IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2

IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 2 is the second issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation

 * Sonic’s new adventure continues, and when he comes across another town in need of saving, his old pal Amy arrives just in time to join the fight! The banter is fun, and the stakes are high, but things get really serious when Amy presents Sonic with a big request: rejoin the Resistance!

Synopsis
Near another town, Sonic the Hedgehog is tangling with the Death Crab, determined to not let it trample the town. Running up the Death Crab, Sonic lands on top of its face and revs up a Spin Dash, before blasting directly through the entire robot. As the Death Crab begins to fall down on the terrified townspeople, Sonic jumps high up into the air after setting off from the Death Crab's leg. He then comes slamming down on the Death Crab's shell, forcing it into the ground.
 * Written by: Ian Flynn
 * Art by: Adam Bryce Thomas
 * Letters by: Corey Breen
 * Edited by: Joe Hughes & David Mariotte
 * Published by: Greg Goldstein
 * Special thanks to: Anoulay Tsai, Mai Kiyotaki, Aaron Webber, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance

Landing next to the robot, the confident Sonic is greeted by the townspeople, who begin hailing and praising the blue hedgehog. Suddenly, the townspeople leave the scene in fear. Taking a look around, Sonic notices that the Death Crab is still functioning. Before Sonic can do anything however, Amy appears and gives the Death Crab a good whack with her Piko Piko Hammer. While Amy teases Sonic about his sloppy work, Sonic is just surprised to see Amy, who explains that she, after having heard about how he and Tails saved the neighboring town, came to this town knowing she would find Sonic here. Though intrigued about how fast the news travel, Sonic dismisses it and prepares to head to the next town now that everything is under control. As he thanks Amy for the save, however, Amy tells him that she came to the town specifically to find him.

Appearances
Characters:
 * Amy Rose
 * Badniks
 * Blowfish Transporter
 * Egg Pawn (multiple)
 * Unnamed ostrich-based Badnik
 * Cubot
 * Death Crab
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Orbot
 * Rough
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Tumble

Items:
 * Piko Piko Hammer
 * Wispon
 * Void Wispon
 * Unnamed pink Wispon

Misc.:
 * Spin Attack
 * Spin Dash

Continuity

 * Sonic is still traveling around destroying rogue Badniks. He began this quest in Sonic the Hedgehog #1, "Fallout Part 1".
 * Amy mentions how Sonic and Tails saved a town in Sonic the Hedgehog #1, "Fallout Part 1".

Other features

 * Sonic Letter Squad
 * Skylanders - Free Digital Aschan

Quotes

 * Sonic: I thought Knuckles was commander of the Resistance?
 * Amy: Oh, he commanded alright. But who do you think kept things organized?

Trivia

 * Cover A for this issue is the second of four connecting covers.
 * The "future" sign on cover RI-B is a reference to the Time Warp Plate, a gimmick from Sonic the Hedgehog CD, which was the game in which Amy debuted in. This may be a nod to Amy's appearance in this issue.