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Sonic Select
Series · 9 books · 2008-2015

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Sonic Select

Book One

2008

In this first book of SONIC SELECT we take the very best stories from the Sonic Super Specials. See Sally embark on a dangerous mission in "The Quest" while Tails proves himself for the first time in "Tails' Tallest Tale." Thrill to the early adventures of Sonic and Knuckles in "Panic in the Sky" and "Lord of the Floating Island."
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Sonic Select

Book Two

2008

The second installment of the heralded Sonic Select series brings us more of the best tales from the Sonic Super Specials. Witness Sonic and Knuckles duke it out double-time: first as lethal robots in "Mecha Madness", then as Super Sonic and Hyper Knuckles in "Crash of the Titans"! And don't miss the first ever tumultuous adventures featuring The Chaotix!
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Sonic Select

Book Three

2011

The third installment of the acclaimed SONIC SELECT series brings us more of the best tales from the Sonic Super Specials. It's a massive melee as the Freedom Fighters throw down with the Chaotix for the Sword of Acorns! What mysterious force has turned these friends into foes? And what unspeakable evil stands to benefit? Sonic and his buds face impossible odds in the post-Robotnik "Brave New World," braving civil war and the rescue of King Acorn from the vile wizard Ixis Naugus! All these stories and more await you in the latest great volume of Sonic Selects! Sonic Select is a premium selection of past Sonic comic book stories. Choosing from the many miniseries and double-length specials, you can now relive all the Blue Blur's exciting history!
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Sonic Select 4

2011

Presents some recent adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog as he battles his way through the "Zone Wars."
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Sonic Select Book 5

2012

It's "Sonic Kids" time! Young Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails and Knuckles, heroes of the SEGA games and Archie Sonic comic books, take on Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik as kids in this action-packed blast to the past! Here you'll catch the Sonic characters as kids, experiencing the fun early adventures that turned Sonic and the Freedom Fighters into the heroes they are today! From the founding of the team to the secret past between Princess Sally and Knuckles—it's all here! Go back to see how Tails got his trademark shoes—or better still, the day he was born! But this volume doesn't just live in the past. Sonic and the leading ladies of the comic retell and experience major events in their lives, shaping their characters and events in the comics for years to come! Sonic Select 5 collects stories from Sonic Super Special issues 5, 8, 9 and 11.
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Sonic Select 7

2013

Princess Sally takes the starring role in the latest volume of the popular Sonic Select graphic novel series! Princess Sally Acorn, super-spy Geoffrey St. John and the Substitute Freedom Fighters go on a series of missions in an attempt to destroy Robotnik's bases. Along the way they encounter evil doppelgangers, possible betrayals and giant, invisible robots. But things really get complicated when sparks start to fly between Geoffrey and Sally—what would Sonic think?! Also featuring Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic Select 7 ties in directly to Knuckles Archives 4 as well as the current Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series. Sonic Select Vol. 7 collects the hard to find, sought-after Princess Sally #1-3, Knuckles #29 and Sonic the Hedgehog #222.
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Sonic Select Book 8

2013

The next exciting volume of Archie's top-selling Sonic Select series continues with Sonic's high-flying co-star, Tails! When Tails heads off on his first-ever solo adventure, his travels take him under the sea, up in the air, and down to the land of Downunda! Featuring the debut of several new heroic teams, including the Forty Fathom and Downunda Freedom Fighters. Sonic Select 8 includes the hard to find, sought-after Tails miniseries issues #1-3.
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Sonic Select Book 9

The Games

2014

Grab your controller and play along with this game-themed edition of Sonic Select ! Sonic the Hedgehog raced into the world in videogames first, and his digital birthright still holds true today. Many of Sonic's game adventures have followed him onto the printed page, sometimes with new and exciting twists. Join Sonic as he meets Knuckles and Shadow for the first time! Thrill as he gets entangled in Blaze's search for the Sol Emeralds! Knuckles and Tails prepare for the Marauders while Sonic aids the wizard Merlina! All this and more await you inside these pages.
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Sonic Select Book 10

2015

It's non-stop action in this collection of some of Sonic's greatest—and strangest—battles! When Sonic and Knuckles first fought, it was because the Rad Red echidna was tricked by Dr. Eggman. Now they clash again, this time because the Blue Blur is under the doctor's control! And it only gets worse when the witch Enchantress bewitches Sonic and sends him against Archie's very own Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Sonic must race death itself when a strange ray robs his youth with every step he takes! And he'll get no help from Knuckles—everyone's favorite Guardian is dealing with the Dark Legion's latest plot to conquer Angel Island! SONIC SELECT VOL. 10 collects stories from Free Comic Book Day, the SONIC SUPER SPECIALS, and more!

Authors

Tania del Rio
Tania del Rio
Author · 8 books
Hi, my name is Tania del Rio, author of the middle grade novel, WARREN THE 13TH AND THE ALL-SEEING EYE for Quirk Books. The sequel, WARREN THE 13TH AND THE WHISPERING WOODS comes out on March 21st, 2017! I’m also a professional comic book writer and artist with 10 years experience writing and illustrating for a young audience. My clients include Archie Comics, Dark Horse, and Marvel. AOL Comics Alliance described my work on SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH as “One of the best and most underrated all-ages comics of the last 10 years”! Most recently, I am the author of DIARY OF A GIRL NEXT DOOR: BETTY, an illustrated novel for Archie comics. I’ve also edited MANGAKA AMERICA (Collins Design), a gallery and tutorial book featuring some of the hottest emerging North American manga artists of the time, and am currently working on another tutorial book for Focal Press on character design. I reside with three dogs in Los Angeles, California, where I can be found writing under a palm tree, expressing my inner teenager.
Aimee Ray
Aimee Ray
Author · 9 books
Aimee Ray is an artist, graphic designer, illustrator, and author of craft books.
Michael Gallagher
Author · 7 books

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name

Steven Butler
Author · 1 books

Steven Butler is an American comic book artist. He is known both for penciling the Archie Comics series Sonic the Hedgehog as well as creating new designs for Archie characters in 2007. Librarian's note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

John Workman
John Workman
Author · 3 books
John Workman is an American editor, writer, artist, designer, colorist and letterer in the comic book industry. He is known for his frequent partnerships with writer/artist Walter Simonson and also for lettering the entire run of Grant Morrison/Rachel Pollack's Doom Patrol, among others.
Evan Skolnick
Evan Skolnick
Author · 3 books
Evan Skolnick is an American writer, editor and producer who has created content in a wide variety of media including newspapers, magazines, comic books, books, websites, CD-ROMs, computer games and video games.
Karl Bollers
Karl Bollers
Author · 6 books
Bad Idea Managing Editor, former Valiant Ent. Sr Editor, Eisner Award-nominated writer, former Marvel Comics writer, former Sonic the Hedgehog comic book writer.
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