IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 45

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"Trial by Fire - part 1"
Publication Details
Issue Number	45
Date Published	13 October 2021
Publishing Company	IDW Publishing
Production Staff
Cover Artist	Evan Stanley (Cover A) Diana Skelly (Cover B) Nathalie Fourdraine (Retail Incentive Cover)
Cover Colorist	Reggie Graham
Writer	Evan Stanley
Editor	David Mariotte

IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 45 is the forty-fifth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation

The ROAD TO #50 starts here! Enjoy a TEN-ISSUE long adventure leading up to the EPIC SHOWDOWN in milestone issue #50.

ROAD TRIP!!! The girls; Amy, Jewel, Tangle, and Belle, are heading off on a well-deserved camping trip. Between Dr. Eggman, Dr. Starline, and the Deadly Six, life has been a bit stressful, so they hope rest and relaxation will bring them some peace. Unfortunately... tensions are high and Amy's fortune card readings leave everyone feeling confused. Can the girls extinguish the awkwardness before it burns out of control? Find out in "TRIAL BY FIRE," part one by Evan Stanley.

Featured stories

Trial By Fire, Part 1

• Story & Art: Evan Stanley
• Inks: Matt Froese
• Colors: Reggie Graham
• Letters: Shawn Lee
• Assistant Editor: Riley Farmer
• Editor: David Mariotte
• Special thanks to: Mai Kiyotaki, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, Sonic Team, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance

Synopsis

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Appearances

Characters:

• Amy Rose
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Miles "Tails" Prower
• Whisper the Wolf (Flashback)
• Mimic (Mentioned)
• Ashe (First appearance)
• Ashe's father (First appearance)
• Big the Cat
• Badnik
  • Moto Bug
    • Motobud
• Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik (Mentioned)
• Restoration (Mentioned)
  • Tangle the Lemur
  • Belle the Tinkerer
  • Jewel the Beetle
• Red Hot

Races and Species:

• Chao (Mentioned)
• Wisps
  • Blue Block (Flashback)
  • Cyan Laser (Flashback)
  • Green Hover (Flashback)
  • Orange Rocket (Flashback)
  • Pink Spike (Flashback)
  • Red Wisp
• Zeti (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Sonic’s Dimension
  • Sonic's World
    • Emerald Town
      • Tails' Lab
  • Emeraldville Ruins (Flashback)
    • Restoration HQ (Flashback)
  • Forest Ridge Zone Campground (First appearance)

Items:

• Fishing Rod
• Metal Virus (Mentioned)
• Wispon
  • Variable Wispon

Vehicles:

• Extreme Gear
  • Blue Star
  • Yellow Tail (First appearance)
• Pink Cabriolet

Other features

• Story so far: "Story so far" is a summary of the current plotline for the comic.
• Roll Call: Roll Call acts as a quick reference guide to new readers about the characters. This issue provides data files on Sonic, Tails, Belle, Jewel, Amy and Tangle.
• Sonic Letters Squad: Sonic Letters Squad is a section where the comic staff can post fan artwork and fan letters that have been sent in to them. Only one page is featured in this issue. The other pages showcase raw artwork of the variant covers for the issue.
• Creator Corner: Creator Corner is a section where one of the staff that works on the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series is interviewed. In this case, the section is dedicated to Diana Skelly.

Trivia

• Despite the campervan being displayed as the vehicle being used to transport the group, the Pink Cabriolet, Amy's car, is used instead.
• The Moto Bug that appeared in front of Belle was the same one that was reprogramed by Dr. Tinker, which resulted in the Motobug scultping topiaries?

Gallery

Early covers

Cover A. Art by Evan Stanley.

Cover art

Gallery
Cover A colors. Art by Evan Stanley. Cover B colors. Art by Diana Skelly. Cover B colors- latest. Art by Diana Skelly. Cover RI concept artwork. Art by Nathalie Fourdraine.

Preview Pages

Gallery