Penguin Random House have put up entries for three new Sonic books to come out in early 2018.
Welcome to the World of Sonic is an introductory handbook for kids unfamiliar with the series, as it covers the characters and some key moments from the series. It also appears to have a set of stickers with it, although it doesn’t appear to be a sticker book so it’s unknown how many it will have.
Welcome to the World of Sonic
By LLOYD CORDILL
Paperback
Mar 06, 2018 | 80 Pages | 7-10 years
ABOUT WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF SONIC
Get a crash course in all things Sonic the Hedgehog in this introductory handbook, featuring a sheet of shiny foil stickers!
Everyone knows that Sonic the Hedgehog is the fastest hero in the world! He has thwarted Dr. Eggman’s evil schemes time and time again with his supersonic speed and cool blue spikes. But what else should you know about the world of Sonic? Learn all about Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and the rest of Sonic’s gang, and get to know the stories behind some of Sonic’s greatest victories. This handbook is the perfect introduction to one of the most beloved video game characters of all time!
Sonic the Hedgehog Mad Libs is exactly what it says on the tin; a Sonic version of Mad Libs. The book gives you Sonic-themed stories with words removed, and you have to fill in the blanks.
Sonic the Hedgehog Mad Libs
By ROB VALOIS
Paperback
Mar 06, 2018 | 48 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12)
ABOUT SONIC THE HEDGEHOG MAD LIBS
Fans of Sonic the Hedgehog will love filling in the blanks of this Mad Libs, with stories all about one of the most iconic, spiky-haired animated characters of all time!
It doesn’t matter if you’re 8 or 38: there’s no denying that Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the coolest animated characters of all time! Our Mad Libs immortalizes Sonic with 21 fill-in-the-blank stories all about Sonic and his many thrilling adventures!
The final book listed is Sonic and the Tales of Deception. While there is currently no cover image for this book, we do know that it will contain three short stories about Sonic and his friends stopping Dr Eggman’s plans. What’s interesting about this book is that it actually has illustrations!
Sonic and the Tales of Deception
By JAKE BLACK
Illustrated by IAN MCGINTY
Paperback
Mar 06, 2018 | 64 Pages | 7-10 years
ABOUT SONIC AND THE TALES OF DECEPTION
Delight in new tales of adventure featuring the world’s fastest and most famous Hedgehog hero, Sonic!
Sonic may be the fastest hero in the world, but he’s got to keep moving to stay ahead of Dr. Eggman’s evil plots! In Sonic and The Tales of Deception, Sonic and his friends save the world from Dr. Eggman and his cronies in three original stories. This set of short stories with full color illustrations is the perfect introduction to one of the most beloved video game characters of all time and a must-have title for long-time fans eager for new content!
Squarely aimed for the older kid audience, they might actually be worth checking even as an adult collector, depending on what bits and pieces they decide to include.
Source: Penguin Random House
I’ll take all three
1. regurgitated garbage with mildly interesting descriptions of said regurgitations (also comes with stock art printed on sticky paper)
2. “lol random XD” but with sonic slapped onto it because why not
3. the only one that sounds interesting
Tales of Deception sounds the most interesting of the bunch since it would include a story written outside of Archie or IDW. Will probably check it out just out of curiosity.
Reading this has made me want to find my old Sonic novels from 1993 again. I think there were 4 of them?? There was a cool bit where there was an image of Sonic in the top right-hand corner of each page and when you flick through it, it looks like he’s running. Quite novel (hoho).
The four Virgin novels;
Sonic In Robotnik’s laboratory
Sonic and the Silicon Warriors
Sonic in Castle Robotnik
Sonic in the fourth Dimension
Enjoyed all four of them, after seeing them advertised in STC.
That Madlibs book seems like it was used to develop Sonic Forces.
they’re gotta work on not using stock CG art but mad libs sounds entertaining. if they appear in The Works or Waterstones, i’ll have a look through.
Neato. I wish Tales of Deception had a cover up though. I’d like to see Ian McGinty’s take on Sonic.
It’s somehow really hard for me to find Sonic merch. Even online. I hope I’ll manage to.