IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 65

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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 65
Publication Details
Issue Number	65
Date Published	20 September, 2023
Publishing Company	IDW Publishing
Production Staff
Cover Artist	Natalie Haines (cover A) Eric Lide (cover B) Nathalie Fourdraine (cover RI)
Writer	Evan Stanley Ian Flynn

IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 65 is the sixty-fifth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation

The misadventures continue! It's Knuckles vs. the Babylon Rogues! They have stolen a relic from Angel Island, so Knuckles enlists the Chaotix to track them down. But the Chaotix have a super important date to keep: dinner with Vanilla and Cream! The pair are busy preparing when they get two very unexpected and stinky visitors...

Featured stories

Relic Robbing Rumble, Part 1

• Story: Ian Flynn
• Pencils: Mauro Fonseca
• Inks: Rik Mack
• Colors: Reggie Graham
• Letters: Shawn Lee
• Editor: David Mariotte

Appearances

Characters:

• Amy Rose (Mentioned)
• Babylon Rogues
  • Jet the Hawk
  • Storm the Albatross
  • Wave the Swallow
• Badnik
  • Buzz Bomber
  • Egg Pawn
  • Egg Walker
  • Flickey (First appearance)
  • Galaga Bee (First appearance)
  • Peppepe
  • Spinner
  • Straw (First appearance)
  • Tentou (First appearance)
• Chaotix
  • Charmy Bee
  • Espio the Chameleon
  • Vector the Crocodile
• Clutch the Opossum (flashback)
• Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
• Vanilla the Rabbit (Mentioned)

Species:

• Human
• Babylonians (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Sonic’s Dimension
  • Sonic's World
    • Angel Island
      • Marble Garden
    • Central City
    • Egg Base Delta (First appearance)
    • Floral Forest Village
    • Seaside City

Items:

• Egg Monitor
• Extreme Gear
  • Type-J
  • Type-S
  • Type-W
• Gold Statue
• Strange Relief (First appearance)

Misc:

• Eggtech
• Glide

Continuity

• Knuckles eating grapes on his ice cream is a reference to grapes being his favorite food. It is also a reference to his film counterpart asking if ice cream has grapes in it at the end of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Dinner at Cream's, Part 1

• Story: Evan Stanley
• Pencils: Adam Bryce Thomas
• Colors: Valentina Pinto
• Letters: Shawn Lee
• Editor: David Mariotte

Appearances

Characters:

• Chaotix
  • Charmy Bee (Mentioned)
  • Espio the Chameleon (Mentioned)
  • Vector the Crocodile (Mentioned)
• Cheese the Chao
• Chocola the Chao
• Clutch the Opossum (flashback)
• Cream the Rabbit
• Gemerl
• Rough the Skunk
• Tumble the Skunk
• Vanilla the Rabbit (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Sonic’s Dimension
  • Sonic's World
    • Floral Forest Village

Misc:

• Stink Bomber (Mentioned)

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 Knuckles, The Babylon Rouges, Team Chaotix, Cream, Cheese & Chocola, Vanilla, and Gemerl.
• 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, Rik Mack is featured.

Trivia

• This issue was originally set for release on 20 September 2023 before being pushed back to 11 October 2023.
• This issue marks the second time that the non-Eggman War design of the Egg Walker has appeared, having first appeared in IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2

Gallery

Early covers

Gallery
Cover A. Art by Natalie Haines. Cover B. Art by Eric Lide. Cover RI. Art by Nathalie Fourdraine.

References

IDW Sonic Comics