Archie Sonic Comic Progress

I've just begun to read the comics and I want to see how long it'll take me to read through all 574 issues of the comic (+related comics). I will be deleting the issue as I read, so the one at the top will be the one I will read next! Reading order/issue list courtesy of the Thanks, Ken Penders blog.

ORIGINAL CONTINUITY

1993-1995: The Early Years

1. Sonic Triple Trouble special
2. Sonic #27
3. Sonic #28
4. Sonic #29
5. Tails miniseries #1
6. Tails miniseries #2
7. Tails miniseries #3

1995-1997: The Freedom Fight

43. Sonic #30
44. Knuckles’ Chaotix special
45. Sonic #31
46. Sonic #32
47. Sonic #33
48. Super Sonic vs. Hyper Knuckles special
49. Sonic #34
50. Sonic #35
51. Sonic #36
52. Knuckles miniseries #1
53. Knuckles miniseries #2
54. Knuckles miniseries #3
55. Sonic #37
56. Sonic #38
57. Sonic #39
58. Sonic Mecha Madness special
59. Sonic #40
60. Sonic #41
61. Sonic Quest miniseries #1
62. Sonic Quest miniseries #2
63. Sonic Quest miniseries #3
64. Sonic #42
65. Sonic Live special
66. Sonic #43
67. Sonic #44
68. Sonic Blast special
69. Knuckles #1 (aka Knuckles: The Dark Legion miniseries #1)
70. Knuckles #2 (aka Knuckles: The Dark Legion miniseries #2)
71. Knuckles #3 (aka Knuckles: The Dark Legion miniseries #3)
72. Sonic #45
73. Sonic #46
74. Sonic Super Special #1: Battle Royale
75. Sonic #47
76. Sonic #48
77. Sonic #49
78. Sonic Super Special #6: Sonic 50 Director’s Cut

1997-1999: Brave New World / World Tour

79. Sonic #51
80. Sonic #52
81. Knuckles #4
82. Knuckles #5
83. Knuckles #6
84. Sonic Super Special #2: Brave New World
85. Sonic #53
86. Sonic #54
87. Sonic #55
88. Knuckles #7
89. Knuckles #8
90. Knuckles #9
91. Sonic #56
92. Sonic Super Special #4: Return of the King
93. Sonic Super Special #7: Image Comics Crossover
94. Sonic #57
95. Knuckles #10
96. Knuckles #11
97. Sonic #58
98. Knuckles #12
99. Sonic #59
100. Sonic #60
101. Sonic Super Special #5: Sonic Kids
102. Knuckles #13
103. Knuckles #14
104. Knuckles #15
105. Sonic #61
106. Sonic #62
107. Sonic #63
108. Knuckles #16
109. Knuckles #17
110. Knuckles #18
111. Sonic #64
112. Sonic #65
113. Sonic #66
114. Sonic #67
115. Knuckles #19
116. Knuckles #20
117. Knuckles #21
118. Sonic #68
119. Sonic Super Special #8: Sally Moon
120. Sonic #69
121. Sonic #70
122. Knuckles #22
123. Knuckles #23
124. Knuckles #24
125. Sonic #71
126. Sonic Super Special #9: Sonic Kids 2
127. Knuckles #25
128. Sonic #72
129. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1997) #28
130. Sonic Super Special #10: Crossover Chaos
131. Sonic #73
132. Knuckles #26
133. Knuckles #27
134. Knuckles #28

1999-2000: Robotnik’s Return

135. Sonic #74
136. Sonic #75
137. Sonic #76
138. Sonic #77
139. Knuckles #29
140. Sonic Super Special #11: Girls Rule
141. Sonic #78
142. Knuckles #30
143. Knuckles #31
144. Knuckles #32
145. Sonic Super Special #12: Turnabout Heroes
146. Sonic #79
147. Sonic #80
148. Sonic #81
149. Sonic #82
150. Sonic Super Special #13: Sonic Adventure
151. Sonic #83
152. Sonic #84
153. Sonic #85
154. Sonic #86
155. Sonic #87

2000-2003: Chaos Knuckles

156. Sonic Super Special #14: Sonic Stew
157. Sonic #88
158. Sonic #89
159. Sonic #90
160. Sonic #91
161. Sonic Super Special #15: Naugus Games
162. Sonic #92
163. Sonic #93
164. Sonic #94
165. Sonic #95
166. Sonic #96
167. Sonic #97
168. Sonic #98
169. Sonic #99
170. Sonic #100
171. Sonic #101
172. Sonic #102
173. Sonic #103
174. Sonic #104
175. Sonic #105
176. Sonic #106
177. Sonic #107
178. Sonic #108
179. Sonic #109
180. Sonic #110
181. Sonic #111
182. Sonic #112
183. Sonic #113
184. Sonic #114
185. Sonic #115
186. Sonic #116
187. Sonic #117
188. Sonic #118

