Awesome Sneakers

Sonic the Hedgehog fans will love these textured blue suede shoes featuring colors and pixel patterns from the SEGA Genesis game. The translucent red rubber outsole features the SONIC logo, and the laces have gold rings. Feeling villainous? There’s an Eggman edition.

Can’t bear to give up your high tops when there’s snow and ice on the ground? This urbane suede offering from Forsake offers a lightweight, athletic fit with seam sealed waterproof construction, so you don’t have to wear your heavy, stanky boots. You’re welcome.

A hot new colorway of Puma’s laceless Disc Blaze sneaker, created in collaboration with Japanese retailer Atmos. We love the combination of forest green camouflage suede and electric green details, which will ensure these shoes will definitely be seen.

Reebok wraps up its Classic Leather silhouette in the season’s colors. The shoe’s usual leather upper has been replaced with suede in off-white, blue-gray, or olive paired with a matching midsole. More on The Sneaker Cops.

The Palm Green, Vachetta Tan, Black, and Legion Green colorway of Nike’s supportive mid-height sneaker is more than a little reminiscent of Boba Fett’s garb. It’s got a water-repellant Flyknit upper, a snug but comfy sock-like fit, and a durable rubber outsole.

Mizuno’s 20th iteration of its steadfast running shoe offers even better heel cushioning and smoother transitioning, a lightweight mesh construction, a more responsive and durable midsole, and looks especially awesome in platinum. Available for men and women.

See those little umbrellas on the tongues of these Dunks? They mean exactly what you think they do. Nike’s comfy black leather basketballs sneakers are designed to stay dry even when it starts to pour rain. We dig the buffalo plaid flannel lining.

Combining the richness of leather with the styling and functionality of sneakers, M. Gemi’s Italian-made high-tops have a hand-burnished pebbled finish, a leather-lined inner and footbed, and a rubber sole. They’re the perfect work/life shoe. In burgundy, navy, or black.

PUMA embellishes its black suede sneakers with a shiny metallic splatter that’s sure to draw eyeballs to your feet. While you could attempt the same thing with a can of silver spray paint, we’re saying to leave it to the professionals.

Any season is the right time to admire the retro cool styles of Brooks Heritage shoes, and now is the perfect time to grab a pair and go outdoors. Their new Spring 2016 styles greet us with soft suede details, reflective hits for visibility, bright colors and fun sock liners.

While it’s a few months later than Back to the Future predicted, Nike’s first real self-lacing shoe looks far more stylish and contemporary. A sensor in the heel triggers the adjustable laces when you step in. The HyperAdapt 1.0 will be available to Nike+ members for holiday 2016.

Keep your feet at the ideal supple temp while you perfect your winter running tempo with Puma’s Ignite PWRWARM shoe. Seamless, cold-friendly technology and NightCat reflective material make you comfortable going the extra mile, and easy to be seen.

Ensconced in pebbled leather and rich suede with metallic flash like a shiny espresso machine, the legendary Brooks Chariot is now a sweet everyday kick, inspired by the aromas and ambience of your favorite local coffee houses (and with a cool sock liner to match).

Offering excellent flexibility, support and stability while remaining featherweight at just 10.6 ounces, the Inspire 12 is the perfect shoe for everyday training, with great comfort and cushioning. Available in “Surf the Web” blue/silver, and “Dark Shadow” black/red.

The Huarache-lite Air Mowabb OG is back once again. But if you don’t mess with rattan, or whatever Nike calls beige these days, this colorway formerly known as Prince’s might be up your alley.

Keep your dogs cool triathlon racing or backyard beer drinking with PUMA’s responsive IGNITE pwrCOOL runners; lightweight and breezy with glove-like fit; durable heel foam and thermo-regulating tech for longer, faster workouts.

The most recent rendition of Puma’s XS-500 running shoe features a cool woven mesh design that gives each shoe a powerful pop of color. Comfy and reliable, it features a cushy mid-sole and molded bottom to rocket you down the road.

A special edition of PUMA’s King soccer shoe with sneaker soles. Covered in a gleaming metallic gold leather upper, you’ll want to go with something more subtle on top to pull off this look. We suggest a simple pair of jeans and a tee.

We love how these shoes are just the right height, plus that quilted leather front and hiking style laces look great together. They’re perfect for active everyday wear, and can take what winter has to dish out. Also available in grey.

The black and terra cotta colorway of this comfy skate shoe is neither black nor terra cotta – it’s more like charcoal grey and red brick – but that doesn’t make this wool and vulcanized rubber show any less good looking.

A stylish and rugged collection of shoes which take the shape of some of Nike’s most popular sneaks, transforming them into boots ready to take on the worst winter can throw at them. Coming to Nike Stores 10/2013.

Great Stark! It wasn’t long ago that we thought improving on the Nike MAGs from Back to the Future II was impossible. That was before we saw this awesome Iron Man inspired custom paint job by shoe design maniac Mache.

Based on the Lunar Force 1 and classic Nike Air Hyperflight, these out-of-this world colorways are inspired by Kevin’s lightning speed, Lebron’s diamond-hard toughness, and Kobe’s snake-like vision. Out 3/29/13.