Following the unexpected and abrupt end of the Archie Comics continuity, Sega entered a new partnership with publishing company IDW to start producing comics based on Sonic the Hedgehog, with the first issue launching in 2018. Despite making use of a number of creative talent who had worked on the previous comic, IDW’s take on Sonic remains very much its own thing, with no connection to Archie’s take at all.
The world that IDW’s Sonic series occupies is largely the same as that of the video games up to the release of Sonic Forces. The story picks up after that game, with initial storylines covering the “what happened next” of that world, with characters picking up the pieces and repairing the recently liberated world. To this end, those allied with Sonic are known as the Restoration, whose goal is to not only protect the world but also bring it back to its former glory. From here, the comic soon branched out into telling its own stories with its own cast of characters.
Relatively early into its run, IDW became known for a highly decompressed storytelling style. This kind of storytelling, however, proves to be extremely rewarding in the various collected editions of the comics, most notably the hardback IDW Collection, annual releases which catalogue stories in chronological reading order.
NB: All release dates listed on this page given to multi-part stories refer to the release date of the first part of that story.
List of issues and cover gallery
The following table showcases each issue of IDW’s Sonic the Hedgehog publications. As they are added to the site, you will be able to explore the contents of each issue by clicking on the cover image below.
NB: This cover gallery only includes “A-Covers”, rather than the various additional front covers and the increasing numbers of reprints of the first regular issue of the series. In time, alternate covers will be included in each issue’s individual page.
Cover image scans thanks to Coby Sevdy.
 Sonic Forces: Moment of Truth |  Sonic Forces: Stress Test |  Sonic Forces: Looming Shadow |  Sonic Forces: Rise of Infinite |  Issue 1 |
 Issue 2 |  Issue 3 |  Issue 4 |  Issue 5 |  Issue 6 |
 Issue 7 |  Issue 8 |  Issue 9 |  Issue 10 |  Issue 11 |
 Team Sonic Racing |  Issue 12 |  Issue 13 |  Issue 14 |  Issue 15 |
 Tangle & Whisper Issue 0 |  Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019 |  Issue 16 |  Team Sonic Racing Plus Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition |  Issue 17 |
 Issue 18 |  Issue 19 |  Tangle & Whisper Issue 1 |  Issue 20 |  Tangle & Whisper Issue 2 |
 Issue 21 |  Issue 22 |  Tangle & Whisper Issue 3 |  Issue 23 |  Tangle & Whisper Issue 4 |
 Issue 24 |  Issue 25 |  Issue 26 |  Issue 27 |  Issue 28 |
 Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2020 |  Issue 29 |  Issue 30 |  Issue 31 |  Issue 32 |
 Bad Guys Issue 1 |  Issue 33 |  Bad Guys Issue 2 |  Issue 34 |  Bad Guys Issue 3 |
 Issue 35 |  Bad Guys Issue 4 |  Issue 36 |  Issue 37 |  Issue 38 |
 Issue 39 |  Issue 40 |  Issue 41 |  Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary |  Issue 42 |
 Issue 43 |  Issue 44 |  Issue 45 |  Issue 46 |  Imposter Syndrome Issue 1 |
 Issue 47 |  Imposter Syndrome Issue 2 |  Issue 48 |  Imposter Syndrome Issue 3 |  Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-quill |
 Issue 49 |  Imposter Syndrome Issue 4 |  Issue 50 |  Issue 51 |  Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2022 |
 Issue 52 |  Issue 53 |  Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Convergence |  Scrapnik Island Issue 1 |  Issue 54 |
 Scrapnik Island Issue 2 |  Tails’ 30th Anniversary |  Issue 55 |  Scrapnik Island Issue 3 |  Issue 56 |
 Scrapnik Island Issue 4 |  Issue 57 |  Issue 58 |  Issue 59 |  Issue 60 |
 Issue 61 |  Issue 62 |  Issue 63 |  Endless Summer |  Issue 64 |
 900th Adventure |  Amy’s 30th Anniversary |  Issue 65 |  Halloween Special |  Issue 66 |
 Issue 67 |  Winter Jam |  Issue 68 |  Fang the Hunter Issue 1 |  Fang the Hunter Issue 2 |
 Fang the Hunter Issue 3 |  Fang the Hunter Issue 4 |  Issue 69 |  Issue 70 |  Issue 71 |
 Issue 72 |
Chronological reading order
The following lists place each Sonic story published by IDW in chronological reading order. There are a few unique caveats with these orders to bear in mind.
Firstly, this is the first time one of the ongoing comic series has ever received an official chronological reading order. Naturally, this makes things a lot easier. However, the second point does make things a touch less simple- the order is only officially confirmed gradually with collected editions of the comics, meaning we can’t promise the precise order some mini-series may be placed until IDW confirms it.
Thirdly, and perhaps most interestingly of all, IDW’s comics actually take up three separate continuities which may or may not exist on the same timeline, though will likely not meet. The main continuity focuses on what fans might recognise as the “Modern Sonic” cast and related characters, picking up after the events of Sonic Forces. The secondary continuity is the “Classic Sonic” continuity, which sets things firmly in the 1990s, pre-Sonic Adventure. To muddy the waters somewhat, characters from Sonic Mania have shown up in this continuity. And, lastly, there are “miscellanea” which may be video game tie-in comics, promotional comics for the Paramount Sonic continuity or anything else- these are effectively “one-shots” that don’t directly affect IDW stories, they just happen to be published by IDW.
These three continuities are therefore listed separately below for ease of understanding and convenience, grouped by issues given the structure of IDW’s Sonic comics. Please note that owing to the complicated nature of the three continuities, this reading order is currently text-based rather than a table. This may well be changed at a later date.
Modern Sonic
Confirmed by IDW
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #1-6*
Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2019
Tangle & Whisper Issues #1-4
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #17-24
Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #25-32
Bad Guys Issues #1-4
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #33-40
*The Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #1 5th Anniversary Special contains a bonus story
Presumed order until officially confirmed
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #41-47
Imposter Syndrome Issues #1-2
Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #48
Imposter Syndrome Issue #3
Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day Special 2022
Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #49
Imposter Syndrome Issue #4
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #50-56
Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2022
Scrapnik Island 1-4
Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #57-64
Sonic the Hedgehog’s 900th Adventure
Endless Summer Special
Halloween Special
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #65-68
Winter Jam
Spring Broken
Sonic the Hedgehog Issues #69-72
Classic Sonic
Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th Anniversary Special*
Tails’ 30th Anniversary Special
Amy Rose’s 30th Anniversary Special
Fang the Hunter Issues #1-4
*The hardcover edition of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th Anniversary Special contains a bonus story
Miscellanea
Sonic Forces: Moment of Truth
Sonic Forces: Stress Test
Sonic Forces: Looming Shadow
Sonic Forces: Rise of Infinite
Team Sonic Racing Special/Team Sonic Racing Plus Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition
Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill
Sonic Frontiers Prequel: Convergence
Sonic Superstars: Fang’s Big Break
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