DC Comics has revealed that the Batman Day video shared around the world last weekend was not just a tease, but that a true crossover is on the way. Today, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) and SEGA of America announced an exciting new crossover partnership, launching in Spring 2025.
The Justice League will meet Sonic and his friends in an all-new five-issue comic book series published by DC Comics and written by Ian Flynn (writer of the “Sonic the Hedgehog” comic book series). The new series will feature an unprecedented crossover event in which the Justice League and Team Sonic must unite to save their respective worlds from a greater threat. Issue #1 will be released in March 2025 and will run monthly through July.
The crossover will feature Shadow the Hedgehog as Batman, Knuckles as Superman, Amy Rose as Wonder Woman, Silver the Hedgehog as Green Lantern, Tails as Cyborg, and Sonic as… of course, the Flash.
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BURBANK, Calif., September 24, 2024 – Today, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) and SEGA of America announced an exciting new crossover partnership that will team up DC’s Justice League with Sonic the Hedgehog, Team Sonic.
Ivo Gerskovic, head of Sega brand and Sonic’s senior vice president and chief business and brand officer, announced the first official details about the DC x Sonic collaboration this morning during Sega’s annual Sonic Central livestream event.
Coming in spring 2025, Justice League will meet Sonic and friends in an all-new five-issue comic book series published by DC Comics and written by Ian Flynn (writer of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series). The new series will feature an unprecedented crossover event in which the Justice League and Team Sonic must unite to save their respective worlds from a greater threat. Issue #1 will be released in March 2025 and will continue to be published monthly through July.
At Sonic Central, Garskovich gave audiences around the world their first look at Shadow the Hedgehog as Batman, Knuckles as Superman, Amy Rose as Wonder Woman, Silver the Hedgehog as Green Lantern, Tails as Cyborg, and of course, Sonic as the Flash.
The campaign kicked off on Batman Day 2024 (September 21, 2024), when Sonic and DC’s social media accounts shared a cryptic video of Shadow donning his own Batman suit.
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products will partner with SEGA of America on a Global Consumer Products Collection across a variety of categories, including apparel, toys and collectibles, scheduled for release in late 2025 with details to be announced at a later date.
