IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20

IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 20 is the twentieth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation

 * "Crisis City, Part 2"! When a powerful ally succumbs to the Metal Virus, Omega and Sonic stand alone against an infected city. And even if they can save the remaining civilians from the zombots, will they be safe from Sonic?


 * The conclusion of the Crisis City storyline, but not the Metal Virus saga!

Synopsis
In Sunset City, a Zombot Shadow holds Sonic by the throat up against a truck as Rouge looks on in astonishment. Sonic believes that Shadow thought he could defeat the Zombots with his raw power alone but as this turned out not to be the case, he takes slight joy in having the power to say "I told you so". Sonic kicks Shadow back, takes him by the arm, flips him over and spins away. Sonic realizes that a healthier Shadow would have seen through his maneuvers and countered him, meaning that the Zombot Shadow was not as reactive. However, he remembers that he does have to deal with the other Zombots in addition to Shadow. Sonic and Shadow trade kicks, forcing the former to attempt a Spin Attack on him. Shadow instead catches Sonic and slams him into the ground. Sonic begins to rev up into a Spin Dash, launches and then kicks his rival back.

Appearances
Characters:
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Team Dark
 * E-123 Omega
 * Rouge the Bat
 * Shadow the Hedgehog

Locations:
 * Sunset City

Items:
 * Metal Virus

Misc.:
 * Spin Attack
 * Spin Dash

Continuity

 * Shdow is still a Zombot after the events in Sonic the Hedgehog #19, "Crisis City, Part 1".
 * Sonic is still infected with the Metal Virus he received in Sonic the Hedgehog #15, "Patient Zero".
 * Team Dark is still trying to evacuate the uninfected civilians, an operation they began carrying out in Sonic the Hedgehog #19, "Crisis City, Part 1".

Trivia

 * The title of this story is named after the Action Stage from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

Trivia

 * This issue was initially going to be released on 28 August 2019, but was soon moved to 14 August 2019 instead. It was later moved back to 28 August 2019.
 * Evan Stanley was originally solicited to do cover A, but the final version of cover A was done by Tracy Yardley instead.
 * Bracardi Curry had completed coloring the issue by 6 August 2019.
 * Miles Arq helped to flat a few pages in this issue to help Bracardi meet the deadline of the issue.