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Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection
Sonic the Hedgehog: The IDW Collection, Vol. 2
Oversized hardcover editions of IDW's celebrated Sonic The Hedgehog comics, including the ongoing series, annuals, and mini-series, all presented in recommended reading order!
Sonic may be ready for a break, but the excitement never stops! The thuggish duo, Rough and Tumble, are back and they're looking for vengeance against Sonic and his friends. And they're not the only ones... some of Sonic's greatest foes have returned and, with the help of some new evil allies, have created a threat that's guaranteed to take over the world.
Then, join two of the most popular new characters from Sonic's world, Tangle and Whisper, in this classic odd-couple team-up adventure! Can Tangle and Whisper help solve each other's problems, or will they just make things worse? Plus, join Sonic and some of his coolest friends in adventures that show just how wonderful Sonic's world really is.
But the action continues! Can Sonic save a city in crisis... or has he finally met his match? Dr. Eggman has launched his most extreme plan yet and Sonic's already racing to catch up!
Collects issues #13–20 from volumes 4 and 5 ( Infection and Crisis City ) of the Sonic The Hedgehog series, the 2019 Annual , and the Tangle and Whisper four-issue mini-series.
Sonic may be ready for a break, but the excitement never stops! The thuggish duo, Rough and Tumble, are back and they're looking for vengeance against Sonic and his friends. And they're not the only ones... some of Sonic's greatest foes have returned and, with the help of some new evil allies, have created a threat that's guaranteed to take over the world.
Then, join two of the most popular new characters from Sonic's world, Tangle and Whisper, in this classic odd-couple team-up adventure! Can Tangle and Whisper help solve each other's problems, or will they just make things worse? Plus, join Sonic and some of his coolest friends in adventures that show just how wonderful Sonic's world really is.
But the action continues! Can Sonic save a city in crisis... or has he finally met his match? Dr. Eggman has launched his most extreme plan yet and Sonic's already racing to catch up!
Collects issues #13–20 from volumes 4 and 5 ( Infection and Crisis City ) of the Sonic The Hedgehog series, the 2019 Annual , and the Tangle and Whisper four-issue mini-series.
328 pages, Hardcover
Published March 15, 2022
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December 11, 2025
Dramatic!
Tangle and Whisper are girlfriends and you can't change my mind on this!
Tangle and Whisper are girlfriends and you can't change my mind on this!
September 22, 2024
damn this arc is genuinely so devastating
March 10, 2023
huperfixatioonnnn let’s goooo
May 22, 2025
2025 reads: 121/300
in this second volume of sonic the hedgehog, eggman is back to his old self, wreaking even more havoc than sonic and his friends are sure they can handle. i thought the metal virus was really cool, and i can’t wait to see where that goes in the next volume!
in this second volume of sonic the hedgehog, eggman is back to his old self, wreaking even more havoc than sonic and his friends are sure they can handle. i thought the metal virus was really cool, and i can’t wait to see where that goes in the next volume!
June 4, 2024
Absolutely wonderful! I am loving this IDW run so so much. So many new wonderful characters. Of course I miss the OG's (RIP Sally Acorn) but these characters are created and written with such love and care.
May 25, 2022
Fast read, good fun book
November 6, 2023
gotta go faster!
May 22, 2024
4 stars it had less silver
October 20, 2024
No puedo dios, ventaja de tenerlos en Kindle juesjues
November 1, 2024
Meh
Like this is fine but after TMNT's IDW run that was just...perfection...this does NOT compare at all. Like it's very child-friendly and being Sonic I guess that's fine, it's just that there doesn't seem to be any depth. The characters go through the motions...the good guys save the day and the bad guys destroy it. Whisper had a good moment/arc in this volume but otherwise I'm not too intrigued by anything because the stakes are so low.
Like this is fine but after TMNT's IDW run that was just...perfection...this does NOT compare at all. Like it's very child-friendly and being Sonic I guess that's fine, it's just that there doesn't seem to be any depth. The characters go through the motions...the good guys save the day and the bad guys destroy it. Whisper had a good moment/arc in this volume but otherwise I'm not too intrigued by anything because the stakes are so low.
