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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 29 is the twenty-ninth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.
Official solicitation
- "All or Nothing," Part Four! This is it! Sonic and the remaining members of the Restoration team-up for their final fight against the ultra powerful Deadly Six. Not only do they have to take on Zavok, but a legion of zombots as well! The thrilling final battle of the Metal Virus Saga![1]
Featured stories
All or Nothing, Part 4
- Story: Ian Flynn
- Art: Adam Bryce Thomas
- Colors: Matt Herms
- Letters: Shawn Lee
- Assistant Editor: Riley Farmer
- Editor: David Mariotte
- Special thanks to: Mai Kiyotaki, Aaron Webber, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance
Synopsis
On Angel Island, the survivors find themselves face-to-face with Zombots, some of which include their infected allies. While noting how bad the situation looks, Sonic summarizes that Zavok was charged up on Chaos Emerald energy, was blasting the island with fireballs and was using his souped-up electromagnetic powers to throw Zombots to the island's surface; Knuckles complains that Sonic always brings trouble to his island and states that there is nowhere left to run. Sonic says that although the situation looks bleak, he has a plan and asks Knuckles to trust him. Knuckles tells Sonic that he better have a plan or he will haunt him and proceeds to punch Shadow, infecting himself with the Metal Virus in the process. Sonic yells for him to stop, but Knuckles is determined keep the Zombots away from the Master Emerald and the refugees on the island. He then tells Sonic to go save the day already, and Sonic, agreeing, runs off with Silver following him. Sonic turns to Metal Sonic, requesting his help as well; Dr. Eggman tells his robot to do so, as it is the only way to save him. Metal Sonic obeys and lifts Sonic in the air while Silver flies with the Chaos Emeralds. Zavok sees the trio and mockingly asks if this is all they have as their last line of resistance. He says that though his means of creating more of the Metal Virus was destroyed, he still commands the Zombots and will use them to infect the entire world down to the very last inch, determined to see it grow sick and perish. As he says this, Zavok throws another handful of Zombots at the trio, which Metal Sonic narrowly dodges with swift flying maneuvers. Sonic then tells the robot to head straight for the Chaos Emerald on Zavok's chest.
Silver uses his psychokinesis to stop Zavok.
Zavok shoots out another fireball at Sonic and Metal Sonic. It appears to engulf the duo in flames, much to Silver's dismay; after the smoke clears, it is revealed that Metal Sonic had actually activated his Black Shield to protect the both of them. Sonic remarks that he is glad that he and Tails did not deactivate him when they had the chance. Zavok reaches out and tries to grab Sonic and Metal Sonic, only for Silver to put place a barrier between the duo and the Zeti's hand. As Metal Sonic deactivates his shield, Sonic thanks Silver for his help and tells him not to drop the Chaos Emeralds; Silver tells him to just focus on getting the last Emerald. With the Emerald in sight, Sonic tells Metal Sonic to fly him in close; before they can do anything, Zavok exhales a mighty breath out at them. This blows the duo straight down into the ground below. As Sonic sits up, he meets Orbot and Cubot. Orbot suggests that Sonic should start running, to which the hedgehog replies that it was not working anymore for his infection; the robot clarifies, saying he should run from the Zombots surrounding him. As Sonic readies himself, he asks his friends to give him a little bit longer. On the island, Tails desperately tries to fly away from Cheese and Chocola but cannot shake them; Knuckles suffers a strike from Shadow; Whisper is approached by Tangle but struggles to fight against her; Espio dodges attacks from both Vector and Charmy; Eggman finds himself crawling away from Big as he slowly approaches him.
Knuckles fights Shadow before he is stopped.
