Here’s some news that’s going to run rings around the competition: Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) and SEGA of America are teaming up for a massive crossover mixing DC’s Justice League with Sonic the Hedgehog, and Team Sonic. The partnership will span a new five-issue comic book series, plus “consumer products,” which are my favorite type of products to consume.
The news was announced by the ominously named (for DC Comics fans) Ivo Gerscovich, Senior Vice President and Chief Business and Brand Officer of Sonic, Head of SEGA Brands. But it was teased on Batman Day 2024, on September 21, 2024, with a video of Shadow the Hedgehog putting on a Batsuit.
The new series will be written by Ian Flynn, who writes the currently running Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series, and recently appeared on Comic Book Club’s live podcast, two equal claims to fame. Though the name of the series and exact debut dates are TBA, per a release provided to Comic Book Club we know that “the Justice League and Team Sonic must unite to save their worlds from a major threat,” and it will debut in March of 2025. The five issues will come out monthly, wrapping up in July of 2025.
In the series and products, the mash-ups will include the previously teased Shadow the Hedgehog as Batman, as well as Knuckles as Superman, Amy Rose as Wonder Woman, Silver the Hedgehog as Green Lantern, Tails as Cyborg, and Sonic as — who else — The Flash.
You can check out the mashup designs, below. Click for larger versions.
