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*Espio tells Sonic how he and [[Vector the Crocodile (IDW)|Vector]] found the Zombot Charmy and brought him back to [[Restoration HQ]], an event that occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]], "The Last Minute, Part 2".
 
*Espio tells Sonic how he and [[Vector the Crocodile (IDW)|Vector]] found the Zombot Charmy and brought him back to [[Restoration HQ]], an event that occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]], "The Last Minute, Part 2".
 
*Espio recalls wanting Eggman to be brought to justice while Sonic wanted "Mr. Tinker" to have a second chance in [[Windmill Village]], which occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #5]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman, Part 1".
 
*Espio recalls wanting Eggman to be brought to justice while Sonic wanted "Mr. Tinker" to have a second chance in [[Windmill Village]], which occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 5|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #5]], "The Fate of Dr. Eggman, Part 1".
*[[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] tells Sonic that [[Vanilla the Rabbit (IDW)|Vanilla]] back some Zombots in Restoration HQ, an event that occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]], "The Last Minute, Part 2".
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*[[Amy Rose (IDW)|Amy]] tells Sonic that [[Vanilla the Rabbit (IDW)|Vanilla]] held back some Zombots in Restoration HQ, an event that occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 22|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #22]], "The Last Minute, Part 2".
 
*Sonic tells [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]] that the [[bio-scanner]] was destroyed after he ran into [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]], which occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 23|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #23]], "The Last Minute, Part 3".
 
*Sonic tells [[Miles "Tails" Prower (IDW)|Tails]] that the [[bio-scanner]] was destroyed after he ran into [[Doctor Eggman (IDW)|Dr. Eggman]], which occurred in [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 23|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #23]], "The Last Minute, Part 3".
   

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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 24 is the twenty-fourth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.

Official solicitation

"The Last One Out" As the Metal Virus spreads, Tangle's hometown of Spiral Hill Village stands as one of the last strongholds of the uninfected. Sonic, Tangle, and the remaining heroes of the Restoration make a stand, but will it be enough?[1]

Featured stories

The Last One Out

Synopsis

Sonic runs towards Spiral Hill Village; remembering that his first visit to the town was during an attack from Dr. Eggman's Badniks, he notes that things have not changed much since then. As he dashes inside and past some Zombots, he notices that the Restoration has already begun evacuating the uninfected citizens, and decides he should check in with Amy. However, he notices Espio fending off some Zombots on his own and goes over to help him out. After blowing away the incoming enemies, Sonic asks Espio if he is dealing with all the Zombots by himself; the chameleon replies that their numbers have grown thin. He explains that Amy and Gemerl are watching the escape shuttle, with Gemerl scanning everyone to make sure they are uninfected. Tails and Cream are airlifting any survivors they can find while Silver is managing the outbreak at Ice Paradise on his own; therefore, it falls to Espio to contain the Zombots alongside Tangle and Whisper. Concerned, Sonic asks where Vector is. Espio tells Sonic that he and Vector managed to find the Zombot Charmy and brought him back to Restoration HQ, though Espio regrets allowing Vector to do this and blames himself for what happened. Before Sonic can console him, Espio also states that he should not have let Sonic convince him to leave Eggman be in Windmill Village.

Though Sonic protests that it was "Mr. Tinker" that they were dealing with and the fact that they had no way of knowing that Dr. Starline was going to turn him back into Eggman, Espio tells Sonic that if they had dealt with Eggman back then, they would not have to worry about it. Sonic then continues asking if they have to assume the worst of everyone and everything, show no mercy to anyone or not give any second chances. After an intense glare at each other, Espio stands down and states that they still have to save the villagers, to which Sonic agrees with and tells him that he will see him at the shuttle. Sonic pushes a horde of Zombots back into a building but struggles to close the doors on them. A pink energy spike ball whizzes past and cuts down a lamppost, which causes it to fall. Sonic narrowly dodges the lamppost and allows it to block off the doors. Looking above, he sees Whisper perched on a scaffolding and gives her a thumbs up, which she returns.

Sonic uses a group of Zombots to bounce over a gate and runs to meet Amy and the other Restoration members at the shuttle. She tells him that Espio, Tangle and Whisper were keeping the Zombots distracted while Tails and Cream found survivors. Amy goes to explain that they made a choke point that will allow her and Gemerl to handle any Zombots that do find them; though they are nearly done with evacuation, Amy notes that once they pull back for retreat, the Zombots will swarm them. Sonic takes this as his cue to cover the escape and plans to find Tangle to see if she has any ideas on how to do so since it was her village. Before Sonic heads off, Tails and Cream come by, though the hedgehog receives cold reception from the latter. Amy mentions to Sonic that Vanilla had held back some Zombots in Restoration HQ so that they could escape and Cream had seen the entire thing. Tails asks Sonic if he had the data recorder with him, only for the hedgehog to reveal that he had lost it after running into Eggman. After a brief moment of silence, a tearful Tails states that he would not have been able to do anything anyway without a lab. From this, Tails tells Amy that they could not find any other survivors, meaning that everyone else had been infected. Amy turns to her teammates, telling them that it was time to retreat; Sonic plans to go find Tangle while Tails says that he will find Espio and Whisper. As the two head off, Gemerl approaches Amy and tells her that he performed a scan on Sonic; according to him, the level of infection Sonic has exhibited is higher than previous estimates should allow, meaning Sonic's speed is losing its ability to stop the Metal Virus.

