The Best Moment From DC’s Sonic Crossover Is Left Unsaid

Even before it hit comic shelves this week, people went crazy for a leaked image of Batman and Shadow’s first encounter in the pages of DC x Sonic #1. For good reason: it’s wonderful in the best way a crossover can be, utterly absurd and yet at the same time completely sincere in its conviction. But the best part of their brief dynamic in the issue is what comes after. The overall premise of DC x Sonic #1, by Ian Flynn, Adam Bryce Thomas, Matt Herms, and Becca Carey, is par for the crossover course. Darkseid’s shown up in Sonic’s world in a little planetoid-sized version of his own face, seeking the Chaos Emeralds as a way to divining power beyond even the Anti-Life Equation itself, and immediately starts flinging parademons about the place. Suddenly, Sonic and all his pals find themselves fighting back with new allies in the form of the Justice League of America. The pairings are similarly obvious, but still fun: Knuckles and Superman bond over their belief in their respective dutie ... Read full article.