Amy jumps in and hits Big with her hammer, only to see that it did not do anything. Suddenly, she is kicked into the cat by Eggman, saying that she managed to slow him down for him. The doctor planned to get to the Rescue Shuttle and leave for himself. He is halted as he slips on a Zombot Froggy; the frog jumps high into the air to land on an freightened Eggman. Knuckles continues to pummel Shadow into the earth, only for the punches to soon stop when the hedgehog grabs his fist. The echidna completely succumbs to the Metal Virus, becoming a Zombot, and turns to Tails who is asking Sonic for help and quivering in fear as he is being infected by Cheese and Chocola. Down below, Sonic tries to escape the clutches of several Zombots who are piling up on him; Metal Sonic arrives to hit the infected off of the hedgehog. Sonic then asks for Metal Sonic to take him back up to Zavok. The Zeti tells Sonic to accept his fate, saying that he has lost and all machines were his to control. With this, Zavok forcibly takes control of Metal Sonic and flings him backwards, forcing Sonic to run up his body. As he pulls the Chaos Emerald out from Zavok's chest, he yells for Silver to initiate their plan. Sonic then falls with the Emerald, prompting Silver to fly towards him with the rest of the Emeralds. As Sonic closes his eyes and Silver approaches, Zavok attempts to clasp his hands around the both of them.
Super Silver and Super Sonic appear before Zavok.
With a blinding flash of light, Super Sonic and Super Silver emerge from Zavok's hands, with the former burning off his infection completely. As Super Silver asks if Super Sonic was ready to save the world, the latter states that he wants to take care of Zavok first. Not giving up just yet, Zavok declares that he will crush the duo with the last of his strength. This does not come to be as Super Sonic makes quick work of the Zeti by repeatedly hitting him over and over, forcing him to fly back toward the debris of the Faceship and shrink back down to his normal size. Though Super Silver notes that this seemed a little anticlimactic, Super Sonic states that they did not have time to be fancy. Super Silver agrees, noting that the Warp Topaz that he had in hand was not reacting to their power too well. Super Sonic tasks Super Silver with using his enhanced psychokinesis powers on the world while he used the Warp Topaz to open a Super Warp Portal. With this, Super Silver began the process of removing every inch of Metal Virus there was in sight. As the virus is removed, the infected gradually return back to normal. Tails happily celebrates with Cheese and Chocola. Amy hugs Big, who accepted the embrace but did not understand what was going on. Tangle regains consciousness, wondering why she was back on Angel Island. She is rushed and met with a large hug from Whisper and her Wisps. Back together, the Chaotix happily sing together. A defeated Eggman lies down on the ground while Froggy sits on him and croaks.
As Knuckles and Shadow return to normal, they both angrily see Rouge lying down on the Master Emerald. She states that as the world was ending, she wanted to spend her last moments with the one she loved. Down below, Vanilla and Elder Scruffy support each other, with the latter making sure that the former was okay. Behind her she hears Cream call out to her. The young rabbit arrives with Gemerl, who explains that Cream had instructed him to bring her to Angel Island under the assumption that Sonic would succeed and asks if he arrived with acceptable punctuality. Both Vanilla and Cream ignore the robot and they deeply hug each other, leaving Gemerl to decide to wait. Continuing to warp the Metal Virus away, Super Silver asks where Super Sonic was sending it, to which he says that it was going somewhere it would never hurt anyone again; the sun. Noting that the Warp Topaz was not going to last much longer, Super Sonic and Super Silver decide to speed things up by flying over the entire planet several times at super sonic speed. Soon enough, Super Silver cannot detect anymore Metal Virus and believes that they were done. Super Sonic then grabs onto the Warp Topaz, stating that it was time to get rid of it. Following this, a large explosion occurs and Silver is thrust back onto the island.
A distorted green gate of energy appears in the sky as Sonic is nowhere to be seen.
As the hedgehog is checked up on, he explains that it was over; he and Sonic managed to pull away every bit of Metal Virus and destroy it. However, he notes that Dr. Starline was correct on the Warp Topaz not being able to handle all that power. Silver explains that Sonic tried to ditch the Topaz in the Super Warp Portal, but as the group looked up to the sky, they see a distorted green gate of energy with Sonic nowhere to be found.
