Sonic the Hedgehog #124

Shadow the Hedgehog looms menacingly over a defiant Sonic in this tension-packed cover by penciler Patrick Spaziante and inker Nelson Ribeiro, with the two rivals locked in a close, charged confrontation that practically crackles off the page. A small inset of Knuckles hints at further intrigue within. Issue #124 kicks off "Sonic Adventure 2.5: Alpha" — a story the cover itself bills as "too big for a single issue" — making this 2003 Archie release the starting point for what promises to be an epic multi-part adventure.