I thought this article was a fairly amusing and informative read about the history and evolution of video game-based comics. Our friend Captain N is on page one, Mario is on page two, Sonic is on page four, and a whole bunch of others are contained on other pages within the article.

An interesting bit of trivia: not only is the Archie Sonic comic the longest running game-based comic, but it is also the longest running licensed comic of all time.

Games as Comics, Past and Present
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3135108