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Spoilers for Sonic the Hedgehog : Fang the Hunter # 1The introduction issue of IDW Publishing’sSonic the Hedgehogminiseries documentingFang the Hunter ’s pursuance for therumored legendary 8th Chaos Emeraldputs an unprecedented amount of vehemence on grade from classic Sega Genesis / Mega Drive game . Although heavily connected to the franchise ’s gambling universe , IDW ’s main continuity does n’t ordinarily feature key places from the game , except for special issues , like its veryInfinity War - esque thirtieth anniversary one - shot . Fang the Hunteris clearly remedying this oversight .
So far , Sonic & Knuckles ' Mushroom Hill Zone is in full explored andSonic the Hedgehog ’s Marble Zone is advert inSonic the porcupine : Fang the Hunter#1 by author Ian Flynn , penciler Mauro Fonseca , inker Rik Mack , colorist Valentina Pinto and letterer Shawn Lee .
Although Marble Zone is only mentioned , Sonic and Tails thrill there halfway through the issue , imply that a next installment will take plaza in the lava - fill ruins . And if the publication ’s insurance coverage of Mushroom Hill Zone is any indication , whatever transpires in Marble Zone will be a treat . A generous portion ofFang the Hunter#1 is dedicated to playing off the former stratum ’s most ubiquitous feature - the bouncy eponymous mushrooms - that moves the level and the result conflict along in originative way .
Here are the 13 best arcs , sagas , and overarch plot points from both IDW ’s ongoing and Archie Comics ' discontinued Sonic the Hedgehog series .
Fang the HunterCaptures the Best ofSonic & Knuckles' Mushroom Hill Zone
Fans who are familiar withSonic & Knuckles ' Mushroom Zone will doubtless appreciate the additional little subtle detail that the comic ’s creators swipe into the issue . brass knuckles actually repair to using the same lever his gaming twin push and pulls repeatedly to blow Sonic and/or Tails into another section of the level . In the comic , Knuckles use it to ensnare one of Fang ’s companions . Another trap Knuckles successfully unleash on Fang ’s team is clearly revolutionise by the switch that Knuckles leap on to access his confidential chamber in the game .
RecentSonicComics Have Not Featured Many Game Levels
Fang the Hunter ’s incorporation of classicSoniclevels is clearly the most comprehensive of any other release from IDW’sSoniccomic line . Apart from a few pocket-sized exception that are explicitly establish on a young gaming release , like theTeam Sonic Racingone - snap , theSonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Specialis the only famous one - crack that contain random floor from games that the issue is n’t flat associate with . queerly , the only plot geographical zone that does appear in the day of remembrance special - Mushroom Hill Zone - is n’t actually labeled like the rest are .
Fang the Hunter ’s creative option to straightaway cite Greco-Roman games is therefore even more unexpected , since it ’s been market as the prequel story to the new gameSonic Superstars , and levels from that late release have yet to be featured in this prequel miniseries . Many fans are in all likelihood excited aboutFang the Hunterbecause it ’s search the potentially lore - shatter existence of an eighth Chaos Emerald . But the fact thatFang the Hunter ’s introduction outlet not only references but greatly draws upon various levels from classicSonic the Hedgehoggames stimulate the miniseries even more pleasurable .
transonic the Hedgehog : Fang the Hunter#1 is available from IDW Publishing
