Archie Sonic Universe Issue 1

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"Living Weapons"
''This story takes place after Sonic #196 and Sonic X #40 and during the course of Sonic #197. The new series begins with Shadow and Metal Sonic, who had just teleported via Chaos Control from Moebius to Earth (Sonic X), and then from Earth to another world, and Shadow had had enough of it. Shadow, seeing the location above a sea they're at as a good place to talk, tried to persuade Metal that he is a living weapon, like Shadow himself, and that Metal should not let Dr. Eggman use him as Shadow was. Metal Sonic, completely ignoring Shadow, kicked Shadow down into the water, knowing from Shadow's data-entry that Shadow's rocket-soled shoes allow for limited hovering capability, and 0 flight capability. After Metal Sonic checked his database for swimming ability, he found nothing. Metal, considering Shadow's ability to swim as next to nothing, flies off to find a local form of Dr. Eggman. . . .(to be finished)

Sonic Graphic Novel Library (formerly Sonic Graphics Novel Checklist)
The Sonic Graphic Novel Library is a comic subscription-type page for buying Sonic graphic novels: Sonic Select and Sonic Archives. Sonic: The Beginning has been replaced by the smaller Sonic Archives Volume 0.

Sonic Checklist
The Sonic Checklist is a comic subscription page for subscribing to Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series) and Sonic Universe (formerly Sonic X (comics)) and back issue collector sets. As of this issue, the Sonic Checklist no longer has the graphic novels on it.

Your Sonic Universe (Sonic Grams)
This is the first Sonic Grams for Sonic Universe titled: Your Sonic Universe. It has previews of Sonic Universe #2 and Sonic the Hedgehog #198 along with Off Panel.

Off Panel
This edition of Your Sonic Universe also features the return of Off Panel. As of this issue, Off Panel no longer shows the real life editors and such, only Sonic characters.

Trivia

 * This is the first time in the Archie Sonic continuity that Blaze the Cat and Marine the Raccoon have been seen together.
 * This marks Blaze's third appearance in the Archie Sonic continuity.
 * This is the first time in the Archie Sonic continuity that shows Marine having an Australian accent. The reason for her not having one in her first appearance was due to her character not being completely developed at the time.
 * This marks the very first time where Shadow and Blaze actually meet in the Archie Sonic continuity.
 * On the Sonic Checklist in the subscription section, it says "formerly Sonic X" beside the Sonic Universe 6-issue and 12-issue subscriptions.
 * Despite Marine's muzzle being white for her first appearance and on the cover of this issue, her muzzle is tan within the story.
 * Originally, the cover showed Marine with a different pose.
 * Small, uncolored previews (without dialogue) of the first few pages of Sonic Universe #1 were given out at a Comic Con along with a poster showing the first 4 issues of Sonic Universe.