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So I've been actively buying and reading the comic since World's Collide, and I just want to try to make sense of all the collections, editions, etc. If someone could clarify with me, it would be much appreciated.

Sonic Archives: Normal, original "Sonic the Hedgehog" comics. Starts with Issue #0. Upcoming release of Vol. 24 will bring us to Issue #91.
Sonic Saga Series: Begins when Ian took over at Issue #162. Contains the main plots of the comic since then. Upcoming release of Vol. 7 will bring us to Issue #194.
Sonic Genesis: Standalone release of Issues 226-229 (with the end/beginning of 225+230).
World's Collide: Standalone release of Issues 248-251 (along with Sonic Universe 51-54 & Mega Man 24-27)
Sonic Graphic Novel Series: Begins with Issue #259, and the upcoming Vol. 2 will bring us to Issue #259.

So we've got 3 currently ongoing published books spanning 3 "eras" of the books. Original, Ian, and Present Day.

In addition we have "side-story" collected works:

Knuckles Archives: Collects the 32 Issue Mini Series. Currently up to Vol. 4 bringing us to Issue #21. Volumes 5 and 6 are currently MIA.
Sonic Universe: Runs (mostly) concurrent with the normal Sonic comic as Universe is printed. Next release of Vol. 8 will bring us to Issue #32.
Sonic Select: Mainly printing the Specials, One-Shots, and other stories that don't fit with the main comic story. Next release will be Vol. 10.

In addition, Sonic X and Sonic Boom had/have their own series and collected works.
Sonic Legacy Series is the old "Archives" era books printed in large format Black and White. Currently at Vol. 4 (Digital only) up to Issue #74.
Best of Sonic the Hedgehog prints assorted stories and fan favorites with no discernible order or theme between the books. Volume 3 is MIA but a "Ultimate Edition" is releasing soon.
Sonic Super Special Magazine & Sonic Super Digest are magazine and digest format reprints of other old material.

So that's all I've sorted out. Am I incorrect or missing any info? Appreciate the feedback.


And on two side notes:
I recently Tweeted Archie asking them if they'll do a second Universe paperback series that's up to date with the current comics. Akin to how the Sonic Graphic Novel Series is printing modern, post-World's Collide stuff. They replied stating "we hear you". Not a confirmation by any means but it'd be nice for the Universe books to not be literally years behind while the main series is getting up-to-date books.

Also, I see listings of a Deluxe and Super Deluxe hardcover World's Collide collection, but no stock at any retailer, or any actual information on what's unique between the two. Most places are listing the release as November 2014, but with the paperback version listed for May, I'm guessing that's inaccurate. The question being though, are all of these sites just showing placeholder listings, or did the pre-orders already come and gone?

Only cringe worthy thing I contended with was an "enthusiastic" Amy cosplayer that ran up to tell me they're making a Sly Cooper movie. I forced a smile and said "Awesome!" as she ran off. Nice girl, but definately not all there.

Had such an awesome time meeting so many people that have had a positive impact on my life. Iizuka, Jun, and Mike were just a fluke that I got to get autographs from. I got on the line as soon as I entered when Iizuka was doing autographs. By the time I got to the front though, Roger and Tails+Knux's VA's were up at the table. Got the trio to sign the free Boom poster and Roger to tag Generations.

I figured this would happen again so I got back on line soon after presuming they'll rotate again. By the time I got to the front of the line they rotated into Ted Poley. Amy, Sticks, and Mike Pollock rotated in before I got to the front, so I missed them too. Jun's name card was placed on the table when Ted was there too. Ted was very nice and having a good time meeting the fans, taking pictures, etc. He loved the liner notes for Generations and had never seen it before. I flipped through it and he was amazed everything was in there, including his credits.

During the Boom live read I noticed Iizuka joined the Wii U/3DS game execs that were currently at the autograph table, and no one noticed to form a line. I hopped on and amazingly they finally set a cutoff for the end of the line (and at this point strictly enforced the 1 item rule). Iizuka seemed pleased to see S&K and let me have a photo with him.

I later noticed a "schedule" for the autograph table, tucked away behind the table itself. Would've been helpful if it was posted more prominently or online ahead of time. I'm glad Iizuka showed up for a second (unscheduled) autograph sessions, since he was only set for 20-30 mins when the show first started (meaning plenty of people missed cause they were still being let into the venue).

After the final concert, some fans meeted Mike as he walked off stage, but I was amazed he stuck around for autographs and pictures with the fans. He was very into it and not afraid of being surrounded by so many of us. I thanked him for his years of work and praised his double conversations in Generations.

Right after I saw Jun was doing the same thing from stage top. I really appreciated him taking the time to sign as much as he could before he had to go (even if some people were getting greedy handing him multiple cover arts while a whole crowd was waiting too.

All in all, I had a great time being with fans, seeing the costume contest (some Youtuber "dressed" as a 20-something Chris Thornfyke). An impressive Mecha Sonic won over some other great outfits including Reala, Werehog, and even Fang/Nack.

If they do this in NYC again, they just need to work on the line management for autographs and the merch table (which was inaccessible because of Tracy's own line setup there. Also, a few Genesis game stations would've been cool. I know the event was advertising Boom, but being able to play some classics would've been nice too.

Mike Pollock is essentially entertaining us al night as a Eggman on a faux NY Late Night Show set. Having fun so far, though Iizuka was barely at the autograph table in the beginning. Hope he returns soon. Also, Jun has been breaking up the segments by live playing music over video of that respective level.

I'll be there. Not sure who's there I actually know though. Been awhile since I've been active in the community, though it's still nice to see some familiar names posting here like Overlord.