Throughout this week’s Sonic Central stream, Sega and its companions teased a number of partnerships, frommerch to a Topgolf recreation, Sonic the Hedgehog is getting round. However maybe essentially the most thrilling amongst these collaborations is the upcoming one with DC Comics, which was first teased with a temporary animated clip of Sonic’s rival Shadow wearing Batman’s garb and preventing criminals in Gotham on September 21. Effectively, it seems this wasn’t only a tribute to the caped crusader on Batman Day, however a tease for a long-standing collaboration between Sonic and the comedian guide firm.
Late within the showcase, Sega’s chief model & enterprise officer for the Sonic sequence Ivo Gerscovich revealed the collaboration will embody a five-issue comedian sequence that may roll out month-to-month beginning in March 2025. The comics will likely be written by Ian Flynn, who leads the continued Sonic IDW comics and was additionally a author on Sonic Frontiers, andwill present a number of Sonic characters portraying totally different DC superheroes. Gerscovich mentioned Sonic, Shadow, and the remainder of the solid will likely be teaming up with the Justice League whereas additionally dressing as them, so it doesn’t sound like Sonic and buddies are taking the place of the DC heroes. Perhaps every comedian will present Sonic characters working alongside the superheroes and studying a factor or two. God is aware of Shadow and Batman might bond over grief and their makes an attempt to make the world a greater place to honor somebody they’ve misplaced.
Whereas Shadow as Batman was the primary crossover teased, Gerscovich revealed a number of different characters who will likely be donning a superhero costume within the comics subsequent yr. Let’s go down the checklist.