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Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #130 is on sale in comic shops today.

Source: Diamond Comics

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #134, ships 3/3, 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US
"Home, Epilogue: Say You Will" : The poignant aftermath to this epic tale's climactic finale. With the present crisis abated last issue, Sonic finally has the chance to catch up to those near and dear to him, especially one Princess Sally Acorn. SCRIPT: Karl Bollers. ART: Jon Gray (pencils) and Michael Higgins (inks). ALSO: "In Transit": the "Mobius, 25 Years Later" series continues as lord Rotor returns to the Kingdom of Knothole, while Knuckles consults with the Brotherhood of Guardians at Haven II. SCRIPT: Ken Penders. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Ken Penders (inks).

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #135, ships 3/31, 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US.
Three titanic tales in one issue! "Anonymous": Dr. Robotnik has a new enemy to contend with, and it isn't Sonic. This enemy has left a special present for Robotnik and signed it... you guessed it... "Anonymous"! SCRIPT: Romy Chacon. ART: Art Mawhinney (pencils) and Jim Amash (inks). "Agent from K.N.O.T.H.O.L.E.": Sonic receives a mysterious message prompting him to travel incognito to meet someone in the middle of the Eggman Empire... someone who should be dead! Can this be a trap? SCRIPT: Romy Chacon. ART: Ron Lim (pencils) and Nelson Ribeiro (inks). "Dealing With the Devil": The next exciting installment of our popular series of tales depicting "Mobius: 25 Years Later" continues! SCRIPT: Ken Penders. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Ken Penders (inks).

Congratulations to Jon "WB" Gray (former co-web of Sonic HQ) for joining the ranks at Archie. ;)

Source: ComiX-Fan

Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #129 is on sale in comic shops today. Also being re-released are Parts 2 and 3 of the Tails mini-series.

Source: Diamond Comics

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #133, ships 2/4. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US.

"Home Part 4: Finale": The final chapter of Sonic's eventful return home! His family and friends thought he was dead but now he's back - and in the fight of his life with Robotnik's mysterious henchman, uh, woman, Mecha! Are the Mobians in danger losing Sonic again?! Meanwhile, Knuckles and the Freedom Fighters make their final stand against the Warbots on the wasteland in front of Robotropolis! SCRIPT: Karl Bollers. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Jim Amash (inks). ALSO: "Mobius, 25 Years Later" continues with future Knuckles and Rotor having a serious summit over developments on the planet! SCRIPT: Ken Penders. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Ken Penders (inks).

Source: ComiX-Fan

Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #128 is on sale today. Also, being offered in some places are the following specials:

Sonic: In Your Face
Sonic & Knuckles
Knuckles' Chaotix
Sonic & Knuckles: Mecha Madness
SSS #1--Sonic vs. Knuckles: Battle Royal

Source: Diamond Comics

The Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog premiered today in 1993. So Happy 10th Anniversary for the fans of AoStH.

From Diamond Comics:

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Labor Day holiday, U.S. (including Puerto Rico) and International accounts will receive their product on Thursday, September 4. Canadian delivery of shipments will be made on Wednesday, September 3.

Depending on where you live, you can get Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #127 starting today or tomorrow.

Source: Diamond Comics

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #130

Writer: Karl Bollers. Artists: Steven Butler, Michael Higgins, Jim Amash, and J. Axer.

"Home-The Blue Blur Returns" Part One (of Four): The first entry in a four-part epic finds Sonic back from his adventure in outer space-and just in time, too, as the Kingdom of Acorn and the Empire of Robotnik are about to collide head-on in their monumental struggle to control Mobius! How will everybody react to Sonic's "return from the dead?" How will Sonic react to all the changes that have occurred during his absence? If you read only one Sonic comic in this lifetime, make it this one!!!

Preview page from ComiX-Fan's interview with Karl Bollers.

Sources: Westfield Comics, Silver Bullet Comics, & ComiX-Fan

Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #126 is out in comic shops today.

Source: Diamond Comics

Details on studio mergers and name changes have been released.

Sega has revealed the structure and names of its development studios after its planned reorganization. Under Sega's new studio structure, there will be seven development studios--Hitmaker, Sonic Team, Amusement Vision, Smilebit, Sega-AM2, Wow Works and a new studio named Cinematic Online Games.

Sega Rosso (Sega Rally, NASCAR arcade) will be merged and absorbed into Hitmaker (Virtual On, Crazy Taxi) , and United Game Artists (Rez, Space Channel 5) will be merged and absorbed into Sonic Team (Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star Online). Smilebit (Jet Set Radio) and Amusement Vision (F-Zero AX, Super Monkey Ball) will not be merging as previously reported, but a part of Smilebit's operations will be transferred to Amusement Vision. Sega-AM2 (Virtua Fighter series, Shenmue series) will stay intact without any changes. Overworks (Shinobi, Sakura Wars) will merge into Wow Entertainment (House of the Dead, Vampire Night) and Wow entertainment will change its studio name to Wow Works. A new company tentatively named Cinematic Online Games will be established. Cinematic Online Games's president will be Yu Suzuki, and 50 employees are scheduled to be present at the studio launch planned for October 1.

Paperwork for the merger will be signed on August 18 and given approval in the stockholders meeting on August 19. The mergers are scheduled to take place later on October 1. Sega does not plan to lay off any employees in the reorganization, meaning that 191 employees will be switching studios in the merger (Sega Rosso: 45 employees, United Game Artists: 40 employees, Overworks: 96 employees). Sega will release more specific details on the studios at a later date.

By Hirohiko Niizumi

Source: Gamespot