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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special is an one-shot comic with a compilation of stories. It also features the debut of the world of Classic Sonic, made famous by Sonic Mania.
Summary[]
Solicitation[]
- After 30 years of going fast, it's time for fans to celebrate the speediest hedgehog of all time! It's an unbelievable birthday celebration for Sonic the Hedgehog with his first Classic Sonic special![1]
- First, in "Seasons of Chaos" by longtime Sonic scribe Ian Flynn and artists Aaron Hammerstrom & Reggie Graham, Sonic goes on an adventure from pleasant spring valleys to wintry wonderlands in search of the Chaos Emeralds. But Sonic's not alone, with a little help from his friends Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Mighty the Armadillo, and Ray the Flying Squirrel, they'll race, fight, and fly their way to victory against the baddest of baddies![1]
- Then, in "Dr. Eggman's Birthday", the vile, villainous Dr. Eggman takes center stage in a story written by New York Times bestseller Gale Galligan (The Babysitters Club)! And how does the bad doctor celebrate the occasion? Only his Badniks know for sure...[1]
- Finally, in "Sonic Learns to Drive," Sonic's up against a tough challenge: Driving! When the fastest thing alive can outrun any car, will Sonic have the patience to learn… or will he finally get left in the dust? Written by the hosts of My Brother, My Brother, and Me, The Adventure Zone, and New York Times bestsellers, the McElroy Brothers![1]
- Grab a slice of chili dog cake and don't get left in the dust on the most way past cool book of the year![1]
Story[]
Seasons of Chaos[]
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Amy Rose
- Badniks (First appearance)
- Hollows Badnik (First appearance)
- Shleep Badnik (First appearance)
- Moto Bug
- Star Pointer (First appearance)
- Ticktock (First appearance)
- Turbo Turtle (First appearance)
- Unnamed Humming Bird Badnik (First appearance)
- Unnamed Acorn Badnik (First appearance)
- Unnamed Igloo Turtle Badnik (First appearance)
- Unnamed Snowman Badnik (First appearance)
- Hard Boiled Heavies (Mentioned)
- Heavy King (First appearance)
- Dr. Eggman
- Fang’s Gang (First appearance)
- Fang the Sniper (First appearance)
- Bark the Polar Bear (First appearance)
- Bean the Dynamite (First appearance)
- Knuckles
- Mecha Sonic (Mentioned)
- Mecha Sonic's Super State (Mentioned)
- Metal Knuckles (First appearance)
- Metal Sonic
- Tails
- Mighty the Armadillo (First appearance)
- Ray the Flying Squirrel (First appearance)
- Sonic
Races and Creatures:
Locations:
- Sonic's World
- Spring Valley Zone (First appearance)
- Summer Falls Zone (First appearance)
- Autumn Forest Zone (First appearance)
- Angel Island
- Mushroom Hill Zone (First appearance)
Items:
- Chaos Emerald
- Piko Piko Hammer
- Master Emerald
- Popgun (First appearance)
- Emerald Radar (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Death Egg Robot (Mentioned)
- Egg Mobile
- Marvelous Queen (First appearance)
Techniques:
Story[]
Spring Valley[]
Sonic, Tails, and Amy are jumping around in Spring Valley Zone. Tails spots something glowing in the ground. The crew walks over to the glowing item, revealing it to be a Chaos Emerald. Amy, Sonic, and Tails are surprised to see a Chaos Emerald, laying around. Sonic decides to help himself to the Chaos Emerald, which ends in the gem being taken by Metal Sonic. Amy and Tails are scared to see Metal Sonic, while Sonic is readying himself to fight. He asks Metal Sonic if he'll fight Sonic in a "high-speed race", a "high-speed battle", or a "high-speed battle-race". Metal Sonic leaves without an answer, which seems to disappoint Sonic. Sonic says that's "no fun" and runs after him. Metal Sonic flys into the air, which angers Sonic. Sonic asks Amy for a boost, which Amy gives a mental boost. Sonic adds "vertically", which makes Amy apologize. Amy hits Sonic with her Piko Piko Hammer, launching him into the air. Tails grabs Sonic by the hand and lifts him up into the sky. Tails throws Sonic at Metal Sonic. Sonic tries to grab the Chaos Emerald from Metal Sonic, but the robot, allegedly, hits Sonic and flys away. Sonic doesn't worry while he's falling, as he thinks his best buddy, Tails, will save him. However, Knuckles is the one to save him. Sonic asks Knuckles why he's so far from home. Knuckles says there's trouble.
It then cuts to a flashback with Knuckles and some animals on Mushroom Hill. One of the animals had found a Chaos Emerald, which Knuckles thought was odd that it was laying around in the open. Knuckles patted the animal on the head, right before he was ambushed by Metal Knuckles. They battled it out. Knuckles had had him "on the ropes", until he decided to chop down one of the giant mushrooms, almost crushing the animals. Knuckles had to save the animals from being crushed by the mushroom. That's when Metal Knuckles swiped up the Emerald, and flew away.