2003-2004: Xorda Attack and Aftermath / Mobius: 25 Years Later

189. Sonic #119
190. Sonic #120
191. Sonic #121
192. Sonic #122
193. Sonic #123
194. Sonic #124
195. Sonic #125
196. Sonic #126
197. Sonic #127
198. Sonic #128
199. Sonic #129
200. Sonic #130
201. Sonic #131
202. Sonic #132
203. Sonic #133
204. Sonic #134
205. Sonic #135
206. Sonic #136
207. Sonic #137
208. Sonic #138
209. Sonic #139
210. Sonic #140
211. Sonic #141
212. Sonic #142
213. Sonic #143
214. Sonic #144

2004-2007: Eggman Empire

215. Sonic #145
216. Sonic #146
217. Sonic #147
218. Sonic #148
219. Sonic #149
220. Sonic #150
221. Sonic #151
222. Sonic #152
223.      (Optional: Sonic X #1)
224.      (Sonic X #2)
225.      (Sonic X #3)
226.      (Sonic X #4)
227. Sonic #153
228. Sonic #154
229.      (Sonic X #5)
230.      (Sonic X #6)
231. Sonic #155
232. Sonic #156
233.      (Sonic X #7)
234.      (Sonic X #8)
235.      (Sonic X #9)
236. Sonic #157
237. Sonic #158
238. Sonic #159
239. Sonic #160 (first issue of Ian Flynn’s run)
240. Sonic #161
241. Sonic #162
242. Sonic #163
243. Sonic #164
244.      (Sonic X #10)
245.      (Sonic X #11)
246.      (Sonic X #12)
247.      (Sonic X #13)
248.      (Sonic X #14)
249. Sonic #165
250. Sonic #166
251. Sonic #167
252.      (Sonic X #15)
253.      (Sonic X #16)
254.      (Sonic X #17)
255. Sonic #168
256. Sonic #169
257. Sonic #170
258. Sonic #171
259. Sonic #172
260.      (Sonic X #18)
261.      (Sonic X #19)
262.      (Sonic X #20)
263. Sonic Free Comic Book Day Special 2007
264. Sonic #173
265. Sonic #174
266. Sonic #175
267.    (Sonic X #21)
268.    (Sonic X #22)

2007-2009: New Mobotropolis

269. Sonic #176
270. Sonic #177
          (Non-canon: Sonic Archives vol. 5 - “Everything Old is Newt Again”)
271.      (Sonic X #23)
272.      (Sonic X #24)
273.      (Sonic X #25)
     
274. Sonic #178
275. Sonic #179
276.      (Sonic X #26)
277.      (Sonic X #27)
278.      (Sonic X #28)
279.      (Sonic X #29)
280. Sonic #180
281. Sonic #181
282. Sonic #182
283. Sonic #183
284. Sonic #184
285.      (Sonic X #30)
286.      (Sonic X #31)
287.      (Sonic X #32)
288. Sonic #185
289. Sonic #186
290. Sonic #187
291. Sonic #188
292.      (Sonic X #33)
293.      (Sonic X #34)
294. Sonic #189
295. Sonic #190
296. Sonic #191
297. Sonic #192
298.      (Sonic X #35)
299.      (Sonic X #36)
300.      (Sonic X #37)
301. Sonic #193
302. Sonic #194
303. Sonic #195
304. Sonic #196
305. Sonic #197
306.      (Sonic X #38)
307.      (Sonic X #39)
308.      (Sonic X #40, ties in with SU  #1)
309. Sonic Universe #1
310. Sonic Universe #2
311. Sonic Universe #3
312. Sonic Universe #4
313. Sonic #198
314. Sonic #199
315. Sonic #200

2009-2010: Iron Dominion

316. Sonic #201
317. Sonic Universe #5
318. Sonic Universe #6
319. Sonic Universe #7
320. Sonic Universe #8
321. Sonic #202
322. Sonic #203
323. Sonic #204
324. Sonic #205
325. Sonic #206
326. Sonic Universe #9
327. Sonic Universe #10
328. Sonic Universe #11
329. Sonic Universe #12
330. Sonic #207
331. Sonic #208
332. Sonic #209
333. Sonic Universe #13
334. Sonic Universe #14
335. Sonic Universe #15
336. Sonic Universe #16
337. Sonic #210
338. Sonic #211
339. Sonic Free Comic Book Day Special 2010
340. Sonic #212

