Sonic the Hedgehog different media including animation, comic books, and a Hollywood film. The first "Sonic" game, "Sonic the Hedgehog", is a platform game released in 1991. Players control the anthropomorphic blue hedgehog Sonic, who can run and jump at high speeds using springs, ramps, and loops. Sonic must stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world using the Chaos Emeralds. "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (1992) increased the overall size and speed of the series' gameplay and was the second best-selling Genesis game. It introduced Sonic's sidekick and best friend, Miles "Tails" Prower, who followed Sonic throughout the game, and allowed a second
Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Publishing) Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Publishing) Sonic the Hedgehog is a comic book series based on the Sega video game franchise, published by IDW Publishing. It is the third licensed comic book iteration based on Sega's "Sonic the Hedgehog" intellectual property, after Fleetway Publications's "Sonic the Comic" and Archie Comics' "Sonic the Hedgehog" series. On July 21, 2017, IDW Publishing announced a deal with Sega to produce a new series of "Sonic" comics following the cancellation of Archie Comics' previous series. The new series will begin with a four-week long event where the first four issues will be released each week