Archie Sonic Universe Issue 79 is the seventy-ninth issue in the spin-off Sonic Universe comic series published by Archie Comics.
Official solicitation[]
- SILVER THE HEDGEHOG RETURNS in an ALL-NEW adventure! Enter:"The Silver Age": Part One
- Silver the Hedgehog's future may no longer be a terrible burning ruin, but it certainly is far from safe! Mystery and danger abounds as Silver is dragged into a dangerous conspiracy linked to the reality-warping menaces known as the Genesis Portals! Featuring cover art by Sonic comic extraordinaire Evan Stanley plus a "HERO" variant with art provided by SEGA!
Featured stories[]
The Silver Age Part One[]
- Writer: Evan Stanley
- Pencils: Tracy Yardley
- Inks: Jim Amash
- Colors: Matt Herms
- Letters: Jack Morelli
- Assistant Editor: Jonathan H. Gray
- Editor: Vincent Lovallo
- Editor-in-Chief: Victor Gorelick
- President: Mike Pellerito
- Publisher: Jon Goldwater
- Special thanks to: Stacy-Arnold Strider, Sandra Jo, Mai Kiyotaki and to the Character Business and Licensing Department of SEGA Corporation
Synopsis[]
Silver is seen using his psychokinesis to close a Genesis Portal from which a monstrous entity appears to be trying to emerge from.
The issue then cuts to the scene of Onyx City, a dystopian city set in Silver's future. The Onyx City Council make a public service announcement regarding the need for people to report for their assigned work shifts. The Civil Protection Robots will "aid anyone who is unsure about their assignment". The Council reminds everyone to report to them if someone is not doing their civic duty. Silver is among the crowd, annoyed and disgusted by the Council's intentions.
As he walks out of the crowd, he spots a Civil Protection Robot. The robot reports that the Teal Class work shift has begun and those assigned to this must report. The crowd becomes nervous, as the robot demands people to step forward now, or disciplinary action will be taken. Silver slowly tries to get away, but then hears someone cry out- the robot identifies one of the citizens as a Teal Class worker. Silver is angered, but keeps quiet, realizing that they will take him in too. As the robots capture the citizen, Silver decides to save him, so he uses his telekinesis to make the robot slip and fall, making him lose grip of the citizen, as the latter runs away. The Robots go after him, and Silver also takes his leave, wishing the citizen good luck.
Silver returns to his home, a grassy alleyway strewn with debris, which he uses to practice with his powers. As he levitates all the junk, he hears a voice praising him. In alarm, Silver turns to see a blue-skinned man watching him, telling him to keep going. Silver drops all the junk and tells him he saw nothing, but the man, who introduces himself as scientist Professor Von Schlemmer, calls him a hero, just what is needed to counteract the Genesis Portals. Silver asks what a Genesis Portal is; as if on cue, one opens up right underneath him and Von Schlemmer and both fall into it. Silver shouts at Von Schlemmer to make it stop; Von Schlemmer says he can't, but Silver can by using his powers. Just then, shadowy black hands appear inside the portal and grab them, though Silver breaks free. Von Schlemmer, swarmed by many other hands, urges Silver to use his powers, and Silver does so after hesitating for a moment. To his amazement, it does work as Von Schlemmer said. Grabbing the professor, Silver escapes from the portal and closes it.
As Silver collapses in exhaustion, Von Schlemmer notes that the Genesis Portals' existence endangers reality as they know it. Determined to prevent this and convinced that Silver can do it, he decides to take Silver to see the Council at the science center. Silver angrily protests, stating that telekinetics who are brought before the Council never come back, but Von Schlemmer refuses to take no for an answer and carries him off.
Elsewhere in the city, it is revealed that the appearance of the Genesis Portal that Silver and Von Schlemmer fell into was part of a test by the Council. As the four taller members of the Council prepare to enact the next stage of their plan, the shortest member wonders what closed the portal. The tall members brush it off, thinking it was just an equipment error, leaving the short member to stare thoughtfully at a bizarre-looking machine.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Civil Protection Robot (multiple) (first appearance)
- Onyx City Council (first appearance)
- Gold the Tenrec (first appearance)
- Professor Von Schlemmer
- Second Devourer (first appearance)
- Silver the Hedgehog
Races and species:
Locations:
- Silver's future (first appearance)
- Onyx City (first appearance)
- Science Center (first appearance)
- Onyx City (first appearance)
Items:
- Boss Gate (first appearance)
- Double-Down-ing Dowsing Rods (first appearance)
- Extreme Gear
Misc.:
Continuity[]
- This issue's story takes place prior to the events of Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man Free Comic Book 2015.[2] and Sonic Universe 75.
Trivia[]
- This story marks the first-time artist Evan Stanley has been on writing duties for a story.
- Incidentally, her first official Archie comic story arc revolves around Silver, while Evan rose to fame in the fan community for writing and drawing her own original Sonic fan-made web-comic Ghosts of the Future, which features Silver as the main character.
- This story gives the first view of Silver's time period after it had been altered by the Super Genesis Wave.
- The mobian who is taken by the Civil Protection Robot is notably wearing cuffs similar to that of Silver's, implying Silver works in the Teal Class section.
- The iron crates that Silver practices his powers on are the same as the Unbreakable Containers that appear in various Sonic the Hedgehog video games.
- The machine in the last page of the story shares the exact appearance of the Boss Gates from Sonic Generations.
Off Panel[]
- Script: Evan Stanley
- Pencils: Jonathan H. Gray
- Inks: Rick Bryant
- Colors: Aleah Baker
Synopsis[]
Silver asks Professor Von Schlemmer if his accent is real; he insists that it is. We then see him listening to a record player explaining how to talk like a mad scientist.
Appearances[]
Characters:
Races and species:
Trivia[]
- The tapes and book that Professor Von Schlemmer reads from was made by Professor Frank N. Stein, a character from the "Decap Attack" stories in the British Sonic the Comic series who also speaks in an exaggerated german accent despite really being from Cardiff.
Quotes[]
- Silver: 'Hello, trash pile...ready for practice? "Sure, Silver!". I need to stop talking to myself.
Trivia[]
- This is the first Sonic Universe issue to have a main cover drawn by an artist other than Tracy Yardley, Jamal Peppers or Patrick Spaziante.
Gallery[]
Interior page artwork[]
Preview pages[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ronc (26 August 2015). Preview the New Archie Comics On Sale Today Including BETTY & VERONICA #277!. Archie Comics. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
- ↑ Luke Brown (14 August 2015). True Blue, Part 11: The Gang’s All Here, But Can They Win?. Retrieved on 24 August 2015.
External links[]
- Archie Sonic Universe Issue 79 at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.