July 25, 2025
alguien es tan gentil de explicarme PORQUE UNA SERIE DE COMICS ME HACE SUFRIR TANTO LA CONCHA DE LA LORAAAAAA
January 6, 2023
I LOVE the IDW run! The art is consistently an absolute delight and the writing is great! The humor and dialogue are wonderful! New characters like Whisper, Mimic and ohh my god i am forgetting her name but she’s like… Not a squirrel, but a.. Raccoon? She’s cute. Eggman’s protege is gay and I love him, too. The stakes in this storyline are so high! I love the essential zombie story we’re getting here, it’s very intense. SPOILERS but I’m so bummed Shadow is out for the count! He’s certainly a favorite of mine and I wish he had more to do (that wasn’t getting zombie-fied…) Overall, I’m having so much fun! I’m hoping I can find the next issues in Hoopla, assuming it’s still ongoing. Definitely recommend!
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January 16, 2023
It Was Amazing 🤩
-★★★★★- (5.00/5.00)
My Grading Score = 100% (S)
The IDW Collection Volume 2 consists of the first half of the second saga known as The Metal Virus Saga (Issues #13-#17). This saga showcases that a Sonic story can have some gloom to it if written well. This is somewhat of an infection/zombie arc that showcases all of the troupes you'd see in such, and it's great. This still is currently considered the best saga thus far, and for good reason.
Verdict
This continues the masterpiece, which is the IDW iteration of Sonic the Hedgehog. As stated in the previous review, you don't get any better than this for Sonic. I still highly recommend it. It is still amazing.
-★★★★★- (5.00/5.00)
My Grading Score = 100% (S)
The IDW Collection Volume 2 consists of the first half of the second saga known as The Metal Virus Saga (Issues #13-#17). This saga showcases that a Sonic story can have some gloom to it if written well. This is somewhat of an infection/zombie arc that showcases all of the troupes you'd see in such, and it's great. This still is currently considered the best saga thus far, and for good reason.
Verdict
This continues the masterpiece, which is the IDW iteration of Sonic the Hedgehog. As stated in the previous review, you don't get any better than this for Sonic. I still highly recommend it. It is still amazing.
October 20, 2022
Good and fun read.
A convenient collection for both beginners and collectors, makes it easier so you don't have to buy each issue separately.
A convenient collection for both beginners and collectors, makes it easier so you don't have to buy each issue separately.
November 8, 2023
Husband read with first son
January 26, 2025
This is a beefy collection. It contains issues 13-20 of the main book, the 2019 Annual, and the Tangle and Whisper mini-series. For simplicity's sake, I'll be reviewing each of these on their own.
The main series starts with a new storyline, The Metal Virus Arc. At first, it was pretty interesting and I was excited to see how things would go but by the end of this book, I was pretty bored. The story feels too bleak for my tastes and each issue is more of a downer than the last. I've heard a lot of discourse on the characterization of Sonic in this arc and in my opinion, he's not that bad. Is he perfect? No, but he's not as bad as some say he is. His belief in the good in Eggman and Metal Sonic makes sense as he witnessed Eggman's capacity for good and has witnessed plenty of other robots turn over a new leaf, so his believing the same for Eggman and Metal doesn't seem that out of character, at least not to me. I do feel like this arc drags though as in this nearly 300-page collection only half of the arc is covered and I feel like the story could have been streamlined a lot more if they just cut down on a lot of the issues.
I've already reviewed the 2019 annual before so to summarize my thoughts, it's pretty fun. I especially like the story Victory Garden.
The highlight of this collection for me was the Tangle and Whisper miniseries. Ian Flynn did a great job of fleshing these two out. This story was also a little darker than usual which works well for this story and the new villain Mimic was cool. Overall I thought the collection was pretty solid, though I feel like the Metal Virus could have been cut down a good bit.
The main series starts with a new storyline, The Metal Virus Arc. At first, it was pretty interesting and I was excited to see how things would go but by the end of this book, I was pretty bored. The story feels too bleak for my tastes and each issue is more of a downer than the last. I've heard a lot of discourse on the characterization of Sonic in this arc and in my opinion, he's not that bad. Is he perfect? No, but he's not as bad as some say he is. His belief in the good in Eggman and Metal Sonic makes sense as he witnessed Eggman's capacity for good and has witnessed plenty of other robots turn over a new leaf, so his believing the same for Eggman and Metal doesn't seem that out of character, at least not to me. I do feel like this arc drags though as in this nearly 300-page collection only half of the arc is covered and I feel like the story could have been streamlined a lot more if they just cut down on a lot of the issues.