Appearances
Characters:
- Big the Cat
- Chaotix
- Cream the Rabbit
- Cubot (Voice)
- Dr. Eggman
- Dr. Starline (mentioned)
- Elder Scruffy
- Froggy
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Gemerl
- Metal Sonic
- Orbot
- Restoration
- Silver the Hedgehog
- Super Silver (first appearance)
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Super Sonic (first appearance)
- Team Dark
- Vanilla the Rabbit
- Wisps
- Zavok
Locations:
Items:
Misc.:
- Black Shield (first appearance)
Continuity
- This is the final issue in which Sonic is infected with the Metal Virus he received in Sonic the Hedgehog #15, "Patient Zero".
- Zavok is still in his giant form after having transformed in the previous issue.
- Several Zombots, including Big, Charmy, Shadow, Tangle and Vector, are still on Angel Island's surface after Zavok had thrown them up there in the previous issue.
- Sonic recalls himself and Tails not deactivating Metal Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog #12, "The Cost of the Battle for Angel Island".
- Every Zombot is turned back to normal after suffering Metal Virus effects from Sonic the Hedgehog #13, "Calling Card" to the present issue.
- Silver notes Dr. Starline being right on the Warp Topaz not being able to handle so much power from a super transformation, which was first brough up in Sonic the Hedgehog #25, "A Sudden Shift".
Trivia
- This is the first time that Super Silver has appeared in a full issue of a Sonic the Hedgehog comic.
- Previously, comic-wise, Super Silver only made an appearance in the Archie Comics published Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Sonic Comic Encyclopedia. The artwork of him was simply an edited picture of Silver on page nine of Sonic Universe #8, "Mobius: 30 Years Later - The Freedom Fighters of the Future".
- On page fifteen, the Chaotix sing about themselves. The lyrics are derived from the song "Team Chaotix" from Sonic Heroes.
Other features
- Story so far...: "Story so far..." is a summary of the current plotline for the comic.
- Roll Call: Roll Call acts as a quick reference guide to new readers about the characters. This issue provides data files on Sonic, Tails, Amy, Whisper, Silver, Knuckles, Rouge, Espio, Metal Sonic, Dr. Eggman and the Deadly Six.
- 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 other pages showcase raw artwork of each of the variant covers for the issue.
- Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2020 - Free Digital Ashcan
Quotes
- Knuckles: Why do you always bring trouble to my island?
- Zavok: This is your last show of resistance? This is all you can muster? You may have destroyed my means of creating more Metal Virus...but I still command the Zombots! I will have them infect every inch of the globe! I will see your precious world grow sick and perish!
- Cubot: Oh, hey, it's Sonic!
- Orbot: That infection doesn't look good. I suggest you start running.
- Sonic: Yeah... That's not really working much anymore...
- Orbot: You misunderstand. I mean run from them!
- Knuckles: Shadow?
- Shadow: ...Knuckles.
- Knuckles and Shadow: Rouge?!
- Rouge: The world was about to end! I wanted to spend my last moments with the one I love!
Trivia
- This issue was initially going to be released on 13 May 2020, but was delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It was later rescheduled to 22 July 2020.
Gallery
Cover artwork
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 Cover A colors. Art by Jack Lawrence. Colors by Leonardo Ito.  Cover B colors. Art by Priscilla Tramontano.  Cover RI colors. Art by Nathalie Fourdraine. |
Early covers
Preview pages
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #29 CVR A LAWRENCE. Previews World (21 February 2020). Retrieved on 21 February 2020.
- ↑ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #29 CVR B TRAMONTANO. Previews World (21 February 2020). Retrieved on 21 February 2020.
- ↑ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #29 10 COPY INCV FOURDRAINE. Previews World (21 February 2020). Retrieved on 21 February 2020.
