IDW. As good as IDW's TMNT seems to be doing, I really don't think they're the best choice to do a Sonic comic.