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 and the successor of the Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog. It is set to be distributed by IDW Publishing beginning on 4 April 2018.

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

Staff

 * Writer: Ian Flynn
 * Editor: Joe Hughes, David Mariotte
 * Pencilers: Adam Bryce Thomas, Evan Stanley, Nathalie Fourdraine, Tracy Yardley, Tyson Hesse
 * Licensing Specialist at SEGA of America: Michael Cisneros

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 be the lead writer for the IDW Sonic comics. On December 28, 2017 though, Flynn revealed that none of the characters he created for Archie Comics will appear in the IDW Sonic comics.

On 11 January 2018, IDW opened an official family-friendly IDW Sonic Facebook group, called “IDW Sonic Comics Squad“. This page will feature updates, art reveals, link to the IDW editorials and more related to the IDW Sonic series. A few days later, on 16 January 2018, it was revealed that Tracy Yardley, a long-time Sonic artist at Archie Comics, would be joining the IDW Sonic team as well. As more information about the first four issues went public, it was revealed that each of the four first issues will feature a different artist, and then rotating art teams would be taking over once the book went monthly.

After its introduction, IDW Sonic Comics Squad revealed that a new character was set be announced on January 24. After five days, this character was revealed to be Tangle the Lemur.

Trivia

 * On October 9, 2017, Flynn stated on Bumbleking that there could be a chance that the Pre-Super Genesis Wave continuity from the Archie comics could be concluded in the IDW comics along with the Post-Super Genesis Wave continuity, as he also said that IDW is famous for bringing back and completing older runs of fan-favorite franchise comics when they can.