The comic series this collection is based on recently earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running video game based comic book series. Ever.
Curious? Check out Archie’s graphic novel solicitations for September 2008.
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Archie’s solo graphic novel solicitation for August 2008: the Katy Keen Special trade paperback!
The world of glamour and beauty has never been more intriguing than it is with comicdom’s most famous supermodel: Katy Keene! Katy has seen more change and growth than perhaps any other Archie character in our history, having gone from simple pin-up girl to worldwide Renaissance Woman, traveling the globe shooting movies, recording albums, and judging fashion contests. Now, Archie Comics reprints the most recent Katy Keene run with stunning visuals by the multi-talented Andrew Pepoy, plus an all-new story featuring the never-before-seen history of Ms. Keene! Stories include: “Katy’s Diary” - Discover the compelling, dramatic, and heartrending story of Katy Keene’s past, never before read by the viewing public! What chain of events brought our favorite comic heart-throb to the point she is now?
As reported by the Comics Continuum, Archie comics recently announced - by way of the NYCC - a new Archie-themed graphic novel. Site excerpt follows:
In addition, the publisher is working on a first 100 Archie appearances book. It will be printed five pages at a time in the digests and then printed in a graphic novel.
Thanks to the Comics Continuum for the info.
Archie’s lone graphic novel for the month of July: Sonic the Hedgehog Archives Volume 8!
The Sonic Archives series has emerged as one of Archie’s best-selling trade paperbacks, as fans both new and old can relive the glory days of Sonic the Hedgehog in these high-quality, digitally-restored graphic novels, complete with all the classic Sonic stories from the 1990’s! Now with Sonic Archives Volume 8, Sonic lovers can add to their collections issues #29-32, stories which are almost impossible to come across now. Stories include: “The Return of Uncle Chuck” - When an experiment of Robotnik’s goes horribly awry, the venomous villain finds himself trapped in the “Void,” a parallel dimension, while his scheming nephew Snively attempts to wipe Knothole off the map, and with it, the rest of Mobius! Fortunately for our heroes, the experiment also gave Sonic’s uncle Chuck his free will back, and with his help, the Freedom Fighters have a fighting chance of stopping Snively and…could it be…rescuing Robotnik?!
Check out the latest graphic novel solicitations from Archie Comics.
ComicList has recently spotlighted the latest, up and coming Sonic the Hedgehog Archive installment, volume 6.
Excerpt follows: Picking up where the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #5 left off (which reprinted the original Sonic series issues #17 through #20), SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES #6 brings fans these classic tales from issues #21 through #24 - including the return of Anti-Sonic and the first glimpse of Antoine and Bunnie’s budding romance! Stories include: “The Three Phases of E.V.E.” (issue #21), “The Return” and “Tails’ Knighttime Story” (issue #22), “Ivo Robotnik, Freedom Fighter” and “The Vol-Ant-Teer” (issue #23), and the epic, “When Hedgehogs Collide” (issue #24). Including the first… and last appearance of Julayla, an early, important person in Sonic mythology!
Sure, the diminutive format is a tad annoying, but the friendly price ($7.49 MSRP) more than makes up for it. Besides, back issue prices for Sonic the Hedgehog issues are crazy. Where else are you going to find affordable, early Sonic?
Kudos to Archie comics for publishing and supporting this collected edition series.
So I’ve finally (finally) added Archie Comic’s line-up of graphic novels to the archive. Lots of fun stuff - not only classic Archie, but some silver/golden age superhero books, and the new Sonic the Hedgehog Archive collected editions - something I’m incredibly glad to see.
