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Sonic the Hedgehog: Annual 2020 is an annual edition comic set to be released by IDW Publishing.
Official solicitation
- "Untold Tales of the Metal Virus!" As the Metal Virus plague-Dr. Eggman's latest plan that turns all organic life into zombified robots-spreads across Sonic's world, none can escape its path! Join Sonic and some of his greatest friends and worst foes in six incredible, previously untold stories about how the world reacts to this latest threat![1]
Featured stories
Big's Big Adventure
- Story: Ian Flynn
- Art: Jonathan Gray
- Colors: Reggie Graham
Synopsis
In the Mystic Ruins, Big relaxes at his house and watches the sunrise with Froggy. He states that no matter how many times they have seen it, it was still pretty and asks if Froggy agreed; the frog simply responds with a ribbit, to which Big agrees with. The cat then mentions that he has not seen it in a while as Froggy had led him on a long adventure. First, Froggy led Big all the way to Vista View, where he fished in the sewage system. There, Big met Sonic who was running through and they greeted each other. The hedgehog left as quickly as he came, leaving Big to continue fishing. Shortly after this, Big followed Froggy to Riverside, where he fished some more. He was soon led to Barricade Town and Spiral Hill Village as well, looking for his pal. He officially lost track of him outside of Windmill Village. Big began to search for Froggy in areas such as one of the Egg Fleet's battleships and one of Dr. Eggman's pyramid bases. He later boarded a Resistance battleship as he thought he saw Froggy on there but it was apparently just a Wisp. He stayed on the ship as a stowaway and napped until they got to Angel Island. He soon fell off of the island when it began to fall due to Neo Metal Sonic taking the Master Emerald to become Master Overlord. Luckily, Big was able to stay afloat in the ocean with a life preserver.
Big decided to retrace his steps, recounting how he kept coming across a mysterious "magician" and two scary looking guys. He first saw the "magician" much earlier breaking out the two scary looking guys with a "trick". Days later, in Frozen Peak, he saw the same "magician" performing the same trick for Sonic and Silver, which he thought was boring. A little earlier, he actually saw the scary looking guys fight Sonic in Windmill Village, believing their names to be "Rash" and "Truffles". A while later, when Big looked for Froggy in Echo Mine, he thought he had heard their voices but did not see anybody and felt that his loneliness was playing a trick on him. Unbeknownst to Big, Rough and Tumble were stuck in a refuse pit as Zombots.
Appearances
Characters:
- Badniks
- Egg Pawn (multiple)
- Super Badniks
- Big the Cat
- Dr. Starline
- Elder Scruffy
- Froggy (first appearance)
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Metal Sonic
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Rough the Skunk
- Silver the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Tangle the Lemur
- Team Dark
- Tumble the Skunk
- Whisper the Wolf
- Wisps
Locations:
- Angel Island
- Barricade Town
- Echo Mine
- Frozen Peak
- Mystic Ruins (first appearance)
- Riverside
- Spiral Hill Village
- Vista View
- Windmill Village
Items:
- Fishing Rod
- Master Emerald
- Metal Virus
- Spring (first appearance)
- Vapor Condenser
- Variable Wispon
- Warp Topaz
Vehicles:
Misc.:
Continuity
- Big is shown to be present at the scene of several previous Sonic the Hedgehog issues, namely Sonic the Hedgehog #1-#4, #6-#9 and #11-#15.
Trivia
- As stated by Ian Flynn, "Big’s Big Adventure" is a reference to Big's cameos in Sonic Adventure 2.[5]
- On page two, Sonic and Big greet each other with the lines "Hey, big guy!" and "Hey, little guy." This is derived from the lyrics "Hey big guy; Hey little guy" from the song, "Lazy Days (Livin' in Paradise)", the theme of Big in Sonic Adventure.
Darkest Hour
- Story/Art: Evan Stanley
Reflections
- Story: Caleb Goellner
- Pencils: Aaron Hammerstrom
- Inks/Colors: Reggie Graham
Eggman's Day Off
- Story: Sarah Graley
- Pencils: Lamar Wells
- Inks: Bracardi Curry, Gigi Dutreix
- Colors: Bracardi Curry
Flock Together
- Story: Sam King
- Art: Jamal Peppers
- Colors: Priscilla Tramontano
The Catalyst
- Story: Gigi Dutreix
- Art: Abigail Bulmer
Other features
Quotes
Trivia
- This issue was initially going to be released on 25 March 2020, but was soon moved to 1 April 2020 instead. It was later moved again to 22 April 2020 and then to 29 April 2020. It was later delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but was later rescheduled to 10 June 2020, and then to 8 July 2020.
- On cover A, Amy is seen to be eating a Sonic-designed cookie that was likely based on the real life Sonic the Hedgehog ice cream popsicle.
Gallery
Cover artwork
Early covers
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Preview pages
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ANNUAL 2020 CVR A SONIC TEAM. Previews World (20 December 2019). Retrieved on 20 December 2019.
- ↑ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ANNUAL 2020 CVR B FOURDRAINE. Previews World (20 December 2019). Retrieved on 20 December 2019.
- ↑ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ANNUAL 2020 10 COPY INCV YARDLEY. Previews World (20 December 2019). Retrieved on 20 December 2019.
- ↑ David Mariotte on Twitter. Twitter (20 December 2019). Retrieved on 20 December 2019.
- ↑ BumbleKast Q&A for July 6th, 2020. YouTube. BumbleKing Videos (6 July 2020). Retrieved on 7 July 2020.
