Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 278

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Main Variant Sonic the Hedgehog Publication Details Issue  278 Date Published  November 18, 2015 Publishing Company  Archie Comics Production Staff Writer Ian Flynn Editor Editor in Chief Victor Gorelick President Mike Pellerito Publisher Jon Goldwater First Appearances Characters Spike the Porcupine Sonar the Fennec Trevor Burrow Only Appearance

Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 278 is the two-hundred seventy-eighth issue of Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic series .

Summary

Official Solicitation

SONIC's planet-wide chase CONTINUES! "Face of the Enemy" Part One: Sonic, Antoine and Big head to Shamar to rescue another Gaia Key Guardian! They're calling in the reinforcements and getting some help from the local Freedom Fighters-but will that really be enough to get past the fearsome Egg Army? Then, in "Hidden Costs" Part Two: Get ringside seats to Bunnie vs. Cassia. It's the can't-miss Cyborg fight of the century! Featuring cover art by jamming Jamal Peppers and a "Maniacal" variant By CG artist Rafa Knight!

Story One

Face of the Enemy - Part One

Story Two

Hidden Costs, Part Two

At the alter holding the blue Chaos Emerald, Bunnie begins her duel with Cassia by throwing her opponent to the floor, asking her if selling herself to Eggman is worthwhile. Cassia quickly gets back up and knocks Bunnie away with her tonfa, accusing her of hypocrisy (since they're both cyborgs) and being afraid of "self-improvement". Bunnie takes this taunt personally and angrily yells that she didn't ask to be cybernetic.

Background Information

References & Cameos

• Sonic's line of reassurance during the opening battle, "It's just a little ambush, guys! We're still good! We're still good!", is a homage to the 1995 episode of The Simpsons, "Lisa the Vegetarian".
• Antoine correcting Big's mispronunciation of the French word "Beaucoup" as "bucket" might be a reference to a running gag in the BBC sitcom series, Keeping Up Appearances, in which the main character, Hyacinth Bucket, keeps insisting that her surname is pronounced "Bouquet".
• Bunnie's anguished shout at Cassia, "Ah didn't ask for this!", is most likely a nod to the memetic quote "I never asked for this" from Deus Ex: Human Revolution where this was what protagonist Adam Jenson can give as a response in regards to being given cybernetic enhancements after a fatal injury.

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