Never doubt the tenacity of Sonic fans. As reported by VGC, a fan project in the UK is currently in progress that attempts to restore all 223 issues of the ’90s publication “Sonic the Comic.” Published between May 1993 and January 2002, the magazine was like any publication of its time in that it featured game reviews, news, tips, and letters to the editor. Its main selling point, though, was a new comic featuring Sonic and other Sega characters in each issue.
Originally published by Fleetway, which would be acquired by Egmont at some point during Sonic the Comic’s run, the issues have never been officially reprinted. Fans have uploaded scans of the issues to the internet, but this newest campaign looks to remaster and restore each issue so that fans can view it in higher quality.
Coming from fan magazine Sega Mania, all issues uploaded to the site are offered for free as the publication considers it “a community preservation project.” Currently, the first 11 issues have been restored with new fonts and higher resolution artwork. Nothing is altered content-wise, just that the layout of pages differs slightly from the originals due to being a reconstruction versus a direct copy. You can still access the original scans if you’d prefer, though those only go to issue 101.
While that is a daunting task, Sega Mania’s goal is to somehow release one issue each weekday until it has finished all 223 issues. Reportedly, 39 of those were reprints, so it might only be a few months before this project is completely finished.
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Written by Peter Glagowski
Peter has been a freelance gaming and film critic for over seven years. His passion for Nintendo is only matched by the size of his collection.
