April 2012 Solicits

Whoah, cool! No sooner do I finally wrap up my retrospective on Archie Babies than the solicits for April come out and it looks like one or two of the stories from it are gonna' be reprinted in the World of Archie digest. Neat!

Here's a look at s'more books I got work in coming out in April!

MEGA MAN #13

"Spiritus ex Machina" Part One: Mega Man joins Dr. Light at the Advanced Robotics Trade Show to address the future of thinking machines. New faces abound – who are Drs. Cossack and Lalinde? What sinister forces lurk behind the scenes? Meanwhile, Dr. Wily searches for something to give him the edge deep in the forbidden Lanfront Ruins. All this plus the debut of RUSH!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Jonathan Hill, Gary Martin, John Workman and Matt Herms
Cover: Patrick "SPAZ" Spaziante & Matt Herms
Villain Sketch Variant Cover: Jonathan Hill
Shipping Date: 4/25
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 5/9
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US. 

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #236
"Cry Freedom!": The Freedom Fighters are no more. Dr. Eggman moves on to terrorize a Mobius unopposed. King Naugus rules through a campaign of fear. But Sonic isn’t about to let all that stop him! A new era is about to begin as two new teams burst onto the scene to save the world! The future begins today in this great jumping-on-point issue!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Tracy Yardley!, Terry Austin, John Workman and Matt Herms
Cover: Tracy Yardley!
Shipping Date: 4/18
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 5/2
32-page, full color comic
$2.99 US.

SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #3
SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE is back and better than ever! The first Sonic comic magazine in Archie history, already packed with over 100 pages of comics, news, and features, will also feature a BRAND-NEW Sonic Video-Game story! Sega's hottest new game is getting the comic book treatment, and it’s ONLY available in this deluxe, magazine-sized, quarterly collection! Also featured is the dramatic return of Dr. Eggman, the birth of New Mobotropolis and the new SONIC TIME LINE, which features more new art from fan-favorite artists Jamal Peppers and Tracy Yardley!
Script: Various
Art: Various
All New Foil-enhanced Cover by Ben Bates
Shipping Date: 4/11
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 4/25
128-page, full color magazine
$9.99 US.

WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #17
Long before they roamed the halls of Riverdale High, the Archie Babies were searching for hidden treasure in nursery school! Join the toddlers on one of their earliest adventures in "The Hunt for Treasure X”, a story from the best-selling Archie Babies graphic novel,
On Sale now!
Script: Mike Kunkel
Art: Art Mawhinney, Rich Koslowski
Cover: Art Mawhinney
Shipping Date: 4/25
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 5/9
160-page, full color comic
$3.99 US.