Announced as a new partnership for Sega in 2017, IDW is the current publisher of Sonic comics with books having started in April 2018. An all new adventure taking place after the events of Sonic Forces! This universe is considered more canon with the games with Sega even incorporating the new characters into the games, such as Sonic Forces – Running Battle (mobile) and Sonic Frontiers (with characters mentioned by name).
2018 –
The multi-year collaboration between SEGA of America and DC Comics brings an unprecedented crossover event that blends the high-speed world of Sonic the Hedgehog with the iconic pantheon of the Justice League. Originating from a highly anticipated 2025 five-issue comic book miniseries written by Ian Flynn, the narrative sees Sonic and his companions cross dimensions to fight off the forces of Darkseid, culminating in the heroes famously adopting the mantles of DC icons—such as Sonic suiting up as The Flash and Shadow stepping into the role of Batman. The massive success of this initial crossover quickly expanded into a sweeping global consumer line featuring toys, collectibles, and apparel, and paved the way for a major 2026 sequel series, DC x Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal Legion, which sees Dr. Eggman team up with the Legion of Doom.
2025 – 2026
Sega’s partnership with Archie lasted for 24 years, 1993 – 2017 with over 500 books in total released. Latter issues were never released as Sega opted to not renew its license.
1993 – 2017
Contains miscellaneous comics published by Sega directly, such as the promotional Sonic Forces comic.
2017
The English “Sonic The Comic” follows a decidedly different tone than Archie! This bi-weekly book was published with new stories until 2000, when it went into reprints, which ended in 2002.
This section is largely incomplete.
1993 – 2002
Not everyone has access to a local comic book store. Wondering how/where you can get the current IDW Sonic comics? Unfortunately the others except for the promotional comic for Sonic Forces isn’t sold anywhere.
