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Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Sonic the Hedgehog is an ongoing American comic book series published by Archie Comics, based on Sega's video game franchise of the same name, Sonic the Hedgehog. The comic debuted in the US as a four part mini-series, published between November 1992 and February 1993. The ongoing series began in May 1993. In 2008, Guinness World Records formally recognized it as the longest running comic series based on a video game. As of September 2015, it is also the longest-running franchise-based comic book series, surpassing Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian which ran from 1970 to 1993.The series features a cast of hundreds of characters, drawn from both the games and original creations, and focuses on a crime-fighting organization called the Freedom Fighters (initially consisting of Sonic, Tails, Sally Acorn, Rotor Walrus, Antoine D'Coolette, and Bunnie Rabbot) facing off against villains such as Doctor Eggman (with his assistant Snively) and alternate-world versions of the protagonists. It has encompassed both original storylines and ones based on games such as Sonic Adventure and Sonic Unleashed. The series was shaken by a 2013 lawsuit by former writer Ken Penders against the comics' staff, which led to the entire world of the book being rebooted and altered with hundreds of characters cut.Spin-off publications from the comic include Sonic Universe, an ongoing series featuring stories centered on different side-characters, reaching its 75th issue as of April 2015; Knuckles the Echidna, featuring Knuckles as the main protagonist with help from his friends the Chaotix, which ran for 32 issues; and Sonic X, a comic based on the Japanese anime of the same name, which lasted 40 issues.The American comic book series of Sonic can switch from lighthearted to serious in a manner very different from the Japanese game series of the same name. The series has also had two crossovers with Archie's Mega Man comic series, based on the Mega Man video games from Capcom."@en }

• Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(comics) abstract "Sonic the Hedgehog is an ongoing American comic book series published by Archie Comics, based on Sega's video game franchise of the same name, Sonic the Hedgehog. The comic debuted in the US as a four part mini-series, published between November 1992 and February 1993. The ongoing series began in May 1993. In 2008, Guinness World Records formally recognized it as the longest running comic series based on a video game. As of September 2015, it is also the longest-running franchise-based comic book series, surpassing Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian which ran from 1970 to 1993.The series features a cast of hundreds of characters, drawn from both the games and original creations, and focuses on a crime-fighting organization called the Freedom Fighters (initially consisting of Sonic, Tails, Sally Acorn, Rotor Walrus, Antoine D'Coolette, and Bunnie Rabbot) facing off against villains such as Doctor Eggman (with his assistant Snively) and alternate-world versions of the protagonists. It has encompassed both original storylines and ones based on games such as Sonic Adventure and Sonic Unleashed. The series was shaken by a 2013 lawsuit by former writer Ken Penders against the comics' staff, which led to the entire world of the book being rebooted and altered with hundreds of characters cut.Spin-off publications from the comic include Sonic Universe, an ongoing series featuring stories centered on different side-characters, reaching its 75th issue as of April 2015; Knuckles the Echidna, featuring Knuckles as the main protagonist with help from his friends the Chaotix, which ran for 32 issues; and Sonic X, a comic based on the Japanese anime of the same name, which lasted 40 issues.The American comic book series of Sonic can switch from lighthearted to serious in a manner very different from the Japanese game series of the same name. The series has also had two crossovers with Archie's Mega Man comic series, based on the Mega Man video games from Capcom.".