Archie Sonic Boom Issue 9

Archie Sonic Boom Issue 9 is the ninth issue in the Sonic Boom comic series published by Archie Comics. It is the sixth part of the "Worlds Unite" crossover.

Official solicitation

 * The SONIC/MEGA MAN crossover event GOES BOOM! "Worlds Unite" Part Six: The war against Sigma has been waged! Sonic, Mega Man and X lead their unified friends against hordes of mechaniloids led by the armored, super-powered Deadly Six!  That sounds pretty scary and exciting, and now is definitely the time for everyone to work together and pay close attention. Especially Sticks. She tends to do some distracting stuff, like falling off the Sky Patrol and landing into a Genesis Portal or something—wait? Did she really? Well, where did she land?  No way!  Is that - -?! You won't believe where Sticks lands, but what you BETTER believe is that this issue sports some awesome cover art by Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante and the return of the EVIL FRIENDS FOREVER (E.F.F.) variant by Brent McCarthy! Plus part 6 of the epic 12-part connecting variant cover series by artist Ben Bates!

Worlds Unite! Part Six: Fire in the Sky

 * Writer: Ian Flynn
 * Pencils: Edwin Huang
 * Inks: Gary Martin
 * Colorist: Gabriel Cassata
 * Letters: John Workman
 * Assistant Editor: Jonathan H. Gray
 * Editor: Vincent Lovallo
 * Editor-in-chief: Victor Gorelick
 * President: Mike Pellerito
 * Publisher: Jon Goldwater
 * Special Thanks to: Eddie Muzuno, Stacy-Arnold Strider, Patrick Riley and to the character business and Licensing Department of Sega Corporation.
 * Special Thanks to: Francis Mao, Noriko Matsunaga, Susan Suarez and Hiromi Iwasaki at Capcom media and Consumer products and to 飛田栄実.

Synopsis
The Sky Patrol arrives in the Lost Hex's airspace, and the unified army of New Freedom Fighters, Robot Masters, Maverick Hunters, and Team Sticks find themselves facing the Deadly Six and an army of Mechaniloids. As the heroes face off with these enemies, Mega Man shouts his determination out to his enemies, while Sonic the Hedgehog encourages him to take things easier. Battling Mechaniloids, X and Zero recognize ones that they've defeated previously and realize that Sigma must be using the Genesis Portals to bring them back. Comedy Chimp and Fastidious Beaver, very much out of their element, turn tail and run for cover, much to the annoyance of their "leader" Sticks the Badger.

Characters

 * Chun-Li
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Dr. Albert W. Wily
 * Deadly Six
 * Master Zik
 * Zavok
 * Zazz
 * Zeena
 * Zomom
 * Zor
 * Gemerl
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * New Freedom Fighters
 * Antoine D'Coolette
 * Amy Rose
 * Big the Cat
 * Cheese the Chao
 * Cream the Rabbit
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Nicole the Holo-Lynx
 * Rotor the Walrus
 * Sally Acorn
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Robot Masters
 * Light Robot Masters
 * Break Man
 * Mega Man
 * Roll
 * Quake Woman
 * Wily Robot Masters
 * Air Man
 * Bubble Man
 * Flash Man
 * Hard Man
 * Shadow Man
 * Snake Man
 * Spark Man
 * Wood Man
 * Maverick
 * Agile
 * Armored Armadillo
 * Burn Rooster
 * Chill Penguin
 * Double
 * Mattrex
 * Ride Boarski
 * Sigma
 * Maverick Hunters
 * Axl
 * Mega Man X
 * Zero
 * Team Sticks
 * Comedy Chimp
 * Fastidious Beaver
 * Sticks the Badger
 * Mechaniloids
 * Batton Bone
 * Eregion
 * Rush

Continuity

 * This story continues from where the unified heroes confronted the Mechaniloid army and the Deadly Six in Sonic Universe #77, "Words Unite! Part Five: Everybody in the Same Boat".
 * The Deadly Six are still under Sigma's mind control, which Sigma used on them through their armor in Sonic Universe #76, "Worlds Unite! Part One: Across Time and Space".
 * Sticks falls into a Genesis Portal and ends up in the world of Street Fighter, where she meets up with Chun-Li.
 * The Deadly Six use their abilities to take control of the Robot Masters and the Maverick Hunters, and force them to attack the other heroes.

Trivia

 * When Zeena attacks Amy, her eyes are mistakenly drawn as normal.

Off Panel

 * Script: Bill Freiberger
 * Pencils & Inks: Jonathan H. Gray
 * Colors: Aleah Baker

Synopsis
Sticks puts her head through a Genesis Portal to find out where it leads, only for the other end to open behind her, leaving her staring at herself looking into a Genesis Portal while Mega Man looks on.

Characters

 * Mega Man
 * Sticks the Badger

Quotes

 * Zavok: We are the Deadly Six. We do not surrender. We conquer. We kill. We control!

Trivia

 * This is the second Sonic Boom issue in a row in which the Sonic Boom version of Sonic does not appear on the cover. Sticks the Badger is, once again, the only character from the series to appear.
 * This is also the first Sonic Boom issue ever in which the Sonic Boom incarnations of Sonic, Knuckles, Amy, Tails and Eggman do not appear.
 * The unified army character page is similar to a character select screen from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U.
 * The recap page is moved back to being on the first page for this issue only, with the unified army page mentioned above on page two. As a result, the actual story begins on page three.
 * This issue marks the return of the "Evil Friends Forever" variant cover, the first and only time is it was seen as a reference to the series of variant covers featured in Worlds Collide.
 * The Off-Panel's Tag-line or Title is references to the Mortal Kombat series and Portal Series (A game created by Valve).