2010-2011: King Naugus

341. Sonic #213
342. Sonic #214
343. Sonic Universe #17
344. Sonic Universe #18
345. Sonic Universe #19
346. Sonic Universe #20
347. Sonic #215
348. Sonic #216
349. Sonic #217
350. Sonic #218
351. Sonic Universe #21
352. Sonic Universe #22
353. Sonic Universe #23
354. Sonic Universe #24
355. Sonic #219
356. Sonic #220
357. Sonic #221
358. Sonic #222
359. Sonic Universe #25
360. Sonic Universe #26
361. Sonic Universe #27
362. Sonic Universe #28
363. Sonic #223
364. Sonic #224
365. Sonic Free Comic Book Day Special 2011

2011-2013: The Master Plan

366. Sonic #225
367. Sonic #226
368. Sonic #227
369. Sonic #228
370. Sonic #229
371.      (Optional: Mega Man #1)
372.      (Mega Man #2)
373.      (Mega Man #3)
374.      (Mega Man #4)
375. Sonic Universe #29
376. Sonic Universe #30
377. Sonic Universe #31
378. Sonic Universe #32
379. Sonic #230
          (Optional: bonus prose stories in FCBD Special 2012)
380. Sonic #231
381. Sonic #232
382.      (Mega Man #5)
383.      (Mega Man #6)
384.      (Mega Man #7)
385.      (Mega Man #8)
     
386. Sonic Universe #33
387. Sonic Universe #34
388. Sonic Universe #35
389. Sonic Universe #36
390. Sonic #233
391. Sonic #234
392. Sonic #235
393.      (Mega Man #9)
394.      (Mega Man #10)
395.      (Mega Man #11)
396.      (Mega Man #12)
          (Sonic Super Special Magazine #3 - “Time for a Comeback”)
397. Sonic Universe #37
398. Sonic Universe #38
399. Sonic Universe #39
400. Sonic Universe #40
401. Sonic #236
402. Sonic #237
403. Sonic #238
404. Sonic #239
405. Sonic #240
406.      (Mega Man #13)
407.      (Mega Man #14)
408.      (Mega Man #15)
409.      (Mega Man #16)
410. Sonic Universe #41
411. Sonic Universe #42
412. Sonic Universe #43
413. Sonic Universe #44
414. Sonic #241
415. Sonic Universe #45
416. Sonic #242
417.      (Mega Man #17)
418.      (Mega Man #18)
419.      (Mega Man #19)
420.      (Mega Man #20)
421. Sonic Universe #46
422. Sonic Universe #47
423. Sonic Universe #48
424. Sonic Universe #49
425. Sonic #243
426. Sonic #244
427. Sonic #245
428. Sonic #246
429.      (Mega Man #21)
430.      (Mega Man #22)
431.      (Mega Man #23)
432. Sonic Universe #50
433. Sonic #247

2013: Worlds Collide Crossover

434. Mega Man #24
435. Sonic Universe #51
436. Sonic #248
437. Mega Man #25
438. Sonic Universe #52
439. Sonic #249
440. Mega Man #26
441. Sonic Universe #53
442. Sonic #250
443. Mega Man #27
444. Sonic Universe #54
445. Sonic #251

REBOOTED CONTINUITY

(NOTE: None of the Sonic comics before this point are canon to the rebooted continuity. As such, you can choose to start here.)

2013-2015: Shattered World Crisis (Act 1)

446. Sonic Universe #55
447. Sonic Universe #56
448. Sonic Universe #57
449. Sonic Universe #58
450. Sonic #252
451. Sonic #253
452. Sonic #254
453. Sonic #255
454. Sonic #256
     
