Sonic and the Chaotix continue their quest to make sure Clean Sweep Inc. is totally shut down!
A defeated Clutch gave them the info to check out one of his former facilities to confirm for themselves that the only operations still active are the automated systems. They’re joined by Shadow and Rouge, who are also investigating Clean Sweep.
But is Clutch telling the truth? The data they download from the facility doesn’t 100 percent match his story. Rouge plans to look into it further but informs Sonic that Tails isn’t the only one whose Chaos Emerald has gone missing recently. Troubled over who could be stealing the Emeralds, Sonic doesn’t realize that someone is tracking him. Who could it be and why?!
Volume 21 collects issues #79–83 of the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and the Chasing Shadows one-shot.
First up, Whisper finally faces off against Mimic, and then- wait a sec, is that NiGHTs? Aww, it's not.
This arc's not the strongest. The first issue starts well, Whisper's had a lot of good stuff across this run and bringing it all to a head (for now) is nicely realised and shows how far she's come.
The main arc however is a little flat. The idea of Lunar and Soleil is good, and is probably the closest kind of depiction of someone with mental health issues that SEGA will allow these days, but I think they're hamstringed by that edict, which makes them less effective than they could have been. And then Eggman shows up because that's what he does.
This is the beginning of the Road To 100 apparently, so fingers crossed this is just a false start.
Finally, this volume concludes the Mimic arc. Composition, the IDW artists aren’t afraid of you! The confrontation between Whisper and Mimic was visually engaging. The tension ramps up until the showdown, which arguably is less cathartic. It felt too easy, but it still completes everything with a nice bookend. It also cements the growth Whisper has made, and shows what thematically makes her different from Mimic.
And this book gave us some Espio and Rouge interaction! This is a winning creative team. They breathe life into old characters and explore and expand what you never knew you wanted.
There's another mini arc that wraps up fairly quickly. We get a stellar character design for a new supposedly thief, Lunar! The family resolution was CHEESY! How quickly the change came made me feel as if they had to be publicly shamed into doing better.
Unfortunately, Vector’s noir detective perspective was distracting with the lineless black and white silhouettes. I think having the lines would’ve made it clearer to follow.
That Anubis-inspired Sonic character design? Bay-bee! The art department is working it.
While some elements have been rushed, this is still a fun volume with mostly contained story arcs.
Todo este arco puedo decir que es el mas débil que ha tenido la serie hasta la fecha espero que levante cabeza despues, sobre todo porque ha visto las portadas y meterán a Sage justo después y estamos rumbo al #100
Pretty much a lot of transitioning from ending the previous comic arc and now doing this road to 100 arc, so no real complete conclusions here but the chaotix anniversary special was a fun highlight