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IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 31 is the thirty-first issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.
Official solicitation
- It's all led to this... the thrilling two-part epilogue to the Metal Virus Saga. The world has changed. Heroes and villains plan for the future as reconstruction begins. But one hero remains missing...[1]
Featured stories
Story one
In Blaze's world, the princess is having tea with a seemingly amnesiac Sonic in the Imperial Palace. She explains to him that the Sonic she knew was a hero, a paragon. He was as swift and free as the wind and had no master. According to Blaze, there was no challenge too great, no threat too dire that he could not face without a swagger and a smile. Sonic simply says that the individual sounded impressive and he would like to meet him one day. Slightly annoyed, Blaze asks Sonic who he thought he was. He replies that he did not have an idea, though he did meet a young girl who dubbed him "Mr. Needlemouse" and took a liking to that. Warming the teapot with her powers, Blaze asks if "Mr. Needlemouse" recalled anything. He answers, saying that there was nothing concrete and his memories seemed warped; he dreams of sea and sky, of golden fire and a sense of falling, and nothing more. Blaze continues to ponder who did this to Sonic and asks herself what was happening on his world right now.
Back on Sonic's world, Amy finds herself unable to deal with a large amount of paperwork in an even more worn down Restoration HQ. She says that she is no leader and she helped administrate the Resistance because everyone needed to pitch in. She only became leader of the Restoration because no one else was there and work had to be done. The young hedgehog thinks for herself, wishing that she could go back to the days of when it was just her and Sonic racing around from one adventure to the next. Solemnly recalling Sonic's disappearance, Amy says that he gave everything to save everyone from the Metal Virus and since he never gave up, she should not either. Just as the hedgehog wishes that she had some help, Jewel enters the room looking for her.
Appearances
Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Metal Virus (mentioned)
Misc.:
Continuity
- Continued from the previous issue, Sonic is still in Blaze's world.
- Amy recalls Sonic getting rid of the Metal Virus and disappearing, which occurred in Sonic the Hedgehog #29, "All or Nothing", Part 4.
Trivia
- The cloak that Blaze wears in this issue is based on an outfit she was drawn with for a piece of Sonic Channel artwork.
- One page one, Blaze mentions to Sonic that the Sonic she knew was "as swift and free as the wind" and "had no master". This a reference to Sonic and the Black Knight, in which Sonic introduces himself to Sir Percival by saying "I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog! I have no master except the wind that blows free!"
- Coincidentally, Percival is Blaze's doppelgänger.
- On page two, Sonic mentions how he met a young girl who dubbed him "Mr. Needlemouse", which is a reference to what Sonic was originally named in his conception.
Other features
Quotes
Trivia
- This issue was initially going to be released on 19 August 2020, but was soon moved to 2 September 2020 instead. It was then moved to 9 September 2020.
- Cover A is the first piece of the 2-part panoramic connecting cover art by Tracy Yardley and Leonardo Ito.
- Cover B contains a number of Easter eggs and references:
- Although the poster for the Restoration is torn up by Dr. Eggman, Orbot and Cubot, Sonic can be seen in a pose that resembles a piece of artwork from Sonic Heroes.
- The wanted poster that Eggman holds of himself showcases artwork of him taken from cover B of Sonic the Hedgehog #14, a cover that both Jonathan Gray and Reggie Graham (artists for this cover) had also worked on.
- Interestingly, cover B from Sonic the Hedgehog #14 was the first cover Jon and Reggie had worked on together.
- Eggman's pose is a reference to Gendo Ikari from the Neon Genesis Evangelion series.
- Storm's mugshot board reads as if he had been arrested by the "Knothole Village Police Precinct", a direct reference to Knothole Village from the Sonic the Hedgehog television series.
- Storm's mugshot board reads a date of 02-23-2006, which was the Japanese release date for Sonic Riders and the debut of the Babylon Rogues.
- On Rough and Tumble's poster, a speech balloon with the word "SOS" inside it can be seen. This is a reference to the SOS Missions in Sonic Forces, which used the same speech balloon.
- One of the wanted signs features Jonathan Gray and Reggie Graham.
- Cover RI features a factory that resembles Metallic Madness's Good Future from Sonic the Hedgehog CD.
Gallery
Cover artwork
Early covers
Preview pages
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #31 CVR A YARDLEY. Previews World (20 March 2020). Retrieved on 20 March 2020.
- ↑ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #31 CVR B LAWRENCE. Previews World (20 March 2020). Retrieved on 20 March 2020.
- ↑ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #31 10 COPY INCV FOURDRAINE. Previews World (20 March 2020). Retrieved on 20 March 2020.