Here it goes again...
Sonic shown 'dieing' on his own merchandise. Here, a pair of black adult size crew socks has the 'death of Sonic' sprite used as he 'loses his rings' as the all-over design for the socks. This is caused by designers not known what each sprite means in the game, and they just pick 'any upset looking one' to a scatter ring background and call it a day. However, they seem to always wrongly choose the one where he's dead already. Why Sega or whoever looks over the license doesn't correct them is a big mystery.
The design would be ok otherwise, as the rings are a nice contrast with the black, the Sonic design is colorful, and everything is a part of the socks/threads/weave itself so it's not going to just wear off. These were found at Walmart, but is 1 pair really 8 dollars? It seems a little steep for that store, even in the adults area.
Game Stop's branch-out into merchandise continues with some socks.
Sonic socks...of course, and each pair here is 8 dollars in 2019. They are crew style socks for adults, so they'll fit anyone which is good news. The other bit of good news is that it uses Mania type classic art (good for promoting Mania) that's sewn right into the fabric so it won't wear off. The aqua pair has fist-up Sonic with squares & triangles on a sparse background. The blue pair has leap/side Sonic with the date 1991 in black down one side. That one is interesting because it uses a sort of 'cut out' look white line around the stock art to highlight the edges in a new way. The other pair, having the Sonic art at the top is a good move, because that way it's easy to see/doesn't hide inside a shoe. Both pairs are good picks, and are made by Bio World.
Classic Crew!
These taller Sonic socks appear in Target in winter 2019. What's great, is that they're in the Men's socks area, so they will fit anyone. They are both blue, and classic style with the design woven in so it can't rub off/wear out. The first pair is more of an aqua, with checker stripe at the top & middle of the foot. It has gray toe & heel, and 'getting ready to run' Sonic stock art. The 2nd pair is more of a middle blue, with red toe & heel, plus a white stripe around the foot area. This spells out Sonic's name in red vertically on the leg part. The Sonic art here is neat, because he's a white line with white detail on a blue background, with red shoes. This keeps the stock art looking fresh by doing something new with it that's fairly complex...yet the stitching does hold the detail and it looks nice!
Socks a-plenty!
Here's a cool 5 pack from Bio World. These are "Casual Crew" style, and they are in adults sizes so they should fit most. They are cheerful, slightly pastel, and classically styled but likely with neo classic art. The colored backgrounds, scattered characters & complimentary trim keeps the set looking fresh while still fitting with classic. The first pair has light blue with various poses for Sonic, the second is pink/brown with various poses for Knuckls, the third is peach with various poses of Tails, the 4th is sort of aqua with all the same running Sonic and the last is also aqua but with yellow trims and mostly just rings with 1 Sonic face near the top. These can be found at # in winter 2019.