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Sonic the Hedgehog #8

SCORE: 80

While I was at one of our local comic book stores I found this old Sonic the Hedgehog comic book. This is when Sonic the Hedgehog was being published by Archie Comics. I had no idea what Sonic the Hedgehog #8 would be like. I thought it might be interesting to read and review. Sonic the Hedgehog #8 reminds me a lot of the Looney Tunes. There are nods to other comic books within Sonic the Hedgehog #8 as well. There will be some spoilers in this review. Sonic the Hedgehog #8 comes with two separate and distinct stories.

The first story within Sonic the Hedgehog #8 is Bots All Folks. Ivo Robotnik finds out one of his robots was reading comic books. There is no reading allowed. It is one of his rules. Sonic the Hedgehog #3 is supposed to contain all of the rules. I am not able to verify that at this time. This bot explains he read the comic books for ideas on how to stop Sonic the Hedgehog and his Freedom Fighters. The idea is to make super powered robots to take out Sonic. It is actually a pretty good idea. I was expecting Metal Sonic or something like that.

Sonic the Hedgehog #8 goes a completely different direction. There are robots that are cloned after other well known heroes and people. Sonic is getting trashed at first. Then Sonic goes super speed and dismantles these robots. Keeping up with Sonic seems like a good idea in my opinion. I guess Robotnik did not think of matching the speed. There are ads found throughout Sonic the Hedgehog #8. The Bots All Folks story is eleven pages of content. There is some cartoon violence in this story in Sonic the Hedgehog #8.

The second story in Sonic the Hedgehog #8 is A Little Sonic Goes A Long Way. This story is thirteen pages of content. The total content within Sonic the Hedgehog #8 is twenty-four pages. A bit better than many of the current modern day comic books we have been reading. Robotnik is annoyed by Sonic and the Freedom Fighters playing music. So he decides to stop them. He shrinks them and tries to suck them up with a vacuum cleaner. The ideas of the bad guy in Sonic the Hedgehog #8 are not very bright.

As expected Sonic and the Freedom Fighters eventually defeat Robotnik. The shrink ray only lasts an hour. In terms of writing Sonic the Hedgehog #8 is a bit on the younger side. Adults like myself question some of the choices that were made. Why not shrink them more than one time? Or reset that clock on the one hour shrinking? Sonic the Hedgehog #8 is something that kids will probably enjoy more than adults. I am thankful I found this comic book for one dollar, and it was in okay shape.
- Paul

Graphics: 77%
Writing: 80%
Replay/Extras: 87%
Story: 80%
Family Friendly Factor: 75%

System: Comic Book
Publisher: Archie Comics
Author: Gallagher, Manka, D'Agostino, Yoshida, Grossman, Gorelick, Castigia, Goldwater
Rating: ‘NR’ for Not Rated

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