Sonic the Hedgehog #185

Sonic charges forward with fists raised and confidence to spare on Tracy Yardley's cover for this 2008 Archie Comics entry, while a colorfully dressed companion — wide-eyed and clearly alarmed — scrambles alongside him against a swirling backdrop of ominous ghostly figures looming in the green mist. "Mogul Rising, Part One: Needful Things," written by Ian Flynn with interior art by Tracy Yardley, Matt Herms, Jim Amash, Josh Ray, and John Workman, promises a story with genuine stakes to match that foreboding atmosphere. It's a visually energetic package that captures Archie's Sonic universe at a fun, adventurous moment in its long run.