It took a while, but Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic is finally worth reading again. For a while there it was like a bad furry romance book, but this “Darkest Storm” arc has really geared things up. Basically, a being called Anonymous has been manipulating events to bring 3 of Sonic’s most powerful foes (Dr. Robotnik, Ixis Naugus and Mammoth Mogul) together. All that, the Destructix and a cameo from (my favorite) Nack the Weasil. It’s a pretty major super villain showdown. And, of course, just about every Freedom Fighter you can think of is there, too. The story is making great use of Sonic’s extensive continuity, a real treat for long-time readers, but giving enough background information to keep people just picking up the book on top of things. The back-up story, the first part of an adaptation of Sonic Riders, feels like a real after-thought, though. Much like the unfortunate Sonic Rush adaptation. Still, if it shoe-horns the Babylon Rogues into Archie continuity then it can’t be all bad.

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