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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog: Tails’ 30th Anniversary Special is an one-shot comic featuring Tails as the central character.
Summary[]
Solicitation[]
- Join Ian Flynn, Aaron Hammerstorm, and Reggie Graham in celebrating Classic Tails' 30th anniversary! A comic all about the cutest, bravest fox around?! Heck yeah! Best buds Sonic and Tails are off to Flicky Island for a much needed vacation! but the relaxing beaches and beautiful mountains have been replaced by railroad tracks and giant crystals--scaring the Flickies! Tails will have to put on a brave face to defeat the magical villain: Witchcart![1]
Story[]
Flying Off the Rails[]
- Story: Ian Flynn
- Art: Aaron Hammerstrom
- Inks: Rik Mack
- Colors: Reggie Graham
- 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:
- Badnik
- Bee (First appearance) (remains)
- Hunter (First appearance) (flashback)
- Octopus (First appearance) (remains)
- Shellcracker (body part)
- Doctor Eggman (flashback)
- Gon (First appearance) (wreckage)
- Haneruton (First appearance) (wreckage)
- Knuckles the Echidna (flashback)
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Tashiya (First appearance) (wreckage)
- Tobikoshi Crow (First appearance) (wreckage)
- Witchcart (First appearance)
- Witchcarters (First appearance)
- Carrottia (First appearance)
- Hocke-Wulf (First appearance)
- Bearenger (First appearance)
Species:
Locations:
- Classic Sonic's World
- Flicky Island (First appearance)
- Spring Stadium (First appearance)
- Rusty Ruins (First appearance)
- Panic Puppet Fortress (First appearance)
- Gene Gadget (First appearance)
- Green Grove Zone (First appearance)
- Dark Castle (First appearance) (Flashback)
- Flicky Island (First appearance)
Items:
Vehicles:
- Egg Mobile (Flashback)
- Green Grove Zone boss (Flashback) (First appearance)
- Minecar (First appearance)
- Tornado
Trivia[]
- This comic story marks the return of the classic version of Sonic’s world, and its counterpart, Tails.
- This issue is timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Mega Drive/Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)
- Tails mentioning that he brought mint candy is a reference to mint candy being his mainstream counterpart’s favorite food.
- The events of Sonic 3D Blast are shown in a flashback.
Background Information[]
The comc is the first instance of using the Classic Sonic logo.
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Preview[]
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Draft pages[]
External Links[]
IDW Sonic the Hedgehog: Tails’ 30th Anniversary Special at Sonic News Network, the Sonic wiki.