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Archie Sonic Super Special Issue 7 (also known as Sonic/Image Crossover) is the seventh issue of the Sonic Super Special comic series published by Archie Comics.

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Synopsis[]

In the present day Washington D.C., FBI HQ, two agents named Scolder and Mully are interrogating a mysterious woman named Particle who was found in the ruins of Lucus Air Force Base earlier. She tells them that she was sent into another dimension to retrieve a large power source from somewhere. Upon entering that new dimension, she runs into the Knothole Freedom Fighters, which consisted of Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Sally Acorn, Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine D'Coolette, and Rotor Walrus, who were all busy searching the ruins of the once great Robotropolis. Using her powers, she knocks them out and teleports to the Floating Island where she finds the Master Emerald (with Mammoth Mogul still trapped inside) and Knuckles the Echidna guarding it. She tricks him, knocks him out, and then steals the Master Emerald, leaving the island to fall into the sea. After finishing her story, Particle knocks out Scolder and Mully and then escapes the FBI. Scolder and Mully, having lost all trace of Particle, decide to investigate their other lead which is a business card for a hardware store belonging to a man named James Collins and his son, Eddie, who is secretly ShadowHawk. Eddie tells Scolder and Mully the rest of story picking up where Particle left off.

Upon coming home from his high school basketball game on Halloween night, Eddie sees a bright flash in an alleyway near his father's store. Looking into the alley, he sees Sonic and the Freedom Fighters talking with Spawn, who ignores them and leaves. Eddie, thinking that Sonic and his friends are kids, volunteers to help them get home. But Sally has NICOLE fill Eddie in on the truth about how Knuckles arrived and asked for their help in retrieving the Master Emerald. Astounded, but convinced, Eddie dons his ShadowHawk costume and aids the Freedom Fighters in their search which leads them to crash right through Grand Central Station. Among those who notice them is Savage Dragon and Union who team up and give chase in order to "arrest" the Freedom Fighters and ShadowHawk. Luckily, ShadowHawk remembers Dragon and tells him and Union what is going on. Meanwhile, Sonic and his friends board a subway train where they find the Master Emerald, Particle, and her boss, the mysterious Doctor. The Doctor then tells Sonic and Knuckles that "he and Knuckles will get to know each other well in the future, but he and Sonic have already fought before". After these confusing words, Union, ShadowHawk, and Dragon burst and try to knock out the Doctor but accidentally hit the Master Emerald which sends them flying into another dimension, train and all. The Doctor then summons Dr. Robotnik's SWATbots lead by one named Isaac and tells them to imprison the heroes and set up the Master Emerald for his master experiment.

Later, Particle demands that the Doctor release her sister whom he kidnapped earlier in order to force her to steal the Master Emerald, but the Doctor just pushes her aside in order to examine a mysterious package that arrived and seems to be singing. Angry, Particle goes into the prison area and releases the Freedom Fighters, Union, Dragon, ShadowHawk, her sister, and a new heroine called Velocity who can run as fast as Sonic. The two teams unite and, under Sally's orders, go to do battle with the Doctor and take back the Master Emerald. Arriving in the main room, they find the Maxx using the Master Emerald as a weapon against the SWATbots and aid him in taking down the Doctor's forces. The Doctor then reveals that he plans to use the Master Emerald to change reality into his own personal reality. Knuckles uses his special powers shown to him by Locke to try and save reality but is mentally attacked by Dimitri. Knuckles manages to block him and uses a Chaos attack to put reality back together, kill the Doctor, and erase the memories of everyone there except Particle, ShadowHawk, Union, Velocity, and Dragon. The heroes then leave Lucus Air Force Base just as Scolder and Mully arrive to find Particle searching for her sister who has gone missing.

Eddie ends the story there leaving Scolder and Mully baffled. As Mully gives the report, it's seen that Sonic and his friends are taking a break, having forgotten everything that had happened in the story.

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Reception[]

Sonic Super Special issue 7 was reviewed in the web show Atop the Fourth Wall. It's host, Linkara criticized how the characters from both editorials barely interact with one another, with no interesting dynamics; Linkara, found the artwork to be sub-par, and the story nonsensical and lazy, with the main villain being nameless. He declared the comic to suck. [1]

Trivia[]

  • This story has never been officially reprinted in any form. According to writer Ken Penders, this was due to the business partners of Image Comics only allowing for the crossover to be created on such a term.[2]
  • The villain from this story, Dr. Ian Droid, was originally scheduled to appear in Mobius: 20 Years Later, but did not due to the story's cancellation.
  • The characters Particle and Dr. Ian Droid in this story are from Ken Penders' creator-owned series, The Lost Ones, which had yet to be published at the time. [A single issue of it was published by Image in March of 2000. ]
  • Dr. Ian Droid states in this story that he plotted to use the Master Emerald to inflict a "Crisis on infinite realities", a nod towards DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths.
  • This story marks the first appearance of Velocity and The Maxx in any Image-related titles since the cancellation of their respective comics.
  • The two FBI agents in this story, Scolder and Mully, are obvious parodies of the main characters from the television series The X-Files.
Comic book heroes in prison (Archie)

Comic book heroes in prison.

  • The shadows of Batman, Spider-Man, and Popeye can be seen in Dr. Droid's prison cells.
  • Though Spawn is featured prominently in both the cover and the advertisements for the story, he only appears for a few panels of this story.
SSS7MegaCollectionCover

The version of the cover featured in Sonic Mega Collection with all the Image Comics characters blanked out.

  • In the comic book cover gallery of Sonic Mega Collection, all the non-Sonic characters (with the exception of Particle) are blanked out on this issue. Dr. Droid's shadow is contrasted with the others, as his is stylized with an added tonal layer of intensity.
  • Oddly, Dr. Ian Droid is not named in the story - his name is listed in the "copyright information".
  • On the layout for this cover, Doctor Ian Droid can be seen saying "Welcome to MY new world order!" This text and its associated speech balloon were removed from later revisions of the cover, including the final version.
    • According to writer Ken Penders, said removed text was also meant to be a subtle hint at Doctor Ian Droid secretly being Dr. Ivo Robotnik in disguise, a plot point which was ultimately scrapped.[3]
  • This issue was reviewed by Lewis Lovhaug (Linkara) in the web show Atop the Fourth Wall as a favor to artist Evan Stanley, who drew a cameo of him in issue 257 of the Archie comic book series.[4]

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References[]

  1. Sonic Super Special #7 - Atop the Fourth Wall. Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall (15 September 2014). Retrieved on 28 September 2024.
  2. Penders, Ken . Knuckles interview. Google Docs. Retrieved on 29 May 2023.
  3. Doctor Ian Droid's identity. @KenPenders. Twitter (17 September 2022). Retrieved on 26 September 2022. "Ken Penders: When you accumulate 50 years of stuff, you're constantly having to move stuff around so it fits. Today, I discovered this among the files I was reorganizing. The word balloon was a clue of Robotnik hiding in the guise of Dr Droid until I decided to sever the connection."
  4. Sonic Super Special #7 - Atop the Fourth Wall. Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall (15 September 2014). Retrieved on 28 September 2024.

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