The Sonic the Hedgehogcomic books, which are produced by Archie Comics, are currently an ongoing series starring Sonic and his friends, feauturing most of the times Knuckles the Echidna back up stories (but in recent years Knuckles will be part of the Sonic stories).
In this version of Sonic, Sonic would be handed the same storyline as "SatAM" to work with, a storyline that was a joint effort by Sonic Team and SoA, before any other creative teams expanded on the ideas. in the comics he lives in Knothole, a city like place in more recent stories (in the past it taking a more "small village" look). The status quo is definitely changing from a band of Freedom Fighters who fought an evil dictator like figure (Doctor Robotnik Prime) to fighting a robotnik from another zone who intends to conquer just like the old Robotnik did. Unlike the early comics when there was a shattered kingdom, the newer ones show that the shattered kingdom has now recovered and perceived recognition once again. Eggman, who is actually another Robotnik from another zone, (the other from the zone the story takes place in a.k.a Robotnik prime, is persumed dead), has found its location and now they are in the middle of a war with the kingdom. Which the King and Queen Acorn now rule over in Knothole.
The Archie Sonic comic also makes a number of adaptations. For instance, while it stuck to the same foundation as SatAM Its also adapted the video game's this storyline which have also introduced characters like Knuckles the Echidna and Shadow the Hedgehog. However while Archie adapts quite a number of plot points (usually by the mandate of Sega themselves) it also has made a few of its own storylines not adapted by the games, such as newer plots, for example, and have also made characters for the comic even though they are copywritten to Sega (ex: Mina Mongoose, Elias Acorn).
The comic is not to be confused with Sonic the Comic, which ran in the UK and published more issues despite running for a shorter time (due to the fact that U.K. comics are made on a more frequent schedule than U.S. comics).
Sonic is in some ways different from his game counterpart - in the comics, he is displayed as having a rather strong sense of humour, as well as important familial ties with his family and friends; characteristics absent from most other incarnations.
Sonic and friends reestablished their lost kingdom and dealt with various underlings to Robotnik, as well as unrelated villains such as Ixis Naugus and Mammoth Mogul.
Sonic's precise age, weight, height and other physical characteristics vary depending on the continuity in which he appears and the style in which he is drawn.
In the ArchieComics, Sonic stated in a response to a piece of fan mail that the fastest he ever ran was twice the speed of sound, while in his super state he can travel at the speed of light.
Sonic's fear of water is often alluded to in the animated series Sonic X and Sonic Underground, though in Episode 9 of Sonic X, Sonic is seen to be able to swim when he rescues Amy from drowning and in Sonic R Sonic is swimming.
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