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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 51 is the fifty-first issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.
Official solicitation[]
- After fighting for their lives in issue #50, both the heroes and bad guys need some time to heal and regroup... except Dr. Eggman, of course, who is always ready to destroy that darn hedgehog. Can Sonic, Tails, and Belle escape the city, or will Eggman finally bumble his way to victory?[1]
Featured stories[]
Escaping the Empire[]
- Story: Ian Flynn
- Art: Adam Bryce Thomas, Mauro Fonseca
- Additional Inks: Rik Mack
- Colors: Heather Breckel
- Letters: Shawn Lee
- Editors: Riley Farmer, David Mariotte
- Special thanks to: Mai Kiyotaki, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, Sonic Team, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance
Synopsis[]
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Badniks
- Asteron (First appearance)
- Banper (First appearance)
- Boa-Boa (First appearance)
- Buyoon (First appearance)
- Buzz Bomber
- Buzzer
- Cameron (First appearance)
- Caterkiller
- Condor (First appearance)
- Crabmeat
- E-1000
- E-2000 (First appearance)
- Egg Chaser (First appearance)
- Egg Fighter (First appearance)
- Egg Gunner (First appearance)
- Egg Pawn
- Egg Typhoon (First appearance)
- Fighter Aircraft A (First appearance)
- Flasher
- Gaogao (First appearance)
- Gator (First appearance)
- Grounder
- Guards (First appearance)
- Klagen (First appearance)
- Manta (First appearance)
- Mecha-Bu
- Mole (First appearance)
- Motobug
- Newtron (First appearance)
- Orbinaut (First appearance)
- Peppepe
- Pierrot (First appearance)
- Sandworm (First appearance)
- Shellcracker (First appearance)
- Slicer
- Snowy
- Spina
- Splats (First appearance)
- Turtloids
- Unnamed Eggman Janitor Robot (First appearance)
- Yukimaru (First appearance)
- Zoomer
- Dr. Eggman
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Doctor Starline (Mentioned)
- Surge the Tenrec
- Kitsunami the Fennec
- Metal Sonic
Locations:
Items:
- Egg Monitor (First appearance)
- Hydro Pack
Vehicles:
- Final Weapon (First appearance)
Misc:
- Spin Attack
- Spin Dash
- V. Maximum Overdrive Attack (First appearance)
Continuity[]
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, Kit, Dr. Eggman and Metal Sonic.
- 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. The other pages showcase raw artwork of the variant covers for the issue.
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- The scrap furnace resembles the Robot Generator in Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie.
- This issue features a wide range of badniks featured in various games:
- Sonic Unleashed: Egg Fighter, Egg Typhoon
- 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog: Egg Gunner, Egg Chaser
- Sonic Advanced: Gaogao, Guards, Condor, Yukimaru, Pierrot
- Sonic Adventure series: Fighter Aircraft A, Boa-Boa, Buyoon
- Sonic Heroes: E-2000, Cameron
- Sonic Lost World: Manta
- scrapped badniks: Banper
- Sonic CD: Mecha-Bu
Gallery[]
Cover artwork[]
Early covers[]
Preview Pages[]
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