A review by brnineworms
Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection, Vol. 1 by Ian Flynn, Tracy Yardley, Adam Bryce Thomas, Evan Stanley, Jennifer Hernandez

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

4.5

Background: I’ve always liked the idea of Sonic. I watched Sonic Underground as a child and I remember drawing fanart and even creating a few OCs (lost to time, unfortunately) but I never enjoyed the games – just not my style of gameplay. I figured the comics would be a good way for me to engage with the franchise. Also, I’ve been fascinated by Metal Sonic since Mario & Sonic: London 2012 and I’d heard the IDW series features him prominently.

I was not disappointed.

This was a lot of fun! I was worried at first that the pacing would be marred by having to introduce all the main characters before the story can actually start, but the comics did a good job of weaving the plot into those early scenes and getting the ball rolling immediately. The narrative flows well. There’s lots of action but also some contemplative moments. Fantastic artwork throughout. Not sure about the design of

Metal Sonic’s “Master Overlord” form

but in a way it kind of works, in that he’s straying too far from the Sonic model. Blaze was rad as hell. Silver was surprisingly cute. I had a great time reading this :)

CONTENT WARNINGS: war, violence, shock therapy