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A 2024Sonic the Hedgehogminiseries might be starring a completely random villain and his absurd gang , but their military mission has the potential to completely change the franchise ’s lore eternally . Ever since the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive gameSonic 2 , there have been seven Chaos Emeralds , butSonic the Hedgehog : Fang the Hunteris introducing the legend of an 8th Chaos Emerald , and the eponymous villain ca n’t avail but see for himself if the rumors are true .
Advertised as a 30th day of remembrance special event , Sonic the Hedgehog : Fang the Hunteris written by Ian Flynn and drawn by Thomas Rothlisberger . The four - issue series will feature Fang along with his crowd comprise of Bark the Polar Bear and Bean the Dynamite . MajorSoniccharacters will also make pivotal appearances each issue .
Sonic the Hedgehog : Fang the Hunter # 2
Release Date :
February 21 , 2024
Writer :
Ian Flynn
creative person :
Thomas Rothlisberger
Cover Artist :
Aaron Hammerstrom
Variant Covers :
Thomas Rothlisberger Mauro Fonseca
Determined to find out more information about the legendary - and possibly not really - eighth Chaos Emerald , Fang , Bark , and Bean make a trip to Angel Island . But trespassers looking for an emerald are going to have to tussle with the Master Emerald ’s protector , Knuckles ! Meanwhile , Sonic and Tails postdate their own lead on another secret …
Issue # 1 will have Fang seeking intel from Sonic because he ’s the " Chaos Emerald expert . " Fang and the mob carry on on their journey to Angel Island in upshot # 2 , which , of course of instruction , will run them to its guardian , Knuckles .
relate : Sonic the Hedgehog ’s Chaos Emeralds , Explained
SonicComics Have Never Shattered Franchise Lore Like This Before
Although an eighth Chaos Emerald would change everything , there were n’t always seven of them to begin with . The firstSonicgame - which , consequently , also debuted the eponymous puritanical porcupine - only had six Chaos Emeralds . A 7th was added inSonic 2because , after Sonic collected " all " six in the first plot , nothing really happened except players getting a particular substance at the very end . Adding a seventh Emerald inSonic 2allowed something awesome to happen once Sonic collected all of them . In this and every game exit forward , it would involve Sonic being able to go Super Sonic .
Outside of Archie Comics’Soniccontinuity , which introduced the idea of alien Chaos Emeralds , nothing has shattered the established lore like this prospective 8th Chaos Emerald could have in IDW ’s on-going comic . The only serial that has come in close to anything is theSonic PrimeTV show with its Shatterverse and Paradox Prism . In fact , Screen Rantconfirmed in aSonic Primeinterviewthat the ontogeny team chose to create the so - called Paradox Prism rather than involve the Chaos Emeralds since they were n’t there to rewrite chronicle . ingest the Chaos Emeralds do what the Paradox Prism does inSonic Primewould definitely be the definition of rewriting history .
Could There Actually Be An Eighth Emerald in Sonic’s Universe?
That say , it ’s very unlikely that Fang ’s search will really conduct him to an 8th Chaos Emerald . In addition toScreen Rant’sSonic Primeinterview , IDW ’s risible writer Ian Flynn has shared numerous times about the want of originative exemption he actually has due to Sega ’s wish to keep Sonic as close to the game grapheme as possible . It ’s even less likely that an 8th Chaos Emerald would be found in a miniseries as opposed to the main persistence , especially since theSoniccomic is making its mode toward its massive 100th issue . That would be the time and place to do it . However , the expectation that there could even be an 8th Chaos Emerald is exciting and give devotee trust that more changes like this could happen in succeeding issues ofSonic the Hedgehog .
Sonic the Hedgehog : Fang the Hunter#1 will be available from IDW Publishing in January 2024 .
