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Sonic the Hedgehog: Issue 1 5th Anniversary Edition

Publication Details

Date Published

April 2023^[1]

Publishing Company

IDW Publishing

Production Staff

Inks

Letters

Corey Breen

Sonic the Hedgehog 5th Anniversary Edition is a one-shot special edition comic book special in celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.

Solicitation[]

It has been five years since Sonic the Hedgehog #1, can you believe it?! Five years of friendship, speediness, and chili dogs!

To celebrate, we’re getting the team back together! Join Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley for a reprint of #1, an all-new bonus short story, a look at how the comics get made, and more! Plus, covers from superstar creators, including a fold out A cover connecting the original #1–#4 covers from Tyson Hesse.^[2]

Featured Stories[]

Familiar Territory[]

Colors: Matt Herms
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

Appearances[]

Characters:

Badniks
- Buzz Bombers
- Shellcrackers
- Egg Pawn (Flashback)
Sonic the Hedgehog
- Super Sonic (Mentioned)
Doctor Eggman (Mentioned)
Unnamed vista view resident

Races and species:

Zombot (Flashback)

Locations:

Sonic's Dimension
- Sonic's World
  - Vista View

Items:

Metal Virus (Flashback)
Wispon
- Cube Wispon

Misc:

Spin Attack (Flashback)

Reprinted Stories[]

Fallout, Part 1[]

Main article: IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1

Other features[]

Cover Gallery: A gallery featuring the covers of Sonic the Hedgehog #1, including all from the Anniversary issue, most from the original issue, and the one-shot cover.^[1]
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.
Sonic the Hedgehog Five Years Later: A two page overview of the creation process for first Sonic the Hedgehog issue and the "Familiar Territory" story.^[1]
Sonic the Hedgehog Reading Guide: A two-page spread showing all the trade paperback collections of the series and what order they should be read in.

Gallery[]

Cover artwork[]

Gallery
Cover RI (1) raw. Art by Jonathan Gray. Cover RI (2) raw. Art by Adam Bryce Thomas. Cover RI (3) raw. Art by Evan Stanley.

References[]

IDW Sonic Comics

Sonic the Hedgehog	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18 \| 19 \| 20 \| 21 \| 22 \| 23 \| 24 \| 25 \| 26 \| 27 \| 28 \| 29 \| 30 \| 31 \| 32 \| 33 \| 34 \| 35 \| 36 \| 37 \| 38 \| 39 \| 40 \| 41 \| 42 \| 43 \| 44 \| 45 \| 46 \| 47 \| 48 \| 49 \| 50 \| 51 \| 52 \| 53 \| 54 \| 55 \| 56 \| 57 \| 58 \| 59 \| 60 \| 61 \| 62 \| 63 \| 64 \| 65 \| 66 \| 67 \| 68 \| 69 \| 70 \| 71 \| 72 \| 73 \| 74 \| 75 \| 76 \| 77 \| 78 \| 79 \| 80 \| 81 \| 82 \| 83 \| 84 \| 85
Miniseries	Tangle & Whisper: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| Bad Guys: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| Imposter Syndrome: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| Scrapnik Island: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 Fang the Hunter: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4
One-Shots	Team Sonic Racing (DTC Edition) \| Tangle & Whisper #0 \| HCF 2019 \| 30th Anniversary FCB Day 2021 \|FCBD 2022 \| Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill \| Endless Summer \| Sonic the Hedgehog's 900th Adventure \| Halloween Special \| Winter Jam \| Spring Broken Character Anniversaries: Sonic's 30th (Deluxe Edition) \| Tails' 30th \| Amy's 30th \| Knuckles' 30th
Annuals	2019 \| 2020 \| 2022 \| 2024
Reprints & Compilations	Sonic the Hedgehog Graphic Novel Series \| Issue 1-4 Box Set \| Tangle & Whisper Box Set (Cancelled) \| Sonic the Hedgehog: Bonds of Friendship \| Sonic & Tails: Best Buds Forever \| Sonic the Hedgehog (one-shot) \| Sonic the Hedgehog 5th Anniversary Edition \| Seasons of Chaos \| Knuckles' Greatest Hits \| Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Comic Art Collection \| Sonic Prime: Vol. 1 \| Sonic the Hedgehog: Box Set, Vol. 1-3 The Best of Shadow
The IDW Collection	Vol. 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6

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