Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter Issue 1 is the first issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter miniseries published by IDW Publishing.
Official solicitation[]
- Long have legends swirled of the mysterious and fantastic power of...the eighth Chaos Emerald! At least, that's the rumor Fang the Hunter has heard. And he's going to track this treasure down with a little help from his gang, Bark the Polar Bear and Bean the Dynamite! First stop: That Chaos Emerald expert himself, Sonic the Hedgehog!
- The first classic-era Sonic the Hedgehog miniseries from IDW featuring the jerky jerboa from Sonic Superstars: Fang the Hunter! A Fang 30th anniversary special event![1]
Featured stories[]
Story one[]
- Story: Ian Flynn
- Pencils: Mauro Fonseca
- Inks: Rik Mack
- Colors: Valentina Pinto
- Letters: Shawn Lee
- Editor: David Mariotte
- Production: Johanna Nattalie
- Special thanks to: Mai Kiyotaki, Afia Khan, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, Sonic Team, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance
Synopsis[]
Fang the Hunter along with Bean the Dynamite and Bark the Polar Bear are watching Sonic and are planning to surprise attack him. They untimely fail and Fang needs info from Sonic on the rumored eighth Chaos Emerald. Much to Sonic's annoyance, he assumes that Fang is referring to the Master Emerald. Considering him of no help to their hunt, Fang then leaves the hedgehog and him and his gang take off in the Marvelous Queen. Right after they leave, Tails flies over and informs Sonic that there was a battleship that attacked Marble Zone on South Island and vanished. Then Sonic and Tails rush off to their adventure. Later, Fang and his gang arrive at Angel Island and are looking for Knuckles to gather more info on the emerald. Fortunately, Knuckles is not on the Altar of Emerald. After seeing Knuckles is not home, Fang gets mad, while Bean and Bark have had enough of Fang's antics. Fang argues saying they would be no where without him; Bean responds recalling numerous times in the past where Fang has used them for saving himself. Fang would mention how they have had great times together, implying he cares deeply for his gang. Meanwhile in a small bush, a Cucky would warn Knuckles of their presence on the island, who replies that he is watching them. Later Fang's gang arrive in Mushroom Hill, and one by one they would be caught in traps set by Knuckles himself. This leaves Fang by himself, who challenges Knuckles to a battle.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Amy Rose (flashback)
- Dr. Eggman (flashback)
- Fang's Gang
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Locations:
- Sonic's universe
- Sonic's world
- West Side Island
- Angel Island
- South Island (mentioned)
- Marble Zone (mentioned)
- Sonic's world
Objects:
- Chaos Emerald (mentioned)
- Master Emerald (mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Heavy Wing (mentioned)
- Marvelous Queen
Miscellaneous:
Trivia[]
- The floor seen on cover B is based on a similar floor from the Sonic the Fighters character select menu.
- The character icons at the bottom of the cover are also based on similar icons from the aforementioned menu.
- Knuckles can be seen setting up traps on Angel Island, similar to how he would drop Sonic and Tails in pits using traps in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
- The news letter announces that an upcoming Knuckles special for his 30th anniversary is coming.
- The scarecrow that Bark finds in Mushroom Hill resembles the stick figures seen in The Blair Witch Project. According to Mauro Fonseca, he does not remember if the reference was intentional or not.[5]
- Bean's bandana being on the stick figure is possibly another reference to The Blair Witch Project, as after the disappearance of Josh in the movie, his remains are delivered to his friends in a bundle of sticks wrapped with his scarf. This also being an intentional reference is less likely, though, especially considering it was not touched on by Fonseca.
Gallery[]
Cover artwork[]
Early covers[]
| Gallery |
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 Cover A. Art by Aaron Hammerstrom.  Cover B. Art by Mark Hughes.  Cover RI. Art by Mauro Fonseca.  Online Exclusive cover. Art by Abigail Oz. |
Preview pages[]
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 Page one  Page two  Page three  Page four  Page five |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1 Cover A (Hammerstrom). Penguin Random House (19 October 2023). Retrieved on 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1 Variant B (Hughes). Penguin Random House (19 October 2023). Retrieved on 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1 Variant RI (10) (Fonseca). Penguin Random House (19 October 2023). Retrieved on 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Pre-Order: Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1 – IDW Foil Exclusive. IDW Publishing (3 January 2024). Retrieved on 3 January 2024.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/PPDPPL_art/status/1748084405313146888
