IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22

IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22 is the twenty-second issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation

 * "The Last Minute, Part Two"! As the Metal Virus spreads faster and faster, it's getting harder for the Restoration to keep up... good thing they've got Amy Rose keeping relief efforts organized! Just as long as nothing happens to the Restoration base, everything will be... Oh... That might be a problem. The second of three simultaneous adventures! Can Amy keep the Restoration and refugees from the Metal Virus safe? Someone's trying to let Zombots in... but who?! Don't miss the Halloween variant cover by Nathalie Fourdraine!

Appearances
Characters:
 * Chaotix
 * Espio the Chameleon
 * Vector the Crocodile
 * Cheese
 * Chocola
 * Cream the Rabbit
 * Restoration
 * Amy Rose
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Tangle the Lemur
 * Whisper the Wolf
 * Rouge the Bat
 * Silver the Hedgehog
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Vanilla the Rabbit

Locations:
 * Barricade Town
 * Ice Paradise
 * Pine Grove Village
 * Restoration HQ

Items:
 * Metal Virus

Continuity

 * The events of this issue occur simultaneously with Sonic the Hedgehog #21 and Sonic the Hedgehog #23.

Trivia

 * Cream in this issue she has a grandmother, since she explains that Vanilla's recipe had been made by her mother and then taught her how to do it, this contradicts with SEGA's mandate that game characters can't have relatives outside the games.

Trivia

 * Cover RI references a number of things.
 * Sonic is dressed up as the Werehog.
 * Knuckles' outift may be based on [[media:SonicTwitterHalloweenArtwork.jpg|artwork]] that was posted for Halloween 2017 on the official Sonic the Hedgehog social media.
 * Shadow's outfit is based on [[media:Shadow-VampireHD.png|Vampire Shadow]] from Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, which was loosely based on Halloween Shadow from Sonic Runners.
 * Rouge and Metal Sonic possess their Halloween outfits that Yuji Uekawa had originally designed for Sonic Channel Halloween wallpapers in [[media:Rouge Halloween Sonic Channel.png|2014]] and [[media:Metal channel.png|2015]] respectively.
 * Amy's outfit appears to be based on [[media:Goth Amy.png|Gothic Amy]] from Sonic Runners.
 * Omega's outfit is based on Halloween Omega from Sonic Runners.
 * Silver is dressed up as NiGHTS, the protagonist from the eponymous game series.
 * Cheese can be seen wearing a bag over its head which is a customizable outfit for Chao in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2.
 * Dr. Eggman's outfit is loosely based on his [[media:S1concept-eggman.jpg|concept artwork]] for the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * The symbol used for the logo of the Shadow the Hedgehog video game can be seen on Shadow's trick or treat pumpkin bag.
 * Amy and Cream's trick or treat pumpkin bag is designed after a Boo.
 * The trick or treat bags that Tails can be seen carrying are designed after a Hero Chao and a Dark Chao.
 * The Eggman Empire decal can be seen on Dr. Eggman's sack.
 * The bats in the night sky appear to be Batbrains.
 * The characters appear to be in Pumpkin Hill.