In the Mineral Museum, Tangle battles Zombots by pushing them back with chairs. When Sonic arrives on the scene and asks if anyone needs rescuing, Tangle tells him that the block was clear. Sonic tells Tangle that Amy was calling for a retreat but the two knew that they would draw attention to themselves if they attempted escape. When the hedgehog asks Tangle if she had any ideas to plug the bottleneck, she proudly announces that she does; she plans to have Sonic pick her up so that she wraps her tail around one of the lampposts and have him wind them up around the lampposts so that she could use her tail as a tripwire. When Sonic notes that the plan could work but Tangle would end up getting infected, she reveals that she already was infected after she went to check on Jewel, only for the Zombot beetle to get the jump on her. Revealing her infected shoulder, Tangle states that she has been holding back to keep from turning too fast but she would not last much longer. Sonic apologizes to Tangle, much to her misunderstanding; he states that everything was his fault from the beginning and it may have been different if he listened to Shadow or did not let Metal Sonic go. After hitting back a Zombot behind Sonic, Tangle tells him that he did not bring Eggman back or weaponize Metal Sonic again, though the hedgehog notes that he has not been able to protect his friends or anyone else. The optimistic lemur persists, reminding him that there was still a group of survivors being protected on the shuttle. As the Blue Blur realizes that the ever eager Tangle would not let this get to her, she tells him that this was because he was Sonic the Hedgehog and she knew that he would set this right. From this, she asks Sonic to get a move on and he complies.

Sonic quickly carries an excited Tangle and they commence their plan; the lemur has her tail wrapped around several lampposts before she asks Sonic to stop. The two look at their makeshift tripwire as a few Zombots cannot get through. Tangle tells Sonic to tell the others that she was sorry, especially Whisper as she would not take the news very well. Sonic thanks her and the two hug. Tangle then pushes him back and tells him to go, insisting that she has the situation handled. She wipes away her tears and beats back the horde of Zombots near her, saying that they may as well turn back as they used to be her neighbors so they know they she would not let them through. Sonic gets back to the rendezvouz point, asking the shuttle to lift off while he rides on the outside. When Amy asks where Tangle is, Sonic informs the team that she had been infected and decided to stay behind to cover them; he goes on to say that Tangle had said she was sorry but notes that heroes have nothing to be sorry about. As the heroes stand shocked at the news, Whisper cries out for Tangle and attempts to run back into the village. Amy holds the hysteric wolf back and asks Sonic for help but he makes it clear that he could not. Instead, Whsiper's Wisps emerge and help pull her back onto the shuttle. Amy calls out for lift off; as the shuttle begins to move, Sonic jumps from a rooftop onto the exterior of the ship.

As the shuttle flies overhead Tangle, she continues to fight the Zombot horde. The infection runs to her tail, giving her an unpleasant feeling. Still determined, Tangle keeps fighting the Zombots until she pauses at a final punch; she has completely turned into a Zombot and begins to walk alongside the others. While on the shuttle, Sonic solemly looks back at the village; inside the ship, Whisper cries into Cream's lap as the Wisps try and comfort her. Later, aboard the Faceship, Starline tells Eggman that he believes he has a solution to the ongoing problem of not being able to control the problem. Eggman dismisses this, saying that he told Starline he would figure something out and asks to stop being pestered. The platypus is annoyed by this answer and almost confident of his next move, he uses the Warp Topaz to lead the Deadly Six onto the ship, saying "No, sir. I insist."

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Continuity

Trivia

Other features

MapByCream5

A map drawn by Cream. Art by David Mariotte.

  • Story so far...: "Story so far..." is a summary of the current plotline for the comic. It features a landscape drawing by Cream of various locations that have been established in the series and some that have yet to be introduced. The people and locations on the map that have been marked with a red X indicate that they have been affected by the Metal Virus.
  • Roll Call: Roll Call acts as a quick reference guide to new readers about the characters. This issue provides data files on Sonic, Tails, Cream, Espio, Whisper, Amy, Gemerl and Tangle.
  • Sonic Letters Squad: Sonic Letters Squad is a section where the comic staff can post fan artwork and fan letters that have been sent in to them.
  • The Powerpuff Girls: The Bureau of Bad #1 - Free Digital Ashcan

Quotes

Sonic: We had no way of knowing Starline would turn him back to Eggman.
Espio: And if we had dealt with him then, we wouldn't have had to worry.
Sonic: So―what? We have to assume the worst about everyone and everything? Show no mercy to anyone? No second chances?
Sonic: Tangle, you... heh. You're never gonna let this get to you, are you?
Tangle: NEVER! Because you're Sonic the Hedgehog. You'll set this right. I know you will. Now, less moping and more moving!
Tangle: You might as well turn back! You used to be my neighbors! You know I won't let you past!

Trivia

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Cover artwork

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Early covers

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #24 CVR A GRAY & GRAHAM. Previews World (20 September 2019). Retrieved on 20 September 2019.
  2. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #24 CVR B HAMMERSTROM. Previews World (20 September 2019). Retrieved on 20 September 2019.
  3. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #24 10 COPY INCV FOURDRAINE. Previews World (20 September 2019). Retrieved on 20 September 2019.
  4. Aaron Hammerstrom on Twitter. Twitter (20 September 2019). Retrieved on 20 September 2019.
  5. Aaron Hammerstrom on Twitter. Twitter (23 September 2019). Retrieved on 23 September 2019.