Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy's 30th Anniversary Special

Sonic the Hedgehog special
"Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy's 30th Anniversary Special"

Release	Date	RRP	Code	Rating
US	2023-09-27^[1]	$5.99^[1]	?

Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy's 30th Anniversary Special is a one-shot comic published by IDW Publishing in celebration of Amy Rose's 30th anniversary.

Official solicitation

“	Cool, sweet, and pink! All words that describe our absolute favorite hedgehog. That’s right, step aside, Sonic, and have no fear, Amy Rose is here! Ian Flynn, Aaron Hammerstrom, and Reggie Graham are back for another Classic Sonic special! And this time, Amy’s doing the saving! After Metal Sonic interupts her picnic, Amy uses her Fortune Cards as a guide to free her friends and stop Dr. Eggman. Can she save the day and still get back in time for tea?!^[1]	„

Stories

Story one

In Flower Field Zone, Amy Rose shows her Fortune Cards to her animal friends. She tells them of how these cards led her to her first meeting with Sonic the Hedgehog at Never Lake before the events of Sonic CD. From her deck she now pulls out a card that warns her of Metal Sonic's appearance. She rushes the animals into hiding to protect them from the evil robot she is all too familiar with. Metal Sonic finds nothing here and flies off, Amy suspects he is on the hunt. She heads off to warn her friends of the danger, and a blue Flicky decides to travel with her. Amy arrives at Waterfall Grove Zone where she suspects to find Sonic after her Fortune Card reading. She sees one of Dr. Eggman's capsules and realizes he is once again collecting animals. She opens the capsule up to find Fang the Hunter trapped inside. He tells her that him and his gang botched another job for Eggman so he locked them up. Amy suggests they team up but Fang walks off to find his boys on his own. Metal Sonic sees that Fang has been lost and Amy went off into a different direction. He goes after Amy but is unable to find her.

Later in Orchard Forest Zone, Amy suspects to find Miles "Tails" Prower and discovers Ray the Flying Squirrel instead. Ray tells her about how Metal Sonic tried to capture him and Mighty the Armadillo. Mighty told Ray to run and he would be right behind him. Mighty was unsuccessful in his battle with Metal Sonic and both of them were captured. Ray and Amy travel to Market Harbor Zone where they wonder if they'll find Sonic, Mighty or Knuckles. Instead, they found Bark the Polar Bear, who scares Ray. He was surrounded by Eggrobos but manages to fend them all off with help from Amy and Ray. Amy knows Bark is a good person deep down who is with a rough crowd which made him shy.

The three of them decide to travel together to Eggman Island Zone where everything is made of metal. Here they find all of the capsules Eggman and Metal have been collecting. Metal Sonic burst in to stop them but soon enough the three heroes finally find Sonic and Tails. In another capsule is Bean the Dynamite who hung a picture of his father in his capsule. One even held Vector the Crocodile inside. Fang is also here and he finally helps to take down Metal. Together they trap Metal Sonic inside of a capsule and the heroes all celebrate while Bark, Bean and Fang head out. Back in Flower Field Zone, the heroes give a toast to Amy for her heroism. At night, Eggman sees all the capsules empty on his island and goes after Metal Sonic for failing his one job.

Other features

Raw artwork of each of this issue's variant covers.
Sonic the Hedgehog Reading Guide: A guide detailing the recommended reading order for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its respective mini-series.

Production credits

Story: Ian Flynn
Art: Aaron Hammerstrom
Inks: Matt Froese
Colors: Reggie Graham
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

Cover artist: Aaron Hammerstrom (Cover A), Mauro Fonseca (Cover B), Jennifer Hernandez (Cover RI), Nathalie Fourdraine (Online exclusive)

Variants

US Cover A
US Cover B
US Cover RI
US online exclusive cover

References

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Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comics)
2018-19	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17 \| 18 \| 19 \| 20 \| 21 \| 22 \| 23 \| 24
2020-21	25 \| 26 \| 27 \| 28 \| 29 \| 30 \| 31 \| 32 \| 33 \| 34 \| 35 \| 36 \| 37 \| 38 \| 39 \| 40 \| 41 \| 42 \| 43 \| 44 \| 45 \| 46 \| 47
2022-23	48 \| 49 \| 50 \| 51 \| 52 \| 53 \| 54 \| 55 \| 56 \| 57 \| 58 \| 59 \| 60 \| 61 \| 62 \| 63 \| 64 \| 65 \| 66 \| 67
2024	68 \| 69
Mini-series
Tangle & Whisper: 0 \| 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| Bad Guys: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| Imposter Syndrome: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| Scrapnik Island: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| Fang the Hunter: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4
Specials & One-shots
Team Sonic Racing (Plus Deluxe Turbo Championship Edition) \| 30th Anniversary Special \| Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill \| Sonic the Hedgehog (one-shot) \| Tails' 30th Anniversary Special \| 5th Anniversary Edition \| IDW Endless Summer \| 900th Adventure \| Amy's 30th Anniversary Special \| Halloween Special \| Winter Jam Annuals: 2019 \| 2020 \| 2022 Free Comic Book Specials: HCF 2019 \| FCBD 2021 \| FCBD 2022
Trade paperback series
Volumes: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 Mini-series: Tangle & Whisper \| Bad Guys \| Imposter Syndrome \| Scrapnik Island Other: Bonds of Friendship \| 30th Anniversary Celebration \| Sonic & Tails: Best Buds Forever \| Seasons of Chaos \| Knuckles' Greatest Hits
Hardcover
Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Deluxe Edition \| Art Book
Box sets
Issues 1-4 \| Tangle & Whisper

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