IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 66 is the sixty-sixth issue in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.
Official solicitation[]
- Knuckles will stop at nothing to get the Angel Island relic back from the Babylon Rogues! The Chaotix will stop at nothing to help Knuckles! Except maybe a dinner invitation from Cream and Vanilla, who are busy fighting their own battle after a pair of unexpected guests stop by. I really hope they don't ruin the beautiful gelatinous dishes Cream and Vanilla worked so hard to make![1]
Featured stories[]
Relic Robbing Rumble, Part 2[]
- Story: Ian Flynn
- Pencils: Mauro Fonseca
- Inks: Rik Mack
- Colors: Reggie Graham
- Letters: Shawn Lee
- Editor: David Mariotte
- Special thanks to: Mai Kiyotaki, Afia Kahn, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, Sonic Team, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance
Synopsis[]
Knuckles commands Team Chaotix to attack the Babylon Rouges at the dock. Caught flat footed, Jet tells his cohorts to scatter. Jet and Wave fly up with their Extreme Gear and Jet tells Storm to toss them the relics. Storm does and starts to fight with Knuckles. Charmy manages to grab a relic before Jet can catch it. Jet says he won't let him steal his stuff, which makes Charmy think he is doing a bad thing. Charmy hands him the relic, much to Jet's confusion, and Espio yells at the bee and jumps on the underside of the Type-J. Espio tries to get Jet down by spinning the board, which causes them to crash in the water. Wave then boards above the water to find Jet, but Vector comes out of the water and bites onto the Type-W. Wave yells at him to get off her Extreme Gear as Storm boasts to Knuckles he can't beat him on ground or in the air. Knuckles then brings them into the water by smashing the dock under them.
As Storm recovers on his Type-S, Knuckles calls the Chaotix to wrap it up. Wave gives up and lands with Vector. Charmy asks nicely for the relic and Jet lets him have it; too tired and wet to keep fighting. They all make it back to the dock where Vector asks Jet who hired them to steal the relics. Jet rings out his feathers and stubbornly says maybe they weren't hired. Vector threatens to take the Type-J as evidence, which causes Jet to fess up. He takes his board back and says the guy did not use a name and he called them first. Knuckles says they are done, since he got the relics back. Storm then taunted Knuckles, saying he didn't want to fight him again. Knuckles confronts Storm saying he will take him down anytime, anywhere. Storm and Knuckles are about to fight again, when Jet and Wave pull Storm back. Vector asks Knuckles if he will be paying them, and Knuckles says he has fruit and mushrooms on Angel Island he can send them. Vector is upset by it, but Espio calms him down saying free groceries will save them money. Vector then remembers his dinner with Vanilla and shoves the relics to Knuckles. The Chaotix leave and Espio reminds Vector the whole team is invited. Knuckles smiles and looks across the bay, wondering how he will get home.
Later on the Babylon Rouges' blimp, Jet is calling their contact. Storm is confused and Jet says he lied to the Chaotix. Storm calls him smart and Jet waves for him to leave. He tells the contact the Chaotix got them and stole the relics, but they will steal from Angel Island again to get them. The contact says that won't be necessary and all this was to keep others distracted while he did business. Jet yells at him, saying he used him. The contact, Clutch, says he will be compensated and hangs up. He then goes into Jewel's office at Restoration HQ to meet with her, apologizing for the hold up. Jewel understands and they shake hands. Clutch says Clean Sweep Inc. will give them their undivided attention and Jewel looks forward to the partnership.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Babylon Rogues
- Chaotix
- Clean Sweep Inc. (mentioned)
- Jewel the Beetle
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Vanilla the Rabbit (mentioned)
Races and species:
Locations:
- Sonic's universe
- Moon
- Sonic's world
- Angel Island (mentioned)
- Mushroom Hill (mentioned)
- Seaside City
- Angel Island (mentioned)
Items:
Misc.:
Continuity[]
Trivia[]
- On page seven, Jet breaks the fourth wall by grabbing the panel divider and reaching his head into the nearby panel.
