Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle and Whisper #1Written by Ian Flynn
Art by Evan Stanley
Published by IDW Publishing
Pages: 26
Retail: $3.99
Sonic the Hedgehog’s buddy Tangle is a rambunctious sort of fellow. He’s really out of sorts than usual because he’s so bored! Looking for some adventure, Tangle dreams of being a hero like Sonic. But he’s kinda afraid to do it all by himself.
The boredom seems to have passed for Tangle when he discovers his friend, Whisper the Wolf targeting poor Sonic with her laser blaster. But it turns out that there’s more than meets the eye to this caper when Whisper reveals that the character she’s been hunting isn’t Sonic the Hedgehog but a shape-shifting villain!
It looks like Tangle is going to finally get his adventure without having to do it all alone. If only Tangle can get Whisper to agree to let the hyperactive lemur to be her partner!
If you are a regular player of the number of Sonic the Hedgehog video games that have been produced over the past 30 years, then you are probably wondering just who are Tangle and Whisper?! Both characters are original to the Sonic comics created by IDW Publishing. Fan favs, readers have been asking IDW’s editors for more adventures starting the duo and those fans have gotten their wish with this book.
Ian Flynn has been writing the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ever since issue #160 from way back when Archie Comics had the rights to the franchise. So just about nobody out there has a better sense of the scoop of Sonic and friends to pen this tale than him. (It also helps that Flynn created the characters of Tangle and Whisper!)
The idea of a villain impersonating Sonic isn’t really a new idea. But the fact that this ‘mimic’ can pose as anyone makes for an exciting twist. However, I did feel that some of the dialogue was stunted. More than one character speaks a sort of broken English. Not being the world’s expert on Sonic the Hedgehog, I didn’t know if this was meant to be for so many characters. But it made for a slightly difficult read for me.
The artwork of Evan Stanley was very good. Another veteran at the Sonic books, his pencils are way more polished that some of the artwork of those very early Archie Sonic books. I wish that Stanley had did the art for all of the covers because a couple of those variants are just so chaotic looking. They’re such a jumble of characters that it looks like our heroic lemur and wolf got their tails tangled together.
Tangle and Whisper #1 is a follow-up to April’s Tangle and Whisper #0. That book is a sort of origin story intro. While it provides a good introduction to these two new characters, you don’t have to had read that issue to be able to follow the action in this first issue.
If the young reader in your life already plays the Sonic video games, then you shouldn’t have any objections to the adventures and dangers inside this issue. Some parents may take issue with Whisper’s use of a laser rifle when combating the baddie. Also, the villain uses a knife to make a threat to some of the characters in this issue.
Sonic has fans of all ages. But adults should not have to worry about the dialogue, while not verbally correct; it wasn’t dirty and there’s no scenes of a suggestive nature.
Tangle and Whisper #1 sets up an interesting story with promise. Compared to most ‘team-ups’ this one had a good pace to it in the opening act. I hope the variant covers and the dialogue gets better though.
Tangle and Whisper #1 debuted on July 31st, 2019 and is available in print and digital formats.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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