Sonic Universe

Sonic Universe is an ongoing comic title set within the Archieverse, designed to expand the horizon of the fictional universe. It began its run February 25th, 2009 and is subsequently released monthly by Archie Comics along with its counterpart title Sonic the Hedgehog. The objective of the series is to expand upon the Archieverse continuity and focus on other characters besides Sonic the Hedgehog, including Shadow and Knuckles. Typically the series consists of four-issue long story arcs, though single-issue stories have also appeared. Four issues were also incorporated into the Worlds Collide crossover event, featuring a crossover between the Sonic the Hedgehog comics and Mega Man. As of the forty-first issue, Sonic Universe is the longest running spinoff of the main Sonic the Hedgehog comic, surpassing the previous record held by the Knuckles the Echidna series, as well as the longest running Archie Sonic publication overall beside the main series, a record previously held by Sonic X.

The first 50 issues take place in the comic's original continuity, while issues 59 and onward take place in the new Post-Super Genesis Wave continuity (after an eight issue interval consisting of the Worlds Collide crossover and an otherworld adventure in the Sol Zone).

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Story Arcs

 * The Shadow Saga (#1-4) Focuses on Shadow the Hedgehog and his missions with the Guardian Units of the Nation, including the formation of Team Dark.
 * Mobius: 30 Years Later (#5-8) Continues five years after the coup d'etat in the Mobius: X Years Later storyline, and features the formation of the Future Freedom Fighters.
 * Knuckles: The Return (#9-12) Focuses on Knuckles and the Chaotix's adventure in combating Dr. Finitevus and the Platypus Dark Egg Legion in Downunda.
 * Journey to the East (#13-16) Focuses on Sonic, Tails, Monkey Khan, and Sally Acorn in their fight against the clans of the Iron Dominion.
 * The Tails Adventure (#17-20) Focuses on Tails, Antoine, and Bunnie in an adaption of the Game Gear game, Tails' Adventure, in which they come up against the Battle Bird Armada.
 * Treasure Team Tango (#21-24) Details Blaze the Cat's search for the Sol Emeralds on Mobius with the aid of Team Rose.
 * The Silver Saga (#25-28) The first Milestone arc. Focuses on Silver the Hedgehog in his battle to save Jani-Ca's world from Dark Enerjak.
 * Scourge: Lock Down (#29-32) Details Scourge's attempt to reassemble the Destructix and bust out of Zone Jail.
 * Babylon Rising (#33-36) Details The Babylon Rogues' search for their ancestral homeland of Babylon Garden and their attack on New Mobotropolis alongside the Battle Bird Armada.
 * Scrambled (#37-40) Focuses on Eggman hunting down Snively who has fled the Empire, leading to Eurish and the Dragon Kingdom..
 * Secret Freedom (#41-44) Focuses on Silver and the Secret Freedom Fighters who are attempting to take down Ixis Naugus.
 * Chaotix Quest (#46-49) Focuses on the Chaotix as they track down Mighty and Ray the Flying Squirrel, leading them to Mercia and then Sand Blast City. This was the last story arc to take place in the old continuity, before the timeline was rebooted by the Super Genesis Wave.
 * Pirate Plunder Panic (#55-58) Considered a sequel to "Treasure Team Tango", this arc focuses on Blaze's search for the last Sol Emerald, aided once again by Amy and Cream, as they go up against Captain Metal.
 * Shadow Fall (#59-62) The first arc in a trilogy. Follows Team Dark's journey into space to stop a new alien threat inhabiting the Black Comet. It's the first arc to take place in the new continuity after the Super Genesis Wave.
 * The Great Chaos Caper (#63-66) The second arc in a trilogy. Knuckles is tasked with a mysterious force to find a wounded spirit that is key to fixing the world, while also helping the Chaotix search for a Chaos Emerald.
 * ''Total Eclipse' (#67-#70) The final arc in a trilogy. Shadow comes to Angel Island to hunt down Eclipse the Darkling, running afoul of Knuckles in the process.

One Issue Stories

 * Race for the Stars (#45) A tie-in to the game Sonic and All-Stars Racing: Transformed.
 * Forged in Fire (#50) The second milestone issue. Revolves around a newly rebuilt Metal Sonic hunting down and having another battle with Shard. The ending of the story ties into Worlds Collide. This is a 48-page issue which also features a reprint of "Go Ahead, Mecha my Day" Parts 3 and 4 from Sonic the Hedgehog #25.

Issues part of a multi-series arc

 * Worlds Collide (#51-54) parts 2, 5, 8 and 11 of a 12-part crossover between the Archie Sonic and Archie Mega Man comic series.

Background Information

 * Sonic Universe is the first Archie Sonic spin-off series to have reached a second milestone issue.
 * Issue #50 of Sonic Universe was originally solicited as being an epilogue to the Sonic Underground storyline, but was later changed for unknown reasons.