News of the new Archie Comics crossover event featuring Mega Man and Sonic the Hedgehog has been pouring in recently, and fans at San Diego Comic Con who attended the Archie Comics panel for this new series were finally given an official release point for the crossover. This 12 issue crossover event featuring gaming’s most beloved blue protagonists, is set to begin in April 2013 with issue #24 of Mega Man, and here is how it’s going to work.

Rather than creating a separate mini-series, the 12 issue crossover will cover 4 consecutive issues of Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic Universe. Few details have emerged on just how exactly the stories of Mega Man and Sonic are going to coincide. The Mega Man series of comics has followed the stories of the original NES games rather closely, but the Sonic the Hedgehog series, with has been an Archie Comics staple for going on 20 years now, has very much developed its own story that shys away from the games, and even includes original characters that can only be found in the comics.

One thing we are sure of though, is that there promises to be a lot of action and a lot of humor, especially in way that Dr. Robotnik and Dr. Wily interact with one another. It’s hard to find that surprising, considering that if there were ever were two evil mad scientist mechanical geniuses who have massive problems with blue protagonists, it’s those two gentlemen.

As details about the series are released, we will be sure to inform you of them here. In the meantime, you would be wise to check out some of the existing comics if you are fans of either of these franchises.