IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17

IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 17 is the seventeenth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation

 * "Plague!" As the infection spreads across a helpless city, the Chaotix Detective Agency stands alone against the horde. Will even the world's fastest hedgehog be quick enough to provide back-up, or will the city fall? The Chaotix take the case as things go from bad to worse!

Synopsis
At the Chaotix Detective Agency in Seaside City, Vector gets off of the phone with Tails who updated him on all the current events; Dr. Eggman had apparently returned and was using a new substance to turn people into creatures called "Zombots". Sonic had gotten infected himself but has to stay on the move to keep it in check. After Vector relays this information to his partners, Charmy worries that the Zombots will come for them. As Espio does not want to rule out any possibilities, Vector tells his partners that they would still have a lot of time before the infection would reach them and that they should instead focus on their next client. Just then, a Zombot slams open the doors and is soon accompanied by several other Zombots. Espio tries throwing a kunai at one of the Zombots but it is barely scratched. Charmy then tries to attack the Zombots, only to be quickly stopped by Vector, reminding the bee he cannot touch a Zombot otherwise he will become one too. The Chaotix escape through the back entrance to hide in the city, only to discover that it had been invaded by the Faceship, which was in the progress of pouring out the Metal Virus all over the population.

Appearances
Characters:
 * Amy Rose
 * Chaotix
 * Charmy Bee
 * Espio the Chameleon
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Sonic the Hedgehog

Locations:
 * Seaside City
 * Restoration HQ

Items:
 * Metal Virus

Vehicles:
 * Faceship

Misc.:
 * Chaotix Detective Agency

Trivia

 * Two street signs are seen with the writing "Oshima St" and "Naka Dr", which are named after Naoto Ohshima and Yuji Naka respectively.
 * Tracy Yardley stated that this was an Easter egg he came up with himself.
 * The Faceship is drawn to be distributing the Metal Virus upwards whereas in Sonic the Hedgehog #16, "Infection", the Faceship distributes it face down.
 * Tracy Yardley stated that he did not realize at the time of drawing it that the Faceship flew face down and it did not occur to him to ask. However, he mentioned that it worked better visually to see the face of the Faceship from such distances.

Trivia

 * This issue was initially going to be released on 29 May 2019, but was later moved up to 22 May 2019 instead.
 * Tracy Yardley stated that this was one of the most challenging issues he worked on.