Cover of Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic Vol. 1 .
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Sonikku za Hejjihoggu ) resp. Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ ストーリーコミック Sonikku za Hejjihoggu: Sutōrī Komikku ) was a manga published in Japan between June and July 1991 in the Japanese magazine Mega Drive Fan .
Description
It was created to promote the release of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive . Volume 1 , for instance, specifically mentions the game and has Dr. Eggman playing it as "practice" for taking his revenge on Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic has numerous connections to the Sonic the Hedgehog game, such as having Dr. Eggman in search of the Chaos Emeralds , and features the various Zones from the original game. It also features Sonic's animal friends as background characters, and Dr. Eggman is seen piloting his Egg Mobile-H .
The story naturally features the Japanese elements of the Sonic backstory, and has little or no connection to the early Sonic canon established in America and Europe. For example, Dr. Eggman is shown to desire the Chaos Emeralds because their energy will allow him to boil the world's largest egg, and Western concepts such as Dr. Ovi Kintobor and the ROCC are not mentioned.
It also features concepts that appeared in early versions of the Sonic the Hedgehog game, but which were dropped for the final release. For example, Sonic is shown to be the lead singer of a band that also includes a rabbit , a parakeet and a crocodile . Also, some of the Zones have different names from the final game, e.g. in Volume 2 the Spring Yard Zone is called the "Sparkling Zone" and in Volume 3 the Scrap Brain Zone is called the "Clock Work Zone".
Volumes
Trivia
A miscolor of Sonic appears on the cover of Volume 1: Sonic's arms are blue (they should match the color of his muzzle and belly), his nose is also blue, and his eyes are completely black, but in the interior and on the covers of the other volumes, the artwork is correctly colored.
All three of the covers have Sonic the Hedgehog standing in the same pose for all manga covers.
See also
External links
Shogakukan
Sonic the Hedgehog
Shogaku Ichinensei · Shogaku Ninensei (1 , 5 , 6 ) · Shogaku Sannensei · Shogaku Yonensei (The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog ) · Shogaku Gonensei (Sonic Hurry to the Rescue??? , Eggman Uses Sport's Day to Set Up a Trap...Don't Lose, Sonic!! ) · Shogaku Rokunensei · Corocoro (Big Dreams Make Sonic Propel Forward!! , Big Dreams Are My Energy! , Come On, Guys! Let's Daaance!! , A New Buddy, Tails, Enters the Stage!! )
Dengeki Nintendo
Sonic World Adventure · Sonic and the Black Knight · Sonic Chronicles · Sonic Colors · Sonic Generations
SEGA
Sonic Superstars Start Book
Other
Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic (1 , 2 , 3 ) · Sonic the Hedgehog Book · Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Mega Drive Official Guide Book · Dash & Spin Super Fast Sonic (1 , 2 )
Playable characters
Sonic (Super Sonic *) · Tails (Super Tails *) · Knuckles * (Super Knuckles *) · Amy * (Super Amy *)
Non-playable characters
Dr. Robotnik · Animals (Flicky , Pocky , Pecky , Cucky , Ricky , Picky , Rocky )
Zones
Green Hill Zone · Marble Zone · Spring Yard Zone · Labyrinth Zone · Star Light Zone · Scrap Brain Zone · Final Zone · Special Stages
Enemies
Ball Hog · Batbrain · Bomb · Burrobot · Buzz Bomber · Caterkiller · Chopper · Crabmeat · Jaws · Moto Bug · Newtron · Orbinaut (Uni Uni , Unidasu ) · Roller · Spikes · Splats
Bosses
Egg Wrecker · Egg Scorcher · Egg Stinger · Egg Mobile · Egg Spiker · Egg Crusher
Moves/techniques
Climb * · Crouch · Drop Dash * · Glide * · Hammer Attack * · Hammer Jump * · Insta-Shield * · Propeller Flying */Swim * · Spin Attack · Spin Dash * · Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bomb · Bumper · Capsule · Chaos Emerald · Color Block · Conveyor Belt · Crusher · Dropping platform · Electrical emitter · Elevator · Fan · Fireball · Floating stone · Flywheel · Giant spear · Goal · Goal Plate · Giant Ring · Iron ball · Jump Stand · Reverse · Saw · Seesaw · Spikes · Spring · Star Post · Switch · Up and Down · Water
Items
Air bubble · Chaos Emerald · Item Box (1-Up , Aqua Shield *, Chaos Emerald *, Eggman Mark *, Elemental Shields *, Flame Shield *, Goggles *, Invincible , Power Sneakers , S *, Shield , Spikes *, Super Ring , Thunder Shield *) · Ring
Music
Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack · Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute
