Sonic the Hedgehog #22

Sonic and Tails find themselves face-to-face with a shadowy, large-framed mystery figure who's just blasted a robot to pieces — and the cover's speech bubbles tease that Sonic already has a pretty good idea who it might be. Pat Spaziante and Jon D'Agostino deliver a punchy, kinetic cover packed with sparks, debris, and that unmistakable sense of speed that defined Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog in 1995. "The Return" promises exactly what the title suggests, and this issue is a fine snapshot of the series hitting its stride.