During this week’s Sonic Central stream, Sega and its partners teased several partnerships, frommerch to a Topgolf game, Sonic the Hedgehog is getting around. But perhaps the most exciting among these collaborations is the upcoming one with DC Comics, which was first teased with a brief animated clip of Sonic’s rival Shadow dressed in Batman’s garb and fighting criminals in Gotham on September 21. Well, it turns out this wasn’t just a tribute to the caped crusader on Batman Day, but a tease for a long-standing collaboration between Sonic and the comic book company.
Late in the showcase, Sega’s chief brand & business officer for the Sonic series Ivo Gerscovich revealed the collaboration will include a five-issue comic series that will roll out monthly starting in March 2025. The comics will be written by Ian Flynn, who leads the ongoing Sonic IDW comics and was also a writer on Sonic Frontiers, andwill show several Sonic characters portraying different DC superheroes. Gerscovich said Sonic, Shadow, and the rest of the cast will be teaming up with the Justice League while also dressing as them, so it doesn’t sound like Sonic and friends are taking the place of the DC heroes. Maybe each comic will show Sonic characters working alongside the superheroes and learning a thing or two. God knows Shadow and Batman could bond over grief and their attempts to make the world a better place to honor someone they’ve lost.
While Shadow as Batman was the first crossover teased, Gerscovich revealed several other characters who will be donning a superhero costume in the comics next year. Let’s go down the list.