Other
Continue · Death Egg saga · Debug Mode · Egg Mobile · Level Select · Life · Lock-on technology · Loop · Madonna · Secret Bonus · Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 U.S Gold) · Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) · Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max , Mach , Sharps , Vector ) · Sonic the Hedgehog Official Guide Book · Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic · Sound Test · South Island · Twin Stars (Thirteen ) · Time Attack * · Time Over · Totem pole · Tunnel
Printed media
Manga
Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic (1991) · Sonic the Hedgehog (The Adventures of SONIC the Hedgehog (1992—1994) · Dash & Spin Super Fast Sonic (2003—2005) · Dengeki Nintendo DS (Sonic World Adventure (2008), Sonic and the Black Knight (2009), Sonic Chronicles (2009), Sonic Colors (2010), Sonic Generations (2011) · Sonic Superstars Start Book (2023)
Comic books
Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) (1991) · Archie Comics (Issue ¼ (1992), Sonic the Hedgehog (miniseries) (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series) (1993—2017) · Sonic the Comic (1993—2002) · Sonic Sunday Strips (1993—1995) · Sonic Adventures (1994) · Archie Comics (Princess Sally (1995), Tails (1995), Knuckles (1996), Sonic Quest (1996), Knuckles the Echidna (1997—1999), Sonic X (2005—2008), Sonic Universe (2008—2017), Sonic Boom (2014—2015) · Sonic Comic (2016) · IDW Publishing (Sonic the Hedgehog (2018-present), Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper (2019), Sonic the Hedgehog: Bad Guys (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog: Imposter Syndrome (2021-2022), Sonic the Hedgehog: Scrapnik Island (2022-2023)
Novels and picture books
Stay Sonic (1993) · Virgin Books (Sonic the Hedgehog in Robotnik's Laboratory (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog in the Fourth Dimension (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog and the Silicon Warriors (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog in Castle Robotnik (1994) · Pense Bem: Uma Aventura Científica com Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) · Troll Associates (Sonic the Hedgehog (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik's Revenge (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Fortress of Fear (1995), Sonic the Hedgehog: Friend or Foe? (1995), Sonic & Knuckles (1995), Sonic X-Treme (1997) · Ladybird (Sonic the Hedgehog Colouring Poster Book (1994), Sonic the Story (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik's Oil (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: The Invisible Robotnik (1994) · Watermill Press (Sonic the Hedgehog (1995) · Golden Books (Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic's Shoes Blues (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Secret Admirer (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Up Against the Wall (1995), Sonic the Hedgehog: Double Trouble (1996) · Sonic X (2005—2007) (Meteor Shower Messenger (2005), Spaceship Blue Typhoon (2005), Battle at Ice Palace (2006), Aqua Planet (2006), Dr. Eggman Goes to War (2006), Desperately Seeking Sonic (2007) · Where's Sonic? A Search-and-Find Adventure (2012) · Sonic Boom (2015—2016) (Le partenaire ideal (2015), La machine à gaffes (2015), Pas de chance, Knuckles ! (2015), L'épouvantable Todd (2016), Sonic Superstar (2016), Une étrange météorite (2016)) · Sonic and the Tales of Deception (2018) · Sonic and the Tales of Terror (2018) · Meet Sonic! (2019) · Sonic Prime (2023-2024) (Bienvenue à Néo Yoke City ! (2023), Le prisme du paradoxe (2023), La loi de la jungle (2024), L'arbre qui cache la forêt (2024))
Strategy guides
BradyGames (Sonic Riders: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide (2006), Sonic Colors: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide (2010), Sonic Generations: BradyGames Official Strategy Guide (2011) · Prima Games (Sonic Adventure: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (1999), Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2001), Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2003), Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2003), Sonic Heroes: Prima's Official Strategy Guide (2004), Shadow the Hedgehog: Prima Official Game Guide (2005), Sonic the Hedgehog: Official Game Guide (2006), Sonic and the Secret Rings: Prima Official Game Guide (2007), Sonic Unleashed: Prima Official Game Guide (2008), Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood: Prima Official Game Guide (2008) · Sonic Adventure 2 Perfect Guide (2001) · Sonic Advance & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Official Perfect Guide (2002) · Sonic Advance 2 Official Guidebook (2003) · Shadow the Hedgehog Strongest Strategy Guide (2005) · Softbank (Sonic R Official Guide (1997), Sonic Adventure: Navigation Guide (1999), Sonic Adventure 2 Hero/Dark Manual (2001)
