A project for the fans, from the fans

Published by Fleetway Editions from 1993 to 2001, Sonic the Comic was a British games magazine and comic book featuring Sega news, video game reviews, and original comic strips.

This archive is a community-driven initiative built to ensure that history is not lost. By cataloging and providing high-quality digital preservation files, we hope to keep the legacy of the comic accessible to readers and creators worldwide.

All copyrights, trademarks, and intellectual properties remain the exclusive property of Sega and Fleetway Editions (Egmont). We claim no ownership over any of this material. This is an unofficial preservation project; the rights holders have absolute authority over these works and possess every right to order the removal of this archive at any time.

To ensure long-term availability, all .cbz files are hosted securely on the Internet Archive. This website functions as a streamlined directory to help you easily navigate and link directly to those files. Please note that download speeds depend entirely on the Internet Archive's current server load.

Why we are rescanning

Currently, the rights holders have no plans for an official re-release. With used copies of the physical comics becoming exceedingly rare and expensive, the series is effectively geo-blocked, making it incredibly difficult to find for fans outside of the UK.

Sonic the Comic established an amazing, unique continuity and universe, and we believe that more Sonic fans worldwide should have the opportunity to experience and enjoy it today.

Honouring the original StC Archive

The fanbase owes a massive debt of gratitude to the original StC Archive, which kept the series alive and made the comic freely available to everyone worldwide. They did the absolute best that consumer-grade technology could accomplish at the time.

However, those scans were completed approximately 20 years ago. Because they were scanned at 96 DPI on standard A4 scanners, the edges of the pages were often clipped. Additionally, they are missing historical context like internal advertisements and reprinted stories. This project aims to build upon their incredible foundational legacy by preserving every single page in full, uncropped, high-resolution detail.

Project roadmap

Milestone 1: Issue 100 Reached!
As of 15 July 2026, we have successfully scanned and optimised a complete run of issues 1 to 100.

Milestone 2: The Original Run (Issue 184)
Our next goal is Issue 184, marking the end of original comic strips. We already have a head start with a dozen issues completed in this range! Factoring in our weekly scanning output, we expect to hit this milestone between mid-September and late October 2026. As always, every issue (including reprints) will be fully rescanned to capture editorial changes.

Milestone 3: The Finish Line (Issue 223)
Reaching the final issue will be our biggest hurdle. We are currently missing roughly 29 physical issues in the 185–223 range. Factoring in the time to source these missing copies from the community or eBay, we project completing the entire mainline run between late December 2026 and May 2027.

Beyond the Main Run:
Once the core 223 issues are safely archived, we will expand our focus to track down and preserve all special spin-off magazines, holiday specials, and poster magazines.

Report a scan error

Found a glitch in the Matrix? Let us know! We are scanning and archiving hundreds of issues at a massive 600 DPI, and sometimes a page gets clipped, uploaded out of order, or corrupted.

If you spot an error in any of our CBZ files or the Internet Archive masters, please drop the details in our error report form so we can track it down and apply a patch. Your QA help ensures these 90s time capsules are perfectly preserved for the whole community!