VOL. I | Iss. 4, “Welcome to the Next Level"

Salutations and consolations, old chums! It’s-a-me, Dixby Karavaggio. Join me, won't you, kiddos, as we reenter the hallowed year of 1991!

In this issue we’re gonna collect as many rings and keep as many chaos emeralds away from Dr. Robotnik as we can, all while avoiding sharp objects, drowning, and Robotnik’s Badniks, those animal slaves powering fiendish, robotic exoskeletons. I’m talking about the most famous hedgehog to lace up a pair of running shoes, to enjoy his own mega-lucrative video game franchise, and to hide his shame as Hollywood tries to make him a film star.

With its 1991 release Sonic the Hedgehog changed video games forever. But in this game, as in this issue, rings and extra lives aren’t the only things at stake. What about the animals, captured and forced into serving Robotnik’s diabolical schem ...