It cuts back to the present, with Knuckles saying that Metal Knuckles led him to Spring Valley. Everyone, but Sonic, seems surprised that Metal Sonic and Metal Knuckles are here. Tails figured that Dr. Eggman must've sent the robots after the emeralds, and that he must be up to something. Knuckles is glad he knows what's going on, so he pats him very hard on the back. Sonic gets up and says that they're the heroes to get the job done. Amy is excited that she can go on an adventure with Team Sonic, and that she can see all of the action. However, The team had already left the scene, which saddens Amy. Amy tries to tell the heroes they forgot the Emerald Radar, but they can't hear. Amy is saddened by this and starts mumbling to herself. While Amy is mumbling, the Tails Doll is watching her from the grass. Amy is then shook up by Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel playing with giant rocks. One of the rocks lands near Amy, who seems to have gotten an idea. Mighty and Ray see the boulder almost hit Amy, and they run towards her to see if she's okay. Amy, Mighty, and Ray introduce themselves. Amy recognizes them from Sonic's adventures. Amy tells them that Eggman is after the Chaos Emeralds again, and she can't defeat him alone. Mighty asks Ray if he'll come along, and he says yes. Amy leads the way to Eggman. Tails Doll appears behind a rock, still staring at them.
Summer Falls[]
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Autumn Forest[]
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Winter Caverns[]
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Sonic Learns to Drive[]
Story[]
- Sonic is in the middle of a driving lesson under the tutalege of the nervous Kip the Capybara.
- Sonic reveals that he wanted to learn to drive in order to enter the Mr. Munch-Um's Racing derby in order to win a lifetime’s supply of Chilli Dogs.
- A radio announcement from Nite the Owl on KTBR, informs viewers that the derby is cancelled due to Dr. Eggman attacking the city along with a band of his Badniks.
- Kip understands that Sonic needs to help defeat Eggman and encourages him to speed there.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Badnik
- Peppepe (First appearance)
- Omelettes (First appearance)
- Mecha Sonic (Sonic Learns to Drive) (First appearance)
- Moto Bug
- Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
- Kip the Capybara (First appearance)
- K-TBR 199.2
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Classic Sonic's World
- Mr. Munch-Um's (Mentioned)
Items:
- Chili dog (fantasy)
Vehicles:
Misc:
Trivia[]
- The car that Kip has is based off the japanese microvan.
- A cameo of Boomer the Turtle, who was one of the ideas of Sonic’s companion before he was replaced with Tails, was seen.
Dr. Eggman's Birthday[]
Synopsis[]
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- Dr Eggman wakes up, and prepares himself to the day. What is different is that it is his birthday. He reminisces when the Badniks tried to celebrate their creator’s birthday, much to his reluctance.
- walking through his base, he notices that while Metal Sonic is resting in its tube, there were no sign of his Badniks.
upon entering a computer room, he notices on the computer screens that the Hard Boiled Heavies have ordered his Badnik to perform an all out attack on Sonic. Furious that the Heavies were reckless, Eggman rushed in his Egg o matic to catch up to them.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Badnik
- Burrobot (First appearance)
- Buzz Bombers (multiple)
- Caterkillers (multiple)
- Coconuts (multiple) (First appearance)
- Crabmeat (First appearance)
- Grabber (First appearance)
- Jaws (x2) (First appearance)
- Moto Bug
- Nebulas (multiple)
- Octus (First appearance)
- Penguinator (First appearance)
- Rexon (First appearance)
- Roller (First appearance)
- Spikes (First appearance)
- Turtloids
- Uni Uni (First appearance)
- Hard Boiled Heavies (First appearance)
- Heavy King
- Heavy Magician (First appearance)
- Heavy Rider (First appearance)
- Heavy Shinobi (First appearance)
- Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
- Metal Sonic
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Egg Mobile
- Death Egg (Cameo)
- Death Egg Robot (Cameo)
Trivia[]
- Eggman's base is based on Dr. Robotnik's Robotropolis building in the SATAM series.
Background Information[]
- Cover RI-A shows Amy Rose driving the Breeze, the car she first drove in Sonic Drift.
A blimp that has the Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary logo can be seen on cover RI-A.
- Cover RI-B is based on Trapper Keepers.[2]
- There is also a deluxe edition that would also be available.
- On page one, the two different Badnik models (other than Ticktock, the one Sonic destroys) are based on the Shleeps and Hollows from the Nights into Dreams franchise.
- The convention exclusive cover is based on the European box artwork for the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
- According to Ian Flynn, Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special replaces the 2021 annual for that year.Template:Citation needed
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Gallery[]
Raw Cover art[]
Preview[]
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External Links[]
IDW Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special at Sonic News Network, the Sonic wiki.