Review – DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #4: Justice League on Angel Island
DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #4 cover, via DC Comics.
Ray: For the last issue, we got to see Sonic and his crew take over the DCU, with each fuzzy hero taking on the turf and style of one of the missing-in-action DCU heroes. Which raises the question of where the Justice League is – and the answer is, on Sonic's world! That means these more serious heroes are now tasked with protecting a world filled with anthropomorphic animals – especially since the Female Furies and Darkseid's other minions are still loose on it. That means they have to divide and conquer, with characters like Virman Vundabar and Granny Goodness cutting loose against these harmless talking animals. But they're not the only ones causing chaos – there are also some key Sonic villains taking advantage of the chaos, like the Deadly Six. And while the DC heroes are out of their depths in some areas, it soon becomes clear that they've got things in hand. A new war. Via DC Comics.
There are a few segments that really work here. Batman taking on Metal Sonic in a silent segment, and Wonder Woman discussing the status quo with Blaze the Cat and getting the antihero to willingly give her the chaos emerald work really well. The one I really liked, though, was Superman taking on Eggman and dismantling his over-the-top robots. It's clear Superman has faced mad scientists like this before and more dangerous ones at that, and Robotnik's sense of outrage is very funny. It's great to see the other side of this equation, with both heroes taking charge of their new world and proving they can think on their feet. And much like the Sonic heroes, they're collecting chaos emeralds and working on opening the magic portal – which sets up a final showdown with Darkseid and his minions next issue. This has been a pretty solid crossover so far, and apparently it's just the start for these two properties.
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