{"id":11235,"date":"2018-12-21T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=11235"},"modified":"2018-12-21T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:04:44","slug":"sonic-shines-the-spotlight-on-his-many-friends-in-sonic-the-hedgehog-annual-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/21\/sonic-shines-the-spotlight-on-his-many-friends-in-sonic-the-hedgehog-annual-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Shines the Spotlight on His Many Friends in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ANNUAL 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"m_-4370323548093372938subTitle\">IDW Welcomes Yuji Uekawa, Sonic Team\u2019s Revolutionary Designer, as Cover Artist<\/span><\/div>\n<p>San Diego, CA (December 21, 2018) \u2014<strong>IDW Publishing<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>SEGA of America, Inc.<\/strong>\u00a0are proud to announce\u00a0<strong><em>Sonic The Hedgehog Annual 2019<\/em><\/strong>, an oversized comic book extravaganza that showcases Sonic\u2019s spectacular supporting cast!<\/p>\n<p>Arriving in March 2019, the 48-page annual features the odd couple of Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf in the lead story, teaming up to save a friend in need. Additional stories see Sonic and Tails taking the Tornado out for a spin, Silver and Blaze planting a garden, the Sonic Fan Club holding their first official meeting and Rouge the Bat hunting for treasure!<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate their first year of\u00a0<em>Sonic<\/em>publications, IDW welcomes three comic book creators to work on\u00a0<em>Sonic<\/em>\u00a0for the very first time:\u00a0<strong>James Kochalka<\/strong>\u00a0(of\u00a0<em>Johnny Boo<\/em>\u00a0fame),\u00a0<strong>Cavan Scott<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Star Wars Adventures<\/em>), and\u00a0<strong>Jack Lawrence<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Transformers: Lost Light<\/em>). Returning\u00a0<em>Sonic<\/em>\u00a0talents\u00a0<strong>Ian Flynn<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Evan Stanley<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Caleb Goellner<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jonathan Gray<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Hernandez<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Diana Skelly,<\/strong>\u00a0plus newcomer\u00a0<strong>Gigi D<\/strong><strong>utrieux<\/strong>, round out the creative team.<\/p>\n<p>James Kochalka said, \u201cBetween playing the games and reading the comics, my mind has been living in the world of\u00a0<em>Sonic\u00a0The Hedgehog<\/em>for several decades, so it\u2019s wonderful to finally be able to actually contribute to that world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ian Flynn said, \u201cIt\u2019s been thrilling to be part of IDW\u2019s run-away hit\u00a0<em>Sonic\u00a0The Hedgehog,\u00a0<\/em>and I\u2019m super-excited to spend more time with the brand-new fan favorites Tangle and Whisper!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Sonic The Hedgehog Annual 2019<\/em>\u00a0will be available with three variant cover artists: Jennifer Hernandez,\u00a0<strong>Nathalie Fourdraine<\/strong>, and \u2013 as a special treat for fans of the\u00a0<em>Sonic\u00a0<\/em>games \u2013\u00a0<strong>Yuji Uekawa<\/strong>\u00a0of Sonic Team, celebrated as the visionary behind the look of \u201cmodern\u201d\u00a0<em>Sonic The Hedgehog<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really happy to draw IDW\u2019s original characters altogether with Sonic and his friends, as I had never imagined that I would draw these characters as official artwork,\u201d said Uekawa. \u201cAs with many IDW\u00a0<em>Sonic<\/em>series fans, I personally love Tangle and Whisper, and I am very much looking forward to seeing their further adventures with Sonic, as well as seeing original characters in future issues!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For information on how to secure copies of\u00a0<em>Sonic The Hedgehog Annual 2019<\/em>, please contact your local comic shop or visit\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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