Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection, Vol. 1

This is an amazing hardback. OMG. Amazing cover, condition, and just such a great way to collect the IDW comics. ive read these issues many times already, and i think theyre strong opening to the comic series and picks up well after Sonic Forces. and I adore the cover artwork of Sonic by the Evan Stanley. very worth it if you love Sonic.

The entire family enjoys the book but specifically my daughter loves it the most. My six year old daughter pretty much used this book to teach herself how to read. It has parts where characters whisper, shout, or are thinking. She will sometimes correct me if I don’t stutter or whisper. She makes her own noises to the book. It’s requested nearly every night.

This is a good relaunch of Sonic under IDW. It’s not quite as good as Ian Flynn books under Archie or the Ken Penders books (which will never get reprinted unfortunately due to legal and rights issues). But this has about every recognizable Sonic character in it and a few new ones too. The art is actually really impressive, particularly in the first Metal Sonic issue. I recommend reading it while listening to retro sonic game music. It’s definitely aimed at younger readers, so if you have kids who like Sonic the Hedgehog, this is might be a great way to get them into comics.

I bought this nearly a year from now and only just now read through it all, but man this was a cool story. As someone who's always enjoyed the Sonic series, I've usually been more into it for the fun characters and whatever they end up getting into rather than the games themselves, so IDW Sonic has been right up my alley so far. This collection is decently sized and it took me about an hour and a half to read from start to finish. Each issue included in this collection leads up to a story arc that culminates at Issue #11, then a cliffhanger for the next one is set up in Issue #12. If you're a newbie like me, it seems like these collections are the best place to start, since they got everything you need all compiled together in order rather than needing to collect separate issues or special edition comics (Annuals, Free Comic Book Day specials, side-stories, etc.). Only problem is that they also seem to be very far behind where the single issues are; other than that, I have zero complaints with the stories, the book itself, or the art. I really like the way the characters are handled here, they have so much life to them and, to me, they feel more like themselves than anything the recent games have done with them. I was surprised by some of the stories they had here and the underutilized characters that showed up along the way; I mean, its not every day we get to see The Chaotix or Silver doing anything, much less anything that's actually important. I'm curious to see how this series ends up using other small or lesser known Sonic characters, like Cream the Rabbit or Big the Cat. I really liked the storyline involving Dr. Eggman losing his memory and temporarily becoming the good guy Mr. Tinker, which causes the heroes to debate on if its fair to leave him be after everything he's done as Eggman. There's also a decent chunk of newcomers original to this comic series, all of which I found charming or at least interesting in their own ways. In particular, I really liked Tangle. The book itself was in good quality with no damage, though it did sometimes make a concerning noise that almost sounded like ripping when I wasn't being careful with holding the book open (that's my fault though and it doesn't seem to have caused any damage to the book or its pages).

It's a fun book that has the feel of being higher quality.

it was absolutely amazing and i loves it. the art, the writing, then whole series is so beloved to me

The story follows sonic and his various compatriots from the games as they clean up after Dr. Eggman’s defeat. It becomes clear something, or someone has begun reorganizing egg man’s armies and sonic and crew must play detective and hero once more. You get to meet all of the people from Sonic and get to know the communities a little nit. It really seems like a world building book to me. Getting us ready for grand adventures to come. It might also be so introductory because people like me who haven’t read the games, need a little background and to understand the various players and important things going in their world. It’s not an unentertaining read but it’s very lighthearted and the action while frequent is minimal and no real test of the heroes. They suffer greatly from not having challenges or setbacks. The story is linear, and they easily wreck everything. They really need to step up and give sonic and friends a challenge. Heroes need to be tested. With a small amount of effort it could be very good but I would assume they keep light hearted ness of the games intentionally. Hopefully the next volume will challenge our heroes a bit more. I still 100% recommend buying it, itll entertain you and the hardback is beautiful. IDW does exceptional work on their hardbacks.

These comics are absolutely fantastic. They're simple enough for a kid to read, but entertaining enough for me and my older brother to love! Completely worth the price, great for sonic fans of all ages.