455.      (Optional: Mega Man #28)
456.      (Mega Man #29)
457.      (Mega Man #30)
458.      (Mega Man #31)
459.      (Mega Man #32)
          (Sonic Lost World adaptation)
          (Sonic Super Digest #5 - “Sonic Jump”)
          (Sonic Super Special Magazine #10 - “Sonic Dash”)
460. Sonic Universe #59
461. Sonic Universe #60
462. Sonic Universe #61
463. Sonic Universe #62
464. Sonic #257
465. Sonic #258
466. Sonic #259
467. Sonic Free Comic Book Day Special 2014
468. Sonic #260
469. Sonic #261
470. Sonic #262
471. Sonic #263
472.      (Mega Man #33)
473.      (Mega Man #34)
474.      (Mega Man #35)
475.      (Mega Man #36)
476. Sonic Super Digest #8 - “Little Lost Soldier”
477. Sonic Universe #63
478. Sonic Universe #64
479. Sonic Universe #65
480. Sonic Universe #66
481. Sonic #264
482. Sonic #265
483. Sonic #266
484. Sonic #267
485.      (Mega Man #37)
486.      (Mega Man #38)
487.      (Mega Man #39)
488.      (Mega Man #40)
489. Sonic Super Digest #9 - “The Belle in the Machine”
490. Sonic Universe #67
491. Sonic Universe #68
492. Sonic Universe #69
493. Sonic Universe #70
494. Sonic #268
495. Sonic #269
496. Sonic #270
497. Sonic #271
498.      (Mega Man #41)
499.      (Mega Man #42)
500.      (Mega Man #43)
501.      (Mega Man #44)
502.      (Mega Man #45)
503.      (Mega Man #46)
504.      (Mega Man #47)
505.      (Mega Man #48)
506. Sonic Super Digest #11 - “Nicole”
507. Sonic Universe #71
508. Sonic Universe #72
509. Sonic Universe #73
510. Sonic Universe #74
511.      (Sonic Boom #1)
512.      (Sonic Boom #2)
513.      (Sonic Boom #3)
514.      (Sonic Boom #4)
515.      (Sonic Boom #5)
516.      (Sonic Boom #6)
517.      (Sonic Boom #7)
518. Sonic Free Comic Book Day Special 2015
519. Sonic Super Digest #12 - “The Traitor”
520. Sonic #272
521.      (Mega Man #49)
522. Sonic Universe #75

2015: Worlds Unite Crossover

523. Sonic Universe #76
524. Sonic Boom #8
525. Mega Man: Worlds Unite Battles special
526. Sonic #273
527. Mega Man #50
528. Sonic Universe #77
529. Sonic Boom #9
530. Sonic: Worlds Unite Battles special
531. Sonic #274
532. Mega Man #51
533. Sonic Universe #78
534. Sonic Boom #10
535. Sonic #275
536. Mega Man #52

2015-2016: Shattered World Crisis (Act 2)

537. Sonic Super Digest #15 - “Castaway”
538.      (Optional: Mega Man #53)
539.      (Mega Man #54)
540.      (Mega Man #55)
541.      (Sonic Boom #11)
542. Sonic Universe #79
543. Sonic Universe #80
544. Sonic Universe #81
545. Sonic Universe #82
546. Sonic #276
547. Sonic #277
548. Sonic #278
549. Sonic #279
550. Sonic Universe #83
551. Sonic Universe #84
552. Sonic Universe #85
553. Sonic Universe #86
554. Sonic #280
555. Sonic #281
556. Sonic #282
557. Sonic #283
558. Sonic #284
559. Sonic #285
560. Sonic #286
561. Sonic #287
562. Sonic Universe #87
563. Sonic Universe #88
564. Sonic Universe #89
565. Sonic Universe #90

2016-2017: Genesis of a Hero

566. Sonic #288
567. Sonic #289
568. Sonic #290
          (Optional: Sonic #291 - canceled, but the pencils were posted)
569. Sonic Mega Drive special
570. Sonic Mega Drive: The Next Level special
571. Sonic Universe #91
572. Sonic Universe #92
573. Sonic Universe #93
574. Sonic Universe #94

(jeez this will take a while, won't it?)

Notes on the series:

Issue #5:
Boomer has a coloring error on page 18
and Zach Abram of Missouri is my hero

Issue #6:
Boomer's name is changed to Rotor (first use of the new name is in the Christmas Carol parody)
I believe that this is Snively's first appearance in the comic, unless I'm forgetting a previous instance
On the first Sonic-grams page, the Sonic drawing in the corner has one of his arms colored blue

Issue #7:
Sonic's arms are wildly inconsistent throughout the issue
Sonic gets snuffles over Uncle Chuck (how sweet!)
Robotnik is an artist
Sleeping Gopher (God, rest his soul) from page 17 is my favorite Sonic character
LotR reference on page 18? ("Arise! Arise!")

