It’s time for the annual Sonic comic. It is definitely commendable that Sonic is around year after year. The comics are still going strong and I don’t see it ending anytime soon. Imagine if we had a Super Smash comic like that which could have been around for over a decade at this point. That would be awesome and maybe it’ll happen someday. We just gotta keep on hoping and waiting for that day when we can see the Smash Bros cast fight and team up with hype all around.

This is a double story as seems to be the norm for Free Comic Book Day. The main comic is about Sonic helping Chip find all of the Light Gaia pieces. While Tails and Chip nab it, Sonic fends off a mean biker gang as a distraction. These guys are actually pretty tough and with their sheer numbers, they manage to give Sonic a nice run for his money. Sonic still had the victory in the end if you ask me, but I did feel good for the villains since Sonic let them think that they had defeated him this time. They even went all “Miller Time” on us as they went to break out the “good” stuff. Beating Sonic is a fairly huge feat so they definitely had good reason to be so thrilled at the moment. A stronger opponent would have been fun though since Sonic didn’t really have anyone to spar with this time. It is also a little strange to see that the comics are only just now adapting the Sonic Unleashed game. Either they are doing it once again because a reboot event changed things or this is a sequel at some point. Either way, it’s intriguing I suppose.

The backup issue is about Eggman as he finds out that one of his bases has been attacked and goes along with Metal Sonic to find out just who would dare to do such a thing. Well, it turns out that three mysterious board riders did and they have obtained a serious power up since the old days. In fact, one of them gives Metal Sonic a good fight and appears to possibly have the edge. If Dr. Eggman wants to win this round, then he is going to have to do something very drastic this time. Let’s hope that he can pull it off! After all, he’s a lot more likable than these three new villains although they are fairly decent I suppose. I like the Polar Bear, although I don’t really care for the other two all that much. Metal Sonic better win though because I consider him to be extremely strong. Getting wrecked by these three newcomers would be a little humiliating if you ask me.

As always, the art is very solid for the Sonic issues. There may not have been a lot of action, but the art ensures that every page is very easy to read. The pages aren’t busy and everything is very bright and vibrant. This universe has done a great job of adapting so many stories and the issues just keep going on and on. I haven’t read a trade paperback in a little while, but there are certainly a lot of epic stories for me to look forward to someday. I want to see more of Shadow since he seems to be a fairly rare character to spot in the comics. The Metal Sonic fight is the highlight of the comic so keep your eyes open for that.

Overall 7/10