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'''''Best of Sonic the Hedgehog is an upcoming series of hardcover graphic novels published by Archie Comics, featuring SEGA's mascot video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. The series will contain reprints of popular stories from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.'''''
  
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*May 2012 {{C|Hardcover}}
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'''''Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Comics''''' is the first volume in the ''[[Best of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' trade-paperback series published by [[Archie Comics]].
   
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==Official solicitation==
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:''After nearly twenty years of comics, specials and mini-series, Sonic the Hedgehog has told hundreds of stories! Through the laughs and thrills, the action and adventure, the highs and lows, some stories stand out among the rest—presented here for the first time ever in this thematic graphic novel collection! From the titanic clash of "Mecha Madness" to the universe-shattering epic "Order from Chaos," join the Archie Comics Sonic team picks their favorite stories from the history of the series!''
   
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==Reprinted stories==
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===Selection by Ian Flynn===
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===Selection by Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante===
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====For Whom the Bell Tolls! (The Big Goodbye)====
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===Selection by Tracy Yardley!===
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====Order from Chaos Part One: The Gathering====
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====Order from Chaos Part Two: The Great Harmony====
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===Selection by Jamal Peppers===
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====Future Tense - Part One====
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==Trivia==
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*The art in the cover is a reference to the three-dimensional art seen in [[Sonic Channel]] and/or official video game artwork, even though the cover art is actually 2D art.
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*Knuckles's pose is strikingly similar to the one in the cover of [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 164|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #164]]. Another hint as that both poses are located on the bottom right of their respective covers.
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*Despite appearing on the cover art, [[Metal Sonic v3.0|Metal Sonic]] does not appear in any of the featured stories.
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Best of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Comics is the first volume in the Best of Sonic the Hedgehog trade-paperback series published by Archie Comics.

Official solicitation

After nearly twenty years of comics, specials and mini-series, Sonic the Hedgehog has told hundreds of stories! Through the laughs and thrills, the action and adventure, the highs and lows, some stories stand out among the rest—presented here for the first time ever in this thematic graphic novel collection! From the titanic clash of "Mecha Madness" to the universe-shattering epic "Order from Chaos," join the Archie Comics Sonic team picks their favorite stories from the history of the series!

Reprinted stories

Selection by Ian Flynn

Race against the Machine

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog #39

Mecha Madness

Main article: Sonic & Knuckles: Mecha Madness

Selection by Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante

For Whom the Bell Tolls! (The Big Goodbye)

Main articles: Sonic Super Special #6 and Sonic the Hedgehog #50

Selection by Tracy Yardley!

Order from Chaos Part One: The Gathering

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog #168

Order from Chaos Part Two: The Great Harmony

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog #169

Selection by Jamal Peppers

Future Tense - Part One

Main article: Sonic the Hedgehog #216

Trivia

  • The art in the cover is a reference to the three-dimensional art seen in Sonic Channel and/or official video game artwork, even though the cover art is actually 2D art.
  • Knuckles's pose is strikingly similar to the one in the cover of Sonic the Hedgehog #164. Another hint as that both poses are located on the bottom right of their respective covers.
  • Despite appearing on the cover art, Metal Sonic does not appear in any of the featured stories.

Gallery

Cover artwork

Archie Comics Trade Paperbacks
Sonic the Hedgehog Graphic Novels Countdown to Chaos | The Chase | Waves of Change | Control | Champions* | Planetary Pieces* | Keys to Victory*
Sonic Universe Sagas Pirate Plunder Panic* | Shadow Fall*
Sonic Super Digest 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18* | 19*
Sonic Boom Graphic Novels The Big Boom | Boom Shaka-laka
Worlds Collide Kindred Spirits | Into the Warzone | Chaos Clash | The Complete Epic
Worlds Unite Deadly Fusion | Broken Bonds | Allied Forces*
Sonic the Hedgehog Archives 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25* | 26*
Knuckles Archives 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5* | 6*
Sonic Select 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
Sonic Super Special Magazine 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14* (original*) | 15*
Sonic Saga Series Darkest Storm | Order From Chaos | Eggman Empire | House of Cards | Evil Reborn | Mogul Rising | The Dark Mirror | Hedgehog Havoc!* | The Eggman Wars* | On the Run!*
Sonic Universe Graphic Novels The Shadow Saga | 30 Years Later | Knuckles Returns | Journey to the East | The Tails Adventure | Team Tango | The Silver Saga | Scourge: Lockdown | Babylon Rising* | Scrambled* | Secret Freedom* | Chaotix Quest*
Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Comics | Villains | Rivals* | Ultimate Edition
Sonic Legacy 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Digital Exclusives Love Stinks | Bunny Blast | Fight Club | The Games Classic | The Games Millennium | The Games Modern | Monster Mash-Up
Other Sonic Firsts | Sonic the Hedgehog: The Beginning | Sonic: Genesis | Sonic: Mega Drive* | Speed of Sound | The Art of the Sonic the Hedgehog Comics*
* Cancelled
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