As promised, here’s the latest update on the progress of THE SHADOW FILES:
I received word late last night that the cargo ship carrying the pallets of copies of THE SHADOW FILES – both versions – departed for the Port of Los Angeles sometime on Wednesday, May 27, with an ETA at the Port of Los Angeles on Saturday, June 13, with an ETA on my end of Wednesday, June 17. Copies are theoretically scheduled to begin shipping on Friday, June 19, with the first customers receiving their copies on or about Tuesday, June 23. Copies will be mailed out every day until all orders thus far are shipped. Any delays in shipping the copies out will be attributable to new orders coming in and requiring to be processed so no one gets lost in the shuffle. (This has happened with every book release thus far so I have to account for this.)
For those who may not be aware, this book contains every Shadow story I ever wrote for the Archie SONIC THE HEDGEHOG series, including one that remained unpublished until now. Also included are Karl’s stories from issues 98, 124 and 125 along with Shadow’s first time depiction in the MOBIUS 25 YEARS LATER storyline written by Ian Flynn that was featured in SONIC issues 166 and 167. Finally, there are the assorted extras featured throughout the book, including a special CREATORS section. Anyone wishing to order a copy of the Non-Variant edition, click HERE.
Anyone attending the San Diego Comic-Con this July will be able to purchase the Variant Edition while supplies last, as I’ve set aside copies to make available specifically at this event.
Speaking of Comic-Con, Scott Shaw! will be the moderator of “How Sonic The Hedgehog’s First Cartoonist Rescued His Stories For A New Sonic Book”. According to Scott, joining him on the panel are the men who made Scott Shaw! and Sonic the Hedgehog look so good, Ethan Alvarée, Patrick Luque and yours truly. The panel will be held in Room 4 on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 4:00pm to 5:0pm PST. Sonic fans won’t want to miss this.
(Before anyone asks, we hope to have a video made so we can stream it for the non-attendees. We’ll keep everyone posted once the details are solid.)
That’s it for now. I’ll have more to say later. Thanks and take care.