Sonic the Hedgehog Archives: Volume 4

Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #4

by Michael Gallagher, Angelo DeCesare, Mike Kanterovich

Catch more of Sonic the Hedgehog's earliest adventures in Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #4! Fans are jumping at the chance to travel back in time to where it all began. In this thrilling series of upscale reprints, Sonic's early days are presented in a premium-yet-affordable format.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Childrens, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Video Games, Comics Manga

112 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2007

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Reviews

[Maggie Gordon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Gasp! It's the introduction of Knuckles! Sure, at this point he's kinda bubble-headed and prone to smashing before thinking. But the Floating Island is cool! This is also when Ken Penders joins the writing stuff. He's a hugely controversial figure in the fandom, for good reason, but I do have to commend him for pushing the series towards a more story-centric direction. Which, of course, isn't really seen in this volume at all! Volume 4 brings a close to the initial format of the Sonic stories. There is still a lot of humour, but after this, things start to get a bit more serious.

[MajesticalLion · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gotta say, watching things slowly evolve into the Archie Sonic I remember as a kid is a really satisfying experience. This time we get our first appearance of Knuckles, in a short adaption of the plot of Sonic 3. I spent most of this volume listening to the Sonic Heroes soundtrack, which I think heightened the experience. 😂

[Ryan Secrets · Rating 4 out of 5]

The introduction of Knuckles was supposed to be the highlight of this collection, but to me it fell short because of the art style (mainly the character designs seemed bloated) and the cramming of the plot into two issues. Once the Knuckles issues are done with, he does not appear throughout the rest of vol 4 at all but the rest of the comics in this collection don't really suffer for it.

The James Bond themed Man from H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G. stands out as my favorite from this collection with it's clever references, jokes, and colorful artwork.

Overall a solid collection but I must say the physical quality of this issue has dropped since the last 4 volumes (0 through 3). The glue job made turning the pages difficult and put tension bumps on the pages towards the spine. the paper also seems to be made of a cheaper quality. Still, you are getting a lot of Sonic for the asking price.

[Tomas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like the previous volumes there's loads of puns and fun to be had, just remember it's all mostly nonsense. We do get to see the introduction of Knuckles here, which also introduces us to Ken Penders who will go on to completely change the direction of the comic, but it's a pretty mediocre initial story. Still, the nostalgia is still there.

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked this book because i use to watch this sonic shows and i play these games so now i can read the stories. I also like this because i could just read it and not wait on t.v. and i love sonic.

[Joshua Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

introducing Knuckles shows that they're thinking about going somewhere with the story, but for the most part this comic is still terrible gags. why am I still reading it?

[Emmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The early Sonic comics are a special thing all their own, and I have been having a great time reading these little adventures!

[Kamil Henri · Rating 3 out of 5]

6.5/10

[Patty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not rating this higher because it's Knuckles' introduction, really! *lol* But Mike Kanterovich is one of the writers that worked with Ken Penders (when he was a great writer of the comic) and made the "Knuckles" comic known for its depth and seriousness. Even in the early days of the comic, where they were beginning the bigger "ongoing" storylines...the serious writing stands out over the usual humourous stories they'd been doing before.

[Pepper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Introduction to Knuckles finally!

[Vlad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Knuckles!!

[L. J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

TBA

[Alex]

Amazing