>>119915565I would argue this isn't a good way to approach Archie Sonic, as there's really not anything in the comics that there would be a collective agreement over which is the absolute best. Furthermore, the comics are heavily reliant on continuity, never exhaustive on continuing where was left off from the last issue, especially post-Ian.
There's a lot of side-issues, issues, specials and such to digest for just to comprehend the entirety of Archie Sonic universe continuum, but that's only way to fully grasp the authentic experience of the series and, most especially, fully form your opinions with precision. Skipping large lots of issues merely for attaining the few numbers of issues that are "good" will only narrow down your tunnel vision, and fail to make your opinions stand up, as well harm your discipline to maintain your readings, since skipping a whole lot of previous lasting effects and important events might irk you badly enough (at least, that happened to myself, so I could only read the series through reading from the very beginning).
I understand some wish to avoid the low bars of quality the series cause sometimes, but I feel one MUST experience theses as well. It's important, in a way one will analyze and reflect what's not good for a Sonic story (or really, for storytelling in general), plot- and -characterization-wise, and feel wiser and more confident afterwards, upon developing your sense of criticism and be more wary on identifying subtle flaws and quirks on one story. It's also good for forming your opinions and, hey, maybe you might personally like it on reality?
And so, I recommend to read Archie Sonic from the very beginning, until the very end. Surely, you can easily find an infographic reading order somewhere on the internet by just googling it.
