Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla #1 will speed and stomp into comic shops this summer from IDW Publishing, in association with SEGA and Toho.
The crossover celebration of both beloved franchises is written by Nick Marino (Godzilla Rivals) with artwork by Jack Lawrence (Sonic the Hedgehog) and colors by Reggie Graham (Sonic the Hedgehog).
When Godzilla and other iconic kaiju mysteriously arrive in the Blue Blur’s world, the brilliant and evil Dr. Eggman will try to harness the power of the kaiju for his own nefarious goals. Only Sonic and his amazing allies — including Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow — will be able to stand in the villain’s way and try to send the giant monsters back to their own world.
The first issue will feature seven cover variants:
- Cover A by Jack Lawrence & Reggie Graham
- Cover B by Mauro Fonseca
- Cover C by Min Ho Kim
- Cover D by Clayton Crain
- Cover E by Mico Suayan
- Variant RI 1-25 by Natalie Haines
- Variant RI 1-50 by Miles Arq
“I’m doing my best to cook up fun scenarios for Jack to draw, and then I’m making sure my panel counts leave enough room for him to properly play around with the fantastic spectacle that this crossover deserves,” said Marino. “I’m fascinated by the scale of life, how we perceive lifeforms differently from bacteria to planet-wide ecosystems, from micro to macro. This particular character combination allows me to explore that in a fun way, and it’s been really satisfying. I hope our readers agree that the result is a cohesive mix of these two visual focuses – small speedsters and massive monsters – that delivers the best of both worlds!”
“Sonic and Godzilla are such fun, action-packed franchises on their own, so it was a natural fit to pair them together, and it’s been a treat seeing the story and art come together,” added IDW’s Sonic Editorial. “We know how long fans have been asking for this crossover, and we wanted to make sure it’ll be worth the wait, so we’re going big: A mysterious portal, a massive kaiju attack on Sonic’s World that inspires a new scheme by Dr. Eggman to take over the world, Knuckles and Shadow joining alongside Amy and Tails… and of course, plenty of Sonic and Godzilla!”
The news comes on the tail (no pun intended) of our The Horror of Godzilla announcement. The comic, exploring the King of the Monsters’ first attack on humanity, is due out in July from IDW.