Other
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Knitting Patterns (1992) · Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook (Fantail) (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) (1993—1996) · Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook (Ladybird) (1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) (1994—1995) · Joke Book (1994) · Sonic Extra (199X) · Where's Sonic? (1994) · Where's Sonic Now? (1996) · Puzzle Book 1 (1994) · Puzzle Book 2 (1994) · The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1993 , 1994 ) · Sonic the Hedgehog Book (1992) · Sonic the Hedgehog Paint 'n' Marker Book (1993) · Look and Find Sonic the Hedgehog (1995) · Sonic the Hedgehog (Play-a-Sound) (1995) · How to Draw Sonic the Hedgehog & the Gang (1998) · The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (2012) · Sonic the Hedgehog Super Interactive Annual 2014 (2013) · Run, Sonic, Run! (2013) · Sonic the Hedgehog Joke Book (2014) · Sonic the Hedgehog Sticker Mania! (2014) · Totally Sonic (2014) · Sonic: His Amazing History! (2016) · The Secrets of Sonic the Hedgehog (2016) · Sonic: The Ultimate Character Guide (2016) · Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book (2017) · Welcome to the World of Sonic (2018) · Sonic the Hedgehog Mad Libs (2018) · Race Against Chaos Sticker Activity Book (2018) · Sonic the Hedgehog Art & Design Book (2019) · Sonic & Friends Sticker Activity Book (2019) · Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia (2021) · Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Coloring Book (2022) · Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Color by Sticker Book (2022) · Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Adult Coloring Book (2022) · Sonic Prime Sticker Album (2023) · Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Cookbook (2023) · Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Comic Art Collection (2023) · The Ultimate Sonic Prime Coloring Book (2023) · Sonic Prime Sticker & Activity Book (2024) · Sonic - Maxi-colo (2024)
Television and film
Animated shows
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1993—1994) · Sonic Underground (1999) · Sonic X (2003—2005) · Sonic Boom (2014—2017) · Sonic Prime (2022-2024)
Shorts
Sonic the Animation (1997) · Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008) · Sonic Mania Adventures (2018) · Team Sonic Racing Overdrive (2019) · Chao In Space (2019) · Around the World in 80 Seconds (2020) · Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps (2021) · Sonic Drone Home (2022) · Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence (2022) · Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble (2023) · Ghost Tale (2023)
Other
Sonic - Super Hedgehog (1994) · Sonic Christmas Blast (1996) · Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996) · Let's Meet Sonic (2019) · Sonic the Hedgehog (film series) (Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), Knuckles (2024), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024))
Cancelled projects
Super Sonic Sisters · Sonic: The Movie · Sonic the Hedgehog: Wonders of the World · Sonic Armageddon
Internet streams
Sonic Official (2016-present) · Sonic Station Live! (2020-present) · Sonic Central (2021-present) · TailsTube (2022-present) · Sonic & Friends (2023-present)
Events
Anniversaries (10th , 15th , 20th , 25th , 30th ) · Conventions (Sonic Boom , Sonic Party 2002 Summer Festival , Sonic Party 2003 Summer Festival , Summer of Sonic ) · Fast. Friends. Forever. · Fearless: Year of Shadow · Franchise timeline · Ken Penders' legal cases · Project Sonic · Sonic 2020 · Sonic Generations of Skate · Sonic in Sydney · Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Symphony · Steve Aoki x Sonic Concert · Sonic Symphony World Tour
Miscellaneous
Alton Towers (Spinball Whizzer ) · Cameo appearances and references · Cookie Crisp · Frosties · Guinness World Records · Honey Nut Cheerios · iTunes · Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Sonic Balloon · Sanic · Sega Republic (Sonic Hopper , Spin Gear ) · Sega Sonic Railway · Sonic Bible · Sonic Bowl · Toyland Tours