Best of Sonic the Hedgehog

Best of Sonic the Hedgehog is an onging series of graphic novels published by Archie Comics, featuring SEGA's mascot video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. The series contains specially selected favourite stories chosen by members of the creative team. While stories in volume 1 where general favourites from anywhere in the comics history, volume 2 and onwards instead feature stories based on a theme, in volume 2's case, villains.

Publication Dates and Featured Issues
Volume 1: Comics (Hardcover: May 2012, Softcover: January 2013)
 * "Mecha Madness" (StH: #39, SMM) (chosen by writer Ian Flynn)
 * "Endgame: For Whome the Bell Tolls" (StH: #50) (Chosen by artist Patrick 'Spaz' Spaziante)
 * "Order from Chaos"(StH: #168, #169) (Chosen by artist Tracy Yardley!)
 * "Future Tense" (Second story of StH: #215) (Chosen by artist Jamal Peppers)

Volume 2: Villains (Hardcover: August 2013, Softcover: April 2014)
 * Chapter 1: Mecha Sally
 * "Lost in the Moment" (StH: #231)
 * Chapter 2: Ixis Naugus
 * "Dark Tidings" (StH: #232)
 * "Dark Hearts" (Second story of StH: #234)
 * Chapter 3: Metal Sonic
 * "Forged in Fire" (SU: #50)
 * Chapter 4: Babylon Rogues
 * "Babylon Rising: Remembrance" (SU: #33)
 * Chapter 5: Dr. Eggman
 * "Scrambled: Line in the Sand" (SU: #39)
 * "Scrambled: In the Name of Love" (SU: #40)

Background Information

 * Volume 1
 * The cover art looks to be three dimensional, but it was actually created two dimensionally by artist Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante.
 * Metal Sonic appears on the cover despite not appearing in any of the featured stories of that volume. The closest thing to Metal Sonic that appears in the book is Sonic's roboticized form, Mecha Sonic.
 * Volume 2
 * The villains on the cover of book 2 are as follows: Babylon Rogues, Ixis Naugus, Dr. Eggman, Mammoth Mogul, Chaos, and Metal Sonic.
 * Despite appearing on the cover, neither Mammoth Mogul nor Chaos appear in any of the volumes featured stories.