Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comic series)

Sonic the Hedgehog is an upcoming American comic book series based on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise. It is set to be distributed by IDW Publishing beginning on 4 April 2018.

The comic series will begin with a four-week long event where the first four issues will be released each week in April, followed by a monthly release of subsequent issues starting in May 2018.

Staff

 * Writer: Ian Flynn
 * Editor: Joe Hughes
 * Licensing Specialist at SEGA of America: Michael Cisneros

Tyson Hesse has also been confirmed to contribute to the comic series in some capacity.

Development
The Sonic the Hedgehog IDW series was first announced on 21 July 2017 when the official Sonic Twitter revealed that Sega and IDW Publishing would be collaborating together to create a new Sonic comic following the cancellation of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic. The first official creative summit was conducted on 3 August 2017.

During the New York Comic Con 2017 event, more information regarding IDW's Sonic comic was revealed on promotional flyers (drawn by Tyson Hesse, known for his work on the Archie Sonic comics and Sonic Mania), where it was revealed that the comic will contain characters old and new, and feature brand new stories. Following this, Ian Flynn, former writer of the Archie Sonic comics, was confirmed to write for the IDW Sonic comics. On October 9, 2017, Flynn stated on Bumbleking that there could be a chance that the Pre-Super Genesis Wave from the Archie comics could be concluded in the IDW comics along with the Post-Super Genesis Wave, as he also said that IDW is famous for bringing back and completing older runs of fan-favorite franchise comics when they can.