Issue #8:
Robotnik is an asshole (killed a crabmeat cuz it was reading comics, and killed a swatbot cuz it reported the crabmeat!)
all of the superhero parodies are really fun; the Wolvurkel bot is my favorite, cuz Sonic recognizes his voice
nice guitar, Sonic (he would absolutely listen to punk, right? maybe Green Day and Bowling for Soup; Bowling for Soup especially, since they worked on Endless Possibility for Sonic Unleashed)
I think this is one of the first times the comic really shows what Robotnik did to the culture of Mobius. The concert hall is decayed and decrepit and the torn visages of actors, long roboticized, still lay on the dusty ground. I think Robotnik has a soft spot for music,  even if he doesn't admit it, seeing as he left the building standing and put up a 'No Trespassing' sign instead of destroying it. Even when he does say he'll destroy it, he says that he'll have the roboticized freedom fighters do it, instead of himself. Maybe he can't bare to think of the destruction he causes, and he distracts himself with silly shenanigans and comedy, forever encasing himself in a bubble of constant praise. Perhaps the pain he feels when he hears music is caused by trauma, and he pushes such things away because of what happened to him. Or, maybe I'm a blithering moron who sees characterization where there is none. Who can say, really?

Issue #9:
holy mackerel, what in the hell happened to Robotnik on the first page 
what the fuck even is page 4
first look at Mobian wildlife (I don't consider the anthropomorphic animals 'wild'): the Mobian Needle Bird!
holy shit, it's the meme!!!!!!!!!!!!

I accidentally misclicked and lost some notes on several issues
I'm not going to try to recreate them, but it included making fun of Ken Penders and that's all I recall

Issue #16:
yooo Sally finally has the proper design
OK, credit where it's due, this is the first time I hear SATAM Robotnik instead of AoStH Robotnik
I also wonder if this issue is the retcon of all the previous issues. Where the wacky hijinks was all in the minds of the characters. Perhaps the things that return from these earlier issues were actual experiences they had and these are their recollections of it all in dreamspace. Then again, that would be a major tone shift, so I think maybe the comic will transition from the hijinks into serious war more gradually. Maybe Archie Sonic and my knowledge of its stupidity is getting to me.
And I spoke too soon, AoStH Robotnik is back and Sonic and Sally are waltzing into one robotnik's casinos to play cards with badniks RAAAAAAAAAAAH
I will say that it isn't as punny as before
FUCK! The information is classified! I'll never how many licks it take to get to the center of a lollipop. Oh, the humanity!
"Keep reading Sonic's comic book adventures for details on Knuckles' return!" Oh yeah, we'll get the all right...

Issue #17:
And so it begins...

Issue #18:
I really appreciate what Sonic says at the end of this issue. Very in character for him.

Sonic: In Your Face! Special:
my first special! I'm excited
I think the most of the art in this special is a good example I have with some other pieces of Sonic Media: there are too many bright and clashing colors. For instance, there's a panel with a neon pink and yellow robot cyclops with a bright blue eye standing next to the radiant blue of Sonic and the strong red of Sally. It's not bad! It's just a bit overwhelming. 
The art in the Tails story is nice

Issue #20:
wowee! the Princess Sally story feels like a real comic book instead of a newspaper strip!
Oh, hello Geoffrey 
A poor soul in the Sonic-grams section asked if Knuckles has a mom. We will see, young one (who is older than me by more than a decade), we will unfortunately see

Princess Sally #1:
I think the text blurb at the beginning is funny

Princess Sally #3: 
wow, a bit disappointing. It wasn't even the real Sally to begin with, so it was hardly about her. Bullshit, if I'm honest

Issue #21:
ok, what the fuck
I think I've found the weird shit
Grade A Archie bullshit right here folks, holee

Issue #23:
wait, is the Car-heem plot just an allegory for racism? If so, that's funny as HELL

Issue #24:
of course it's Penders who brings back Evil Sonic AND EXPANDS THE LORE
I wonder if Evil Sonics line at the end of the first page is a reference to Fleetway Sonic. Hmm...
we are now receiving more lore regarding Sally's dad. because of course we are
O no. In the Sonic-grams it says that we'll get a Knuckles solo story with Ken Penders' artwork

Issue #25:
Nice art from Spaz on the cover (although last issue did say that Mike Gallagher would be returning & I don't much like his writing style; I prefer Penders over him, if you can believe it)
Amy is now here
I like the way Swatbots look in this issue
HOLY SHIT IS THAT PVM (at the very least, it looks like a professional CRT)
EW, MECHA SONIC HAS MOUTH, but other than that he looks great (dare I say it's based a little off of the ending animation for Sonic CD?)
Amy is going to be insufferable, isn't she?

Sonic & Knuckles Special:
what the fuck happened to Knuckles, he's so off-model
"Outlanders" reminds me of the overlanders from later in the series
Somehow, I think Penders made the Knuckles issue better and worse