Editing Sonic the Hedgehog (section)

===IDW Publishing===
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[[File:IDWSonic.png|thumb|left|225px|Sonic the Hedgehog, from [[IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 1|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #1]].]]
In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[IDW Publishing]], Sonic's past is virtually identical to his video game counterpart's, up until after the events of ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. After the [[Eggman War]], Sonic traveled the world to destroy the remaining [[Badniks]], who had been left directionless following [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]]'s disappearance. It later turns out that Eggman had lost his memory, and that [[Neo Metal Sonic]] had taken control of [[Eggman Empire]]. Together with his friends, Sonic defeated Metal Sonic, but let him go, convinced that without Eggman, he would be harmless. Sometime later, Sonic became infected with the [[Metal Virus]], a [[Zombot]]-producing virus created by Eggman, who had his memories restored by [[Doctor Starline|Dr. Starline]]. In spite of the incoming pandemic, Sonic managed to cure himself and save the world from the [[Deadly Six]]'s attempt to use the Zombot hordes to destroy the world, but he had to join forces with his enemies to succeed. In the aftermath, Sonic went missing for a while by accidentally ending up in [[Sol Dimension|Blaze's dimension]]. However, he returned in time to save his friends from Eggman. Over the next period, Sonic would clash with Dr. Starline, Eggman, and the Deadly Six.