I've already reviewed the 2019 annual before so to summarize my thoughts, it's pretty fun. I especially like the story Victory Garden.
The highlight of this collection for me was the Tangle and Whisper miniseries. Ian Flynn did a great job of fleshing these two out. This story was also a little darker than usual which works well for this story and the new villain Mimic was cool. Overall I thought the collection was pretty solid, though I feel like the Metal Virus could have been cut down a good bit.
March 5, 2025
4,5 ⭐️
My Sonic hyperfixation has NOT left the building and I fear it never will at this point😭
The Metal Virus arc started in this collection and it's the reason I started reading these comics in the first place. The storyline did not disappoint. It had the right level of horror, tenseness and funny quotes.
I do think they did my boy Shadow sooooo wrong in here. I know why they did it, but I wanted him around for longer than two comics🥲
Besides the main story, there's also the Tangle and Whisper mini series. I did not expect to love it as much as I did. Whisper's history is amazing and the villain was genuinely creepy. A great extra story!
The 2019 anniversary stories where fun, but except for the one with Blaze and Silver, I had hoped for a little more plot. Hench the half star deduction.
Overall, a great read for new and old fans! I can't wait to get my hands on the third collection!
My Sonic hyperfixation has NOT left the building and I fear it never will at this point😭
The Metal Virus arc started in this collection and it's the reason I started reading these comics in the first place. The storyline did not disappoint. It had the right level of horror, tenseness and funny quotes.
I do think they did my boy Shadow sooooo wrong in here. I know why they did it, but I wanted him around for longer than two comics🥲
Besides the main story, there's also the Tangle and Whisper mini series. I did not expect to love it as much as I did. Whisper's history is amazing and the villain was genuinely creepy. A great extra story!
The 2019 anniversary stories where fun, but except for the one with Blaze and Silver, I had hoped for a little more plot. Hench the half star deduction.
Overall, a great read for new and old fans! I can't wait to get my hands on the third collection!
November 6, 2025
Another fantastic entry. I actually surprisingly loved the Tangle and Whisper mini series and felt so bad for poor traumatized Whisper and very hyperactive ADHD Tangle who was bored with civilian life after getting a taste of battle excitement with Sonic and co. I also thought the metal virus storyline was super intesting and was actually quite surprised that Sonic was infected and a lot of his friends were too. I loved seeing Starline’s disillusionment with Eggman at the end too. Never meet your heroes, even in the villain world lol. Eggman may be a genius, but I don’t think he’s super good at executing his plans and he hyperfixates on Sonic to the point of it being almost neurodiverse special interesty. It cracked me up that his passwords are literally a variation of “I hate that hedgehog.” Like really? Get a hobby dude lol. 😂 I think Starline is even starting to see that his hyperfixation on Sonic is his downfall. I loved this book and can’t wait for more.
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November 28, 2024
vol. 2 of this collection follows STH #13-20, including the 2019 annuals and Vols 1-4 of Tangle and Whisper
with the spread of the metal virus, the resistance at their limits, and our hero sonic fighting off a total infection, The Stakes could not be any higher!
very exciting and devasting developments in the plot for our hero crew and especially sonic, who now has to contend with both saving others from eggman's virus and from himself. really enjoying sonic's character and thought progression as he grapples with these threats. can't wait to read vol 3 of the collection
enjoyed the 2019 annuals (in particular The Victory Garden with silver and blaze, very short and cute) and i love tangle and whisper so much !!!
with the spread of the metal virus, the resistance at their limits, and our hero sonic fighting off a total infection, The Stakes could not be any higher!
very exciting and devasting developments in the plot for our hero crew and especially sonic, who now has to contend with both saving others from eggman's virus and from himself. really enjoying sonic's character and thought progression as he grapples with these threats. can't wait to read vol 3 of the collection
enjoyed the 2019 annuals (in particular The Victory Garden with silver and blaze, very short and cute) and i love tangle and whisper so much !!!
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October 11, 2025Genuinamente una de mis cosas favoritas que han salido de toda la franquicia de Sonic. No lo llamo obra maestra porque no quiero parecer exagerado, pero podría serlo perfectamente.
