San Diego Comic-Con News: Sega announced today that it will be partnering with IDW Publishing to publish comics featuring Sega’s popular Sonic the Hedgehog character.  The news of the Sega/IDW agreement comes just days after Sega announced that it was ending its 24-year publishing agreement with Archie comics. 

IDW said that creative teams for the Sonic comic book series are currently be assembled and that IDW is considering both “fan favorite creators” who have previously worked Sonic comics and new creators.  No dates have been set for the release of the first IDW Sonic comics, but IDW is promising more information in the near future.