Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2013 is the seventh Free Comic Book Day issue for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. It is part zero of the Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide comic crossover.
Official solicitation[]
- "Worlds Collide: PRELUDE" - It's TWO free comic books in ONE! Just in time for the start of the epic Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man crossover event, "Worlds Collide," comes a primer issue exclusively for Free Comic Book Day! Witness the journey these two epic heroes from both Sega and Capcom took to finally meet each other - Mega Man's journey chronicled on one side, and Sonic the Hedgehog's on the other! This is the must-have primer for the biggest comic book event of 2013 - as video game icons Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man meet for the very first time anywhere - featuring art from both Sonic and Mega Man comic book fame!
Featured stories[]
At All Costs Part One: Fate Interrupted[]
For the Bot Who Has Everything[]
- Writer: Ian Flynn
- Pencils: Ryan Jampole
- Inks: Gary Martin
- Colors: Matt Herms
- Letters: John Workman
- Assistant Editor: Vincent Lovallo
- Editor & Executive Director of Editorial: Paul Kaminski
- Editor-in-Chief: Victor Gorelick
- President: Mike Pellerito
- Special thanks to: Brian Olivera at Capcom Licensing and to 飛田 栄実
- Note: See Mega Man Issue 23 for the full story
Mega Man pursues Break Man while on Rush Jet. During the fight, Rush is shot down with Mega Man setting up to teleport him back to Light Labs.
Holding off Break Man are Light Robot Masters Bomb Man, Guts Man and Cut Man, while Mega Man fixes Rush's transponder, then teleports him out. The three Robot Masters are easily defeated, leaving only a battle between Mega Man and Break Man. During the battle, Dr. Wily leaves the Lanfront Ruins through a mysterious portal.
Break Man is about to destroy Mega Man, while the latter pleads that he doesn't destroy the integrated circuit as it would break Dr. Light's heart. Break Man then backs down and tries to retreat, only for Mega Man to catch and attempt unmasking him. The outcome was interrupted as the world faded to white.
Trivia[]
- This issue would mark Ben Bates first cover issue he's drawn since his Sonic the Hedgehog absence in art since Sonic the Hedgehog #234.
- The smaller pictures seem to be in the same poses as the Sonic Advance series sprites (except Blaze, whose pose is taken from Sonic Rush) and Mega Man sprites.
- Amy is seen wearing the parka she wears in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.
- Despite a tie in to the crossover, the Sonic Universe #50 story "Forged in Fire" isn't included in the comic.
Gallery[]
Cover artwork[]
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 Initial front cover concept by Tracy Yardley.  Cover process, from Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Man: Worlds Collide Volume 1: Kindred Spirits.  Sonic cover, raw.  Mega Man cover, raw. |
Miscellaneous[]
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 Page one, uncolored.  Page two, Uncolored.  Page three, uncolored.  Page four, uncolored. |
External links[]
- Archie Sonic Free Comic Book Day 2013 on Mega Man Knowledge Database
- Archie Sonic Free Comic Book Day 2013 on Mobius Encyclopaedia
