Dates
- Cover date
- August 2014
- On sale
- June 11, 2014
- In stores
- June 11, 2014
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #261 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 76281646977726111
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 00912846977561
This edition’s page
Story arc: Light in the Dark
This is part 2 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Sonic the Hedgehog #260
- Sonic the Hedgehog #261
Also part of: Waves of Change
Creators
Stories
- Waves of Change, Part Two: Current Events · 15 pages
Coral is stripped of her duties by the King and Queen of Meropis. But without Coral to raise the barrier between the city and the monsters of the deep, Sonic and crew must help the city guard defend the populace.
- The Light in the Dark, Part Two · 5 pages
Unwilling to let Dr. Eggman destroy the natural environment of the cave in search of a Chaos Emerald they now have, Sally decides to let him know they have it.
- What If the Teams Were Switched? · Off Panel · 0.5 pages
Examples of how different team assignments would have affected the success of the missions.
Publisher’s description
"Waves of Change," Part Two! Sonic, Amy, and Rotor - in the deep sea and in deeper trouble! When their new friend Coral has run afoul of her government, will Sonic and the Freedom Fighters stand by her side? Or will they risk becoming fugitives? Then, in "The Light in the Dark," Sally's simple raiding plans take a turn for the worse! Featuring new cover art from Sonic superstar Ben Bates and a hilarious new "Is it Summer Yet??" Variant cover by Tracy Yardley! and Matt Herms!
Characters
Reprinted in
Sonic the Hedgehog (2014), Sonic Super Digest (2012), Sonic Comics Spectacular: Speed of Sound (2016)