WORLDS COLLIDE collects the entire crossover event, containing SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #247-251, SONIC UNIVERSE #51-54, MEGA MAN #23-27 and material from SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #252 and MEGA MAN #28.
It's the crossover of a lifetime! The team-up you've been dreaming of! Two of videogame history's most iconic heroes come together for the greatest action story ever told! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and MEGA MAN unite in WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE! It all begins with a meeting of the minds -- EVIL minds! Dr. Wily makes contact with Dr. Eggman, and the two malicious mechanics conspire in a plan that will reshape entire worlds! Using the power of the Chaos Emeralds, they build themselves an unstoppable army of Robot Masters and Roboticized Masters -- Sonic's corrupted friends! It's pan-dimensional panic as Sonic and Mega Man race to uncover the doctors' diabolical plot, save Sonic's friends, and brave the nightmarish landscape of the Skull Egg Zone! Along the way they gain new allies, Mega Man gains all new powers, and the stakes keep getting higher until two universe hang in the balance! You CANNOT miss this critically acclaimed crossover! Celebrated by old and new fans alike, beloved by critics and casual readers, this is one big love letter to all things SONIC and MEGA MAN!
The Archie interpretations of both Sonic and Megaman had been amazing, Sonic specifically since Ian Flynn started his run. Both being under the same publisher it was just a matter of time for a crossover to happen.
Given that both Sonic and Megaman are published by Archie, a crossover was inevitable. Interestingly, instead of continuing from their ongoing comic storylines, the crossover leverages the characters' video game universes, appealing to a broader audience while retaining the comic's signature writing style.
The plot is straightforward: classic villains, Dr. Eggman and Dr. Wily, team up with plans to dominate the world, but they must first eliminate their heroic adversaries. The heroes initially clash but soon uncover a conspiracy, prompting them to unite against the common threat.
The art style in the first and third parts is great, but it did blunder during the middle parts, it was an awful style for Megaman.
Despite these artistic inconsistencies, the climax successfully evokes the excitement and engagement of playing a video game, which I wish I could play.
It's been a long time since I read this. It somehow slipped out of my review queue.
So I think I have it right but I might not. I remember as being pure, goofy fanservice without too much inside the candy shell. But fun enough in moments (with character bits largely reserved for the villains' symmetrical scheming.)
its the crisis on infinite earths of archie sonic, its a masterpiece in superhero comic writing and visuals, beautiful pages, beautiful panneling, best crossover nobody expected
Crossover. of. my. DREAMS! Like every sprite-comic artist's dream come true... But aside from continuity issues, this was the dopest crossover of video-game/comic book icons of all time! Had everything my little video-game lovin' heart desired.