Dinner at Cream's, Part 2[]
- Story: Evan Stanley
- Pencils: Adam Bryce Thomas
- Colors: Valentina Pinto
- Letters: Shawn Lee
- Editor: David Mariotte
- Special thanks to: Mai Kiyotaki, Afia Kahn, Michael Cisneros, Sandra Jo, Sonic Team, and everyone at Sega for their invaluable assistance
Synopsis[]
Cream looks in horror as a fire burns on the stove while Gemerl is still fighting Tumble. Cream, determined to fix save dinner, puts out the fire before Rough can grab her. The skunks start throwing food at Gemerl while saying their trademark puns. Cream tries to stop them, but Tumble grabs her. Cheese and Chocola dump a dish on him, which lets Cream free. Gemerl uses his boosters to be free from Rough and goes to Cream. Rough and Tumble stand ready to fight, but Cream hears the timer ding and goes to the oven to get the roast. Tumble is confused if they are still fighting, but Rough says they are and Tumble stomps the roast.
Cream then starts to cry and Gemerl comforts her, while Rough and Tumble stand by uncomfortably. At the same time, Vanilla enters the house, where she sees the place is a mess, her daughter crying, and the two intruders. Cream tells her about what happened, which infuriates Vanilla, intimidating both Rough and Tumble. They get on their knees and say they are sorry. Team Chaotix then enter, confused over what is going on. Vanilla tells them the intruders won't be trouble and Rough says they won't do any more crime today. The Chaotix are relived, as they are pooped from their fight earlier. Cream apologizes to her mom, but Vanilla says she was brave and did her best, and that's always worth being proud of. Vanilla orders takeout and during the dinner Vector says the food is great, Vanilla says it's not perfect, but sometimes that's better.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Cheese
- Chaotix
- Chocola
- Cream the Rabbit
- Gemerl
- Knuckles the Echidna (mentioned)
- Rough the Skunk
- Tumble the Skunk
- Vanilla the Rabbit
Races and species:
Locations:
Other features[]
- Story so far: "Story so far" is a summary of the current plotline for the comic.
- Roll Call: Roll Call acts as a quick reference guide to new readers about the characters. This issue provides data files on Knuckles, Babylon Rouges, Team Chaotix, Cream, Cheese & Chocola, Vanilla, and Gemerl.
- Sonic Letters Squad: Sonic Letters Squad is a section where the comic staff can post fan artwork and fan letters that have been sent in to them. The other pages showcase raw artwork of the variant covers for the issue.
Quotes[]
- Charmy: I got it! I got it!
- Jet: I won't let you steal from me, brat!
- Charmy: ...Steal? But that's what bad guys do...I'm sorry. (hands the relic back)
- Vector: Who hired you to steal those relics from Angel Island?
- Jet: Who says anybody hired us, huh? Maybe we did it for ourselves.
- Vector: Not gonna cooperate, huh? Maybe we'll just take this as evidence...
- Jet: Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll talk!
- Cream: (through tears) Th-the mean men broke in and...
- Vanilla: I'll handle this. So, you think it's okay to break into other people's homes? To ruin other people's hard work?
- Rough and Tumble: No...
- Vanilla: To attack children?
- Rough and Tumble: We're sorryyy!
Trivia[]
- This issue was originally set for release on 25 October 2023 before being pushed back to 1 November, then pushed back again to 8 November.
- The color palette of cover A is derived from the vibrant colors used in Knuckles' Chaotix.[4]
Gallery[]
Cover artwork[]
| Gallery |
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 Cover A colors. Art by Gigi Dutreix. Colors by Reggie Graham.  Cover B thumbnails. Art by Abigail Oz.  Cover B pencils. Art by Abigail Oz.  Cover B inks. Art by Abigail Oz.  Cover B colors. Art by Abigail Oz. |
Early covers[]
| Gallery |
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 Cover A. Art by Gigi Dutreix. Colors by Reggie Graham.  Cover B. Art by Abigail Oz.  Cover RI. Art by Nathalie Fourdraine. |
Preview pages[]
| Gallery |
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 Page one  Page two  Page three |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sonic the Hedgehog #66 Cover A (Dutreix). Penguin Random House (21 July 2023). Retrieved on 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #66 Variant B (Oz). Penguin Random House (21 July 2023). Retrieved on 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #66 Variant RI (10) (Fourdraine). Penguin Random House (21 July 2023). Retrieved on 21 July 2023.
- ↑ Reggie Graham on Twitter. Twitter (July 28, 2023). Retrieved on July 28, 2023.
