IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 61

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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 61 is the sixty-first issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation[]

This is it! The end! (Of the arc, that is.) Everyone is focused on the central command tower: if that goes down, the city will fall. But are three teams enough to stop something it seems even Dr. Eggman can’t control?^[1]

Featured stories[]

Urban Warfare, Part 5[]

Synopsis[]

Appearances[]

Characters:

Amy Rose
Badnik
Cubot
Blaze the Cat
Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
Knuckles the Echidna (Mentioned)
Metal Sonic
Miles "Tails" Prower
Orbot
Sonic the Hedgehog
Restoration
Belle the Tinkerer
- Diamond Cutters
- Jewel the Beetle
Team Dark

Races and Species:

Wisp

Locations:

Sonic’s Dimension
- Sonic's World
  - Angel Island (Mentioned)
  - Eggperial City

Items:

Misc:

Chaos Control

Continuity[]

Silver and Shadow make a reference to Silver's infamous line "It's no use!" from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

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, Tangle, Whisper, Lanolin, Amy, Tails, Silver, Blaze, Shadow, Rouge, Omega and Dr. Eggman.
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.
Creator Corner: Creator Corner features an interview with a staff member. In this issue, Shawn Lee is featured.

Quotes[]

Trivia[]

IDWSonic61-"That" typo — The typo itself.

This issue was originally set for release on 31 May 2023 before being delayed to 7 June.
The floating monitors seen on cover B are modeled after Hint Boxes.
According to Miles Arq, cover B was inspired by Dr. Eggman's escape sequence from Silver Sonic v2.0 in Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog #98.^[2]

Gallery[]

Cover artwork[]

Early covers[]

Gallery
Cover A. Art by Mauro Fonseca. Cover B. Art by Miles Arq. Cover RI. Art by Nathalie Fourdraine.

Preview Pages[]

Gallery
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References[]

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[ARQ-2] ＡＲＱ on Twitter. Twitter. ＡＲＱ (21 March 2023). Retrieved on 21 March 2023.

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