Si ya la primera saga era increíble, esta... la supera todavía más y de formas que no me esperaba. La tensión que siempre está presente, los momentos que te hacen llorar por los personajes, los sentimientos que te hace sentir... Todo, sin dejar de ser Sonic.
Merece la pena empezarse estos cómics únicamente por lo bueno que es este arco. Iba con las expectativas muy altas y las ha cumplido todas. Cómo usan a personajes que no esperabas ver, cómo enseñan el paso del tiempo, cómo cada une tiene su momento para brillar y mostrarnos cómo está llevando un apocalipsis zombot.
Simplemente brillante.
Si ya la primera saga era increíble, esta... la supera todavía más y de formas que no me esperaba. La tensión que siempre está presente, los momentos que te hacen llorar por los personajes, los sentimientos que te hace sentir... Todo, sin dejar de ser Sonic.
Merece la pena empezarse estos cómics únicamente por lo bueno que es este arco. Iba con las expectativas muy altas y las ha cumplido todas. Cómo usan a personajes que no esperabas ver, cómo enseñan el paso del tiempo, cómo cada une tiene su momento para brillar y mostrarnos cómo está llevando un apocalipsis zombot.
Simplemente brillante.
February 11, 2024
More of the same amazing stories continuing from the previous huge collection. This time Sonic and friends are in a race against time as Robotnik is back and unleashes a tech virus turning everything into zombie robots, or "zombots." And to my utter shock, writer Ian Flynn does not pull punches as the crew is consistently getting pushed to their limits leading to many heartbreaking scenes.
If you're here from the first collection, gotta pick this up!
If you're here from the first collection, gotta pick this up!
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March 27, 2024
Amazing storytelling!
I've been a huge Sonic fan for as long as I can remember. I've played nearly all the games and have followed the story since I was a child. The story in this series has been absolutely amazing and remains true to the main characters. The elements of storytelling are perfectly executed, and the fact that it's in a collection is even more awesome.
I've been a huge Sonic fan for as long as I can remember. I've played nearly all the games and have followed the story since I was a child. The story in this series has been absolutely amazing and remains true to the main characters. The elements of storytelling are perfectly executed, and the fact that it's in a collection is even more awesome.
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May 10, 2025so sad… sonic is infected,, shadow, chocola, and cheese r also infected but they can’t outrun it like sonic…(and yah i guess charmy is also infected but i kinda dont care for charmy anyway)
BUT ITS SO SAD!!!! SONIC LOOKS SO TIRED!!!!!!
i liked whisper’s backstory,, so sad!!!! but it’s nice that she has tangle now :,^)
BUT ITS SO SAD!!!! SONIC LOOKS SO TIRED!!!!!!
i liked whisper’s backstory,, so sad!!!! but it’s nice that she has tangle now :,^)
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May 9, 2022
It's impressive that the IDW Sonic series is seeming like it may surpass the Archie Sonic series as far as quality goes, even accounting for nostalgia points with Archie. I'm very excited to keep reading this series. I love the art and the story is loads of fun.
April 17, 2023
An improvement on the previous volume, most likely cause it doesn't rely on knowledge of previous games. This can most accurately be described as marvel zombies meets the borg meets happy tree friends.
April 25, 2025
The zombots story arc, though done well enough, is not one of my favourites in this series. However, the Tangle and Whisper story arc is compelling, and I enjoy the earnest simplicity of the short story Victory Garden (part of the 2019 Annual).
September 14, 2025
Great start to the IDW reboot although also a confusing one as events seem to start right after one of the games that i have not played. Tangle and Whisper are great designs and a great addition to the Sonic Series although personally i feel the absence of Sally Acorn ;)
September 28, 2025
Sonic is so back I’m 🥲🥲🥲 this arc is absolutely insane I had to force myself to put the book down LMAO The feeling of absolute hopelessness and devastation is so real and it’s so nice seeing them trying to remain positive even when it seems like everything is going to end.
January 28, 2023
Volume 1 was only okay, partly because I came in cold without any real knowledge of the ancillary characters. Volume 2, I LOVED, and the visuals remain vibrant and top-tier.
March 6, 2024
Cant believe they created Covid because of this!
life imitates art...incredbiel
life imitates art...incredbiel
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