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Sega and IDW partner up for Sonic the Hedgehog comics

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Having ended their long-running partnership with Archie Comics, Sega has announced that it is teaming up with IDW Publishing to launch a brand new line of Sonic the Hedgehog comic books to launch in 2018. “We’ve been speaking with beloved Sonic fan-favorite creators and new creators alike, and are excited to be able to spread […]

Pipe Dreams: I’d like to see a Sonic the Hedgehog title developed by Ubisoft

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Jordan Jones dreams a scenario in which Ubisoft develops a Sonic the Hedgehog game… We have all had this conversation: “I would like to see… (insert developer here) … make a… (insert franchise here)… game”. Gamers are an imaginative bunch, and it’s fun to let the mind run wild with endless scenarios involving unlikely developers taking […]

Revisiting Sonic the Hedgehog

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Andy O’Flaherty takes a look back at the origins of Sega’s iconic mascot… Sonic the Hedgehog.  Now there’s a name that stretches far beyond the realms of the video game medium.  I guarantee that a large percentage of even non-video game players would instantly recognise him on sight.  Indeed, even my 3 year old daughter, who […]

Former Deadpool 2 director developing live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie

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Following the news that Tim Miller had left Deadpool 2 after rumoured creative differences with Ryan Reynolds, it has been announced his next project will be the long-gestating live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which now has a director in Jeff Fowler. Sonic the Hedgehog will be Fowler’s directorial debut. “Jeff is an incredible director with […]

Comic Book Review – Sonic Boom #8 (Worlds Unite #2)

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Luke Owen reviews Sonic Boom #8… It slices! It dices! It joins line-wide crossover events: it’s SONIC BOOM! “Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Unite” Part Two: It was just another day at the races—y’know, the ones with the giant spider-mechs? Things start to get weird, even for the lovable, paranoid Sticks, when X and the Maverick Hunters […]

Comic Book Review – Sonic Universe #76 (Worlds Unite #1)

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Luke Owen reviews Sonic Universe #76 – the first part of Worlds Unite THE SONIC/MEGA MAN CROSSOVER EVENT BEGINS HERE! It’s the epic first chapter of the biggest story in Sonic/Mega Man comic book history with “Worlds Unite” Part One! Get ready for cross-world treachery as the wicked Sigma escapes the world of Mega Man […]